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Most of Ireland’s big music events have unveiled their lineups. Ed Power rounds up his top 10.

After forming seminal 90s electronic act Leftfield, Neil Barnes is back for more, says Ed Power

MICHAEL POPE is dying to share a secret. “We have a guest vocalist on our new album but I can’t tell you who it is,” says Le Galaxie’s singer, his voice falling to a whisper.

Luis Prieto’s self-consciously cool English-language remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s coruscating 1996 thriller has style in abundance.

Legendary soul singer Stevie Wonder will be the closing act today of the last major UK music festival of the year.

Three hours of The Cure might have been a bit much, but the bill at Stradbally was certainly eclectic, says Sorcha Coleman

Showers swept through the Stradbally estate in Co Laois as the early arrivals at Electric Picnic began pitching their tents yesterday morning.

MUSIC NEWS: Irish twin sister duo Heathers are probably best known for their ‘Remember When’ tune from the Discover Ireland ads.

The countdown is on to one of the last big music events of the summer.

Final preparations are underway ahead of the annual Electric Picnic in Co. Laois this weekend.

Stars of the 1990s dance scene are as popular as ever, says Ed Power

Crystal Castles, SBTRKT and Squarepusher are among the 14 acts that have been added to the Electric Picnic lineup today.

The Cure are the headline act at this years Electric Picnic at Stradbally in Co Laois.

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

Glastonbury Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary today – and revellers are reaching for the sun block rather than the traditional wellies.

Blur’s reunion show was today named the greatest Glastonbury performance of the past 40 years.

Tens of thousands of music fans are heading to the Isle of Wight this weekend for the first of the summer's music festivals being headlined by former Beatle Paul McCartney.

Acts such as Dizzee Rascal, Scissor Sisters and The Flaming Lips are among the main acts playing this year’s Glastonbury Festival, it was announced today.

WITH Oxegen tickets going on sale yesterday, a look down the concert listings for the coming months shows we are set for a scorching hot summer of rock and roll.

Thousands of people have been enjoying the summer weather at the Big Chill festival in England today.

LAZING about, tapping your feet and sipping beer are usually the extent of a festival goers’ activities. Not for much longer.

The long-awaited line-up for this year’s Electric Picnic was revealed tonight with a stellar mix of acts for music fans.

THEY found every which way to get into Punchestown at the weekend.

Eighty thousand music fans are to travel to Punchestown racecourse in Co Kildare during the next two days for the sell-out Oxegen festival.

The final line-up for this year’s Glastonbury Festival was confirmed today, with Oasis and Paul McCartney leading the line up.

The instinct that makes cockroaches creepy is being used to develop safer aircraft.

Coldplay, The Charlatans, Badly Drawn Boy, The White Stripes and Doves are among the acts playing at this year's Glastonbury Festival.

Telecoms equipment maker Ericsson was today expected to announce further UK job cuts as it attempts to drive down costs.

Westlife have been banned from returning to Ireland because of foot-and-mouth disease.