HeyJaredTom Dunne
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Tom Dunne: From the Faces to the lycra-era, Rod Stewart has had some innings (opens the original)
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Tours labelled âThe Final Lapâ or âThis Might Be the Last Timeâ are nothing new in music. With most bands, and Elton John knows who we are talking about, they can become almost eternal. The long goodbye can last forever. With Rod Stewart, though, I suspect this will not be the case. Prior to news of his upcoming live retirement, there had been health issues with Rod, gigs pulled, talk of a stent. His wife described a ârecovery regimeâ and made the point that at his gigs he enters the
Tom Dunne: U2 at 50 is a reminder of what an incredible year 1976 was (opens the original)
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U2 at 50. Somehow I didnât see that coming. I knew this year was a year of anniversaries â punk, Sex Pistols etc., â but Iâve always placed U2 firmly in 1979. That was the year of their first release U2 3, the Dandelion Market and all that. Iâd forgotten they had their own John meets Paul moment. Putting U2âs formation into the events of 1976 makes that year read even more like the script of an unlikely Disney movie. You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign i
Tom Dunne: I've been saying it for years but you have to see the Fontaines (opens the original)
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Fontaines DC to play Slane! Holy Moly, how did that happen? From Mike the Pies in October 2017, supporting the Hot Sprockets in front of 25 people â 40 at a push â to 10 years later headlining two gigs at Slane Castle with a capacity of 80,000 people each. Thatâs some hurling. And yet itâs been long predicted. Great things have been expected of The Fontaines since they first set foot on stage. For anyone who has seen them telling others that, âYou have to see the Fontainesâ has been
Tom Dunne: From Dollywood to Dinglewood, we've lost a real treasure (opens the original)
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If on this auspicious day you only take away one thing from the sad death of Dolly Parton let it be this: She wrote Jolene and I Will Always Love You â two of the greatest songs of all time â in ONE day. Yes, letâs both sit down, will we? Itâs the one fact about her that I keep coming back to. It possibly even trumps â not a word we use much these days â The Beatles recording of Yesterday, Iâve Just Seen a Face and Iâm Down. They were all recorded in one day but not written in on
Tom Dunne: Electric Picnic was the iPhone of festivals (opens the original)
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The Electric Picnic behemoth rolls into Stradbally next weekend. Gorillaz, Fontaines DC, CMAT, Amble, the cream of 2026, ably supported by the various eclectic side shows, gourmet food offerings, comedy, podcasts and great conversations. I’m still hopeful they’ll book my new show — It Wasn’t Always Like This — but they are cutting it fine. The fact the Picnic has become almost the blueprint for festivals both here and worldwide says it all. Take a stunning location — Beeswax Farm, Curraghmore Es
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