Ed Sheeran announces two Irish dates

It's been a long time coming for some, but Ed Sheeran has announced two dates in Ireland for the beginning of 2013, with tickets going on sale tomorrow (Fri 7th Sept) at 9am. The 21 year old singer/songwriter will first play the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on January 10th, before moving onto the O2 Arena in Dublin the day after. Check the full info and links after the jump, and watch Ed's iTunes Festival performance HERE.

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Special guest for Warehouse Project opening night

Although it hasn't been officially announced, it seems as though Example (& DJ Wire) is set to be the special act to join the Rinse FM opening night at Warehouse Project 2012, with the Fulham-born artist retweeting the question "Anyone guess who it is?" in regards to the 'absolutely huge special guest' earlier today. The line-up already included Skream, Diplo, P Money, Zinc, Joker & many more, but the addition of the Dance superstar will undoubtedly take the event to a whole new level. Get your tickets HERE, but be quick, as these are sure to sell out. Example's 2013 arena tour is on sale HERE.

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Skrillex announced for Warehouse Project 2012

Over the past few years Dubstep has gone from an underground English movement, to a genre of music that features regularly in charts all around the world. One man who has been at the forefront of the rise in fame of Dubstep is Skrillex, who has today been announced as the headline act for an exclusive UK date at The Warehouse Project on Thursday 6th December. He is not on tour and wasn't scheduled to be landing in the UK at all this winter, but has decided to come and put the new venue through its paces, literally. He's going to be picking the rest of the line-up, which will be announced soon - for now, tickets go on sale 9am Friday morning.

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Mikill Pane - Live @ Reading Festival

Footage of headline act Mikill Pane performing 3 songs with his live band on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading Festival. Get your tickets for Mikill Pane's Campane Tour HERE.

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A$AP Rocky - Goldie (Live on Jimmy Fallon)

Wasn't a huge fan of A$AP Rocky when he first came onto the scene, and I'm still not sold about his music on record, but I am warming to him, and this is a dope performance of 'Goldie' with The Roots on Jimmy Fallon. 'Long Live A$AP' in stores soon.

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Marky Hartley - Fossil (Feat. Mr Kid) (Acoustic Performance)

Marky Hartley wrote a song on guitar. He showed it Eddie Kid. They jammed it, and then decided to record it. Here is the result. Dope song, love the lyrics.

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Ed Sheeran - Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol Cover)

Ed Sheeran performing Snow Patrol's classic 'Chasing Cars' at an intimate gig for Free Radio, a band that he recently supported on their US tour. Lovely.

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Devlin - No Church In The Wild (Feat. Labrinth & Ed Sheeran) (KanYe & Jay-Z Cover)

Devlin, Labrinth & Ed Sheeran drop into the Maida Vale studios to perform a sick cover of KanYe & Jay-Z's 'No Church In The Wild', to celebrate their collaborative single 'Watchtower' being at #3 in the midweek chart. Get your copy HERE.

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Devlin & Wretch 32 - Off With Their Heads (Live Performance)

To celebrate 1Xtra's 10th Birthday last week, Devlin & Wretch 32 dropped into the Maida Vale studios to perform an exclusive track from Devlin's forthcoming sophmore album. 'Watchtower' is out now - get your copy HERE.

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Ed Sheeran - You Need Me (Feat. Rizzle Kicks, Random Impulse & Wretch 32) (Live @ V Festival)

After bringing Example out during his set, Ed Sheeran decided ended his performance at V Festival with a special 20 minute version of 'You Need Me', which saw guest appearances from Rizzle Kicks, Random Impulse & Wretch 32. This would have been amazing to witness - see the full set HERE.

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