TV: Feast of music and festivals on our screens 

The Cork Marquee is in full swing, and festival fever is in the air as music fans prepare for a summer of song and dance.

There is a feast of music-related shows on TV in the coming week, including highlights from the Isle of Wight Festival 2026 on Sky Arts on Sunday at 7pm.

This year’s party concludes with The Cure headlining the final night. Also appearing on the Main Stage are The Kooks, The Last Dinner Party, David Gray, Level 42, and Suzanne Vega, while over on the Big Top, there’s Shed Seven, Rose Gray and The Twilight Sad.

Or if you prefer to wallow in musical nostalgia, there is Midge Ure Remembers: The Prince’s Trust Rock Gala 1986 on BBC2 on Saturday at 8.30pm.

Forty years on from the landmark event at Wembley Arena, see the star-studded house band made up of Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Mark King, Howard Jones, Ray Cooper and Elton John, with guest performances from Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, George Michael and Bryan Adams.

Later on BBC2 on Saturday, at 10.10pm, Tina Turner: Wildest Dreams Live In Amsterdam features concert footage and exclusive backstage interviews from the gravel-voiced Motown singer’s legendary three-night stint at Amsterdam Arena in September, 1996, in front of 150,000 people,

The final episode of the latest series of Later… With Jools Holland on BBC2 on Sunday at 10pm welcomes five-time Grammy winner Shania Twain for the first time.

She teases her forthcoming album Little Miss Twain and performs a unique version of You’re Still The One. Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks dips into her third album Ambiguous Desire, experimental Quebecois rock duo Angine de Poitrine perform two tracks, and Geordie jazz trailblazers Knats dive into their debut LP A Great Day In Newcastle. Also, Oscar winner Sam Smith gives a UK TV exclusive performance.

Finally, there is Madonna & Graham on BBC1 next Friday at 10.40pm. A week before Madonna unveils her eagerly awaited 15th studio album, Confessions II, the long-reigning Queen of Pop sits down with Cork man Graham Norton to discuss her lengthy career.