‘We are family’ has been filling dance floors since the 1970s and two of the four Sledge siblings continue to get their fans lost in music, writes Ed Power.

Sister Sledge lost one of their members earlier in the year, but the beat goes on for the disco-era heroines who play in Ireland this week, writes Ed Power

Mitchelstown was unusually quiet on the August Bank Holiday weekend 10 years ago, as the town’s annual summer festival took an enforced hiatus amid an uncertain future.

Spirits among festival-goers at Glastonbury remained high tonight despite news of a suspected drugs death and persistent rain.

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