We should be flattered that, like the ginger guitar-basher Ed Sheeran, so many people yearn to be ‘culturally’ Irish

The trio of Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs and Sarah Cracknell are wrapping up after 13 albums

The Dublin band are well aware of their gilded backgrounds. But, they say, as they prepare to release their glossy third album, ‘We’re, like, kind of dorks’

How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb features 10 tracks from the recording sessions that made some of the band wonder if they’d have anything to release

Former lead singer of The Verve said he was ‘ready to bring it’ to Manchester band’s concerts

David Hepworth, author of Hope I Get Old Before I Die, on why rock stars never retire

The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft and indie rock band Cast are expected to join the Manchester band on tour

Band’s management said they wanted to 'avoid a repeat of the issues' experienced by fans in August

After Britpop, creative industries became cliquey, closed off and harder to break, especially if your dad didn’t go to school with lads working at Sony or Universal

Plus: questions about The Supremes before they were supreme, Kate Bush covers Elton John, Wendy Erskine on Rod Stewart, and the only two-time British Mercury prize winner

The Gallagher brothers embraced the logic of capitalism so wholeheartedly that they have made its flaws luridly, even dangerously visible

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission says it was prompted to act after receiving more than 100 complaints

The ticket company’s dynamic pricing works on the principle that it can charge as much as we’re willing to pay. So choose which bands to see carefully

British band fronted by brother Liam and Noel have sold out two nights at Croke Park next year as part of the group’s reunion tour

Amid calls for Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ to be investigated, the company’s former MD says it is not a monopoly and will remain popular

Fans dismayed by ‘in-demand’ increases way above starting rate of €86.50

Promoter MCD used so-called dynamic pricing model which saw some standing tickets more than double

From presale panic to the horror of Ticketmaster’s queuing system, trying to buy tickets for Oasis has been a week-long rollercoaster

There has been no indication how many tickets be will left for the general sale which starts at 8am on Saturday

News of the band’s reunion has left their fans reflecting on past experiences at their gigs and chance encounters