Northern Ireland festival organisers frustrated by lack of live music return date

Alan Partridge Stratagem tour due to a huge demand for tickets.The comedian announced last week that will be bringing his infamous alter ego to the stage in a brand new show, heading out across UK and Ireland in spring 2022.Now, following a huge demand for tickets which went on sale yesterday (May 29), Stratagem has added tour stops at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on April 28, Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on May 20 and The O2 Arena on June 1, the day following his previously announced stop at the

The Kooks have added a handful of extra dates to their forthcoming ‘Inside In/Inside Out’ 15th anniversary tour.The band have added shows in Dublin, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester to the jaunt which kicks off at Dublin Olympia Theatre on January 27, 2022.They will now play an extra show at the venue on January 28, plus new dates at the O2 Academy Birmingham on February 4, O2 Academy Glasgow on February 8 and the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on February 11.

Holly Humberstone has announced a new set of UK and Ireland headline tour dates, as well confirming details of a number of her upcoming rescheduled shows.The rising Lincolnshire artist has rearranged her forthcoming string of sold-out gigs at London’s Omeara for August, adding to a number of festival dates already booked this summer.Humberstone has now also announced details of her headline UK and Ireland tour that will take place in October and November.

Amazon has set Friday, August 13 for the Season 2 premiere of Modern Love, its half-hour romantic anthology series, inspired by The New York Times column. All eight half-hour episodes will be released at once.

Less Than Jake have announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for 2022 – check out the schedule below.The Florida band will hit the road next spring in support of their latest album ‘Silver Linings’ (released last December) and to mark their 30th anniversary.

CMU’s Pathways Into Music Foundation – the not-for-profit organisation that supports music educators, talent development programmes and DIY phase artists – has teamed up with Help Musicians to launch a new professional development initiative for early-career musicians in Northern Ireland.The Fanbase Builder Programme will support fifteen early-career artists from Northern Ireland, providing them with the knowledge and support they need to progress on their own personal pathway into music.

Patrick Dempsey is certainly making himself at home while he’s in Ireland and has shared his love of our Emerald Isle as well as classic Irish style.

Friends fans were overjoyed when they learned that a reunion special was en route. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer are all involved in the star-studded special.

Sky has confirmed what we told you earlier this week: that it will be the home of the Friends: The Reunion in the UK and Ireland.

Amazon Prime Video has locked UK and Ireland rights to the forthcoming British remake of hit French series Call My Agent!

Friends fans were overjoyed when they learned that a reunion special was en route. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer are all involved in the star-studded special.

A nimble ‘fairy queen’ from Ireland has gone viral after stealing the show at the Miss Universe pageant in the best way possible.

Eagles Of Death Metal have shared details of a UK and Ireland tour that will mark their 24th anniversary.The band – currently comprising founding member Jesse Hughes on vocals and guitar, Jennie Vee on bass, Jorma Vik on drums, and Joshua Jove on guitar – will hit the road this November and December on a 12-date tour.They kick things off at Brighton’ CHALK on November 22 before wrapping the tour on December 12 at Bristol’s O2 Academy.

Co Derry business owner has now revealed she’s been hosting the star for the last two weeks, and he’s even made friends with her donkey. Olivia Burns, founder of Coleraine-based home fragrance brand Olivia's Haven, has hosted the star for the last fortnight as he prepares to star in his exciting new Disney film, Disenchanted.

jetted across the Irish Sea with hundreds leaving Belfast to watch their team lift the league title today. Packed planes have taken off from Belfast and arrived in Glasgow to see the Ibrox side lift their first silverware for years.Rangers play Aberdeen today in Govan in their final league clash of the season with kick-off at 12.30pm- although the undefeated Light Blues have had the league tied up for weeks.

David White is stepping down as SAG-AFTRA’s national executive director and chief contract negotiator. He’ll be staying on at the union until later this spring.

There’s been a lot of excitement about the release of Shadow and Bone on Netflix in recent weeks so it’s no surprise that the series has been trending in Ireland ever since it dropped on the streaming service.

Irish President Michael D Higgins gave a sombre televised interview but it was his dog who stole the show.