BELFAST will welcome the largest group of pole dancers to the Mandela Hall next week for the All Ireland Pole Dance Championships. Over 300 spectators will attend to see 35 professional and amateur pole dancers and athletes from all over Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK take part in the massive competition on Saturday September […]
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NORTHERN Ireland is to host the world’s first ever day dedicated to babies and young children. Hosted and organised by the Replay Theatre Company, a Belfast-based charity catering for younger audiences since 1988, BabyDay launched at the Ulster Hall last week. On Sunday September 27 over 70 unique events will take place across Belfast in
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BARE footed Florence Welch is rocking Belfast tonight as she took to the stage at the newly revamped SSE Arena in the city. The star is sprinting for stage left to right with an adrenaline fuelled energy that only Florence is known for. Belting out some of her biggest tunes an emotional singer told the
FORMER Westlife star Brian McFadden is to play three intimate solo shows with Belfast being on the bill. The singer/songwriter will play The Belfast’s Empire on Sunday November 8. Dublin born Brian’s brand new single Call On Me Brother is available to download and stream following its first exclusive play on Terry Wogan’s Radio 2
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ACTRESS, singer and dancer Karen Rush is what’s known in the business as a “triple threat”. As someone who has an all-round talent she’s had a varied career in entertainment. From serious stage productions and musical theatre to performing in an ABBA tribute act Karen has left no stone unturned in the business. Now, in
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DERRY four piece, PORTS will release the first single from their debut album this October. online pharmacy buy zyprexa no insurance with best prices today in the USA Gameplay is the first of three singles to be taken from their album The Devil Is A Songbird. Describing themselves as “emotionally literate rock” the band are
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U2’s sold out iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE European Tour 2015 will finish with six home shows – two in Belfast on November 18 & 19 and four shows in Dublin on November 23, 24, 27 and 28. It is the first time the band will perform songs from their recent album Songs of Innocence to a
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THE grand final of the annual McCoy’s NI Pub Quiz certainly had a sting in the tail when a team of friends buzzed their way to the coveted title of brainiest pub quiz team in Northern Ireland. The Wasps Bee Team, representing The Windrose Bar in Carrickfergus, emerged victorious at the end of a three-month
IF you were a fan of LA Guns then get set to relive those years all over again as founding member Tracii Guns is headed for Belfast. LA Guns Tracii Guns will close his UK tour in Belfast at Voodoo on Wednesday September 16. For the tour Tracii has assembled a true all-star band, featuring
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WHEN Craigavon actor Daniel May narrowly missed losing his life after crashing through a commercial window he thought his dreams of the stage and screen were over. The 31-year-old actor lay devastated in a hospital bed recovering from surgery that seen his left arm sewn together with nearly 50 stitches both internal and external. Despite being
LAST week the Odyssey Arena reopened as the The SSE Arena, Belfast following recent news that the energy company SSE Airtricity – who have already sponsored venues in Glasgow (SSE Hydro) and Wembley, London (SSE Arena) – signed a 10-year contract with the iconic venue. So, to celebrate the reopening following extensive refurbishment works currently ongoing, here’s
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NORTHERN Ireland has a rich singer/songwriter culture, so when we came to think up this list late on a Sunday evening there were no real parameters. We chucked out some names, remembered some people we’d seen or interviewed recently and to be frank….those with decent YouTube videos made the cut… So, if you want to
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The MAC Theatre in Belfast is welcoming The Belfast Ensemble’s production of Group! The Musical to the venue this month. The internationally acclaimed work of award winning local composer Conor Mitchell which is set in a self-help group meeting is not your average musical. It’s packed with biting one-liners and laugh out loud moments, set
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ONE of Northern Ireland’s newest and most innovative amateur dramatics groups are taking their inaugural production of Sam Cree’s The Mating Season on tour across the country this month. Building Bridges Community Arts Theatre, based in Lurgan, were formed in February to address the social issues of sectarianism and segregation that still exist in the local
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POETS across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to enter a national poetry competition. Now in its fourth year the Funeral Services Northern Ireland National Poetry Competition are looking for poems about LIGHT this year. Light is the theme for this year’s National Poetry Day on Thursday October 8 and organisers are hoping to see whole
TWO artists from the electronic music industry will perform together for an unforgettable evening of dramatic new boundary pushing music next month. Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) and Joel Cadbury ( sOuth / UNKLE) will present a unique cinematic performance of music, moving across a vast landscape of music, using motorik rhythms, energetic pulses, abstract electronics and
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Sometimes it’s hard to get to grips with everything that’s going on across the country…so, in order to help – here’s our big fly posting wall. The great thing is, nobody will come and paint over your hard work…. If you want to see your September gig appear here just email [email protected]. If you don’t
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A GROUP of Belfast musicians have come together to create a music collaboration with a difference. Alt9, consisting of BAM writer J’aime Rachelle (vocals), Nathan Mateer (keys), Rebecca Montgomery (drums), Rod Patterson (double bass) and Alice Elizabeth Fleming (violin), are using artist funding site Patreon (patreon.com/alt9 online pharmacy buy norvasc with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy premarin
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IF you’re still deciding whether you’re going to head to the Omagh Bluegrass Festival this weekend we’re fairly sure this will swing your vote. The unique festival, which runs from September 4-6 at the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, will see a variety of bluegrass, roots, gospel and Americana acts perform throughout the outdoor
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A BELFAST man is parting with his beloved beard in an attempt to raise vital funds for charity. Adrian Byrne, is well known on the local rock and metal scene for his almost iconic heavy metal beard. But he’s decided it’s time for it to go and all in the name of charity, Autism NI,
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THOUSANDS of visitors flocked to Belfast’s Botanic Gardens to experience the colourful multi-culturalism of the city’s annual Mela Festival in the largest annual event of its kind in Ireland recently. The park was bouncing with the exotic sights, sounds and smells of the great big beautiful world as mega Mela brought together a dazzling array
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CULTURE Night Belfast 2015 is returning for its seventh year on Friday September 18 and is set to delight and entertain people of all ages with a vast array of acts and colourful events. The diverse menu of things to see and do includes tours, trails, music gigs and screenings, but that’s just the tip
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THIS year’s Tennent’s Vital was the biggest yet as nearly 70,000 people packed into the site at Boucher Playing Fields over the 2-day festival recently. On Saturday night 40,000 fans danced the night away to a stunning headline set from superstar DJ Calvin Harris. The all-star supporting line-up, featuring Ellie Goulding, John Newman, Disciples and
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Danny O’Donogue gave fans the nod as he headed to the stage at Belfast Tennent’s Vital concert tonight. The rock star hit the stage with The Script to close the 2-day festival at Boucher Playing Fields in Belfast. See our exclusive video of him headed towards the stage from the plush backstage area. Video by
ARE you spending the weekend living it up at the Boucher Playing Fields with some of the top stars in the music business at Tennent’s Vital? Here’s a few tit-bits of gossip to get you talking while you get to grips with the travel situation… Anyone heading to Vital yesterday with the hope of catching
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HAVING not seen the box office adaptation of this play all I had to go on was the synopsis provided on all the marketing material. And I have to say, for me, that’s definitely the best way to see a play. Especially one like this, written by the wonderful Northern Ireland writer Brian Friel. I
ORGANISERS of Tennent’s Vital will welcome a whopping 65,000 people through the gates at the festival this weekend at the Boucher Playing Fields in Belfast. And we have a sneaky peak behind the scenes to give you a taste of what’s to come. View From The Stage Taking to the stage over the 2-day festival
LONDON’S favourite alternative rock band Wolf Alice released their widely acclaimed debut album My Love Is Cool in June this year, leading NME to declare the band “2015’s most potential-packed band”. The band’s breakthrough came only last year when they appeared on the BBC’s Sound Of 2015 long-list. The group – which comprises of Ellie
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A BOLLYWOOD flash mob hit the Belfast International Airport recently giving customers a taste of what to expect at the forthcoming Mela festival. Taking place at Botanic Gardens on August 30 this is the first time the airport has been involved with the event. So to mark the occasion the airport was visited by a
SHINE is set to celebrate its landmark 20th Birthday with a heavyweight lineup featuring underground House & Techno music’s elite, delivering one of the biggest bills to grace the iconic event in recent years. Spearheading the three room Hallowe’en Fancy dress extravaganza, are local hereos BICEP. Bicep cut their teeth regularly attending Shine in the
PROXIST unfortunately had to pull out of this gig as their singer took sick on the way to Belfast. So first up instead were Theories Divide, a Dublin based band. These boys jumped straight in with high energy. They’re not a band I’ve seen before but the played a fast paced set and I enjoyed
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INTERNATIONALLY renowned Ulster and Ireland rugby star Stephen Ferris is set to release his autobiography Man And Ball with an exclusive Eason event on Tuesday September 22. The rugby player has earned the respect and admiration of fans across Ireland for his strength, pace, skill and courage. His amusing and astonishing array of stories will
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IN today’s world the arts sector is often battling with continuing cuts to funding, however one local drama school has made a breakthrough. Bright Young Things (BYT) has joined forced with internationally renowned actor James Nesbitt to launch of a highly desirable scholarship programme aimed at children whose circumstances otherwise might now allow them the
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GUITARIST, songwriter and co-founder of renowned rock band The Black Crowes, Rich Robinson is setting out on an intimate and (mostly) acoustic UK tour to provide fans with a new listening experience. Rich’s impressive career spans over 25 years, selling an astounding number albums that equates to well over 30 million. Now Rich is offering
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Motionless In White and Chelsea Grin will play Belfast’s Mandela Hall with support from New Year’s Day on Monday November 23. The American gothic metalcore band, described as “a powerful force that easily stands out in the spectrum of aggressive music” is enjoying its finest year to date, currently on an arena tour with Slipknot
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At the end of the month a whole host of Northern Ireland poets will take to the stage at the forthcoming Summer Reading with Poetry NI. By Colin Dardis, Poetry NI I was going to start this piece saying something like it is ‘an honour and a privilege’ to be working with the eight poets
A COUNTY Down rocker is battling the odds to spread the word of god through heavy metal music. Mark Payne, who works in insurance, is the guitarist for ForChristSake a Christian thrash band whose lyrics are dedicated to “praising God”. Signed to American label Roxx Productions, Mark and his fellow bandmates Ignatios Willis, Simon Cochrane, Alan
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AFTER three successful albums and countless outstanding performances Florence + The Machine are back with their first full UK wide tour since 2012 and Belfast is on the bill. The recently named album How Big How Blue How Beautiful topped the charts selling more albums than the rest of the top 5 combined and reaching
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COUNTY Down funnyman Patrick Kielty has added another 2 dates to his current tour. The Dundrum comedian will take to the stage with his Help show at the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh and the Bangor Academy as part of the Open House Festival next week. These latest dates come after the star who performed to
