The promoter behind Ed Sheeran’s forthcoming shows in Páirc Uí Chaoimh has given his assurance that lighting issues outside the stadium will not affect the concerts this summer.

A legendary performance on US television helped Samuel T Herring and Future Islands gain their reputation as one of the planet’s most uplifting bands, writes Ed Power.

Tiny Magnetic Pets started out the wrong band in the wrong place.

James Murphy cheekily reassembled his bittersweet punk-funk troupe a mere five years after an emotional "farewell" concert at Madison Square Garden.

Bórd Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin

Des O’Driscoll picks five of the best events to check out this week.

Jean Michel Jarre and Edward Snowden might seem an unlikely duo, but the electronic music pioneer tells Ed Power why they were an ideal match

Ashley Keating is drummer with the Frank & Walters. The Cork-based band release their new album, Songs For The Walking Wounded, at a launch gig at Cork Opera House on Friday, April 15. The bill also features Rubyhorse and a DJ set from Mike Joyce of The Smiths.

As he prepares for his Irish visit, Giorgio Moroder talks Flashdance, Donna Summer and Daft Punk with Ed Power

Nightclubs were once the place to keep the fun going, to dance the night away and to pull. Are they becoming less relevant now though, asks Caomhan Keane, as late-licence bars, Tindr and Spotify replace them?

The Human Leagure credit their home town with ensuring the fane game of the 1980s never went to their heads, writes Ed Power

It was built in the 1870s, but St Luke’s Church in Cork became the city’s newest venue Friday night when it hosted the first of its series of August gigs.

MUSIC NEWS: Apple Music, the new streaming music service gets a boost today with the release of Dr Dre’s Compton: A Soundtrack exclusively on that facility and the almost traditional format, iTunes. 

Cork-bound Alexander Balanescu was born in Romania but has lived in the UK for most of his life. He fronts the Balanescu Quartet, a group that broke through with their classically-tinged cover versions of tunes by Kraftwerk. 

Here are five things to check out if you’re looking for something to do this week.

And the nominees are …

The original line-up of The Smiths could take to the stage again after they were listed as one of 15 possible new members of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Seriously. We could 'watch' this all day (sorry).

New Music Dublin returns for the second year of an initial five-year commitment this spring, running from March 6-9 at the National Concert Hall.

MUSIC NEWS:

Bono thinks U2 are becoming irrelevant as they age.

Janelle Monae is an unusual lady.

Live music - Kraftwerk - Longitude Festival, Dublin

THE bankers should have been an example to people in other industries that too much of a good thing can never last.

Pharrell Williams says Jay-Z is "secretive" about his music.

Snoop Dogg has been added to the bill for the 20th T in the Park festival.

The country’s latest music and arts festival has attracted a number of big-name acts for its first outing.

Irish cellist Vyvienne Long has persuaded the renowned Balanescu Quartet to tour Ireland.

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The stats men are back this weekend. Huddled over their Ipads and laptops in the stands, the shadowy figures bearing an uncanny resemblance to members of Kraftwerk.

Bosses at the Tate Modern art gallery in London have apologised “unreservedly” for a ticketing disaster this week which left many fans of German electronic group Kraftwerk unable to see the band after the gallery’s website could not cope with demand.

MUSIC NEWS: Beyoncé has bounced back after her post-baby break and has already been booked to play at the Super Bowl in February.

A highlight of Midsummer Festival was a series of plays performed in unlikely locations about Cork city, says arts editor Marc O’Sullivan

Disco star Donna Summer has died aged 63, her publicist said.

The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt is back on form with new album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea, says Ed Power

Wine tastings are always interesting, but the organisers of a one-off event devoted to the riesling grape next month have outdone themselves.

The Prodigy have been voted the best dance act of all time in a poll by long-running dance magazine Mixmag.

Kraftwerk are recording a new album.