Greetings from The Wolf & Seahorse
CMAT's sold-out outdoor show at Custom House Square opens the week, and Sigur Rós follow it on Friday with a 41-piece Ulster Orchestra line-up at Waterfront Hall.
The Empire Music Hall is busy as usual, with its Thursday blues residency alongside a Guns N' Roses tribute and an Allie Sherlock date. Elsewhere, Hamlet gets a pop-song rewrite at the Black Box and Belfast's galleries open late for Late Night Art.
This is our pick of what's on this week. As always for a full event list check out the link at the bottom of the email.
Let's dive in 👇
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
CMAT
Tuesday 1 September · Doors 18:00 · Custom House Square
CMAT plays Custom House Square as part of the CHSq season, with support from Katy J Pearson. The show is sold out.
Sigur Rós
Friday 4 September · 19:00 · Waterfront Hall
Sigur Rós play the final dates of their world tour with a 41-piece line-up from the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ames. The set draws on their latest album, ÁTTA, alongside catalogue favourites.
Hamlet: The Musical
Tuesday 8 September · Doors 18:30 · The Black Box
Shakespeare's tragedy retold through pop and musical theatre numbers, skull puppets, rap and line dancing, with songs drawing on artists including Frank Sinatra, Britney Spears, The Killers, Kanye West, ABBA and Queen. The show runs 60 minutes with no interval, and there is no reserved seating.
Double Standards Jazz Session
Wednesday 2 September · 17:30 · Sunflower Public House
Weekly Wednesday jazz session covering classics from Miles Davis to Duke Ellington.
Noah James
Wednesday 2 September · 19:00 · The Belfast Barge
Singer-songwriter set aboard the MV Confiance on the River Lagan.
Chris Taplin Blues Band
Thursday 3 September · 22:00 · Empire Music Hall
The Belfast four-piece plays its long-running Thursday residency, drawing on Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King and Jimi Hendrix. The band took over the slot from the late Rab McCullough, whose sessions several members used to play alongside.
A Tribute to Jeff Buckley's Grace
Friday 4 September · 20:00 · The Deer's Head
Vocalist Steven Sharpe leads a band through Jeff Buckley's 1990s album Grace in full, including "Hallelujah," "Grace" and "Last Goodbye," backed by guitar, drums, piano, synth and bass.
The Guns N' Roses Experience
Saturday 5 September · 19:30 · Empire Music Hall
Tribute show marking 20 years of "With Love And Squalor," covering the Guns N' Roses catalogue across a two-hour set.
Thanks for the Dance: The Leonard Cohen Story
Saturday 5 September · 19:30 · Mandela Hall
Cohen Unlimited perform the songs and poems of Leonard Cohen, including material from his final two albums, never previously played live, with singer Robert Doyle sharing stories between songs. The seated show runs around two and a half hours.
Allie Sherlock
Monday 7 September · 19:00 · Empire Music Hall
Irish singer-songwriter Allie Sherlock brings her 2026 tour, "For Once I'll Say It Out Loud," to the Empire Music Hall.
Late Night Art Belfast
Thursday 3 September · 18:00 to 22:00 · Galleries citywide
Belfast's galleries and studios open late for the first Thursday of the month, with work spanning painting, sculpture, photography, illustration, craft, video and performance.
The Free State Podcast Live in Conversation with Paul Howard
Thursday 3 September · 18:30 · St Comgall's, Ionad Eileen Howell
Féile an Phobail hosts a live recording of the podcast, with a special interview with Paul Howard.
Reuben Solo
Friday 4 September · 19:00 and 21:30 · Limelight
Australian comedian Reuben Solo brings his show "Someone in this Crowd will Betray Me," mixing self-referential material with surreal audience interaction.
Clarinbridge Market Day
Saturday 5 September · 12:00 to 18:00 · Village Green, Clarinbridge
The 34th annual market brings live traditional music and dancing, food stalls, oyster tasting, Irish handmade crafts, a petting farm, face painting, wool spinning and bread-making demonstrations, and a display of vintage tractors, cars and boats. Proceeds benefit local community organisations and charities.
NI Legends Festival
Wednesday 2 September · Galgorm Resort & Spa, Ballymena
For a full overview of all events on this week in Belfast check out our event listings page
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