It was 50 years ago today… five of the best performances from Woodstock
This weekend marks marks the 50th anniversary of Woodstock – the legendary festival that welcomed 500,000 revellers to upstate New York…
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Beatyard 2019 takes place this weekend. Here are five of our top memories from the last few festivals…
Beatyard 2019 takes place at Dun Laoghaire Harbour this Saturday and Sunday, with Groove Armada, Chvrches, Jungle, Grandmaster Flash, Greg…
“This is one of life’s happy moments…” Five epic dance performances from Glastonbury over the years
For those of us unlucky not to get a ticket to this year’s Glastonbury Festival, the next couple of days…
Creamfields Ireland 2001 and a summer of memories [June 2001]
Following its inaugural jaunt across the Irish Sea in June 2000, Creamfields Ireland 2001, which took place on 23 June…
Why there’s nothing surprising about KFC’s Colonel Sanders performing a DJ set at Ultra Music Festival
It’s been said that in this era of Trump, Brexit et al, that politics is beyond satire. In the realm…
Here are some of the best DJ sets from Homelands Ireland 1999
Homelands Ireland 1999, which took place in September of that year, in many ways changed everything for clubbing in Ireland….
Loyalty and the music festival game…
The great Feargal Quinn, arguably Ireland’s finest retailer, calls it the ‘Boomerang Principle’. It’s a simple premise. Put as much…
A baker’s dozen of Electric Picnic 2018 highlights…
Ok, I admit it, I was a bit apprehensive going into this year’s Electric Picnic festival… The initial lineup announcement…
We need to talk about Salvatore Ganacci…
I’ve written in the past on this blog about how the EDM scene (the hyper-commercialised, Instagram-friendly variant of trance music)…
Are Orbital set to be the ’special guest’ at the World Cup 2018 Opening Ceremony?
There are just days to go until the World Cup kicks off in Russia this Thursday, and while a number…