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U2 Singapore Show Details Confirmed

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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Dolores O’Riordan Cause of Death Was Drowning Due To Intoxication

by Paul Cashmere

Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries died from drowning in a bath due to alcohol intoxication, the coroner has revealed.

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

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Bono Returns To Work After Losing Voice

by Music-News.com

Bono has assured fans he will be “back to full voice” for the remainder of U2’s tour after suffering vocal issues over the weekend.

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

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Pierce Brosnan Paints Bob Dylan And It Sells For $1.4 million

by Paul Cashmere

Pierce Brosnan says he is literally “gobsmacked” that a painting he created featuring a likeness of Bob Dylan has sold for $1.4 million.

Tagged as: Abba, art, Bob Dylan, Ireland, Mamma Mia Here We Go Again, Pierce Brosnan

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Sinead O’Connor Is Ready To Perform Again

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Sinead O’Connor is coming back to the live stage in the U.S.

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

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The Cranberries To Complete Final Album With Dolores O’Riordan

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The surviving members of the Cranberries, Mike and Noel Hogan and Fergal Lawler, have announced that they are once again moving forward with two projects.

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

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Van Morrison To Release His Third Album In Eight Months

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Van Morrison’s new 39th studio album, You’re Driving Me Crazy, a musical collaboration with Hammond organ virtuoso and trumpet master Joey DeFrancesco, on Friday, April 27.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Ireland, jazz, Joey DeFrancesco, Van Morrison

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Dolores O’Riordan Has Been Buried Next To Her Dad In Ireland

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Dolores O’Riordan was laid to rest in her home city in County Limerick, Ireland, on Tuesday (January 23).

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

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Fans Farewell Dolores O’Riordan In Ireland

by Music-News.com

Thousands of fans queued up in the rain on Sunday to say their last farewells to Irish singer Dolores O’Riordan.

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

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Dolores O’Riordan Post Mortem Delayed Until April

by Paul Cashmere

The cause of death for The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan has been delayed until April.

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

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U2 Slap Down Trump and The KKK in New Get Out Of Your Own Way Video

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

U2 have always been politically active, so it is no surprise that the video for their track “Get Out Of Your Own Way” is filled with images of the current political climate.

Tagged as: 80s, Ireland, rock, U2

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