Live Reviews

The camping festival in Ireland is in decline. Funding pressures, decreasing disposable income and a glut of summer shows by...

Pre-Show I'm behind the mixing desk at the Pavilion for the Winter Battle of the Bands, as I have been...

This month's Under the Drum was the Reade family's second year running the festival, tucked away on Breckenhill Farm about...

There is a certain school of thought that says you should never go back to places that you’ve had a...

Was it a cold night when Bright Eyes released I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning in January, 2005? Given they’re from...

They say that a show at the legendary Empire Music Hall never disappoints, Tramp went above and beyond the statement...

I’ve been to dozens of album launches in my time. You find there’s a pretty standard format - you file...

One Way Ticket to Sad City, Baby! The train to Sad City made a stop at The Wee Bar of...

Bangor Rock City doesn’t quite have a ring to it, but it’ll do as a lynchpin to this review of...

Almost one year, (and one EP) on from Mark Hegan’s previous major Belfast headline in the Deers Head. He took...

The past couple days have proven to be a milestone in the career of Lord Jane. Friday saw the release...

Rounding off over a year of frequent next-level live shows, the current Oh Yeah youth team Volume Control signed off...

Full disclosure: I had never been to AVA at any stage during the festival’s ten-year existence. I simply wasn’t all...

If you want to make a name for yourself in the local scene, Clash of the New Breeds is the...

The Sound of Belfast is a festival which champions the music community in Belfast, not strictly from Belfast. Safe Harbour:...