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Welsh wizards The Manic Street Preachers have been added to the lineup for the Hot Press Chatroom at Electric Picnic.

Coleraine indie-rockers have signed an exciting new record deal with a French indie label.

Legendary producer and musician Daniel Lanois has revealed that big strides are being taken in the recording of U2's new album.

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Following the inclusion of her song 'Shine' on the soundtrack of The Nanny Diaries, Dublin soulster Laura Izibor is to release a live EP.

As well as re-releasing the brilliant Songs From The Deep Dark Forest album, Belfast superstar will play an Irish tour this October.

There are strong signs that musical pioneers My Bloody Valentine are to bring their long hiatus to an end and get back together.

Cathy Davey is to play a series of concerts to promote forthcoming second album.

The lineup for Hot Press' Chatroom at Electric Picnic is to be expanded with the addition of four more big-name acts.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play in Northern Ireland this December.

Offaly troubadour Mundy is to lend a helping hand to a child in need this Sunday.

Steady rollin' duo Two Gallants are to play a trio of Irish shows this November.

South African indie rockers The Parlotones are to play a set of Irish dates this autumn.

Newly-reformed soulsters The Pointer Sisters will play a show in Dublin this winter.

Georgian indie-rock quintet The Manchester Orchestra are to play a Dublin date next month.

Fife's finest KT Tunstall plans to hit Irish shores for the second time this autumn.

Two Irish trad groups and two Ulster songwriters are to play a brace of double-headliners in Sligo this October.

Dublin rockers Future Kings Of Spain have revealed details of the follow-up to their eponymous debut.

Dublin singer-songwriter Mumblin' Deaf Ro has just announced three concerts for this autumn.

Dubliners Kinetiks are to release a new single this October - just after winning the Beck's Fusion competition.

Damien Dempsey has announced he will be playing an intimate acoustic gig in the Hot Press Chatroom at Electric Picnic

Swedish jazzers The Esbjorn Svensson Trio are to touch down in Ireland as part of the Cork International Jazz Festival.

Malahide native Paul Hourican launches his debut single to coincide with an support slot on Aslan's latest tour.

Grammy award-winning singer Lucinda Williams will play a one-off show in Dublin this November.

The Police's support act Fiction Plane have announced that they will follow up their show at Croke Park with a headline slot in Dublin venue Whelan's.

Folk singer Luka Bloom is to release his 15th album Tribe.

Soul legend Marlena Shaw and dub-reggae hero Mad Professor are to play the Spiegeltent as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival.

The Rory Gallagher Music Library, Cork, have announced a new project to preserve the city's musical history.

Dublin is bracing itself for a latter-day Nordic invasion next month.

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Genuine hobo bluesman Seasick Steve and Scottish folkster King Creosote are to play Dublin's Spiegeltent as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival.

The Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl revealed last night that they will be coming back to Ireland in November.

Tony Wilson left an indelible mark on Britain’s music scene.

The first confirmed acts for the Hot Press Chatroom at this year's Electric Picnic have been revealed.

Orchestral post-rockers Efterklang are to play in Dublin and Belfast this November.

French electro sensation Vitalic is to touch down in Carlow this September.

Australian roots combo The John Butler Trio are to play Dublin's National Boxing Stadium this September.

MySpace superstar Kate Nash is to play at Dublin's Ambassador this November.

Post-rockers 65daysofstatic are set to make a return to Ireland this November.

Florida folkie Sam Beam has moved his Dublin date from the Temple Bar Music Centre to the Ambassador.

The next Garageland/Live In Your Living Room show is set to take place tomorrow night (Thursday, August 23rd).

Legendary folk-rocker Don McLean is to return to Ireland with concerts in Belfast and Dublin.

Former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins will perform his spoken word show in Dublin next January.

Stadium giants REM are to release their first-ever live album and DVD this autumn - a recording of a concert in Dublin.

Reformed Derry punks are to hit Dublin's Tripod on 17th November.

Pierce Turner is set to make a rare Dublin appearance at the beginning of September.

Prepare for indie-folk madness as The Strange Death Of Liberal England hit Irish shores.

New York experimentalists Animal Collective are to play Dublin's Tripod.

Malahide band Director are to play the Carling Reading and Leeds Weekend.