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A host of big name acts and some of the most familiar names in contemporary Irish music descended on the idyll off the shores of Lough Key, Co. Roscommon for the forth annual Night & Day Festival. Taking place from 27 - 29 June, 2025, KT Tunstall, The Wailers, and The Stunning headed up the bill.  Photo: Chloe Gilmore.
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Iron Maiden's 'Run For Your Lives' tour arrived at Dublin's Malahide Castle on Wednesday night [25th June 2025], and saw the band celebrating 50 years in existence and revisiting the tracks that built their reputation. With a new production, and a new drummer, the show revealed a band reborn.  Photo: Darren McLoughlin. A weekend of metal mayhem in France's picturesque Pays de la Loire region, Hellfest has become the destination of choice for festival goers of a certain disposition. Headlined by Korn, Muse, The Scorpions, and Linkin Park, the 2025 'Out of Bounds' edition took place from 19th - 22nd June, and was one of the hottest on record, with temperatures reaching just shy of 40c.  It was a weekend of firsts as Download 2025 took over the spiritual home of rock, Donington Park for, incredibly, its 22nd year. Taking place from 13th - 15th June, the midlands metal event featured a Green Day debut, a history making moment for Sleep Token, and Korn's first ever headlining performance at the festival.  Photo: Todd Owyoung. Indie superstars Pulp returned to Dublin's 3Arena on Tuesday night (10th June 2025), bringing with them a string ensemble to bolster their sizable catalogue of hits. Playing only the second date in support of their first album in twenty-one years, Jarvis Cocker and co were in fiercely fine form.  Photo: Darren McLoughlin. |