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Bob Geldof Is Going To Be A Grandfather

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Bob Geldof’s daughter Pixie is expecting her first child.

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

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Enya ‘Orinoco Flow’ Gets Reissue Because of Bizarre Car Ad

by Paul Cashmere

Enya’s ‘Orinoco Flow’ has been reissued in Australia after a bizarre, drug-fucked television commercial for a car ad made it popular again.

Tagged as: 80s, Enya, folk, Hyundai, Ireland, Orinoco Flow, Santa Fe

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Sinead O’Connor Sends Out Plea To Son

by Music-News.com

Sinead O’Connor has asked fans and followers to pray for her 16-year-old son, Shane, following a “hideous day from hell”.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, contemporary, folk, Ireland, pop, Sinead O'Connor, traditional

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U2 Stamped Out of Ireland

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Ireland’s An Post has unveiled four special stamps marking U2’s distinguished music career.

Tagged as: 80s, AN Post, Ireland, stamps, U2

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Van Morrison Is A Covidiot It Turns Out

by Paul Cashmere

Van Morrison has outed himself as an idiot. A Covidiot to be exact.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, blues, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid19, Ireland, jazz, rock, UK, Van Morrison

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U2 Expand ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’ for 20th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

U2 will release a 10 disc edition of ‘All You Can’t Leave Behind’ to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of the album.

Tagged as: 80s, All That You Can't Leave Behind, Ireland, rock, U2

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The Cranberries Pay Tribute To Dolores O’Riordan On Her 49th

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The Cranberries paid tribute to Dolores O’Riordan on what would have been her 49th birthday.

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

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Sinead O’Connor Training To Become A Healthcare Assistant

by Paul Cashmere

Sinead O’Connor has confirmed reports she’s in training as a healthcare professional to aid nurses on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic in her native Ireland.

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

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65 Year Old Luka Bloom Reflects On 23 Year Old Barry Moore

by Paul Cashmere

Irish singer songwriter legend Luka Bloom recorded his first three albums under his real name, Barry Moore. 65-year old Luka doesn’t care too much for who 23 year-old Barry was.

Tagged as: 90s, folk, Ireland, Luka Bloom, singer, songwriter

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Van Morrison Urges Artists To Revolt Against Restrictions

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Van Morrison has called on fellow musicians and industry folk to “speak up” to get full-capacity gigs back up and running again.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, blues, Ireland, jazz, rock, UK, Van Morrison

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Rare Rory Gallagher and Jerry Lee Lewis Stones Cover To Be Released

by Paul Cashmere

An unused track from the 1973 London Sessions by Jerry Lee Lewis featuring Rory Gallagher will surface on the upcoming ‘The Best of Rory Gallagher’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Albert Lee, blues, Ireland, Jerry Lee Lewis, Peter Frampton, Rory Gallagher, The Faces, UK

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Bob Geldof To Band-Aid Critic “Go Fuck Yourself”

by Music-News.com

Bob Geldof has blasted the snowflakes who moan about his Band Aid hit ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ making celebrities out to be “white saviours”.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Bob Geldof, Boomtown Rats, Ireland, rock, UK

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Ronan Keating Becomes A Dad For Fifth Time

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Ronan Keating and his wife Storm – who already have Cooper, two, together – have welcomed their second child together, and Ronan’s fifth overall, after Storm gave birth to a daughter named Coco Knox Keating on Friday (27.03.20).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, Boyzone, Ireland, pop, Ronan Keating

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Doug Parkinson To Perform The Music Of Van Morrison Across Australia

by Paul Cashmere

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

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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

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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

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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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