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Belfast TradFest 2026 announces acclaimed line-up for week-long traditional music celebration

Belfast TradFest has unveiled an exceptional lineup of headline concerts for Summer 2026, bringing together some of the most influential, celebrated and exciting names in tradition...

Belfast gears up for its first All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil

Tourism Ireland and Belfast City Council have unveiled new headline acts as the city prepares to host the festival for the first time this August.

Belfast’s Most Iconic Music Venues You MUST Visit

Belfast is hosting Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann for the very first time this August, and if you are making the trip, you owe it to yourself to know the rooms. Not just where to find a...

Why Fleadh Cheoil Coming to Belfast for the First Time Is a Historic Moment

First, let’s get the pronunciation out of the way — it’s Flah Kyole. Say it a few times. Now you’re basically fluent. Fleadh Cheoil translates from Irish as “feast of music,” and a...

Emerging talent to take centre stage at Belfast street art festival

Emerging talent to take centre stage at Belfast street art festival

AVA Belfast reveals full 2026 festival programme including afterparties, talks, workshops and more

AVA Belfast returns to Titanic Slipways on 29–30 May 2026, as the city prepares for what promises to be its biggest music weekend of the year. Hailed as “Techno Christmas,” or “Bel...

Belfast’s Steelworks Festival adds FJAAK, STUM and Sophie Reid to its Debut Edition

Belfast’s newest addition to the summer calendar, Steelworks Festival, has revealed the second wave of artists set to join its debut edition this June. Set against the industrial b...

Two venues giving gig-goers chance to own part of Belfast music history

Two venues giving gig-goers chance to own part of Belfast music history

New Music Dublin 2026: what to see if you love Rosalía, Godspeed, Lankum, Burial, Cornelius...

Beyond The Pale arts programme announced

Black Country New Road, Ye Vagabonds, Perfume Genius, Lisa Hannigan's SIRENS and more for The National Concert Hall

Irish artists at The Great Escape 2026: who to see in Brighton

6 Irish festival debuts not to miss at Beyond The Pale 2026

Six acts making their Irish festival debuts at Beyond The Pale.

Open House Festival returns to Bangor with Lisa Hannigan, The Staves, Deirdre O’Kane and more

Lisa Hannigan, The Staves, Deirdre O’Kane, and The Tallest Man on Earth are just four of the acts performing at this year’s Open House Festival in Bangor, County Down. The Festival...

Music Venue Trust Annual Report 2025 reveals stark reality for Northern Ireland’s grassroots music venues

Northern Ireland has produced Snow Patrol, Two Door Cinema Club, The Undertones, Ash, Stiff Little Fingers, Gary Moore, Van Morrison and more from a population roughly the size of...

Annual report reveals stark climate for Northern Irelands grassroots music venues

Annual report reveals stark climate for Northern Irelands grassroots music venues

Dublin City Council Luke Kelly Festival returns to Smithfield Square

This free, family-friendly event celebrating the life and legacy of one of Dublin’s most iconic voices returns May 23-24.

20 Years of The Black Box: How a DIY Arts Space Became Belfast’s Cultural Backbone

The Black Box is celebrating 20 years on Hill Street, marking two decades as one of the city’s most important grassroots cultural venues. Opened in 2006 as an alternative arts spac...

The Reytons announce trailblazing world tour with Belfast show at The Telegraph Building

From number one albums to headlining major festivals, John Fury boxing bootcamps to band member substitutes with Gary Neville, indie juggernauts The Reytons have done it all. Again...

Belfast shops could open on Sunday mornings during Fleadh

A council committee recommended earlier opening should be allowed during the all-Ireland music and dance festival - Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann – in August.

December 10 announce Ulster Hall, Belfast show for July 20th 2026

Britain’s brand-new boyband December 10 today announce December 10: The Next Step– kicking off in Edinburgh on Friday 10 July and wrapping in Dublin on Tuesday 21 July. “We loved o...

Belfast’s Dufair Explores Irish Identity Through Jungle, Dub and Soundsystem Culture

A new Belfast club night is gearing up to launch next month, with Dufair claiming a space where Irish identity, soundsystem culture, and heavyweight bass music collide. Dufair is n...

Festival in Wexford castle to bring music, dance, and Normans to the South East

'A jazz festival in Derry? Are you off your head?'

'A jazz festival in Derry? Are you off your head?'