#Concerts
Talks ongoing about holding large sporting events and concerts under Level 1 and 2
Minister Catherine Martin says she hopes some smaller live performances will take place before Christmas.
Support package worth millions for live gigs and music industry to form part of Budget
Live music venues, big and small, will be able to apply for a minimum of €10,000 under the scheme,
Ban on alcohol at gigs under consideration in a bid to allow music events resume
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister for Arts Catherine Martin are meeting artists today.
Series of concerts held in Germany to study whether large events can safely resume
Only young, healthy volunteers were allowed to attend in a bid to limit infection risks.
Music venues take cautiously optimistic approach as live gigs return with social distancing
As music venues slowly begin to host live gigs again, they face a series of financial and logistical challenges.
Poll: Would you go to a socially-distanced concert?
Images of a socially-distanced concert in England were widely shared during the week.
Outdoor gatherings of up to 5,000 people could take place from September, says Taoiseach
Cinemas could reopen in August, said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar today.
Some fans weren't at all happy about the sound at last night's Stevie Wonder gig
The concert was his first show Irish show in over nine years.
Extra trains running this weekend for Bon Jovi and Noel Gallagher concerts
Additional security and Garda resources will be in operation on Irish Rail trains over the weekend.
Some fans weren't happy about the sound quality at last night's Spice Girls gig
Spice Girls’ Mel B said she hopes the sound quality will be “much, much better” at future gigs.
Man pleads guilty to defrauding 8 people out of €1,952 worth of concert tickets that didn’t exist
No compensation has been paid to the would be concert goers from the new charges.
How John Reynolds changed the club and festival scenes - and Ireland along the way
The death of the promoter has sent a wave of shock through the Irish music and festival scenes.
Ticket touting: New law to ban above-face value resales approved by Cabinet
It would also prohibit the use of bot software to purchase tickets.
Ticketmaster has no plans at present to introduce 'dynamic pricing' in Ireland
The company has started to roll out this system in the United States in a bid to tackle touting.
Poll: Is it okay to chat through a gig?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
Dublin City Council gives the go-ahead for Rolling Stones Croke Park gig
Tickets will go on sale this Friday.
Lady Gaga cancels remainder of European tour citing 'severe pain'
The singer suffers from fibromyalgia, a condition which can cause severe pain all over the body.
Aiken Promotions will apply for Croke Park gig to take place on 17 May
It would join two Taylor Swift gigs on 15 and 16 June and Michael Bublé on 7 July.
Australian man jailed in Singapore for selling forged Ed Sheeran concert passes
He used forged ‘all area access’ passes to bring concertgoers into the stadium.
Undercover FBI agent helped foil bomb plot in Times Square
The men in question also allegedly planned to target concerts in New York.
People have been queuing up since yesterday to get tickets to one of Ed Sheeran's Irish shows
Tickets for these shows officially go on sale online and from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide tomorrow morning at 9am.
Poll: Are you less likely to go to a concert/sporting event following the Manchester attack?
Up to 5,000 soldiers will be deployed on British streets following the attack.
South Dublin residents complain about concert-goers 'urinating at will all over the place'
A number of objections to alcohol sales at Dublin summer concerts were rejected.
How well do you know your big, big summer concerts?
The Boss is in town. What better time to check your knowledge of the biggest summer gigs?
6 moments you missed from Adele's Dublin gig last night
We could have had it aaaaaall.
U2 are being really sound to young Irish musicians
They’re not pocketing all the cash from their Irish shows – some will go towards supporting the ‘next U2′.
Here's how we're going to avoid another Garth Brooks 'fiasco'
New rules are going to take effect from October.
Dublin hotel lashes out at Ed Sheeran fans in scathing Facebook post
Charleville Lodge Hotel is at it again.
A college newspaper published Jack White's ridiculous rider and Jack White isn't happy
“This is a no banana tour.”
Gardaí received close to €5million for policing private events this year
The figure has increased since 2012.
Christy Moore cancels another gig due to severe lung infection
The musician has postponed his Castlebar concert.
Beautiful video tribute to all the miserable dads at One Direction concerts
That’s what makes them beautiful.
There'll be no repeat of Garth Brooks debacle, insists Croke Park chief
Peter McKenna wants input from the residents the next time there are concerts in Croke Park
Here's how many times Garth Brooks was mentioned in Leinster House last month...
Did you guess ‘between three and five times’?… Nope, higher. Much higher.
Garth Brooks did this Irish tribute band 'a huge favour'
Garth might not have been able to get five nights of gigs in Ireland but these guys had no problem.
Open thread: What are you doing instead of going to the Garth Brooks concerts?
Had tickets for the ill-fated gigs? Tell us what you’re up to instead of going to them.
9 struggles everyone faces at an outdoor gig in Ireland
We’re not built for it lads.
It's over: Garth Brooks confirms all five concerts are cancelled
Garth Brooks has said Ticketmaster will go ahead with refunds.
Council offers matinees for Garth Brooks gigs, but Aiken says it "will not be feasible"
Dublin City Council is now offering a licence for these shows, although the singer has said the option is ‘unfair’ on fans.
Opinion: The Garth Brooks situation requires no parody – it is the definition of parody itself
The integrity of our planning process is a principle that our history demands we protect, whether Garth’s heart is breaking or not.
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