Protomartyr announce 2022 UK and Ireland tour and share ‘Ultimate Success Today’ visual album

Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s Merry Christmas claims this year’s Christmas Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

Boris Johnson has announced that no further Covid restrictions will be put in place in England before Christmas.

Shane MacGowan has announced his first-ever art book, The Eternal Buzz And The Crock Of Gold.Set for release in April, the former Pogues frontman’s upcoming art folio book will be limited to 1000 copies.

Countries all over the world are reacting to the rising Covid-19 numbers as the Omicron variant swiftly becomes the dominant strain.

Ireland will impose an 8pm closing time for restaurants and pubs, amid growing concern about the new Omicron variant.

Soon-to-be mum-of-three Vogue Williams is already thinking about her family's future as she and husband Spencer Matthews after the couple bought their Jersey house. The presenter, who has been struggling with nausea with her third pregnancy, has revealed she wants to see her and 33 year old Spencer's children going to school in Ireland, as Vogue admitted she "worries" about the schooling system in the UK.

Adele’s 30 isn’t going anywhere yet: the star’s fourth album secures a third consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart.

EXCLUSIVE: Liam Neeson is returning to his roots by narrating a big screen documentary, Ireland, that will play in IMAX and other giant screen theaters from February 11.

Elvis Costello And The Imposters have shared details of a UK tour for next year.‘The Boy Named If’ tour, which is in support of the band’s recently announced album of the same name, kicks off at the Brighton Dome on June 5, 2022 before wrapping up at London’s Hammersmith Eventim Apollo on June 23.The Imposters are comprised of Steve Nieve (keyboards), Pete Thomas (drums), Davey Faragher (bass/backing vocals).

Pete Tong has announced the return of his Ibiza Classics Heritage Orchestra show, which will take him to arenas across the UK in 2022.The show first debuted at The O2 in December 2016 and has returned to huge crowds every year since – with the Heritage Orchestra putting a classical spin on a selection of rave classics.Next November and December, Tong will be joined by the full orchestra, conductor Jules Buckley, and host of guests for reworkings of house hits like ‘Love Can’t Turn Around’ and

Happy Mondays have announced their first tour in three years – see dates for October and November 2022 shows below.The Manchester band will start the tour at Cambridge’s Corn Exchange on October 7 and conclude it at Glasgow’s Barrowlands on November 27.Frontman Shaun Ryder will be joined by vocalist Rowetta, Paul Ryder (bass), Mark Day (guitar), Gary Whelan (drums), Dan Broad (guitar/keys) and the band’s celebrated percussionist and dancer Mark “Bez” Berry for the shows.Tickets go on general

Kojey Radical has announced that he’ll be heading out on the road for a pair of UK shows next year.The rapper – real name Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah – will perform at Manchester’s Albert Hall on April 6, followed by a gig on April 7 at London’s O2 Academy Brixton.The shows will be in support of his upcoming new album ‘Reasons To Smile’, which is set to be released on March 4 next year via Asylum/Atlantic.

LONDON -- An 11-person collective from Belfast that aims to transcend Northern Ireland’s political and religious divides won the U.K.’s prestigious Turner Prize for art on Wednesday.The Array Collective took the 25,000 pound ($33,000) prize for “The Druithaib’s Ball,” a recreation of a traditional Irish shebeen, or speakeasy, that is full of references to 100 years of Northern Ireland history.

After many years of waiting, a long hoped for “Game of Thrones” update has arrived for fans. No, it’s not “The Winds of Winter” — it’s the first official studio tour’s opening date.Warner Bros.

Nilüfer Yanya has announced UK and European shows for 2022 – check out the full schedule below.The singer will hit the road in support of her upcoming second album ‘Painless’, which is set to arrive on March 4 via ATO.Tickets to Yanya’s headline gigs in the UK/Ireland, Europe, the US and Canada go on sale here this Friday (December 3).

Leon Bridges has announced a UK and European tour for 2022 – you can find all the details below.The Texas singer-songwriter/producer will hit the road next summer in support of his third studio album, ‘Gold-Diggers Sound’, which came out back in July.As announced last week, Bridges is set to perform at Best Kept Secret 2022 alongside the likes of The Strokes, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Alt-J.

Stephen Fretwell has announced dates for a UK and Ireland tour in 2022 – see all the details below.The tour will kick off in Belfast on February 24, stopping off in Cardiff (March 3), Liverpool (March 5) and Newcastle (March 7) along the way. The final date will be at London’s Grand Junction on March 11.The singer-songwriter finished up a sold-out UK tour in Glasgow earlier this month, which was in support of his comeback album ‘Busy Guy‘.