MusicOasis sell out Croke Park after fans wait hours to buy tickets costing over €400Promoter MCD used so-called dynamic pricing model which saw some standing tickets more than doubleBy Conor PopeSat Aug 31 2024 - 14:39
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Oasis sell out Croke Park after fans wait hours to buy tickets costing over €400Promoter MCD used so-called dynamic pricing model which saw some standing tickets more than doubleBy Conor Pope
My Oasis ticket hell: ‘I have finally reached the top of the queue but I have lost interest’From presale panic to the horror of Ticketmaster’s queuing system, trying to buy tickets for Oasis has been a week-long rollercoasterBy Conor Pope
Coldplay in Croke Park review: Croker loses its collective mind to choruses purpose-built for this kind of night outChris Martin runs like an Olympian during show that is a triumph of staging, dynamics and connectionBy Pat Carty
Oasis: Definitely Maybe 30th Anniversary Edition review – Cheap-shot melodies or the best album of all time? By Tony Clayton-Lea
Daughter of a Drum: Pink Breath – A complex, nuanced and personal debut album By Siobhán Kane
Blink-182 in Dublin review: Poster-boys of pop punk belt out the big hits and fart jokesThe sound is full and tight, the singalongs mask any vocal weaknesses and the track list is undeniably funBy Cian O'Connell
Mackenzie Davis: ‘I’m aware of social embarrassment. But most things that feel high stakes are actually low stakes’The Canadian actor stars in Speak No Evil, which plays excruciatingly on tensions in the interaction between ostensibly similar culturesBy Donald Clarke
Barry Keoghan to star alongside Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders filmDublin actor will take on an undisclosed role in Steven Knight’s Birmingham-based period drama
First Look: As Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie finally has the starring role she deserves By Donald Clarke
Close to You review: Elliot Page brings a fascinating biographical dimension to this intimate drama By Tara Brady
Paradise Is Burning: Bianca Delbravo is a revelation in Mika Gustafson’s fine debut drama By Donald Clarke
Voices of the dead speak again, telling unheard stories of the IRA ceasefire 30 years onNew writing and never-previously broadcast interviews bring alive the negotiations and nervousness before a critical moment in the Belfast peace processBy Freya McClements
Liars by Sarah Manguso: A deft portrait of a dysfunctional marriage of unequalsJane is a successful writer while her husband, John, is a failed artist turned embittered entrepreneur who upends their relationshipBy Sarah Gilmartin
Andrea Gilligan listens intently but is powerless to help parents dogged by back-to-school guiltRadio: On Newstalk, Andrea Gilligan moves easily from light to shade, imbuing her folksy style with compassion and honestyBy Mick Heaney
Millions of children use Roblox – but this digital playground has a dark sideThe world’s second most popular video game is social media by stealth. It should be regulated as such to help keep young users safeBy Conor Capplis
The Rings of Power season 2 review: The good news is the wonky Irish accents are goneTelevision: The Rings of Power is still hugely flawed attempt to turn Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings into Star Wars with stavesBy Ed Power
Mincéir review: A contemplative work of art rather than a nuts-and-bolts documentaryTelevision: The defining tone is sadness in this moving programme as Traveller songs, folklore and historic footage are blended with present-day testimonyBy Ed Power
The funny thing about Irish comedy: Why it doesn’t hurt to be rich if you want to be a stand-upA few big names can fill big venues, but most comedians scrape by. Now, at last, what they do is set to be recognised as worthy of Arts Council fundingBy Kevin Gildea
Gatman! review: Tadhg Hickey’s monologue is an exposition of inebriation as something joyousTheatre: Telling has the comedy of self-awareness but falters as it gathers its darknessBy Mary Leland
How artists are funded: Five places around the world and the ways they support creativitySome countries build theatres, others give young people money to spend on the arts. What works best?By Gemma Tipton
Coleen Nolan on grief: ‘I used to get angry at people passing me that were having a laugh’Singer and TV presenter on how her sister Bernie guided her even after death, and how to treat friends who have been bereavedBy Jen Hogan