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          Today, Florence Welch – also known as Florence + The Machine – announces her UK & EU tour to celebrate the release of her sixth studio album, Everybody Scream, set for release on October 31. […]

          Richard Ashcroft
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          ALBUM REVIEW: Jehnny Beth – You Heartbreaker, You
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          EP REVIEW: Rosellas – Every Beautiful Night
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          EP REVIEW: Rosellas – Every Beautiful Night

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          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes
          Book Reviews

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          ‘Pop’ at 25: Looking back at the orphan child in U2's discography 2
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          LIVE REVIEW: The Maccabees – All Points East

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          As All Points East drew to its final weekend, so too did the clouds of dust kicked up by Victoria Park’s well-trodden fields—so much so that a weather warning was issued, sending many festivalgoers scrambling […]

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          LIVE REVIEW: RAYE – All Points East, Victoria Park, Mile End

          August 25, 2025

          RAYE may have narrowly missed out on the 2023 Mercury Prize for her debut My 21st Century Blues, but her sweep of six BRIT Awards the following year more than confirmed her as one of […]

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          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018

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          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

          October 29, 2018

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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

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          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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          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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          Possible setlist for Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball Tour show in London

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          Stephen Moore
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WIN: Meet & Greet Tickets for HALESTORM @ The Telegraph Building, Belfast Thurs 20th Sept 2018
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WIN: Meet & Greet Tickets for HALESTORM @ The Telegraph Building, Belfast Thurs 20th Sept 2018

September 10, 2018 XS Noize

US Rock band Halestorm are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at The Limelight 1 on Thursday 20th September 2018. The bands recent release ‘Reanimate 3.0: The Covers EP’ was released in 2017 and […]

THE CORONAS announce a return to Belfast’s iconic Ulster Hall this December
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THE CORONAS announce a return to Belfast’s iconic Ulster Hall this December

September 10, 2018 XS Noize

The last two years have been incredible for The Coronas. Their most recent album ‘Trust The Wire’ went to No. 1, they sold out many Irish shows including their biggest ever headline show in Royal Hospital […]

WIN: Tickets to see EUROPE @ ULSTER HALL, Belfast on 11th September
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WIN: Tickets to see EUROPE @ ULSTER HALL, Belfast on 11th September

September 8, 2018 XS Noize

Europe has announced a BELFAST date at the ULSTER HALL on 11th September with Special guests King King as part of their walk the earth world tour. The show will feature songs from the new album […]

SAARLOOS announce headline Belfast show @ MCHUGHS BASEMENT BAR, Thursday November 29th
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SAARLOOS announce headline Belfast show @ MCHUGHS BASEMENT BAR, Thursday November 29th

September 7, 2018 XS Noize

Irish band Saarloos are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at McHughs Basement Bar on Thursday, November 29th 2018. The critically acclaimed band has already racked up a massive 4 million plays on Spotify […]

IN FOCUS// The Kooks - Limelight I, Belfast 1
IN FOCUS

IN FOCUS// The Kooks – Limelight I, Belfast

September 5, 2018 Clair McAllister

THE KOOKS played an amazing show at Belfast’s Limelight 1 on Monday night showcasing songs from their much-awaited fifth studio album, Let’s Go Sunshine which was released on Friday.  Clair McAllister was on hand to take these fantastic […]

FATHERSON Announce New Album And Share New Single
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INTERVIEW: Marc Strain (Fatherson) discusses third album – ‘Sum of All Your Parts’

September 4, 2018 XS Noize

Scottish alternative rock outfit Fatherson release their third album Sum Of All Your Parts on September 14th. The band have established themselves as a potent live force, having sold out Glasgow’s Barrowlands as well as […]

BLOSSOMS announce headline Belfast show @ The Limelight 1, Wednesday 28th November 2018
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BLOSSOMS announce headline Belfast show @ The Limelight 1, Wednesday 28th November 2018

September 4, 2018 XS Noize

UK indie pop band Blossoms has announced a Belfast headline show at The Limelight 1 on Wednesday 28th November 2018. Blossoms released their second album ‘Cool Like You’ through Virgin EMI on the 27th April […]

WHITE DENIM announce headline Belfast show @ THE LIMELIGHT 2, Saturday February 9th 2019
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WHITE DENIM announce headline Belfast show @ THE LIMELIGHT 2, Saturday February 9th 2019

August 28, 2018 XS Noize

US rock band White Denim are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at The Limelight 2 on Saturday, February 09th 2019. The band formed ten years ago and the Austin group have become one […]

VILLAGERS Release fourth album 'The Art Of Pretending To Swim' on September 21st
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VILLAGERS confirm Belfast show @ THE EMPIRE MUSIC HALL: Monday 10th December

August 28, 2018 XS Noize

Villagers confirm a show at Belfast’s famous EMPIRE MUSIC HALL, Monday 10th December. See ticket details below. Following the exquisitely sparse, intimate aura of 2015’s Darling Arithmetic, O’Brien’s new record reconnects with the multi-faceted approach […]

IN FOCUS// Stiff Little Fingers / The Damned @ Custom House Square, Belfast 1
IN FOCUS

IN FOCUS// Stiff Little Fingers / The Damned @ Custom House Square, Belfast

August 27, 2018 Clair McAllister

Belfast punk legends Stiff Little Fingers played an amazing show at Custom House Square on Saturday night with special guests The Damned, The Defects and The Buzzcocks. Clair McAllister was on hand to take these […]

IN FOCUS// RAG ‘n’ BONE MAN @ Custom House Square, Belfast 1
IN FOCUS

IN FOCUS// RAG ‘n’ BONE MAN @ Custom House Square, Belfast

August 26, 2018 Clair McAllister

The biggest UK breakout star of 2017 Rag’n’Bone Man (AKA Rory Graham) played an amazing headline show at CHSq on Friday, August 24th 2018. Clair McAllister was on hand to take these fantastic images. Check out more […]

RAG 'n' BONE MAN plays Custom House Square, Belfast tonight!
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RAG ‘n’ BONE MAN plays Custom House Square, Belfast tonight!

August 24, 2018 XS Noize

The biggest UK breakout star of 2017 Rag’n’Bone Man (AKA Rory Graham) has announced a headline show at CHSq on Friday, August 24th 2018. With the release of the single‘ Human’ climbing to number 2 […]

LIVE REVIEW: Kasabian on FIRE in Belfast 3
Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Kasabian on FIRE in Belfast

August 22, 2018 Helen Russell

Kasabian came back to Belfast with a bang on Monday night at Customs House Square, after their last-minute cancellation the year before. With rain clouds looming we were all hoping it would not be a […]

SLAVES Announce Headline Belfast Show @ THE LIMELIGHT 1, Monday 12th November 2018
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SLAVES Announce Headline Belfast Show @ THE LIMELIGHT 1, Monday 12th November 2018

August 6, 2018 XS Noize

UK punk rock duo Slaves are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at The Limelight 1 on Monday 12th November 2018. Slaves have announced their third album Acts of Fear and Love, which is […]

YOU ME AT SIX Announce ‘TAKE OFF YOUR COLOURS’ 10th Anniversary Belfast Show @ The Limelight 1 Monday November 19th
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YOU ME AT SIX Announce ‘TAKE OFF YOUR COLOURS’ 10th Anniversary Belfast Show @ The Limelight 1 Monday November 19th

August 2, 2018 XS Noize

UK rock band You Me At Six have announced a ‘Take Off Your Colours’ 10th-anniversary show at The Limelight 1, Belfast on Monday, November 19th 2018. These special one-off events will see the acclaimed five-piece […]

See BICEP [LIVE] @ The Telegraph Building, Belfast Saturday November 3rd 2018
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See BICEP [LIVE] @ The Telegraph Building, Belfast Saturday November 3rd 2018

July 18, 2018 XS Noize

Electronic duo BICEP is pleased to announce a headline show at The Telegraph Building, Belfast on Saturday, November 03rd 2018. Their extraordinary live show has already graced some of the most revered festival stages, debuting […]

TOUTS Announce Headline Belfast Show @ McHughs Basement Bar, Thursday August 16th
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TOUTS Announce Headline Belfast Show @ McHughs Basement Bar, Thursday August 16th

July 18, 2018 XS Noize

Derry three piece Punk band, TOUTS are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at McHughs Basement Bar on Thursday, August 16th 2018. Touts released their highly-anticipated second EP LIT, on 10 November 2017 via […]

FATHERSON Announce Headline Show @ Voodoo, Belfast, Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Gigs

FATHERSON Announce Headline Show @ Voodoo, Belfast, Tuesday 2nd October 2018

July 3, 2018 XS Noize

Scottish alternative rock outfit Fatherson, are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show on Tuesday 02nd October 2018 at Voodoo. The band who release their new album ‘Sum Of All Your Parts’ in September 2018 […]

IN FOCUS// The Script @ Belsonic Ormeau Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1
IN FOCUS

IN FOCUS// The Script @ Belsonic Ormeau Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland

June 26, 2018 Clair McAllister

The Script played Belsonic Ormeau Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sunday 24th June. Clair McAllister was on hand to take these amazing images. Setlist Superheroes Rock the World Paint the Town Green The Man Who Can’t […]

LEWIS CAPALDI Announces Headline Belfast Show @ The Limelight 1, Thursday December 6TH
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LEWIS CAPALDI Announces Headline Belfast Show @ The Limelight 1, Thursday December 6TH

May 30, 2018 XS Noize

Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi is pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at The Limelight 1 on Thursday, December 06th 2018. The new single ‘RUSH’ feat. Jessie Reyez is out now. When Lewis Capaldi’s debut […]

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