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What's On in Belfast

Q: What's on in Belfast this weekend?

14 gigs in Belfast this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Elephant Sessions at The Limelight 2 (Friday), Casper Walsh at The Limelight 1 (Friday), Sound of Belfast x Eastside Arts present: Sonic East at Harland And Wolff Staff Club (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.

Q: What live music is on in Belfast over the next four weeks?

We currently list 99 gigs in Belfast between 4 Nov and 2 Dec, across 13 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Belfast in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Q: What is the busiest night for live music in Belfast?

Friday, with 25 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Friday: 25 gigs · Saturday: 22 gigs · Thursday: 17 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Q: Which Belfast venues have the most on?

Right now: The Limelight 2, Oh Yeah Music Centre, Empire Music Hall. In total we track 77 grassroots venues in Belfast, of which 13 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Belfast venue directory.

Q: Where can I find open mic nights in Belfast?

Belfast has 18 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Belfast open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

4 Nov – 2 Dec

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All Belfast gigs This month

Updated 4 November 2026

At a glance

Gigs in
4 weeks

in Belfast, 4 Nov – 2 Dec

In detail

Venues with something on	13
Venues tracked	77
Open mics	18
Busiest night	Friday · 25 gigs

99 gigs listed in Belfast over the next 28 days across 13 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 25. In total we track 77 grassroots venues and 18 regular open mics here.

01 — This weekend

14 gigs

This weekend in Belfast

Only Friday to Sunday: the 14 gigs on in Belfast this weekend. Look out for Elephant Sessions at The Limelight 2 (Friday), More Than a Woman’s Heart at St Joseph's Parish Centre Dunloy (Saturday) and Youth Open Mic at Oh Yeah Music Centre (Sunday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.

Fri6Nov Starts19:00 Elephant SessionsThe Limelight 2 · Central · Belfast

Casper WalshThe Limelight 1 · Central · Belfast 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Sound of Belfast x Eastside Arts present: Sonic EastHarland And Wolff Staff Club · Connswater · Belfast 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Classic Album Night: Snow Patrol's Eyes Open (20th Anniversary)Oh Yeah Music Centre · Duncairn · Belfast 19:30Fri 6 Nov

BreatheMandela Hall · Central · Belfast 20:00Fri 6 Nov

More Than a Woman’s HeartSt Joseph's Parish Centre Dunloy · Dunloy · Belfast 19:00Sat 7 Nov

UPSTAIRS at The InnThe Groomsport Inn · Groomsport · Belfast 19:00Sat 7 Nov

SkindredThe Telegraph Building · New Lodge · Belfast 19:00Sat 7 Nov

The StrangerEmpire Music Hall · Central · Belfast 19:30Sat 7 Nov

Youth Open MicOh Yeah Music Centre · Duncairn · Belfast 12:00Sun 8 Nov

02 — Compared

#2 of 6

How Belfast compares

Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 295 gigs listed in and around Belfast - second of 6 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Glasgow area (880). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.

#	Place	Gigs
01	Glasgow area 168 venues · 44 open mics	880
02	Belfast area This page 77 venues · 18 open mics	295
03	Carlisle area 19 venues · 9 open mics	111
04	Blackpool area 46 venues · 22 open mics	75
05	Derry area 14 venues · 6 open mics	21
06	Newry area 8 venues · 5 open mics	13

03 — Gigs

99 gigs

Gigs in Belfast

The whole four weeks, 4 Nov to 2 Dec: 99 gigs across 13 venues, busiest on Fridays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.

Wed4Nov Starts19:00 Sorcha RichardsonEmpire Music Hall · Central · Belfast

SwervedriverThe Limelight 2 · Central · Belfast 19:00Tonight

Leslie Odom, Jr.Waterfront Hall Auditorium · Central · Belfast 20:00Tonight

Dexy's Midnight RunnersUlster Hall Belfast · Central · Belfast 19:00Thu 5 Nov

Nerina PallotEmpire Music Hall · Central · Belfast 19:30Thu 5 Nov

Alter Your Native Land- Brian Young Tramp, Éabha, Terri HooleyOh Yeah Music Centre · Duncairn · Belfast 20:00Thu 5 Nov

Sound of Belfast x Blue Pool x NuMuze: Late Night Art TakeoverUlster Sports Club · Duncairn · Belfast 21:30Thu 5 Nov

Elephant SessionsThe Limelight 2 · Central · Belfast 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Casper WalshThe Limelight 1 · Central · Belfast 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Sound of Belfast x Eastside Arts present: Sonic EastHarland And Wolff Staff Club · Connswater · Belfast 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Search every Belfast gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks

04 — This week

10 rooms

Where it's on this week

The venues doing the most in Belfast over the next seven nights, ranked by gigs listed. Use it to spot the rooms worth a walk-in when you have not planned ahead.

#	Venue	Gigs
01	The Limelight 2	6
02	Oh Yeah Music Centre	5
03	Empire Music Hall	3
04	Mandela Hall	2
05	Harland And Wolff Staff Club	1
06	St Joseph's Parish Centre Dunloy	1
07	The Groomsport Inn	1
08	The Telegraph Building	1
09	Ulster Hall Belfast	1
10	Ulster Sports Club	1

05 — Venues

77 rooms

Venues in Belfast

All 77 grassroots rooms we track around Belfast, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.

Photo: Google 300 cap 2 Royal AvenueBelfast

39 Gordon StreetCathedral Quarter · BelfastHouse PA 60Cap

5th Element NIBelfast Cap tbc

Accidental TheatreShaftesbury Square · BelfastHouse PA 100Cap

Bert's Jazz BarBelfast Cap tbc

Boucher Playing FieldsBelfast Cap tbc

Brennans' BarBelfast Cap tbc

Bullitt HotelBelfast Cap tbc

Crescent Arts CentreSouth Belfast · Belfast Cap tbc

Custom House Square BelfastCathedral Quarter, Belfast · Belfast 5,000Cap

All 77 Belfast venuesCapacity, backline and opening times

06 — Open mics

18 nights

Open mics in Belfast

Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 18 nights in Belfast. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.

MONTHWed Kick-off20:00 The Black BoxBelfastNo feeHouse PAMonthly

The DuncairnBelfastNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

The John HewittBelfastNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

The SpaniardBelfastNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

Ulster Sports ClubCity Centre · BelfastNo feeHouse PALast Wed of the month 20:00Wed

Filthy McNasty'sBelfastNo feeHouse PA 21:00Tonight

Accidental TheatreBelfastPaidFull kit3rd Thu of the month 19:30Thu

39 Gordon StreetBelfastNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu

The ReporterBelfastNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu

VoodooBelfastNo feeHouse PA 21:00Thu

All 18 Belfast open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Belfast

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Belfast still has 77 of them.

Belfast punches above its size. The Limelight, Empire Music Hall, Ulster Hall, The Black Box and the SSE Arena anchor a circuit that gave the world Snow Patrol, Stiff Little Fingers, Two Door Cinema Club and Therapy?. Cathedral Quarter is where the indie and trad scenes meet. Planning a private party instead? See booking live entertainment in Belfast for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in Belfast for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.

Grassroots rooms are disappearing: 78 stopped hosting live music in the year to July 2025, 30 of them for good, and pubs closed at around two a day in the first quarter of 2026. Lose them and you lose the first rung - the support slots and midweek nights every bigger act started on.

Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 99 gigs across Belfast in the next four weeks, alongside 77 grassroots venues and 18 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement. The Limelight 2, Oh Yeah Music Centre and Empire Music Hall have the most on, and the sound leans rock and pop.

The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up below sends Belfast listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. If you have never been to an open mic, The American Bar runs one every Sunday.

Go to one this month

99 gigs listed in Belfast over the next four weeks, with 77 grassroots venues and 18 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. Friday is the night with most on.

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What you get. A Monday-noon email for Belfast only: the week's gigs, drawn from the 99 listed on this page for the next four weeks, two a night at most (Friday is the busiest, with 25 dates). A quiet week in Belfast widens it to the next fortnight rather than sending you nothing.

Why sign up. The Limelight 1 has the most coming up here, with 15 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Right now Belfast leans rock and pop. One click unsubscribes, any time.

Planning ahead? Gigs in Belfast come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.

All Belfast gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date
Belfast venues77 grassroots rooms
Belfast open mics18 regular nights
The Belfast sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you
Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily
UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig
UK open mic finderStage time near you
UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Belfast

What's on in Belfast this weekend?

14 gigs in Belfast this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Elephant Sessions at The Limelight 2 (Friday), Casper Walsh at The Limelight 1 (Friday), Sound of Belfast x Eastside Arts present: Sonic East at Harland And Wolff Staff Club (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.

How does live music in Belfast compare to nearby cities?

Counting every upcoming date, there are 295 gigs listed in and around Belfast - second of 6 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Glasgow area (880).

What live music is on in Belfast over the next four weeks?

We currently list 99 gigs in Belfast between 4 Nov and 2 Dec, across 13 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Belfast in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Are there free gigs in Belfast?

None of the Belfast gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Belfast open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.

What is the busiest night for live music in Belfast?

Friday, with 25 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Friday: 25 gigs · Saturday: 22 gigs · Thursday: 17 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Which Belfast venues have the most on?

Right now: The Limelight 2, Oh Yeah Music Centre, Empire Music Hall. In total we track 77 grassroots venues in Belfast, of which 13 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Belfast venue directory.

Where can I find open mic nights in Belfast?

Belfast has 18 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Belfast open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

How much does a gig cost in Belfast, and what should an artist be paid?

Where a Belfast venue publishes a price, the average ticket is £28.50. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.

Why do grassroots venues in Belfast matter?

Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them for good. Belfast still has 77 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves navigate PRS licensing and local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.

How do I get a Belfast gig or venue listed on GIGXCHANGE?

Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Belfast gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.

Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages

What's On across the UKNearby: Newry, Derry, Ayr, Paisley

All 139 other cities, A–ZGigs

Aberdeen32 Accrington12 Aldershot2 Amersham Aylesbury Ayr

Barnsley Basildon15 Bath26 Bedford11 Berkhamsted Billericay2 Birmingham192 Blackburn5 Blackpool27 Bolton Borehamwood Bournemouth22 Bracknell Bradford40 Bridgend Brighouse Brighton86 Bristol100 Broxbourne13 Bushey

Cambridge16 Cannock Canterbury Cardiff56 Carlisle29 Chelmsford3 Cheltenham7 Chesham Cheshunt Chester Colchester Coventry28 Crawley

Derby40 Derry Doncaster2 Dundee12 Dunfermline Durham5

Eastbourne Edinburgh133 Egham6 Epsom5 Exeter20

Farnborough4 Frome

Gateshead Glasgow309 Gloucester3 Grimsby3 Guildford

Halifax Harpenden Harrogate Hastings15 Hatfield Hemel Hempstead Hereford4 Hertford High Wycombe18 Hitchin Hoddesdon Huddersfield Hull29

Inverness15 Ipswich12

Lancaster Leeds91 Leicester21 Leigh-on-Sea Lincoln8 Liverpool178 London535 Luton12

Maidstone10 Manchester296 Margate3 Marlow Middlesbrough14 Milton Keynes12

Newbury Newcastle113 Newquay15 Newry2 Northampton21 Norwich21 Nottingham81 Nuneaton

Oxford19

Paisley Perth Peterborough13 Plymouth8 Portsmouth14 Potters Bar Preston34

Rawtenstall17 Reading15 Rickmansworth Rochdale

Scarborough19 Sheffield53 Shrewsbury Southampton58 Southport St Albans Stevenage Stirling Stockport Stockton-on-Tees9 Stoke-on-Trent13 Sunderland Sutton9 Swansea9 Swindon4

Telford5 Torquay Tring Tunbridge Wells8

Wakefield Walsall Waterlooville3 Watford15 Welwyn Garden City Weymouth2 Whitby Widnes Woking14 Wolverhampton37 Worcester Worthing Wrexham18

York12

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What's On in Belfast

Live music in Belfast over the next four weeks — 4 Nov – 2 Dec. 99 gigs listed in Belfast over the next 28 days across 13 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 25. In total we track 77 grassroots venues and 18 regular open mics here.

Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Belfast gigs in your inbox — and go to one.

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Every grassroots gig we hold for Belfast between 4 Nov and 2 Dec.

Friday is the busiest night — 25 gigs
Friday: 25 gigs
Saturday: 22 gigs
Most listed genres: Rock (38), Pop (24), Alternative Rock (15), DJ / Electronic (9)
Average ticket price: £28.50
Imported daily from Ticketmaster, Skiddle and direct submissions

See the listings All upcoming gigs

13 different Belfast venues have something on in the next 28 days.

The Limelight 2 — 30 gigs
Oh Yeah Music Centre — 13 gigs
Empire Music Hall — 8 gigs
The Telegraph Building — 8 gigs
64 more tracked venues with nothing listed yet
Capacity, backline and opening times on every card

See the listings Belfast venues

18 regular open mic nights running in Belfast. Turn up, put your name down, play.

Weekly and fortnightly nights across the city
Most are free to attend and free to play
Re-verified on a rolling cycle

See the listings Belfast open mics

Everything the Belfast scene has beyond tonight's listings.

City guide: Belfast venues, promoters and bookers
Local rate benchmarks before you book or quote
Members near you on GigXchange

See the listings Belfast scene

What’s on near you, wherever you are — the same page for every city we track.

Gigs, venues and open mics per city
One email a week with live music near you
Free to browse — no account needed

See the listings Browse every city

Updated daily · 99 gigs in Belfast over the next four weeks

Last updated: 4 November 2026

This Weekend in Belfast

NOV

Elephant Sessions

The Limelight 2·Central, Belfast

Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00

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At a glance

01 — This weekend

This weekend in Belfast

02 — Compared

How Belfast compares

03 — Gigs

Gigs in Belfast

04 — This week

Where it's on this week

05 — Venues

Venues in Belfast

06 — Open mics

Open mics in Belfast

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Belfast

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Belfast

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Belfast

Play or put on gigs in Belfast?

What's On in Belfast

Help keep grassroots venues open in Belfast

This Weekend in Belfast

How Belfast Compares

Gigs in Belfast

Where It's On This Week

Venues in Belfast

Open mics in Belfast

Support grassroots music in Belfast

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Belfast

What's on in Belfast — FAQs

Play or put on gigs in Belfast?