not a member? click here to sign up

  • News
  • Music
  • Features
  • Politics
  • Movies
  • Comedy
  • Lifestyle and Sex
  • Audio and Video
  • Photos
  • Blogs
  • What's On
  • Shop
  • Messageboard
  • Industry Listings
  • Archive
  • Latest News
  • Most Viewed Today
  • Last 24 Hours

Up the Walls

Tanya Sweeney catches The Walls' Main Stage jaunt

Tanya Sweeney

Hangover sorted? Good. Amazingly, people are still trying their luck (and their stomachs) on the fairground rides, yet the wise are watching the Walls on the main stage. The Walls have garnered an impressive crowd, and their wearing of ironic country shirts and their penchant for pulsating, upbeat indie rock makes for mandatory festival protocol. Just as the festival is in full swing, the brothers Wall morph into the Stunning, and those members of the crowd old enough to remember the Walls' previous incarnation look as though their birthdays have come at once.

Tanya Sweeney

Artist Related Content

Latest Related Articles For This Artist

The Walls Live


REVIEW: 2012-04-17

Free 'Vox Swap' gig in Cork next month

The Frank & Walters, Fred and The Walls will perform at the event.


News: 2012-04-13

Murphy's Little Big Weekend confirmed

The Human League, The Walls, The Frank & Walters and Fred will perform at the Cork event.


News: 2012-04-03

Stop The Lights

Third effort from former Stunning men most ambitious to date.


REVIEW: 2012-03-20

LISTEN: The Walls stream new album

Stop The Lights is the third album from the brothers.


News: 2012-03-09

Latest Related Videos For This Artist

New album from The Walls on the way

The band are hoping to raise money for its completion through FUND:IT.


2012-02-06

The Walls play the Grand Social tonight!

The brothers play at 8.30pm with special guests Bipolar Empire who will play an acoustic set.


2011-06-30

The Walls release new video

Official footage of the Jägermeister Freezer Sessions performers' show at half time of the International Rules championship game at Croke Park


2010-11-23


The Walls return to Dublin

The band will showcase their new and completely revamped live show at The Sugar Club


2010-10-26

The Walls embark on new tour with their virtual band

Whether it was with the Stunning or in their current guise, brothers Joe and Steve Wall have penned an impressive list of Irish radio anthems


2010-06-03

Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre launches '08 programme

The 2008 programme of events for Co Dublin's Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre sees acts like The Walls and John Spillane play in the coming months.


2008-01-15


Murphy's Live finalists announced

After three Murphy's Live Heats, the two bands are prepared to duke it out.


2006-03-08

The Walls live at the Village, Dublin

It took a while to get going, but when The Walls reached fifth gear; tonight truly sparkled.


2005-11-02

Black And Blue

The Galway rockers and sometimes Shooting Gallery letter correspondants offer a Latina love-interest and the surprisingly upbeat cast-off lover. Those who enjoyed their recent gold-selling album will agree this is vintage Walls doing what they do best.


2005-10-04


Top bands to perform at Dublin rally tomorrow

The Walls, Kila, Hothouse Flowers, Alphastates, The Amazing Pilots and The Devlins will be performing for the Make Poverty History protestors


2005-06-29

Walls Of Sound

Having survived a couple of years of bad luck, The Walls are back and are feeling – and sounding! – better than ever.


2005-06-17

At Home With...Steve Wall

After a gap of half a lifetime, Steve Wall is back living in the house he grew up in and learning to love DIY. He also recalls his days as a greyhound. Photography by Cathal Dawson


2005-05-25


New Dawn Breaking

Five years after their Hi-Lo debut, the former Stunning Brothers return to the fray with their strongest calling card to date. Recorded largely in the famed Black Box studios in France with the ubiquitous Dave Odlum at the helm, New Dawn Breaking is an immediately impressive record on almost every level (and very nicely packaged it is too in gatefold digipak!)


2005-05-23

Passing Through

Newly appointed to IMRO, Steve Wall is never too busy to hang out in the Loire Valley with the boys and turn out more of that early-‘90s rock that we’re all so fond of. The first track from the new album, due late next month, is a 2005 ‘Bright And Shining Sun’: no frills, earnest, friendly stuff that the fans will love. Some of us still remember when they were playing off the back of a truck in Ballinrobe.


2005-04-28

Drowning Pool EP

The Drowning Pool EP features three little gems that make excellent use of new bassist Jon O’Connell.


2004-10-18


Summer festivals ahoy: Tramore, Letterkenny + Enniscorthy


2004-06-16

Love hurts

News from the domestic front, wih Roisin Dwyer


2004-04-13

The Jimmy Cake and The Walls go East

Hot Press joins The Walls and The Jimmy Cake on their diplomatic mission to welcome the new EU neighbours of the East [includes photo gallery and live audio tracks]


2004-04-08


The Walls: "Bring on Hard Working Class Heroes 2004!"

The Walls are the latest band to express their support for last weekend's HWCH show


2003-08-12

The Stunning to reform at Witnness

The Walls are to be joined onstage by original members for "a few Stunning songs"


2003-07-07

Holding up nicely

The Walls announce Olympia date, re-release a classic Stunning LP, and get no fewer than nine tunes onto two feature films


2003-03-10


Up the Walls

The Walls are about to embark on their most extensive Irish tour yet, including their biggest Dublin gig to date at the ambassador and may be about to finally break the bank


2002-11-04

"...The Sun" also rises

The Walls - purveyors of rather excellent new single 'To The Bright And Shining Sun' (that's from the AIB advert, that is) - added to the Chili Peppers' Lansdowne Road bill


2002-06-19

Hi-Lo

A collection of steadfast mid-paced songs, Hi-Lo is a major misnomer in that there are precious few highs.


2000-05-25

hotpress.com

  • News
  • Music
  • Features
  • Politics
  • Movies
  • Comedy
  • Lifestyle & Sex
  • Audio & Video
  • Photo Galleries
  • What's On
  • Shop
  • Competitions
  • Hot Press Covers Collection
  • Messageboard
  • Industry Listings
  • Archive
  • Caught In The Net
  • Buy Hot Press Back Issues
  • Activate Hot Press Gift/Hot Box

Blogs on hotpress.com

  • Anne Sexton: Sexed Up
  • Gabby Sanderson: I'm With The Band
  • Peter Murphy: Blog Of Revelations
  • Roe McDermott: Screen Lover
  • Rob Smith: Footbal El Mundo
  • Drink Aware Festival News

Additional Sites on hotpress.com

  • The Music Show
  • The Jagermeister Freezer Sessions
  • Hot Press Books
  • Hot Press Rock Photo
  • The Philip Lynott Exhibition
  • Jamie Lawson: 'The Last Time'

Join Us

Contact Us

Hot Press,
13 Trinity Street,
Dublin 2.
Rep. Of Ireland
Tel: +353 (1) 241 1500

Email:info@hotpress.ie

Click here for more contact information.

Hot Press always welcomes feed back so if you've got something to tell us click here.

Advertise With Us

For more detail on how to advertise with Hot Press click here or call us on +353 (1) 241 1540

©Hot Press 2011. Why be a member? | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy