The belated popularity of dance music in the US has paid off for German duo, says Ed Power

Britpop veterans Blur saw off competition from fellow reformed rockers The Stone Roses to be named the best live act at the Q Awards.

Danny Boyle described the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics as a "warm-up" act for the Games.

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

IN THE words of Soul II Soul’s 1989 club classic, it was back to life, back to reality for the thousands who awoke in a field in Co Laois with sore heads, soaking clothes and smelly wellies this morning.

Hot tubs and laughter yoga are among the relaxing treats in store for revellers at this weekend’s Electric Picnic.

WELLIES at the ready!

More acts have today been announced to play the Electric Picnic arts and music festival this September.

Mark Johnston’s Lovelace will shoulder top weight as he bids for compensation for a narrow Newmarket defeat in Saturday’s totesport International at Ascot.

AN UNDERWORLD “enforcer” who stopped a gangster from terrorising soccer star Steven Gerrard was “hoodwinked” into robbing Easter eggs from a haulage depot, a court heard today.

Punk legends The Sex Pistols are among the headline acts confirmed today for this year’s Electric Picnic music festival.

A HOST of top international acts are set to take over the capital this summer as part of a massive rock and dance extravaganza.

A host of top international acts are set to take over the capital this summer as part of a massive rock and dance extravaganza.

Tickets for this year's Witnness festival are due to go on sale at 8am today. The tickets are expected to sell out within hours.

Here is the full list of nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Faithless say their forthcoming appearances at Creamfields could be their last gigs for two years.

Faithless and Underworld are to perform live at this year's Creamfields Dublin.

Underworld have completed recording their new album.