The new Waterford festival is coming back with a bang. All Together Now was one of the highlights of this year’s festival calendar, having hit the ground running superbly in its debut outing. The brand new Waterford bash saw the likes of Underworld, Róisín Murphy, Fleet Foxes, Villagers, Mura Masa and Mogwai light up the […]

7 years ago

Cheer up Liam, it’s good news.

9 years ago

They just love playing in Ireland. With the recent release of Sleep Well Beast, The National cemented their position as one of the world’s best bands and they’ve just announced two shows in Dublin next summer. Having played dates in Vicar Street in September, Matt Berninger and the brothers Dessner and Devendorf will now return […]

9 years ago

Huge news for fans of The National. The National have announced details of their long-awaited seventh studio album AND a worldwide tour, which takes in three dates in Ireland in September. They’ve also released the video for a new single, ‘The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness’, which you can see below. Sleep Well Beast, […]

9 years ago

They’re, arguably, the greatest American band since R.E.M. and they’re playing Longitude next Sunday evening at Marlay Park in Dublin. Ireland loves The National, with Matt Berninger and co. regular visitors to these shores since their breakthrough album Alligator was released in 2005. A band that it’s hard to pigeonhole, The National swing from melodic […]

10 years ago

The first acts for this year’s Longitude Festival have been announced. The festival runs in Dublin’s Marlay Park from Friday 15th July to Sunday 17th July. The National will be returning to Ireland to close the festival on the Sunday, with Kendrick Lamar and Major Lazer headline the Friday and Saturday nights respectively. Tickets are on […]

11 years ago