Music moments of the year

Let them entertain you? In 2017, some of the world’s top stars did exactly that. Here are the musical moments from 2017 that struck a chord with audiences in Ireland and abroad

Ariana Grande wipes away a tear as she performs during the One Love Manchester Benefit Concert held in aid of the victims of the Manchester Arena attack in May Pic: Getty

1. Liam Gallagher vs Noel Gallagher

Noel and Liam Gallagher: feuding with gusto

Who would have thought that Liam Gallagher would become a break-out Twitter star of 2017, with his mesmerising rants against his brother Noel? Sure, both Oasis siblings delivered new albums in 2017 (Noel offered Primal Scream-style psychedelia; Liam delivered Oasis-lite ditties) so both of them needed the oxygen of publicity. But the vitriol exchanged between the pair made for brilliant ...