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          Belfast City Council and Snow Water will be showcasing a magical programme of free live Christmas music events every weekend until 21st December 2025, celebrating Belfast’s status as a UNESCO City of Music. 20 days […]

          Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
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          Cat Laughs Comedy Festival Set to Roar Into Belfast & Derry in September 2026

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          the cure
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          Sugar - Copper Blue
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          November 28, 2025

          For fans of Sugar – and for anyone who still feels the shockwave of Copper Blue more than three decades on – Copper Blue: The Singles Collection arrives as a dream artefact. Pressed across four […]

          debdepan "Lovers & Others" EP
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          In recent years, the vibrant seaside town of Margate has evolved into a heady blend of coastal charm and DIY creativity — a place where visual artists, musicians and free-thinking makers thrive. It’s the perfect […]

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          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes
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          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes

          August 29, 2023

          How does one become qualified to write a fictional music novel? The author of Sophomore Songs offers some clues. Growing up reading NME, doing a stint at Clash, drumming for several bands on and off, and […]

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          ‘Pop’ at 25: Looking back at the orphan child in U2's discography 2
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          ‘Pop’ at 26: Looking back at the orphan child in U2’s discography

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          In March of 1997, 26 years ago, U2 released their much anticipated ninth studio album POP; for fans and critics alike, it quickly became their most polarizing release. There is a prevailing feeling that POP […]

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          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran

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          This week sees the 40th anniversary of Duran Duran’s self-titled debut album. XS Noize looks back on this momentous release from a band that would become the ‘Fab Five’ of the ‘80s. It was December […]

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          LIVE REVIEW: Gary Numan Electrifies Rock City with a Powerful, Emotional Performance Credit: Alina Salihbekova
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          LIVE REVIEW: Gary Numan Electrifies Rock City with a Powerful, Emotional Performance

          December 1, 2025

          Gary Numan, one of electronic music’s most enduring and influential pioneers, brought his epic live show to Nottingham’s Rock City on 25 November, and the atmosphere was nothing short of electric. Calling the venue “buzzing” […]

          Drowning Pool Ignite a Packed Rock City with a Heavy-Hitting Nottingham Show Credit: Alina Salihbekova
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          LIVE REVIEW: Drowning Pool Ignite a Packed Rock City with a Heavy-Hitting Nottingham Show

          November 25, 2025

          One of America’s most successful heavy rock exports, Drowning Pool descended on Nottingham’s Rock City on November 19th with a set that hit like a wrecking ball. It was one of the busiest nights the […]

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          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018
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          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018

          December 22, 2018

          2018 has been an incredible year for albums. The year saw the strongest new acts in decades release their debuts, as well as a number of alternative legends returning to top form. The world of dance […]

          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP
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          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

          October 29, 2018

          Welcome to the October 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. If you enjoy any of the songs featured here, we encourage you to support […]

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          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square © Bernie McAllister
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          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square

          August 17, 2025

          Putting the Fast in Belfast 7 once again proved why it has become a staple of the city’s summer music calendar. A packed Custom House Square buzzed with anticipation as fans from across generations gathered […]

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour

          May 20, 2025

          Legendary Canadian rocker Bryan Adams brought his unstoppable energy to Leeds on May 10th as part of his Roll With the Punches tour — and it was nothing short of a euphoric celebration of life, […]

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          Hans Zimmer: The ultimate fan’s guide

          August 27, 2025

          Hans Zimmer, the genius behind Hollywood’s most unforgettable scores, is back on tour with an electrifying live experience to share with his fans. From “Inception” to “Dune”, Zimmer is preparing to transform his soundscapes into […]

          Andrea Bocelli
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          The ultimate fans guide to seeing Andrea Bocelli in Amsterdam

          August 21, 2025

          The Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will be at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on March 29 and 30, 2026. The show will feature a mix of operatic tracks, pop songs, and classical repertoire. Bocelli is […]

          Eros Ramazzotti
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          Eros Ramazzotti: Dates, venues, tickets and more

          August 18, 2025

          To celebrate the 40th anniversary of his breakout single, “Una Storia Importante”, Eros Ramazzotti will be performing live on some of the grandest stages across Europe, Latin America, and North America. Ramazzotti is a world-renowned […]

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        • TAVE
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          INTERVIEW: TAVE Talks ‘Fly Away,’ Self-Discovery, and the Art of Letting Go

          November 11, 2025

          Rising artist TAVE has had an extraordinary journey — from earning a scholarship at just 13 and performing with some of music’s biggest names to now stepping into the spotlight with his deeply personal debut […]

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          INTERVIEW: :Panic :Over Are Turning Northern Irish Indie Into a Global Sound

          October 16, 2025

          Neal McClelland meets the Northern Irish band whose anthemic sound is turning heads from Belfast to Tokyo. There’s something electric about catching a band right before liftoff — that mix of confidence, humour, and disbelief […]

          Fabrizio Cammarata
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          INTERVIEW: Fabrizio Cammarata on Solitude, Connection, and the Inner Worlds of His New Album “Insularities”

          October 10, 2025

          Sicilian singer-songwriter Fabrizio Cammarata has returned with Insularities — a quietly profound exploration of connection, isolation, transformation, and memory. The record invites listeners into a space between light and shadow, where grief and love share […]

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        • Steve Lillywhite on the Making of “Fairytale of New York” | XS Noize Podcast #262
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          Steve Lillywhite on Making “Fairytale of New York” with Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues | XS Noize Podcast #262

          November 30, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by legendary producer Steve Lillywhite — the Grammy-winning studio mastermind behind iconic records by U2, The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, The Smiths, The […]

          The Altered Hours
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          November 27, 2025

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          The Clause
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          Pearce Macca: The Clause’s Rise and Debut Album “Victim of a Casual Thing” | XS Noize Podcast #260

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TRACK PREMIERE: Ollie Trevers - 'I Need Someone' - Listen Now
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TRACK PREMIERE: Ollie Trevers – ‘I Need Someone’ – Listen Now

November 15, 2019 Conor Kinahan

Following on from the earlier “I Can’t Make It Up” on “Cordelia”, “I Need Someone” seems to be another side of Ollie, no longer is it a slowed tempo, chaotic, tragedy enriched tale of pain […]

VIDEO PREMIERE: Aaron Shanley - 'A Decent Apology' - Watch Now
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Aaron Shanley – ‘A Decent Apology’ – Watch Now

November 14, 2019 XS Noize

A Decent Apology is a new single from Northern Irish singer-songwriter and producer Aaron Shanley. The single and video are the first new music to be revealed from the Hellacious EP, set to be released […]

ERASURE to release remastered and expanded reissue of ‘Chorus’ on February 14th 2020
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ERASURE to release remastered and expanded reissue of ‘Chorus’ on February 14th 2020

November 14, 2019 XS Noize

Erasure announces they will release the latest in their series of remastered and expanded Erasure CD reissues with a 3-CD edition of ‘Chorus’ on February 14th 2020. Featuring a remastered version of the original album […]

TRACK PREMIERE: Ollie Trevers - 'I Can't Make it Up' - Listen Now
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TRACK PREMIERE: Ollie Trevers – ‘I Can’t Make it Up’ – Listen Now

November 14, 2019 Conor Kinahan

Opening with a melancholic guitar strummed to an empty room, the sound-stage is impressive, you can really feel that this is intended for a film score. It’s raw and subtly catchy, you find yourself being […]

PALACE cover BILLIE EILISH on BBC Radio 1 & announce USA tour 1
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PALACE cover BILLIE EILISH on BBC Radio 1 & announce USA tour

November 14, 2019 XS Noize

After a triumphant sold-out closing night of their UK/EU tour at the Camden Roundhouse on Saturday night, London-based Palace have just announced a 15 date USA/Canada tour for February 2020, as well as dropping by […]

BILLIE EILISH shares new track 'everything i wanted' - Listen Now
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BILLIE EILISH shares new track ‘everything i wanted’ – Listen Now

November 14, 2019 XS Noize

Following the release of her groundbreaking Number, 1 debut album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, Darkroom/Interscope/Polydor Records artist Billie Eilish has released a brand new song titled “ everything i wanted.” […]

PET SHOP BOYS announce details of their new studio album, ‘Hotspot’ released on 24th January 2020 1
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PET SHOP BOYS announce details of their new studio album, ‘Hotspot’ released on 24th January 2020

November 14, 2019 XS Noize

Pet Shop Boys today announce details of their highly anticipated new studio album, ‘Hotspot’, which will be released on 24th January 2020 on x2 Records/Kobalt. ‘Hotspot’ was mostly written and recorded in Berlin and Los […]

NOEL GALLAGHERS HIGH FLYING BIRDS release brand new single 'Wandering Star' - Listen Now
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NOEL GALLAGHERS HIGH FLYING BIRDS release brand new single ‘Wandering Star’ – Listen Now

November 14, 2019 XS Noize

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds release a brand new single ‘Wandering Star’ today. Produced by Noel, the track is taken from the forthcoming ‘Blue Moon Rising’ EP which is released on 6th March 2020. Noel […]

TRACK PREMIERE: Dictator - 'Anthem For A Doomed Youth' - Listen Now
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TRACK PREMIERE: Dictator – ‘Anthem For A Doomed Youth’ – Listen Now

November 14, 2019 XS Noize

Scottish four-piece Dictator are excited to share their eclectic, immersive style of indie-electro as they prepare to release a brand new single, Anthem For A Doomed Youth, out on 15th November. Having recently played their […]

Oxford's GLASS ANIMALS return with brand new track 'TOKYO DRIFTING' (ft. Denzel Curry)
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Oxford’s GLASS ANIMALS return with brand new track ‘TOKYO DRIFTING’ (ft. Denzel Curry)

November 13, 2019 XS Noize

It’s been a while since we heard new music from Glass Animals – but today, after much speculation from fans who spotted hidden graphics and messages across their socials and then the appearance of an […]

GAME REVIEW: Music Night Board Game 1
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GAME REVIEW: Music Night Board Game

November 13, 2019 Michael Barron

XS Noize has shown that there is so much more to music than live music and physical music releases. We have introduced to graphic novels and card games, and now we proudly review our first […]

ENTER SHIKARI release Russian Tour Documentary "FURTHER EAST"
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ENTER SHIKARI release Russian Tour Documentary “FURTHER EAST”

November 13, 2019 XS Noize

Enter Shikari are excited to announce the release of their tour documentary “Further East”, shot in March 2019 when the band returned to Russia as part of their extensive Stop The Clocks tour, which ran […]

HARRY STYLES includes DUBLIN, 3ARENA in 2020 world tour
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HARRY STYLES includes DUBLIN, 3ARENA in 2020 world tour

November 13, 2019 XS Noize

Harry Styles has announced a 2020 world tour, ‘Love On Tour,’ in support of his upcoming album Fine Line. The extensive run of shows will begin in April in the UK & Ireland and will […]

Acclaimed Irish artist WALLIS BIRD plays The Duncairn Centre, Belfast on Saturday November 16th                
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Acclaimed Irish artist WALLIS BIRD plays The Duncairn Centre, Belfast on Saturday November 16th                

November 13, 2019 XS Noize

Acclaimed Irish artist Wallis Bird is back. The string-shredding singer-songwriter – once described by the Irish Times as having enough energy on stage to be able to “kickstart an entire economy” – has announced over […]

HI FRISCO release their intoxicating debut single 'Snowfall' - Listen Now
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HI FRISCO release their intoxicating debut single ‘Snowfall’ – Listen Now

November 13, 2019 XS Noize

Hi Frisco release their debut single ‘Snowfall’ on November 13th. ‘Snowfall’ packs a wobbly, disorientating structure but pairs it with hypnotic melodies in the vein of MGMT and Flaming Lips – it’s an intense and […]

TRACK PREMIERE: Astronaut - 'Amazing' - Listen Now
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TRACK PREMIERE: Astronaut – ‘Amazing’ – Listen Now

November 13, 2019 XS Noize

The danish based band “Astronaut” follows up on their debut album with new single “Amazing”, recorded in collaboration with star-producer Claudius Mittendorfer (Arctic Monkeys, Temples, Johnny Marr). In April 2019 the band released their debut […]

JAKE BUGG unleashes new single 'Kiss Like The Sun' - Listen Now
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JAKE BUGG unleashes new single ‘Kiss Like The Sun’ – Listen Now

November 13, 2019 XS Noize

Jake Bugg is back to his stop you in your tracks best with this career-defining new song ‘Kiss Like The Sun’, a rhythmically charged jolt of sheer joy and Annie Mac’s Hottest Record. ‘Kiss Like […]

VIDEO PREMIERE: Andy White - 'The Shit Hits The Fan' - Watch Now
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Andy White – ‘The Shit Hits The Fan’ – Watch Now

November 12, 2019 XS Noize

Today XS Noize is pleased to premiere the video for ‘The Shit Hits The Fan’ by Andy White. Andy White is a Belfast singer-songwriter whose first EP Religious Persuasion and 1986 debut album Rave on […]

STEREOLAB share new remastered version of 'Mass Riff' - Listen Now
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STEREOLAB share new remastered version of ‘Mass Riff’ – Listen Now

November 12, 2019 XS Noize

On November 29th, 2019, Stereolab complete their year-long seven-album reissue campaign with the release of 2001’s Sound-Dust and 2004’s Margerine Eclipse as expanded and remastered editions on vinyl, compact disk and digital via Warp Records […]

ROBBIE WILLIAMS returns to Las Vegas for 2020 residency
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ROBBIE WILLIAMS returns to Las Vegas for 2020 residency

November 12, 2019 XS Noize

Robbie Williams has announced that he will return to Las Vegas next year with new 2020 residency dates bringing his high-octane showmanship and much-loved music to the Nevada city. Following the huge success of his […]

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