The best new and emerging Irish bands to see at Ireland Music Week 2026.

Pillow Queens are now the three-piece Pam Connolly (guitar/vocals), Cathy McGuinness (guitar/vocals) and Sarah Corcoran (bass/vocals) and on new songs, the

Singular Artists have announced Nubiyan Twist at Opium, Dublin on Saturday January 30th 2027. Tickets go on sale Friday October 2nd at 10am via

Roskilde Festival has revealed the first 18 acts for its 2027 edition, spanning genres, generations and musical expressions. Confirmed names include Tame

SOAK has announced a new album, decembers, and a run of Irish headline shows for next year.

RÓIS is a Fermanagh composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and electronic artist, who released the brilliant album Mo Léan that placed highly on my Irish

Nirosta Steel is the recording project of Scottish-American musician Steven Hall, a close cohort of Arthur Russell. This year, the MY SKYSCRAPER album, a

What's on in Dublin this week? Salmon Cat feat. Biig Piig, Madra Salach, Gurriers, Indie Sleaze Disco Club, Westside Cowboy...

The Transatlantic Stars Music Program, an EU-funded initiative connecting European and American musicians, opens its second round of applications on Monday

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is the Philadelphia-based project of singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alec Ounsworth. The band's self-titled 2005 debut

When I think of The Chemical Brothers, I think of Irish summer festivals and big nights out. The pure, kinetic energy of thousands of people losing their

Billed 'Unite The Tribes', the first DJs include David Holmes, Billy Scurry, Donal Dineen, B+, Emmy Shigeta leading one day of music, food, art, film,

Bicep have returned with their first new music of the year, a three-track release titled Air / Lemonder / Viper, out now on Ninja Tune. The tracks feature a

Album of the week: Gilla Band - Pugnello and our recommended albums of the week.

Album of the week: Gilla Band's fourth record is their most punishing record yet.

Macklemore's Free Palestine tour is a series of live performances beginning in Europe, with the first dates confirmed for Dublin, Paris and London this

Plus Party Dozen, Logic1000, Christine And The Queens.

Erol Alkan is publishing Trash: A Club, A Sound, A Home, an oral history of Trash, the London club night he founded and ran every Monday from 1997 to 2007,

Dublin Digital Radio (ddr.) turns 10 this year, and the station is marking it with a weekend party running Saturday October 31st to Sunday November 1st at

Mohammad Syfkhan has announced his second album, I Love You Ireland, out Friday November 23rd via Nyahh Records on vinyl, CD and digital.

The Ritual masked Halloween ball has revealed its full lineup for its Halloween takeover of Burtown House, Co. Kildare on Saturday October 31st, following

Ian Nyquist placed at number 18 on our 50 best Irish albums of 2025 list for Gilded, a record that took the bodhrán apart and rebuilt it as raw material for

Soda Blonde have shared a new single, 'My Violence', with an accompanying static and effective one-shot music video.

Some recent gig announcements from the Irish live circuit.

Strange Boy has released his second album, Say Nothing, out now via Welcome to the New World, alongside the announcement that he'll be taking an extended,

West Cork Music presents Aiteall, a new three-day festival celebrating original songwriting, running Friday October 23rd to Sunday October 25th in Bantry. The

Perfume Genius has shared new song 'Natural High', taken from The Lesson, a new evening-length music and dance work made with choreographer Kate Wallich,

What's on in Dublin this week? Salmon Cat feat. Biig Piig, Madra Salach, Gurriers, Indie Sleaze Disco Club, Westside Cowboy...

Eurosonic Noorderslag has announced its first wave of artists for the 2027 edition, running Wednesday January 13th to Saturday January 16th in Groningen, the

Gilla Band play Vicar Street, Dublin on Saturday February 27th 2027, presented by Singular Artists, celebrating the release of new album Pugnello, out this

KiiKO are back with 'Dance World', a track that barely sits still for its whole runtime, jumping between electronic pop, live instrumentation and the kind of

Our recommended new album and EPs releases this week.

Rosalía features on 'Where Is Gone?' from Fontaines D.C.'s fifth album Dopamine Chamber, out October 16th.

The best free music events at Culture Night 2026 across Ireland, from Bolands Mills to Skibbereen.

Angine de Poitrine, the project of Khn de Poitrine (microtonal guitars, vocals) and Klek de Poitrine (percussion, vocals), have built their reputation over

Robocobra Quartet have announced Hundred Pieces, a new album made up of 100 songs, alongside new single 'Haha'. It's out Friday November 13th.

Since forming in Cork in late 2024, Babyrat have built their reputation on their live shows and their exuberant power-pop songs.

Bold Frontiers returns to Dundalk from Friday October 9th to Sunday October 11th, with a first wave of names confirmed and more still to be announced.

Radie Peat has announced her debut solo album, No Human Tongue Can Tell, out Friday November 13th via Rough Trade Records, alongside new single 'The Moon and

Four supporting acts, including all scheduled opening acts, quit Ed Sheeran's tour on Tuesday after the rapper Macklemore was removed for pro-Palestinian

Lambrini Girls have announced their second album, No Refunds, out Friday January 15th 2027 via City Slang, alongside new single 'Bang Bang Bang' and its

What's happened with Macklemore and Ed Sheeran is a morality tale that speaks to the cost of trying to remain apolitical in an increasingly political world.

What's on in Dublin this week? Man/Woman/Chainsaw, SG Lewis, Death Cab For Cutie, DJ Seinfeld, Holy F**k, September 15th-21st. Dates, venues and tickets.