Vampire Weekend in Dublin review: A head-spinning performance worthy of all the greats

The New York band return to Ireland after five years with a bang and clatter of afrobeats to open their European tour in the 3Arena

The Guide: the events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end

November 23rd-29th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us review – Utterly wild and terrific

Album is boiling with ideas from the combined creative efforts of Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson

Festival Fit: Navigating Longitude Festival

Compass, map, beernoculars – intrepid festival explorer Mark Graham found plenty of sights and sounds to discover at Longitude at Marlay Park

Zal Batmanglij goes anarchist with his eco-thriller The East

Film-maker Zal Batmangli and writer/actor Brit Marling lived 'off the grid' to make their eco-rebel thriller, The East. Batmangli, whose brother Rostam plays keyboards in Vampire Weekend, talks to Donald Clarke

Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City

Vampire Weekend are biting back

After their second album, Vampire Weekend stepped back and took stock. For their new album, the main goal was to keep things fresh and uncomplicated, and keep coming up with decent songs, frontman Ezra Koenig says