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21-06-05 news EXCLUSIVE WITH PHOTOS
From REM to The Zutons...

Well there really was a fabulous wealth of international music acts around Dublin over the past few days playing festivals and venues around the city - here's a short roundup...

REM PLAY ARDGILLAN CASTLE

Ireland may be a tiny blot on the map of the world but we still manage to attract quality acts from all genres to our little country on a weekly basis - and they keep coming back for more!

MOBY PLAYS ARDGILLAN CASTLE

Maybe it's the vibe of the Irish crowd, maybe it's colour of our money or perhaps we're just a stop-off on the way to the UK and the rest of Europe?

MEATLOAF PLAYS ARDGILLAN CASTLE

But who are we to complain when you have the likes of REM and Ex-Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan all trying to pull rival crowds to their gigs - you really can get bang-for-your-buck these days in Dublin...

STATUS QUO PLAYS ARDGILLAN CASTLE

And remember this is all still a buildup to the three massive U2 concerts going down in Croke Park this weekend!

ABI HARDING FROM THE ZUTONS PLAYS ARDGILLAN

Last weekend there was a fantastic lineup at Ardgillan Castle with REM, Moby, Meatloaf, Status Quo and numerous other bands to quench your outdoor festival thirst...

BILLY CORGAN PLAYS THE AMBASSADOR

Also lighting up the Ardgillan stage were Liverpool's latest emerging band The Zutons - definitely ones to watch - plus their Saxophonist Abi Harding is the cutest girl on the planet which, is always a bonus.

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON PLAYS THE OLYMPIA

And if any of you keen music fans happened to catch former Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan at The Ambassador at the weekend then we take our hats off to you - the man is an enigma!

Oh and we nearly forgot to mention that Country & Western legend and Blade star Kris Kristofferson played the Olympia in the past number of days - now there's a man who's lived his life...

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