Nathan Carter has a new TV show starting on Sunday and a big gig lined up in Dublin in the spring. Life sure is good, he tells Ed Power

Back in the Summer of ’69!

Whatever IT is, he’s got it. With his slicked back hair and smart evening jacket, he may be a bit Don Draper of Mad Men from the waist up, but he’s still all denim ‘n’ Elvis from the belt buckle down.

Energetic, joyful and powerful singers, check out the Live At The Marquee audience in the selfie vid Bryan Adams said he'd be uploading to his Instagram page after the show.

Eoghan O’Sullivan has all your entertainment news for the week right here.

Tickets go on sale on Monday March 13 at 9am.

DEREK Ryan believes in thanking fans for their support after a gig. But there are times when he finds it overwhelming, especially when faced with a crowd of more than 900, each person looking for their special moment with the Carlow singer-songwriter.

A Dáil committee has defended a 10-week recess, until the end of September, as the time is needed to allow almost €700,000 in “urgent” refurbishments of Leinster House.

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams has cancelled a performance in Mississippi, citing the state's new law that allows religious groups and some private businesses to refuse service to gay couples.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Cork Opera House

Got a gig-goer, a gamer or even a gadget-freak on your pressie list? Ed Power runs through some entertainment options that might help ease your shopping worries.

From food to fashion, movies to music, our critics pick their hot 100 for autumn.

"Let’s go, man……..AAAAARGH!"

Westport, Co Mayo

New album and gigs lined up in Glastonbury, Dublin and Mitchelstown-

MUSIC NEWS: While Arcade Fire line up in Marlay Park, Dublin, on June 29 with the Pixies for support, those who get to see them in London tomorrow will be treated to an undercard headed by Lorde.

Organisers of the Live at the Marquee gigs in Cork city have announced that the Coronas, Pixies and Lana del Rey are among some of the acts who have sold out.

TO SAY that Westport House has been in the family for generations doesn’t quite capture Lady Sheelyn Browne’s impressive lineage — her connection to the 400-acre Co Mayo estate goes right back to her 14th great-grandmother, the “most notorious woman in all the coasts of Ireland”, pirate queen Grace O’Malley.

Theatre: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Vicar Street, Dublin

Bryan Adams turned down an offer to become a coach on 'The Voice' UK.

The deaths at sea of nine Wexford lifeboatmen a century ago are commemorated by a concert this week says Jo Kerrigan

YOU’LL see this word cropping up over the next few days: ‘friggatriskadekaphobia’ — fear of Friday the 13th. Not to be confused with Friggaphobia — fear of Fridays or fear of ... er ... ahem ... swearing in Irish.

MUSIC NEWS:

'X Factor' judge Gary Barlow has confirmed he is to step down from the talent contest at the end of this series, making the announcement mid-way through a live show.

Budget cuts could end a long-running, prestigious music course that has produced top performers, such as Mick Flannery, and graduates who work in the entertainment industry worldwide.

Rocker-turned-photographer Bryan Adams and his partner Alicia Grimaldi - with whom he has 18-month-old daughter Mirabella Bunny Grimaldi-Adams - will welcome another child into the world next year.

The Beatles have held off artists such as Elvis Presley and Madonna to be declared the biggest selling singles act since charts began 60 years ago.

The entertainment world has led tributes to Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, after the “musical giant” lost a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 62.

The entertainment world has led tributes to Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb after the “musical giant” lost a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 62.

Craig Colton left the X Factor after going head to head with Amelia Lily in the sing-off.

Craig Colton left the X Factor this evening after going head to head with Amelia Lily in the sing-off.

Nicole Appleton has described husband Liam Gallagher as her "rock".

Model Twiggy, 61, is to revive her music career with a new album.

I’M washing my hands of this one from the off.

MUSIC promoter Peter Aiken has defied the recession and is set to rock the banks of the Lee for the next five weeks.

Bryan Adams has become a father for the first time.

Bryan Adams, the Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, bassist and producer got his Hollywood Walk of Fame star in front of the Musicians Institute.

Bryan Adams is to become a father for the first time.

MUSIC legend Tom Jones will set pulses racing at Cork’s Live at the Marquee summer concert series.