Scene + Heard: Music, film and gig news
We’ve lost far too many musical icons in the past 12 months — we’re ready to turn the tape and play in 2017. And then James Blunt tweets: “If you thought 2016 was bad, I’m releasing an album in 2017.” Maybe 2016 wasn’t so bad after alll...
The summer stadium shows and festival announcements have begun in earnest — and much earlier than usual, it seems. Justin Bieber, with support from the excellent Halsey, plays the RDS Arena on June 21. Tickets (from €76, with fees) on sale this morning. Nobel laureate Bob Dylan (what do you know, the title suits him) plays Dublin’s 3Arena on May 11.
