Scene and heard: Electric Picnic, Guinness Cork Jazz Festival & IFI Documentary Festival

MUSIC NEWS: Despite still being in the midst of an extensive Joshua Tree tour, U2’s release of a new song earlier this week shows the band are not planning to stand still any time soon.

‘The Blackout’ was revealed via the band’s Facebook page on Wednesday, and it looks like a proper single will be released next week.

Both tracks are from the forthcoming Songs Of Experience, a record that had been expected last year before Bono and co diverted into their retrospective tour.