West Cork-based Keith Payne is using his set design experience with the likes of Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones to judge inventive creations at the Stradbally event, writes Ellie O’Byrne

THERE would be a thin crackle, and magic would follow. When the needle and record touched, the sound was like lightning, like Marty and Doc Brown disappearing into the past, their Delorean vanishing in a sharp crack. 

As a child growing up in Salford near Manchester I had no aspirations to sing or to be on stage.

Wedding fairs, foodie fun, Rockathon 2015 and International Explorers Film Festival and Awards. There’s plenty to look forward to for the week ahead.

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The Rolling Stones have settled their multimillion-pound claim with insurers over a number of cancelled shows – but say they are “deeply upset” about confidential details entering the public domain.

A multimillion-euro legal battle is reportedly under way between the Rolling Stones and insurance underwriters over costs incurred after the cancellation of concerts following the death of Sir Mick Jagger’s girlfriend L’Wren Scott.

Paul McCartney has taken a huge step into the world of digital music by re-releasing five of his classic records in App format.

The Rolling Stones will resume their tour next month after they postponed a number of shows following the death of Mick Jagger's long-term girlfriend L'Wren Scott.

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has written a heartbreaking tribute to his late love, fashion designer L’Wren Scott, who took her own life on Monday.

DONOVAN doesn’t mean to name-drop, but when you have moved in his circles it is inevitable.

No decade of the 20th century is as talked about as the 1960s.

CONFIRMING the endurance of naff, Cliff Richard’s 100th album is released on Nov 8, just weeks after the death of Lou Reed, 71.

The Rolling Stones return to London’s Hyde Park today – 44 years since they last played at the outdoor venue.

Anticipation is building at Glastonbury today ahead of legendary rockers The Rolling Stones’ debut at the festival.

Rolling Stones’ songs such as “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” have won a new publishing deal just as a series of shows this summer is set to boost interest in the band’s back catalogue.

The Rolling Stones will air one hour of their Glastonbury gig on the BBC.

The return of Glastonbury Festival after a year off feels like “a big family reunion”, according to organiser Emily Eavis.

The Rolling Stones have invited Adele to perform with them at Hyde Park this summer.

The Rolling Stones are returning to London’s Hyde Park this summer for an outdoor concert on Saturday, July 6 to finish off a US tour in May and June.

The Rolling Stones were finally confirmed as headliners for this summer’s Glastonbury Festival after months of rumours, with Mumford & Sons and Arctic Monkeys.

Keith Richards claims money is not the "driving force" behind The Rolling Stones.

The Rolling Stones are to perform with original bass player Bill Wyman for the first time in two decades when the rock veterans perform this weekend.

The Rolling Stones have played their first live concert in five years in front of 350 lucky fans in Paris.

An unauthorised biography of Mick Jagger, writes David Kernek, is a must-read for fans, but it doesn’t provide a clue to the central Jagger puzzle

The Rolling Stones could be about to announce live dates in London and New York to mark their 50th anniversary.

Rock veterans The Rolling Stones returned to where it all began as they posed outside a recreation of the venue of their first ever gig, half a century on.

Emily Eavis still hopes to persuade Adele to headline Glastonbury next year.

WHEN The Rolling Stones toured Ireland in 1965, there was no local music scene.

Despite poor punditry it is one of the globe’s elite competitions

The Rolling Stones star Mick Jagger will work alongside Joss Stone, Damian Marley, Eurythmics' Dave Stewart and Indian musician A.R. Rahman in the new band, thought to be called Super Heavy, and they are currently in discussions for a major record deal.

Rolling Stones guitarists Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards both have “itchy feet” to tour with the band.

Lady Gaga played a triumphant homecoming concert at New York's Madison Square Garden last night.

THE Rolling Stones have been named the “world’s most expensive wedding act” at an estimated cost of £5 million (€5.7m) while former Hear’Say singer Danny Foster could be snapped up for just £650.

The Rolling Stones were named the “world’s most expensive wedding act” today at an estimated cost of £5m (€5.75m), while former Hear’Say singer Danny Foster could be snapped up for just £650 (€748.51).

INFAMOUS record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles andalso took control of some of the Rolling Stones’ best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Mick Jagger today backed a campaign to save a historic cinema where the Rolling Stones played gigs in the 1960s and where Alfred Hitchcock had his first taste of film as a boy.

THE Rolling Stones have signed an “exclusive, long-term, worldwide” record deal with music giant Universal, the record company has announced.

The O2 Arena in London dodged a fine today after the Rolling Stones lit up on stage despite the smoking ban.

Veteran rocker Mick Jagger wowed his Spanish fans when he spoke in Catalan to apologise for cancelling the Rolling Stones' Barcelona gig last year.

The Rolling Stones have denied reports they will headline the Live Earth show at London's Wembley Stadium this summer.

Rock legends The Rolling Stones are planning a new tour for 2007, according to reports.

The Rolling Stones have their sights set on recording the biggest-grossing world tour in history after announcing autumn dates in America.