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Memories of a free festival. Kinda. David Bowie: Glastonbury 2000 will be released on November 30th

Bowie's legendary Glasto 2000 set to get full release

David Bowie's legendary headline set at Glastonbury in 2000 is be to given a full commercial release ahead of Christmas.

David Bowie • 03 Oct 18

46 Irish music shops are taking part this year

Drop the needle in the groove - it's Record Store Day!

To mark Record Store Day, the annual global celebration of independent music retailers, Alan Corr looks back at his own journey through the vinyl, CD and cassette racks

Music • 21 Apr 18

Bowie bonanza - win five classic albums on vinyl

Parlophone Records have just re-released five classic Bowie albums - Low, Heroes, Lodger, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) and live album Stage, four of which have not been available as standalone vinyl LPs for over 25 years. We're giving you the chance

David Bowie • 26 Feb 18

OnSound; music gigs, reviews and news

Dubliner Rejjie Snow delivers world class hip hop debut; Morrissey returns to Dublin; and Other Voices is back. Plus, all this week's gigs

OnSound • 20 Feb 18

Sting and Shaggy teaming up for album of Jamaica inspired songs

The 15 most unusual pop collaborations

Sting and Shaggy are releasing an album. Together. This is not fake news. So to help us get out heads round this rather bizarre turn, Sarah McIntyre looks at some of the most unexpected, and at times downright perplexing, pop collaborations of all time.

Music Feature • 03 Feb 18

Anna Geary turns the dancefloor into a Rebel party

Anna Geary and her partner Kai Widdrington perform a Tango to "Rebel Rebel" by David Bowie.

Dancing with the Stars • 18 Jan 18

What's on? TV picks for Friday, Saturday and Sunday

If you're going no further than the sofa, here are some tips on what's worth watching on the box over the weekend. As ever, it's a busy one . . .

Entertainment • 13 Jan 18

Iman and Duncan Jones remember Bowie on his birthday

David Bowie's wife Iman has shared baby pictures of her late husband on what would have been his 71st birthday, while his son Duncan has written a touching tribute to his dad.

David Bowie • 09 Jan 18

Paloma Faith: not too happy with the premise and quality of The Voice UK which she once judged

Faith says even Bowie would not do well on The Voice

Former judge Paloma Faith has taken a pop at The Voice - which begins tonight on ITV/TV3 - declaring that even David Bowie wouldn't do well on the show.

Entertainment • 08 Jan 18

Can you hear me? David Bowie liked to hear about books worth reading

David Bowie book club launched by son Duncan Jones

A new David Bowie book club has been set up by the late musician's son Duncan Jones, dealing with books drawn from the singer's 2013 list of his Top 100 Must Read Books.

Entertainment • 02 Jan 18

Listen! Irish premiere of David Bowie live track

Check out an exclusive listen to this previously unreleased live version of David Bowie's Suffragette City. A great way to kick-start the weekend...well it is nearly Friday after all.

David Bowie • 14 Sep 17

David Bowie: much-anticipated 576-page biography on the singer's life and times about to hit the shelves.

Dylan Jones' David Bowie biography due September 7

Based on over 180 interviews with friends, rivals, lovers, and collaborators, David Bowie: A Life by Dylan Jones investigates the formation of an artist who was `profoundly shaped' by his relationship with his schizophrenic half-brother Terry.

Entertainment • 12 Oct 17

Alanna Ward, MayKay and Shona McGoldrick during the shoot for the Heroes charity single

David Bowie's estate supports Irish charity initiative

David Bowie's estate has allowed an Irish charity initiative to record and release Heroes, one of the late musician's most iconic tracks.

David Bowie • 25 Jul 17

Bowie memorial plan abandoned as fundraising bid fails

The organisers behind a proposed David Bowie memorial statue marking the late music icon's London birthplace have confirmed that they have failed to raise enough money for the project.

Entertainment • 23 Mar 17

David Bowie: more previously unreleased stuff due.

Unreleased David Bowie material due next month

Unreleased work from David Bowie is due to be released in April.

Entertainment • 11 Mar 17

David Bowie's son Duncan Jones accepting one of his late Dad's awards at the Brits

Bowie's son pays tribute following double Brits win

The late David Bowie, British band The 1975, Emeli Sandé and Rag `n`' Bone Man were among the winners at the Brit Awards in London on Wednesday night.

brit awards • 23 Feb 17

Still sadly missed. David Bowie passed away this day one year ago

David Bowie remembered one year after death

Fans and celebrities across the globe will remember David Bowie today with a series of events and concerts marking a year since the musician died aged 69, on January 10, 2016.

Entertainment • 10 Jan 17

The event took place in his birthplace of Brixton, south London

Charity concert to mark Bowie's 70th birthday

A memorial charity concert remembering David Bowie and featuring the superstar musician's former bandmates was held on Sunday, on what would have been the star's 70th birthday.

Entertainment • 09 Jan 17

Bowie allegedly only discovered his cancer was terminal two months before he died

Bowie didn't know he was dying when recording Blackstar

A new documentary about the late music icon's final years reveals that David Bowie was unaware he was dying when he was recording his final album Blackstar.

Entertainment • 06 Jan 17

Coldplay named most streamed band in the world

Coldplay have been named the most streamed band in the world by Spotify.

Entertainment • 17 Dec 16

Meghan Markle's relationship with Prince Harry lead her to become the second most-Googled woman in Ireland

Who is Meghan Markle? Your most googled celebs in 2016

Suits actress Meghan Markle was the second most-Googled woman by Irish users for 2016, with the star's relationship with Prince Harry propelling her to the international spotlight.

Entertainment • 14 Dec 16

Adele and Beyoncé to battle it out at 2017 Grammys

Adele and Beyoncé will go head-to-head at the 2017 Grammy Awards with each receiving three nominations in the same categories.

Music • 07 Dec 16

Saxophonist Donny McCaslin revises two tracks from his friend David Bowie, amidst other explosively esoteric journey-work.

Donny McCaslin - Beyond Now

On Beyond Now, Bowie fans can get close to the dark heart of Blackstar as it features Donny McCaslin and members of the band who played on the Thin White Duke’s final album.

Music Reviews • 14 Nov 16

2016 - The year of celebrity loss

You could be be forgiven for thinking that some form of celebrity rapture has been taking place in 2016, such is the number of iconic celebrities and public figures who have passed away.

Entertainment • 11 Nov 16

Damien Hirst work (pictured ledt) at the Bowie/Collector exhibtion and sale. Photo credit: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

Irish artists feature heavily in Bowie art collection

Works by Irish artists Jack B Yeats, Colin Middleton and Louis Le Brocquy all feature in the David Bowie art collection, which goes under the hammer in London in the next few days.

Entertainment • 07 Nov 16