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Arctic Monkeys were in Ireland for their long-awaited show that was postponed 4 months ago due to frontman Alex Turner suffering from acute laryngitis. They came back not only with one but three shows in 5 days to Dublin, as the final stop of the tour of their latest album “The Car”. We had the chance to see two of their three shows in Dublin, on the 15th and the 17th of October. These shows were not only special because they were the last stop of the tour, but it was also rumoured to be the last show EVER for the band. Rumours got pretty intense after the families and friends of the band members were in the audience to see the final show on the 19th. There is still no confirmation or announcement of any kind about it, but we might have witnessed the end of an era. As King Theoden once said, “If this is to be our end, then I would have them make such an end, as to be worthy of remembrance”, and yes, if this was the end, it was definitely worth remembering.  Performance We already ...

We had the chance to see Muse reunite with Dublin after 7 years at their live show at 3Arena on September 27. Actually, the word “seeing” would not do the show justice, considering how epic and electrifying the whole show was. We felt Muse through the heat on our faces when the whole stage was spitting fire. We felt Muse when we could not keep our eyes open because of the amount of confetti and snowflakes raining down from the ceiling. We felt Muse when there was a huge creature on stage that looked like it was guarding the gates of Helheim with its horns and glowing red eyes, telling us we were psycho killers. We felt Muse, singing along to Matt’s guitar riffs. We felt hope, strength, happiness, and joy, but we also felt madness, despair, worry, and anger. So it would be better to say that we got to be a part of an experience, which very few bands could offer so consistently over a very long period.      Since Muse is likely one of Alex's favourite bands of all time, and...