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Doug Parkinson To Perform The Music Of Van Morrison Across Australia

Australian rock stalwart Doug Parkinson will take the music of Irish stalwart Van Morrison on tour across Australia for a good chunk of 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, blues, country, Doug Parkinson, Ireland, rock, soul, Van Morrison

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The Boomtown Rats To Release First Album Since 1984

by Paul Cashmere

The Boomtown Rats will release their first album since 1984 in March 2020. ‘Citizens of Boomtown’ has been previewed with the track ‘Trash Glam Baby’.

Tagged as: 20s, 70s, 80s, Bog Geldof, Ireland, rock, The Boomtown Rats, UK

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Bono To Build Cultural Hub In Ireland

by Music-News.com

U2 frontman Bono is reportedly teaming up with a property developer to build a cultural and wellness hub in his native Dublin, Ireland.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Bono, Ireland, rock, U2, UK

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Memo Music Hall To Honour Tina Turner’s 80th With Rebecca O’Connor Performance

by Paul Cashmere

Rebecca O’Connor, Ireland’s “Tina Turner” will perform at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda this Friday, in honour of Tina’s recent 80th.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Ireland, Memo Music Hall, pop, R&B, Rebecca O'Connor, St Kilda, Tina Turner, USA

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Intimate Gary Moore Performance To Be Released

by Tim Cashmere

Back in 2009, Gary Moore played an intimate gig to a few hundred fans in London. Now that show is finally going to see the light of day.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, album, blues, Gary Moore, Ireland, irish music, live, London, release, still got the blues, Thin Lizzy

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U2 Play First Australian Show With A Nod To Michael Hutchence and Midnight Oil

by Paul Cashmere

U2 played in Brisbane Tuesday 12 November, their first Australian show in nine years, and Michael Hutchence was remembered.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Ireland, Live Nation, New Zealand, rock, U2

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U2 Head To Australia After New Zealand Shows

by Paul Cashmere

U2 have touched down in Australia for their first tour in nine years. After two shows in Auckland on the weekend, U2 will kick off the Australian leg of ‘The Joshua Tree’ tour in Brisbane on Tuesday (12 November).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Ireland, Live Nation, New Zealand, rock, U2

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U2 Debut EP ‘Three’ To Be Released As Limited Edition Vinyl

by Paul Cashmere

U2’s very first release, the E.P. ‘Three’ will be released as a limited edition 12” vinyl to mark November’s Record Store Day.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Ireland, rock, U2

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Sinead O’Connor Is Now A Muslim

by Music-News.com

Sinead O’Connor knew once she’d read the Quran that she’d been Muslim her “whole life”.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Ireland, rock, Sinead O'Connor, world

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Westlife plan 2020 World Tour

by Music-News.com

Westlife are planning a massive world tour for 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Ireland, pop, UK, Westlife

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U2 Singapore Show Details Confirmed

by Paul Cashmere

U2 have confirmed details of their Singapore show. The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 will reach Singapore’s National Stadium on Saturday 30 November.

Tagged as: 80s, Ireland, Noel Gallagher, rock, The Joshua Tree, U2

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U2 Add Second Sydney and Auckland Shows

by Paul Cashmere

U2 have added an extra show for both Auckland and Sydney on The Joshua Tree Tour 2019.

Tagged as: 80s, Ireland, rock, U2

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Check Out New Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds ‘Rattling Rose’

by Paul Cashmere

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds released two new songs today coinciding with news of their support for U2 in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Tagged as: 80s, Bono, Elijah Hewson, Inhaler, Ireland, Noel Gallagher, rock, The Joshua Tree, U2, UK

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Live Nation To Introduce New Ticketing Technology For U2 Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

U2’s upcoming Australia and New Zealand tour will introduce the roll-out of new ticketing technology.

Tagged as: 80s, Ireland, rock, U2

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U2 The Joshua Tree Australasian Tour Dates Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The U2 Australia, New Zealand and Asia tour dates to play The Joshua Tree live its 30th anniversary have been officially announced.

Tagged as: 80s, Ireland, Noel Gallagher, rock, The Joshua Tree, U2

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U2 Site Updates Fans On Joshua Tree Australasian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

U2 fan site u2songs.com has updated its readers on the upcoming U2 Joshua Tree tour stating that the tour saying the tour will visit Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan and South Korea across November and December 2019.

Tagged as: 80s, Ireland, rock, U2

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Noel Gallagher to Support U2, Bono’s Son to Support Gallagher in UK

by Paul Cashmere

Noel Gallagher is expected to be announced as the special guest of U2 when their ‘The Joshua Tree’ Australian tour is announced this week.

Tagged as: 80s, Bono, Elijah Hewson, Inhaler, Ireland, Noel Gallagher, rock, The Joshua Tree, U2, UK

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Tommy Fleming to join Mark Vincent on tour in Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Irish folk singer will tour Australia with Mark Vincent in November.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, classical, folk, Ireland, Mark Vincent, Tommy Fleming

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The Very Cool Covers by Luka Bloom

by Paul Cashmere

Irish folk singer-songwriter Luka Bloom will spend this weekend at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda and while he stands alone for his original work, his covers reinvent the originals.

Tagged as: 80s, folk, Ireland, Luka Bloom, singer, songwriter

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Bob Geldof is heading to Shepparton

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Bob Geldof is heading to Shepparton, Victoria. Geldof will be in Australia in March and be in Shepparton as part of a speaking tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bob Geldof, Boomtown Rats, Ireland, rock

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Missing son of Sinead O’Connor found safe

by Music-News.com

Sinead O’Connor’s 14-year-old son Shane has been found “safe and well” after going missing on Friday (18Jan19).

Tagged as: 80s, folk, Ireland, rock, Sinead O'Connor

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The Cranberries debut All Over Now from final album In The End

by Paul Cashmere

In the end its all over now and that is exactly how The Cranberries have decided to wrap up their career.

Tagged as: 90s, Dolores O'Riordan, In The End, Ireland, rock, The Cranberries

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U2’s Bono and The Edge spent Christmas Eve busking in Dublin

by Paul Cashmere

Bono and The Edge turned buskers on Christmas Eve in support of The Simon Community in Dublin.

Tagged as: 80s, Bono, Ireland, rock, The Edge, U2

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Wallis Bird releases ‘The Ocean’ video ahead of 2019 album

by Paul Cashmere

Berlin-based Irish artist Wallis Bird has released a video for ‘The Ocean’ from an album she is still working on for 2019.

Tagged as: 10s, folk, Ireland, Wallis Bird

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Bono talks up his friend George W. Bush

by Music-News.com

Rocker and activist Bono has come to cherish his unlikely friendship with former U.S. President George W. Bush after working together to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa.

Tagged as: 80s, Bono, Ireland, rock, U2

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Damien Rice is coming back to Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Damien Rice will perform again in Australia next year for the first time since 2007.

Tagged as: 00s, Damien Rice, folk, Folk Rock, indie rock, Ireland, songwriter

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Bono to front AIDS Benefit on TV

by Music-News.com

U2 star Bono and comedians Will Ferrell and Chris Rock are teaming up for a U.S. TV special to raise money and awareness in the fight against AIDS.

Tagged as: 80s, Bono, Ireland, rock, U2

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U2 may have just called it quits

by Paul Cashmere

U2 ended the ‘Experience + Innocence tour in Berlin on Tuesday night telling fans “we are going away now”.

Tagged as: 80s, Ireland, rock, U2

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Sinead O’Connor Has Converted To Islam

by Music-News.com

Sinead O’Connor has become the latest star to convert to Islam and change her name.

Tagged as: 80s, folk, Ireland, rock, Sinead O'Connor

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Van Morrison To Release Fifth Album In Two Years

by Paul Cashmere

Van Morrison has been on a creative roll in the past two years. He is about to release ‘The Prophet Speaks’, his fifth album since 30 September 2016.

Tagged as: 60s, Ireland, jazz, Van Morrison

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