The Xs Noize team catches up with Artists and Bands to talk about their music and ideas.
On 1st November, Simple Minds will release 40: THE BEST OF – 1979-2019, a new compilation album covering all 40 years of the legendary band Simple Minds recording career. It captures their early experimentation, cross […]
London based Lazy Day plays a headline Belfast show on October 11th, 2019 at McHughs Basement. Lazy Day began in 2014 as the solo bedroom project of Tilly Scantlebury. After recording her songs in her […]
Two years on from her blistering debut ‘A Suitable Girl,’ Australian singer-songwriter Ali Barter has announced her triumphant return with ‘Hello, I’m Doing My Best’ – a revealing collection of songs that track her most […]
Black Star Riders new studio album Another State Of Grace was released on the 6th September 2019. Another State Of Grace sees the band deliver another stunning collection of songs. The band will support the […]
Fresh from debut performances at 18 UK & European summer festivals including Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk, Electric Picnic and Black Deer, Northern Irish artist Amy Montgomery has riveted crowds this summer with her powerful voice and […]
Castlerock five-piece Brand New Friend will play a headline show at The Limelight 2 in Belfast on 21st September 2019 – the final gig of their ‘Nothing Stays the Same’ tour. Mark Millar caught up […]
Mark Morriss releases his fourth solo album ‘Look Up’ today via independent record label Reckless Yes. Perhaps best known as the frontman of indie band The Bluetones, Mark Morriss is now well into a solo […]
Cast your mind back to Christmas 2016 and the idea of a new Status Quo album seemed about as likely as… well, something very unlikely. With the death of founding member Rick Parfitt, the band […]
Brighton quartet FUR announces a headline Belfast show at McHughs Basement on Sunday 15th September 2019. The band released their new self-titled EP on February 14th on Nice Swan Records. Nice Swan has quickly become […]
UK rock band The Leisure Society play a headline Belfast show at Duke Of York on Wednesday 18th September 2019. On the 10th anniversary of their first-ever single ( The Last of the Melting Snow), […]
Skinny Living will play a short run of UK and EU shows for September 2019. The 7-date tour includes dates at Button Factory – Dublin, The Garage – London, Academy 3 – Manchester and Paradiso – […]
Petty Youth are set to headline the first XS Noize/Tin Man Heart gig collaboration on September 5th in McHugh’s Basement, Belfast. The trio has built a loyal following over several years through their distinctive sound, […]
The Coronas return to Belfast with their Biggest NI headline show yet at Custom House Square (CHSQ) on Friday 23rd August 2019. They will be joined on the night by very special guest, Tom Odell […]
Following his sold-out Belsonic show in 2018, Timmy Trumpet returns to Belfast along with special guest Jonas Blue, Fedde Le Grand, MaRlo & Jay Pryor at Boucher Road Playing Fields Belfast on Saturday, August 24th. […]
Following his SOLD OUT Ulster Hall show on December 21st, Northern Irish singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan is playing his biggest ever Belfast show at Custom House Square on Saturday 17th August 2019. The past year has seen a […]
Legendary Manchester band Happy Mondays have announced a marathon twenty-nine date Greatest Hits Tour for October, November and December 2019 which includes Belfast Limelight 1 on Wed 4th Dec. The Happy Mondays’ classic line-up of […]
Mercury Prize-winning, British band Gomez release the 20th-anniversary release of their triumphant second album ‘Liquid Skin’ on July 12th. Abbey Road’s Frank Arkwright has delved into the archives to remaster ‘Liquid Skin from the original […]
As Hunter S. Thompson once gloriously wrote, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” The Happy Mondays seem to have lived their career by this perfect quote and their current touring machine embraces […]
Perth natives Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are playing a headline Belfast show at Voodoo on Wednesday 22nd May 2019. Renowned for their crowd surfing inducing, mosh pit embracing live show as best described by The Music […]
Continuing the blazing trail set by 2015’s acclaimed Modern Blues and 2017’s top ten-reaching double album Out Of All This Blue, on May 24, The Waterboys will release their new album Where The Action Is, […]