Kesha 3Arena, Dublin ★★★★★ It has been 14 years since American singer-songwriter Kesha – formerly Ke$ha – played in Dublin and that absence among her fans was felt in the 3Arena on Saturday night. The crowd was filled with those who remembered her massive hits the first time round as well as a younger fan … Read more
DAVID BYRNE 3Arena, Dublin ★★★★★ There is a white-haired man playing guitar on stage at the 3Arena, but all is not what it seems. The screen behind him depicts him as an otter and his bandmates as a variety of animals, mimicking their every move as they roam the stage in unified choreography. At another … Read more
Laufey 3Arena, Dublin ★★★★☆ Back in the 1950s, before Elvis and The Beatles ruined the fun, teenagers would go weak at the knees for the jazzy stylings of Frank Sinatra and other snappily attired crooners. That long-lost era when a velvet voice mattered more than a catchy chorus or an ostentatious guitar solo is conjured … Read more
Raye 3Arena, Dublin ★★★★★ There are times during Raye’s This Tour May Contain New Music show when you wonder how she is pulling this off. It’s not just the genre-hopping from jazzy R&B to full-blown torch songs to dance-pop. It’s not just the fact she sells out arenas with what is, for much of the … Read more
A Palestine solidarity protester has appeared in court after disrupting a Google event in Dublin on Thursday. Patrick Spence (45) of Prestwick Park, Belfast, was charged under Section 13 of Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 with trespassing on to the stage while speakers took part in the Engage conference at the 3Arena in Dublin … Read more
Greatest female boxer in the world is set for a new challenge – life outside the ring Katie Taylor giving a demonstration of her skills. The two-weight undisputed world champion has one final fight before she will retire from the sport Katie Taylor says she isn’t afraid of retirement. She isn’t apprehensive about what comes … Read more
Promoter defends K-pop concert touring Ireland after parents complain about last night’s show The Journal KPop: Belfast’s SSE Arena and promoter defend tribute act after complaints BBC Aiken Promotions defends K-Pop tribute act following complaints about Belfast show Irish Examiner ‘I was heartbroken for my daughter’: SSE Arena defends KPop tribute show after parents complain Belfast Telegraph K-Pop tribute … Read more
Deftones 3Arena, Dublin ★★★★☆ It unlikely that at any other point in their careers that Deftones could have sold out the 3Arena. Not after their breakout album Around the Fur, not after their eye-wateringly expensive self titled recording which went straight to number two on the US billboard, and not after their 2020 record Ohms. … Read more
Cian Ducrot shares how music and the love of his mother got him through a turbulent childhood and set him on the path to winning a Grammy Award Grammy award-winning Cian Ducrot is bringing his Dream Ship tour to Ireland in July. Photo: Ruth Medjber Five years ago, The Mind Map website asked Cork singer … Read more
Hot Press, 50 years in the making: The Concert 3Arena, Dublin ★★★★☆ It’s 10 minutes to midnight, well past the 3Arena’s bedtime, when Niall Stokes of Hot Press announces: “You won’t get jokes out of me, I am not Tommy Tiernan.” However, when he first set up the influential Irish music magazine, it did seem … Read more