Lucy Rose is a frequent visitor to our shores, having grown up in Warwickshire, and now living in London. She thrilled Belfast during the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival late last Spring, she captured the hearts of a packed Empire Music … Continue reading Interview: Lucy Rose
American band Augustana — famous for their song “Boston” — and Wexford-based Wolff, paid a visit to the Limelight last Monday night for a quality gig of rock and Americana music. Our photographer Paul Woods was there to bring you … Continue reading PHOTOS: Augustana with Wolff – Limelight 2, Belfast
The Out To Lunch festival is one of the highlights of a typically bleak January in Belfast, and today’s lunchtime session is no exception. The musicians may be relatively new to the music scene in (Northern) Ireland in their present … Continue reading REVIEW: Saint Sister, Prima String Quartet, Jealous Of The Birds at Out To Lunch
“I ain’t one for subtlety”, says Lindi Ortega, standing on the stage in red cowboy boots as red as her Ruby Woo lipstick. She seems to be speaking for her music as well as her character: both are bold and … Continue reading REVIEW: Lindi Ortega – Empire Music Hall, Belfast
“Songwriting is hard. But it’s the best thing I can do in my life,” Lucy Rose Parton admits in a moment of candour from the stage of the Empire Music Hall on Thursday. It must be difficult, to pour out … Continue reading REVIEW: Lucy Rose – Empire Music Hall, Belfast
I got the distinct pleasure of sitting in Belfast’s Empire Music Hall and listening not only to great traditional Irish music, but also to a legend and fantastic Irish musician in the name of Sharon Shannon. A very talented musician … Continue reading REVIEW: Sharon Shannon – Empire Music Hall, Belfast
The multi-award-winning stage adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, began the Belfast leg of its tour on Tuesday 14th October in the Grand Opera House. The play, whose run is part of … Continue reading THEATRE REVIEW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time – Grand Opera House, Belfast
Kathryn Williams is a prolific songwriter, but much of it has been out of the public eye. She hit the singer-songwriter big-time with a Mercury Prize nomination in 2000 for her sophomore album, but it seems she has been a … Continue reading PHOTOS: Kathryn Williams and Michele Stodart – The Black Box, Belfast
It’s the announcement you were hoping for. After releasing dates for a mediocre few shows last week, SLIPKNOT have now published one more very important date: Belfast’s SSE Arena on Monday 15th February 2016. The multi-platinum, Grammy-Award-winning, masked beast that … Continue reading NEW SHOW: Slipknot hit the SSE Arena in February!
For almost a decade Welsh rockers Bullet for My Valentine have held prime position throughout the metal world having established themselves as one the biggest bands on the planet. Selling an astonishing 10 million albums over the course of their … Continue reading REVIEW: Bullet For My Valentine – Ulster Hall, Belfast
The Real Music Club are the premier roots and acoustic music organisation in Northern Ireland, and on Friday 25th September they were joined by Country legend Tom Russell. Having worked with many great names including Johnny Cash, k.d. Lang, Nancy … Continue reading PHOTOS: Tom Russell – The Errigle Inn, for The Real Music Club
Pop punk veterans and newcomers alike assembled in Limelight on 25th September for a very exciting, hefty slice of nostalgia in the form of Wheatus – returning to Belfast for the first time since early 2000s for a 15th anniversary … Continue reading REVIEW: Wheatus – The Limelight, Belfast
With their remarkable career and capacity to create musical masterpieces W.A.S.P have always been one of the most instrumental and significant metal bands out there since the beginning of their career. Despite it being over six years since W.A.S.P. unleashed … Continue reading REVIEW: W.A.S.P. – The Limelight, Belfast
Toronto trio Danko Jones left their mark on the Limelight on Saturday (19th September). The illustrious band, whose career spans more than two decades and encompasses a dozen albums, were ably supported by rock vixens, The Amorettes. Our photographer Conor … Continue reading PHOTOS: Danko Jones with The Amorettes – Limelight, Belfast
Albany locals State Champs take over Bar Sub to make their Belfast debut during the first stop off on their current UK Tour. Expecting it to take a while for the night to get going (7.30pm on a Tuesday evening … Continue reading REVIEW: State Champs with Knuckle Puck, Roam – Bar Sub, Belfast
There’s a lot more to Sam Amidon than meets the eye. Standing in the crowd before his performance at the Black Box last night, he probably would have passed unnoticed by many. Wearing comfortable clothes, with no sign of artificial … Continue reading REVIEW: Sam Amidon – The Black Box, Belfast
In this reviewer’s opinion this line up could be classed as a double header. For those people who turned up just to see Florence and the Machine unfortunately they missed out on one of the best up and coming artists in the UK at the minute, The Staves. The Staves are English sister trio Emily, Jessica and Camilla Staveley–Taylor and they delivered a performance that was full of perfect harmonies, heartfelt lyrics and great songs of both pain and hope from their two studio albums “Dead & Born & Grown” and “If I Was”. In truth the band are better … Continue reading REVIEW: Florence and the Machine with The Staves – SSE Arena, Belfast
The Empire Music Hall in Belfast is a quaint little venue that brings together shows that entertain a crowd from comedy to music and showcases local talent to exceptional tribute acts. For two sold-out shows (9th/10th September) we had a … Continue reading REVIEW: Mick Foley – Empire Music Hall, Belfast
The shortlist for 2015’s NI Music Prize has just been announced, and winners will be awarded their prize at a gala evening held at the Mandela Hall on the 14th November. The Northern Ireland Music Prize celebrates the best of … Continue reading NEWS: NI Music Prize shortlist announced
Paddy Nash and his band the Happy Enchiladas and Malojian double-headed a night of music at the Empire Music Hall in Belfast on 11 September. Our photographer Gerry McNally was there to capture the evening, for GiggingNI.com. Full set of … Continue reading PHOTOS: Paddy Nash and Malojian – Empire Music Hall, Belfast
Today Muse announced their live return with a date at The SSE Arena, Belfast on April 6th 2016, following on from a show at the 3Arena, Dublin, the night before. “The Drones World Tour” will see the band perform for … Continue reading Muse announce ‘Drones’ world tour, inc. Belfast, Dublin
New York singer-songwriter Jesse Malin kicked off his latest tour on September 8th in Voodoo, Belfast. The Outsiders tour comes ahead of the artist’s upcoming album of the same name scheduled for release on October 9th. This follows his last … Continue reading REVIEW: Jesse Malin – Voodoo, Belfast
Parquet Courts, who at first glance radiate a sense of disdain for all of the folly that comes with the hype surrounding modern rock, came to Belfast for one night only delivering what can only be described as an air-tight … Continue reading REVIEW: Parquet Courts – Limelight 2, Belfast
When Frank Iero announced earlier in the summer that he would be playing some Irish dates in August and September, I knew I had to go. I’ve been a fan since the My Chemical Romance days when I was a … Continue reading REVIEW: FrnkIero andthe Cellabration – Bar Sub, Belfast
