Brit award winners Elbow, fronted by Guy Garvey, played through their discography of all the greatest hits and brought the sounds of their latest album ‘Flying Dream I’ live to the stage of Waterfront Hall […]
Belfast-born singer-songwriter and producer Gareth Dunlop has been recognised as an accomplished talent ever since the BBC tipped him as ‘one to watch’ in 2010 when he was not long out of his teens. In […]
Off the back of their sensational return as headliners to this year’s Download festival last weekend, Biffy Clyro today reveal details of their next full-scale UK & Ireland arena tour in November 2022, with special […]
Irish folk worship band from Northern Ireland, Rend Collective will play a headline Belfast show at the SSE Arena on Friday, June 17th 2022. Amidst so much heaviness-consuming events of today’s world, Rend Collective is […]
It was that time of the year, folks, the annual Belsonic Festival 2022’s lineup was a packed lineup, and who better to start it off than the return of godfathers of NWOBHM; Iron Maiden! But […]
Virtuoso guitarist, composer and producer, Steve Vai played a headline Belfast show at the Limelight on Saturday 11th June 2022 as part of the Inviolate World Tour. Vai was joined by his long-tenured ensemble members […]
Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential bands of all time, The mighty Public Image Ltd played Limelight Belfast on Friday 10th June 2022 – their first-ever show in Belfast. An icon, […]
The Oh Yeah Music Centre is delighted to reveal a sixth series of its Women’s Work Festival, starting this week in Belfast. It will run across four punchy, packed days and nights across a bank […]
Above & Beyond, or Jono, Tony and Paavo as they are better known to their legions of fans around the world, have been at the forefront of electronic dance music for two decades. Founders of […]
Paul Weller has announced live shows in Galway, Dublin and the iconic Ulster Hall in Belfast. This announcement will surely be fantastic news for his legions of Irish fans who missed out on seeing him […]
The Divine Comedy brought their UK and Ireland tour to a close with a fantastic show at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall. Bernie Mc Allister was there to take these fantastic shots. […]
Norwegian cult act, Mortiis, brought his atmospheric “era one” performance back for this UK/Irish tour at Belfast’s Limelight 1. He was joined by, without doubt, the influential and most controversial band on the black metal […]
Today, U.K. indie-pop phenom Cavetown announces his fall 2022 European and U.K. headline tour, featuring support from Tessa Violet and Orla Gartland for select dates. The tour will kick off on October 11th, where Cavetown […]
Scottish indie band Belle & Sebastian are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at The Telegraph Building on Thursday 10th November 2022. Belle And Sebastian recently released their 10th studio album ‘A Bit Of […]
British rock sensations Stereophonics are pleased to announce a return to Belfast with a headline show at Custom House Square on Wednesday, 24th August 2022. Stereophonics released their new Number One charting album ‘Oochya!’ on […]
Graham Carey, the drummer for the Pink Floyd tribute band Breathe – The Pink Floyd Experience, spoke with XS Noize ahead of the band’s show at The Limelight in Belfast this Saturday. When did Breathe […]
Belfast-based rockers MASK are back with a bang. With news of an upcoming third studio album titled ‘Zenith’, they’re kicking off the campaign with an epic new single, ‘Warning Shots’. Combining movie-scene-style cinematic sounds with […]
TRAVIS announce a return to Northern Ireland with concerts confirmed at the Millennium Forum, Derry on Thursday 11 August and the Waterfront Hall, Belfast on Friday 12 August. Marking the 20th Anniversary of their acclaimed […]
In episode #81 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Legend and cultural icon John Lydon. An icon, a revolutionary and an immortal, as the frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols, John […]
The trú was a mythological trio of poet-musicians in ancient Ulster. They were revered throughout Ireland, some believing their songs and stories came to them from the future. Others maintained that the trú were possessed […]