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Electric Picnic 2026 has sold out
  • Music
  • 03 Sep 25

Electric Picnic 2026 has sold out

The Cranberries' Noel and Mike Hogan discuss EP reunion performance in <i>Hot Press</i> interview
  • Music
  • 02 Sep 25

The Cranberries' Noel and Mike Hogan discuss EP reunion performance in Hot Press interview

40 years ago today: Gary Moore released <i>Run For Cover</i>
  • Music
  • 02 Sep 25

40 years ago today: Gary Moore released Run For Cover

CMAT covers Tate McRae's 'Sports Car' in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
  • Music
  • 01 Sep 25

CMAT covers Tate McRae's 'Sports Car' in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge

Kingfishr announce additional Irish dates including St Anne's Park show after debuting at No.1 on Irish Albums Chart
  • Music
  • 01 Sep 25

Kingfishr announce additional Irish dates including St Anne's Park show after debuting at No.1 on Irish Albums Chart

60 years ago today: Bob Dylan released <i>Highway 61 Revisited</i>
  • Music
  • 30 Aug 25

60 years ago today: Bob Dylan released Highway 61 Revisited

New Irish Songs To Hear This Week
  • Music
  • 29 Aug 25

New Irish Songs To Hear This Week

Electric Picnic 2025: Hot Press Chat Room Line-up Announced
  • Music
  • 29 Aug 25

Electric Picnic 2025: Hot Press Chat Room Line-up Announced

WIN: Tickets to OneRepublic at the 3Arena
  • Competitions
  • 29 Aug 25

WIN: Tickets to OneRepublic at the 3Arena

Hozier: "I always felt this kind of lasting guilt of being a college dropout – that there was all this literature I had never really dived into"
  • Music
  • 29 Aug 25

Hozier: "I always felt this kind of lasting guilt of being a college dropout – that there was all this literature I had never really dived into"

The Little Coffee Hut at Electric Picnic: Glorious coffee, hot food, delicious açaí bowls and more
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 28 Aug 25

The Little Coffee Hut at Electric Picnic: Glorious coffee, hot food, delicious açaí bowls and more

Esmeralda Road look ahead to Electric Picnic: "Being in a band at our level, you have a real chance to win people over"
  • Music
  • 27 Aug 25

Esmeralda Road look ahead to Electric Picnic: "Being in a band at our level, you have a real chance to win people over"

Lala Poutine at Electric Picnic: Hand-cut chips in rich gravy, topped off with delicious cheese curds
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 27 Aug 25

Lala Poutine at Electric Picnic: Hand-cut chips in rich gravy, topped off with delicious cheese curds

Bob Geldof presented with Austrian Gold Medal of Merit by President Alexander Van der Bellen
  • Music
  • 26 Aug 25

Bob Geldof presented with Austrian Gold Medal of Merit by President Alexander Van der Bellen

KNEECAP to release new single 'Sayõnara' with Orbital's Paul Hartnoll on 12" vinyl
  • Music
  • 26 Aug 25

KNEECAP to release new single 'Sayõnara' with Orbital's Paul Hartnoll on 12" vinyl

David Keenan: "This year it’s going to be my freest and wildest Electric Picnic performance"
  • Music
  • 26 Aug 25

David Keenan: "This year it’s going to be my freest and wildest Electric Picnic performance"

Special benefit performance of <i>The Weir</i> announced in honour of Seán Rocks and St. Francis Hospice
  • Culture
  • 25 Aug 25

Special benefit performance of The Weir announced in honour of Seán Rocks and St. Francis Hospice

Aaron Rowe on Electric Picnic: "I worked down there as a steward a few years ago and I’m just buzzing to get down there now as an artist"
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 25

Aaron Rowe on Electric Picnic: "I worked down there as a steward a few years ago and I’m just buzzing to get down there now as an artist"

KhakiKid on Electric Picnic: "Coming back to it, playing a significantly larger stage, it means a lot to me"
  • Music
  • 23 Aug 25

KhakiKid on Electric Picnic: "Coming back to it, playing a significantly larger stage, it means a lot to me"

WIN: Two Tickets to Electric Picnic with The Electoral Commission
  • Competitions
  • 22 Aug 25

WIN: Two Tickets to Electric Picnic with The Electoral Commission

Smashing Pumpkins episode of <I>Hot Press Classics</I> out now
  • Music
  • 22 Aug 25

Smashing Pumpkins episode of Hot Press Classics out now

Minding Creative Minds to hold August meet and greet
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 22 Aug 25

Minding Creative Minds to hold August meet and greet

CMAT announces biggest Irish headline shows to date for Dublin and Cork
  • Music
  • 22 Aug 25

CMAT announces biggest Irish headline shows to date for Dublin and Cork

Olivia Dean announces Fairview Park show as part of major headline tour
  • Music
  • 22 Aug 25

Olivia Dean announces Fairview Park show as part of major headline tour

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