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Belfast Tradfest (Sunday July 23 – Sunday July 30) Is Set To Mark Its Fifth Edition Milestone With An Ambitious Programme Of Music

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The pinnacle of world-class traditional music concerts, energetic pub sessions, and Ireland’s fastest growing summer school of traditional music, will take place across Belfast UNESCO City of Music this July – and everyone is welcome. Funded by Belfast City Council, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Tourism NI and in partnership with Ulster University, Belfast […]

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Hozier Announces Unreal Unearth Tour December 2023

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Hozier has announced the details of his Unreal Unearth Tour for December 2023 which includes huge shows at Liverpool M&S Bank Arena on Sunday 10 December, London Wembley OVO Arena on Friday 15 December and The SSE Arena, Belfast on Sunday 17 December. Hozier will be joined by special guests The Last Dinner Party. After a four year

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Fortwilliam Musical Society Rock Crumlin Road Gaol

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Local musical group, Fortwilliam Musical Society, will be rocking Crumlin Road Gaol on Friday 10 June with their “Rock the Jailhouse” concert. online pharmacy lipitor no prescription with best prices today in the USA The award-winning company, who practice in North Belfast, will perform their rock and roll gig in the 5-star visitor attraction Crumlin

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Belfast City Blues Festival Back Again For 14th Year

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Fans are set for a magical music tour after details of the 14th annual Belfast City Blues Festival were unveiled earlier yesterday at Kelly’s Cellars.  online pharmacy buy neurontin no prescription online pharmacy The multi award winning festival is lined up for 23-25 June, with Guinness continuing their support as main sponsor.  Internationally acclaimed artists

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Finalists Announced For 2023 RTS NI Television Awards

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The Royal Television Society, Northern Ireland (RTS NI) is delighted to reveal the 37 nominees shortlisted for this year’s prestigious RTS NI Programme Awards, sponsored by Ka-Boom. The winners will be announced at the 8th RTS NI Awards Ceremony which takes place on Thursday 1 June at City Hall Belfast. Fiona Campbell, Chair of RTS NI

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Grand Opera House To Welcome The King And I Next Month

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Multi-Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical The King and I is returning by popular demand to Grand Opera House, Belfast as part of its new international tour.  Running from Tuesday June 20 to Saturday June 24 the production is considered one of the greatest musical shows from the golden age of musicals.  Starring the West End’s

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Lukas Nelson And POTR To Play Ulster Hall Next Month

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One of the most in-demand rock ‘n’ roll ensembles, Lukas Nelson and Promise Of The Real (POTR), are coming to the Ulster Hall on June 22.  The band, consisting of Lukas Nelson alongside bassist Corey McCormick, drummer Anthony LoGerfo, percussionist Tato Melgar, and multi-instrumentalist Logan Metz (POTR), are known for their unique sound which covers

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100 Events + 11 Days = The 23rd Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival!

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One of the most hotly anticipated programmes in Belfast’s cultural calendar will deliver over 100 events in just 11 days across the city’s historic Cathedral Quarter and beyond! The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival returns between April 27 –May 7 for its 23rd year with a packed programme of live music, comedy, literature, theatre, film, spoken word, visual

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Two Of Cuba’s Greatest Exports Of The Cuban Guitar Tradition Unite To Present ‘The Bridge’

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Eduardo Martin, the Grammy nominated and multiple life-time achievement award-winning Cuban guitarist and composer, joins forces with fellow award-winning, London based Cuban musician, Ahmed Dickinson – a guitarist described as a ‘true pioneer’ by Classic FM – to present ‘The Bridge’. Launching an expansive tour of the UK and Ireland, Martin and Dickinson perform the

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The Ultimate Guide To Pubs And Clubs In The Cathedral Quarter

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By Jack Graham and Joanna Massey Looking for the best pubs and clubs to go to in Belfast to get some good food, have some drinks or go on a great night out to the club? Belfast is a vibrant and diverse city with a rich cultural heritage and lively nightlife.  Whether you’re looking for

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Belfast Singer Songwriter Gareth Dunlop Confirmed As Support For Lucy Spraggan & Bonnie Raitt On UK & RoI Tours

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Northern Ireland singer-songwriter and producer Gareth Dunlop has announced seventeen UK and RoI dates spread across two support tours in May and June, plus an additional London headlining appearance in mid-May, as he continues to promote his 2022 album, Animal. The tours are as the special guest of two very different female artists, commencing with

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Dolphins Herald The New Season At Portico!

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Dolphins kindly answered the call to help Portico Arts and Heritage Centre promote its programme to a wider audience this week. A pair of wine bottle nose dolphins have spent several days making appearances in Strangford Lough. While the rollicking frolicking may seem like playful behaviour to the uninitiated, Professor Gluck of the Institute for

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Two Of Cuba’s Greatest Exports Of The Cuban Guitar Tradition Unite To Present ‘The Bridge’

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Eduardo Martin, the Grammy nominated and multiple life-time achievement award-winning Cuban guitarist and composer, joins forces with fellow award-winning, London based Cuban musician, Ahmed Dickinson – a guitarist described as a ‘true pioneer’ by Classic FM – to present ‘The Bridge’. Launching an expansive tour of the UK and Ireland, Martin and Dickinson perform the

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Jonas Brothers Are Back With Soaring New Single “Wings” Today Accompanied By Official Video Featuring Haley Lu Richardson Set To Make Highly Anticipated Return With New Record The Album Out May 12th

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NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 24TH, 2023 – Recently, GRAMMY® Award-nominated powerhouse trio Jonas Brothers return with their anxiously-awaited new single “Wings,” out now via Republic Records. “Wings” launches a new era for the band and is the first single from their sixth full-length record—and one of the most anticipated releases of the year—The Album,

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Belfast Band RHINOS To Headline New Show At Oh Yeah Centre

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Renowned performers Paul Currie and Brendan Scullion, AKA RHINOS, will take to the stage at the Oh Yeah Centre in Belfast next week for their first headline show in the city. Comedian Paul and drummer/percussionist Brendan (NI Soul Troop) who formed the band in 2013 have teamed up with local promoter Smashing Buttons to bring

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Nathan Connolly ‘the Strange Order Of Things’ Debut Solo Album Released On April 21st

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Nathan Connolly has been the guitarist with acclaimed Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol since 2002. Since then, they have gone on to sell 17 million albums, headline festivals, achieve five UK platinum albums, an Ivor Novello award and Grammy and Mercury Music Prize nominations. buy amoxil online amoxil online generic In 2013, Connolly founded

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Billie Marten Announces Brand New Album Drop Cherries – Out 7 April On Fiction Records

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Billie Marten has recently announced her fourth record Drop Cherries for release on 7 April via Fiction Records. Recorded entirely on tape in Somerset and Wales late last summer, Drop Cherries marks the very first time that Billie Marten has both written and co-produced (with Dom Monks) one of her records; following critically-lauded 2021 album

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The Most Popular Names That Are Used In Song Titles

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A new study has revealed that John is the most common male name in song titles, and Mary is the most common female name. Research by music industry experts Music Industry How To analyzed 2,262,292 unique track titles from 1 million Spotify playlists to discover which first names appeared the most frequently. They then found

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MCD Presents: Lewis Capaldi Plus Special Guests, McFly: Announced For Belfast Vital 2023

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Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast: Sunday 03rd September 2023 The UKs best loved band, McFly are pleased to announce that they will be joining Lewis Capaldi at Belfast Vital on Sunday September 3 as his special guests. With seven UK number-one singles, six top-ten albums, seven arena tours and ten million records sold worldwide, McFly

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Titanic Belfast Commissions Original Score To Create Unique Music Experience

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TITANIC Belfast has announced it has commissioned its first original music score which will run throughout the four new galleries within the refreshed Titanic Experience, creating what promises to be one of the world-leading visitor attraction’s most immersive and emotive visitor experiences to date. The score, which has been composed by Stijn Hosman from Amsterdam,

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Rathmullan’s Turning Into A Cinematic Wonderland For Rathmullan Film Fest 23

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The Rathmullan Film Festival is returning for 2023 on Thursday, 16th until Sunday, 19th February, and is celebrating its sixth year. After two years of online and hybrid formats, the festival is back to its collaborative roots, turning the village of Rathmullan into a cinematic wonderland. Since it launched in 2018, Rathmullan Film Festival has

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Bauer Media – NI’s ‘most loved’ Commercial Radio Stations

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Bauer Media Audio NI is officially NI’s ‘most loved’ commercial audio company and continues to dominate the local airwaves thanks to the strength and appeal of its three high profile stations. Bauer’s status has been confirmed by the latest quarterly RAJAR figures (RAJAR Q4 2022) which show that on a weekly basis 47% of the

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NI Schoolgirl Brings Bestselling Children’s Book To The Stage In Aid Of NSPCC

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Author hails Co Antrim teenager as ‘major new talent’ after 15-year-old adapts hard-hitting novel into modern-day musical A musical written by a 15-year-old Co Antrim schoolgirl will be staged later this month at the McNeill Theatre in Larne. Keira Aiken, a pupil at Belfast High School, wrote and composed Bully – A New Musical when she was

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Northern Ireland Opera Launches ‘The Salon Series’: Performances Staged In The Round In Spectacular Venues In Northern Ireland.

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‘The Salon Series’ is a set of six performances staged in the round in beautiful and historic NI venues and performed by artists from across the island of Ireland. The series will be performed six times throughout 2023 across different locations in Northern Ireland, comprising 36 performances in total. ‘The Salon Series’ features evenings of

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Four Sunday Afternoon Recitals at Portico in Portaferry

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Dearbhla and Finghin Collins take sibling rivalry to the next level when they share the spotlight in a special afternoon recital on Sunday 19 February at Portico in Portaferry. The programme includes the world premiere of Sean Doherty’s new work Sonatina for two pianos. The piece is a response to Joan Trimble’s work of the

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“One of the hardest working men in music”: Tributes Pour In For Top Promoter John Rogers

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Tributes for Northern Ireland’s leading music promoter and manager John Rogers have been pouring in throughout the week. Last week the well known industry stalwart passed away at the age of 74 following a hospital visit. The news has sent shockwaves around the music community who have described him as “one of the hardest working

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Arts Council Awards £85,000 To Fund Community Projects

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Seventeen arts projects have been awarded National Lottery funding totalling over £85,000 as part of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Small Grants funding programme. The money will be used to support arts initiatives in communities across Northern Ireland, including projects in Belfast, Derry-Londonderry, Bangor, Omagh, Enniskillen, Lisburn, and Cookstown. Supported through National Lottery funds,

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NI hymnwriters Keith & Kristyn Getty to begin their Sing! World Tour at Belfast’s SSE Arena

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World-renowned hymnwriters Keith and Kristyn Getty have announced they will kickstart their Sing! World Tour at Belfast’s SSE Arena before shows in Singapore and Sydney. The GRAMMY-nominated hymnwriters, who hail from Northern Ireland originally, will perform some of their best-known hymns including ‘In Christ Alone’ and ‘Christ Our Hope in Life and Death’ in their home city on Saturday

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Snoop Dogg To Kick Of 2023 UK & Ireland Tour At SSE Arena Belfast This March

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Celebrating over 25 years at the pinnacle of hip hop, it’s been a career that has seen the Doggfather cement his undisputed influence on music with chart-topping, multi-platinum records, while also solidifying his importance to wider culture as an actor, businessman and more across the board. West Coast rap legend will kick off his 2023

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Stranger Crows Hootenanny: Showcasing Local Talent At Oh Yeah Music Centre

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Four up and coming bands will take to the stage at the Oh Yeah Music Centre as part of a local showcase this Friday, December 2.  A collaboration of the online zine Stranger Dais and local talent promoters Old Crows Promotions, Stranger Crows Hootenanny will see music fans from across the city show their support

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Get your Christmas season off to a musical start with NI Opera’s lunchtime Christmas Concert

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Northern Ireland Opera will be holding their annual Christmas Concert in First Church Belfast on 30th November 2022 from 1.15 to 2pm.  This annual event provides an opportunity for company artists and members of NI Opera’s artist development programme to perform right in the heart of Belfast’s city centre. This year, tenor Aaron O’Hare, a

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Sam Ryder To Play Belfast’s Ulster Hall March 2023

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Sam Ryder set to play Belfast’s Ulster Hall on Friday 17th March. The Tik Tok sensation, best known for his 2022 Eurovision entry Spaceman, will play the venue after a year of colossal success on a global scale. Amidst the beginnings of the coronavirus pandemic, Ryder found an outlet that would change his life forever.

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Biffy Clyro To Play Belfast’s SSE Arena This November

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Biffy Clyro will play Belfast’s SSE Arena on 9th November as part of their huge UK and Ireland arena tour. Formed in 1995, Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro are returning to their roots as they tour the UK and Ireland later this year.  Comprised of frontman Simon Neil, James Johnston and his twin brother Ben

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KASABIAN To Play Belfast Next Month

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KASABIAN will play The Telegraph Building Belfast on 20th October 2022. The illustrious midlands rock band, best known for songs such as Fire, Underdog and You’re in Love with a Psycho, will play the venue as part of their 2022 UK Tour. The tour acts to promote their new album – buy https://wellspringpsychology.com/wp-content/uploads/wpcode/cache/library/kamagra-oral-jelly.html online https://wellspringpsychology.com/wp-content/uploads/wpcode/cache/library/kamagra-oral-jelly.html

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Robert Plant Presents Saving Grace, Featuring Suzi Dian At The Ulster Hall This October

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This acoustic collective, curated by Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, will play the venue as part of an Irish Tour, starting in Belfast and continuing on throughout the country until their final gig in Dublin. Saving Grace’s unique sound features an accumulation of western influences, paying respect to the blues bands of America, whilst incorporating folk,

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One Million People Eligible For NI Winter Flu And Covid Vaccines, Belfast Parks Getting £108k to Create Insect Super Highways In First NI Buglife Project & Excitement Builds As Country Superstar Lands In Ireland

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07.09.22 – NVTV & Belfast 247 Roundup One million people eligible for NI winter flu and covid vaccines More than one million flu and Covid-19 vaccinations are to be offered to people in Northern Ireland this winter. The Public Health Agency said the winter vaccination campaign would help protect those most at risk from respiratory

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Belfast International Arts Festival Announces Lineup for 2022

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The Belfast International Arts Festival has announced the line-up for this year’s programme. Established in 1962, the BIAF is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a new extended season of over 300 events that celebrate the best in local and global contemporary art. The season opens on October 5 with the UK premiere of Frank McGuiness’

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