THIS YEAR IN MUSIC
Bye Bye Bye, Oops I Did It Again, The Real Slim Shady
2000
What’s going On? (1971)
Marvin Gaye
Little did this act know they would go on to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show when they released their debut album in 2012
Kendrick Lamar
Pop - New York City - The Fame
Lady Gaga
This artist infamously ripped a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live
Sinéad O’Connor
Smells Like Teen Spirit, Enter Sandman, Losing My Religion
1991
Songs In The Key of Life (1976)
Stevie Wonder
This 90s act was famously sued by the person swimming on the cover of their debut album.
Nirvana
Country - Lexington, KY - Traveler
Chris Stapleton
Cigarettes and Alcohol will be plentiful when this 90s act plays two shows this summer in the famous Croke Park
Oasis
Shape Of You, Havana, Humble
2017
Dookie (1994)
Green Day
This star closed their live show in Syracuse, New York in 1985 with a 19-minute version of their biggest hit.
Prince
Rock/Alternative - Anaheim , CA - Tragic Kingdom
No Doubt
This act’s debut album ‘Boy’ kicked off a career that would lead to the most ever Irish No. 1 hits with 21
U2
Thriller, Jack and Diane, Rock the Casbah
1982
25 (2015)
Adele
This Canadian became the youngest artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year with her debut album in 1996
Alanis Morissette
Pop - Bridgeport, CT -Room for Squares
John Mayer
This artist gained fame as part of the X-Factor Winning Band - One Direction
Niall Horan
Go Your Own Way, Hotel California, Fly Like An Eagle
1976
The Black Parade (2006)
My Chemical Romance
This music star played every instrument on their 2020 album, their 33rd solo album of their career.
Paul McCartney
Hip Hop and R&B - Toronto, Canada - House of Balloons
The Weeknd
Across ‘The River’ Boyne stands Slane Castle, where this act performed to 100,000 people in 1985, the most attended concert in Irish history.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Sweet Caroline, Something, Pinball Wizard
1969
Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
Tears for Fears
Nods to Lord of The Rings characters, including Gollum, were prevalent in this 70’s acts fourth studio album
Led Zeppelin
Rock/ New Wave - Essex, England - Violator
Depeche Mode
This artist has scored top 10 albums in four consecutive decades. In 2016, he was knighted for services to the music industry and to tourism to Northern Ireland.
Van Morrison