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Snow Patrol's lead singer Gary Lightbody

Snow Patrol to storm the charts

Snow Patrol are gearing up for a return to the charts with a new single release in October.
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Kanye West will play the Odyssey in Belfast on November 8

Kanye kicks off tour with Belfast show

Thursday, 28 August 2008

Hip-hop superstar Kanye West is to return to Belfast to perform at the Odyssey Arena — less than a year since his last show here.
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Nadine and the girls backing campaign against knife crime

Girls Aloud sing out against knife crime

Wednesday, 27 August 2008

A group of celebrities are recording a charity song against knife crime after a recent spate of fatal stabbings in the UK.
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Sex Pistols bring punk to the Picnic

Monday, 25 August 2008

It will be the year of the comeback at this summer's Electric Picnic Festival in Stradbally, Co Laois.
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Quartet outshines Boyzone in poll to find the all-time greats. Westlife were voted fourth best boy band ever, ahead of The Monkees, The Bee Gees and The Osmonds.

Westlife, the best Irish boyband

Monday, 25 August 2008

Westlife have been voted the fourth best boy band ever, beating fellow Irish group Boyzone by two places in the poll.
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Irish stars make it into top 10 world boy bands

Monday, 25 August 2008

Westlife have been voted the fourth best boy band ever, beating fellow Irish group Boyzone by two places in the poll.
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Young musicians hit all right notes Camerata festival

Monday, 25 August 2008

World renowned musicians and some of Ireland’s most talented young stars hit all the right notes at this year’s Camerata Ireland summer festival at Clandeboye.
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Serious side to this year's Electric Picnic

Monday, 25 August 2008

The organisers of the Electric Picnic festival, which kicks off this Friday, are to highlight the heartbreaking issue of Irish male suicide during the three-day event.
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Over 800 musicians to perform at Dublin festival

Saturday, 23 August 2008

Over 800 musicians and artists are performing at a world music and culture festival in Dublin this weekend.
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Steve Cropper prepares for his first Belfast appearance as part of the Big River Blues and Jazz Festival.

Steve Cropper to play first Belfast gig

Friday, 22 August 2008

Guitar legend Steve Cropper has one hell of a reputation. Known worldwide as a superstar musician, producer and songwriter, he has worked with the likes of Otis Redding, Art Garfunkel, Ringo Starr and Elton John, to name but a few.
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Iron Maiden: shouts and sweat

Our teenage kicks ... back in the day

Friday, 22 August 2008

After the run of big-name concerts that was Belsonic, the 24/7 office has been a-buzz with nostalgic tales of first gigs and best gigs. We thought we should share them with you! Iron Maiden: shouts and sweat
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Crash Test Dummies

Son of a gun - fighting to keep old time blues alive

Friday, 22 August 2008

He enjoyed mainstream success with Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm — the massive Crash Test Dummies hit — but Benjamin Darvill’s fortunes have been much more varied since he went solo and developed a passion for the blues. Nick Hasted caught up with the antsy, anti-commercial artist
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Curtis Stigers appears in Bangor

Expect a big river of sound round Belfast

Friday, 22 August 2008

The Big River Blues & Jazz Festival is a showcase of international talent. Damien Murray gives us the lowdown on all that jazz. Some of the biggest names in blues, jazz and soul are set to perform in Belfast this bank holiday weekend, courtesy of the Guinness International Big River Blues & Jazz Festival.
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Graeme Park does the honours at Yello tomorrow night

We can Bank on a great weekend of music ahead

Friday, 22 August 2008

Patric Baird looks forward to a series of Bank Holiday specials taking place in Belfast, Londonderry and Portrush. It's been quite a few years since Belfast's clubbers decked themselves out in dayglo, pulled on a smiley face T-shirt, tied on a bandana and headed out for a night's dancing until the sun came up.
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David Byrne

Album: David Byrne & Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (Rated 4/ 5 )

Friday, 22 August 2008

The last time David Byrne and Brian Eno linked up, the resulting album — 1981's My Life In the Bush of Ghosts — changed the course of pop music, although it would take the industry the best part of a decade to catch up with their collaging techniques, which in effect invented sampling.
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