All Together Now festival: ‘It took us two hours to cover 2km’

Comparing ‘Worst Journeys’ proves the pastime of the weekend at the Waterford festival

Ryan Adams: Singer is no stranger to controversy or to Ireland

The American singer-songwriter has been accused of abusive behaviour. So who is he?

Rolling Blackouts CF: Hope Downs review – A near-perfect debut

The Melbourne band arrive in the nick of time to perform CPR on indie guitar rock

Jonathan Wilson – Rare Birds review: soothing mix with psychedelic flair

Electric Picnic: stage times for the Electric Arena, Cosby, Mindfield and Theatre of Food

Here’s the second tranche of stage times for the Stradbally festival

Electric Picnic: Elbow one of 20 acts just added to line-up

The xx, Duran Duran and Chaka Khan headline this year’s sold-out festival

Depeche Mode: 'You know you’re in dangerous territory'

Martin Gore of Depeche Mode discusses moving the band in a political direction, taking on the alt-right, surviving with U2, and what the future holds for the Basildon boys

Melvin Benn would ‘absolutely welcome any regulation’ of secondary ticketing market

Comments come after Electric Picnic sells out in less than five minutes, ahead of lineup announcement

The xx and Duran Duran to headline Electric Picnic

The first tranche of acts is announced hours after the festival sells out

From Beyoncé to James Blake: why collaboration is the new hit of pop music

Musical connectors are bringing together musicians and producers to blend methods and styles, and radically changing the way pop music is being made

Beyoncé Lemonade review: The personal and the powerful

The intensely private singer says more on her new album than she has in her entire career

Longitude announces first acts for this year’s festival

Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer and The National will headline Marlay Park event

Lanterns on the Lake: ‘The industry seems far removed from why we picked up our instruments ’

Newcastle band Lanterns on the Lake have found acclaim and a wide audience, but earning a living in the age of streaming services is a different matter entirely

Ten things we learned at Iceland Airwaves

Gender balance, a sophisticated vibe and great acts mark this festival out