Mudlark Ballads, the new album from Irish folk singer Macdara Yeates, arrives on streaming platforms, CD and vinyl on September 4th 2026.

Michael McGovern is a Glasgow-born singer-songwriter whose poetic lyrics and fingerpicked nylon-string guitar craft a deeply emotional folk sound.

Album launch for Bróna McVittie's fourth solo album, Supernatural, inspired by her folklore anthology: A Way with the Fairies

Come along for a cosy night of acoustic renditions of your fave alternative tunes. From modern bands like Bad Omens and Sleep Token through to those nostalgic pangs of Linkin Park, System of a Down and Avril Lavigne.

Catch Running Out the Clock dropping their fresh new single "Without U" LIVE and loud for a night you won't forget! Support local bands

Volume Control's annual Halloween party is back this mid term break! Featuring the Emo Queen Susi Pagel as headliner, with support from AOA and Synapse. Come in your best fancy dress!

To celebrate the launch of Alter Your Native Land, we have invited some of the artists featured in the exhibition to perform. The Outcasts plus special guests Tramp, Éabha and surprise guests TBA

DJ sets from Terri Hooley and Stuart Bailie.

Enjoy an exclusive 30 minute performance by a talented local musician, to round out this popular music-filled journey across the city.

A safe and welcoming place for young people to showcase their musical talent.

Join us for a celebration of disruption through art and music with Rarewitch aka Patrick Maguire. Rarewitch is a visual artist, animator and musician based in Belfast known for his prolific and subversive online animated shorts and outsider folk music.

Join us on Tuesday 10th November as we celebrate the new wave of homegrown talent at our annual Scratch My Progress Showcase. This special night marks the culmination of our 9-month talent development programme supported by PRS Foundation and IMRO, where emerging artists have spent time honing their craft with dedicated mentors, weekly sessions, industry advice, studio time, photoshoots, and creative guidance.

The NI Music Prize returns to the Ulster Hall on the 11 November 2026 for one of the biggest nights in Northern Ireland’s music calendar.

Conor Mallon from Keady, Co. Armagh started his musical career with the Armagh Pipers Club where he attended Uilleann Pipe lessons.

Dara Dubh is an Irish indie–folk–rock artist whose songs sit somewhere between heartfelt confession and a good kick up the road.

Volume Control's annual battle of the bands competition. Live Final with 5 of the freshest new musical acts to hit in the scene in Belfast and beyond. They will battle it out in front of an audience of their peers and industry judges in order to win some brilliant prizes and opportunities for their future. Details to be announced soon.

Atóg is a live collaborative performance that explores the traditional Irish session; not simply how it sounds, but what it feels like to be part of one.

Tia Bow launches her debut album Blackberry Path, a multidisciplinary live work combining songwriting, spoken word and video design, with a sound described by Hot Press as “bridging folk, rock and electronica.”

Smorgasbord is extremely pleased to unite NOLA’s finest export EYEHATEGOD and Singaporean grindcore purveyors Worm Rot together as an exclusive package for Ireland this November.

We're planning a heist, and you're invited. Robyn Maddox + The Bismo Band are joined by friends Cloakroom Q. and Joel Harkin to celebrate the release of the new EP, HEIST.

Chloe Slater’s debut album ‘Riot Youth’ seems to unfold in the fleeting, chaotic moments before doomsday – a coming of age record fit for the modern world. It arrives right on time in an era when hopelessness and nihilism run rife, painting the truest portrait of what it is to be young, British, and brave enough to be hopeful today.

Dust off your blue jeans and get ready to run! After years of packing out theatres and venues across Ireland with their high-energy, authentic tributes to The Boss, Glory Days return to County Cavan for the first time since 2023.

Birsen Tezer is one of Turkey’s most distinctive and respected contemporary vocalists, known for her deeply expressive voice and unique blend of jazz, folk, alternative and traditional Turkish influences.

Ria Rua's debut headline in Belfast.

The Songs of Noel Gallagher is a live celebration of one of the most influential songwriters, featuring songs from across his Oasis and solo catalogue. Performed by Michael Kerr alongside some of Belfast’s finest musicians including John McCullagh, Com McClean and Matt Weir.

Playback are back with a new album tribute! This year they're celebrating the 50th anniversary of David Bowie's seminal masterpiece Station to Station.

The Talking Heads concert movie classic performed in full by a live band, dances, projections, props and all.

Heeding Woody Guthrie's maxim, Alabama 3 have never feared the reduction of their technology.

Consequently, Alabama 3 acoustic is brave enough to go out on the road armed only with a battered acoustic guitar and harmonica, preaching Guthrie's word that 'this machine kills fascists.'

Blending gritty alt-grunge with sharp, melodic hooks, Bleech 9:3 deliver a sound that’s equal parts raw energy and atmospheric intensity.

Celebrate 40 years of Tom Waits' Frank's Wild Years at Oh Yeah. Kyron Bourke, Duke Special, Clara Tracey & Mike Mormecha perform the classic and more.

Celebrate 40 years of Tom Waits' Frank's Wild Years at Oh Yeah. Kyron Bourke, Duke Special, Clara Tracey & Mike Mormecha perform the classic and more.

Near Death Collective proudly presents CONTENTION (US)!

Contention hit the UK and Ireland for their NUCLEAR WINTER Tour and we can't wait to have them!

American rock band from New York City known for their socially conscious lyrics, anti-establishment themes, and explosive live performances.

Don't miss the UK leg of The Whiskey Brothers' first-ever World Tour, Dust Road Tour at Belfast's iconic live music venue, the Oh Yeah Centre. Known for their raw, high-energy folk-rock with just two acoustic guitars, a kick drum, and massive vocal harmonies, this Derbyshire duo consistently go viral on TikTok and Instagram, captivating a global fanbase. Don't miss their electrifying live show, mixing covers like Come Together with unique original music, at this iconic venue.

For the very first time, Marquee Square Heroes are heading to Belfast, bringing the music, emotion and theatrical magic of classic Marillion to the Oh Yeah Music Centre on Friday 2nd April 2027.

Goldie Lookin Chain

Rushified brings a brand-new show around Ireland in 2027, blending classic cuts with deep fan favourites. As Alex, Geddy, Anika, and Loren blast out the full force of the Rush catalogue on the 50-Something tour, arriving in Europe soon, Rushified will also take a broader approach to the Rush repertoire this year.

Gustaffson are back with a UK tour in 2026.

The five piece Manchester outfit are on a journey to redefine what it takes to make ‘real music’ as a band in 2026. They encourage their fans to pick up the lyric book, unite as a collective and disconnect from the numbing comfort of the algorithm.

Scottish-born country artist Chris Andreucci is coming home to the UK and Ireland — but he’s bringing a little bit of Nashville with him.

Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, Chris is bringing his Nashville band, The Longneck Losers, across the pond for a high-energy night of authentic country music, honky-tonk spirit, and the unmistakable sound of Music City.

Gordon Chapman-Fox works under the name Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan (WRNTDP) and produces wonderful propulsive, cinematic electronica which has a musical, conceptual and aesthetic setting in the mid 1970s to early 1980s and has made a great impact since his debut in 2020.

Britallica is the world's first metal tribute to Britney Spears, a high energy mashup of pop princess anthems and headbanging metal attitude.

The Devout return to Belfast for a show on their Greatest Hits and Fan Favourites Tour 2027!