Greetings from Wolf & Seahorse
We hope you've a few evenings spare, because Sound of Belfast Festival starts on Thursday and the Ulster Hall has shows on three nights.
Stranger Things fans can hear Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein perform The Music of Stranger Things on Wednesday, and Dexys Midnight Runners, the band behind "Come On Eileen", follow on Thursday.
Over at the Grand Opera House, Peter Polycarpou is Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's The Hollow, and a new stage version of The Silence of the Lambs opens on Tuesday 10 November.
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
Dexys Midnight Runners
Thursday 5 November · Ulster Hall
Kevin Rowland fronts the Birmingham band best known for "Come On Eileen", with a sound that draws on soul, folk and new wave. Belfast's David Holmes is the special guest, on a DJ set.
The Music of Stranger Things
Wednesday 4 November · Ulster Hall
Emmy-winning composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein perform music from all five seasons of the Netflix series, from the 2016 opening theme to Season 5. Light and sculpted fog from visual artist MFO go with it.
Sound of Belfast Festival
Thursday 5 to Sunday 15 November · Various locations in Belfast
Belfast's annual music festival runs for 11 days across the city, taking in gospel, rock, electronic and rap.
The Northern Ireland Music Prize, the flagship event, is awarded at the Ulster Hall on Wednesday 11 November.
corto.alto
Thursday 5 November · Mandela Hall, Belfast
The Mercury Prize-nominated Scottish jazz artist makes his Belfast debut with music from his new album SOME SMALL FORTUNE, out on Ninja Tune. Liam Shortall, the Glasgow-based multi-instrumentalist behind the project, mixes jazz with electronic experimentation and club culture, and the show is presented with Belfast International Arts Festival.
Breathe: The Pink Floyd Experience
Friday 6 November · 20:00 · Mandela Hall, Belfast
This Irish tribute act plays Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in full, an album that has sold about 50 million copies, then a career-spanning set of fan favourites. Lights and visuals go with it.
Radio In Chains (a Radiohead & Alice in Chains Tribute)
Friday 6 November · 19:00 · The Deer's Head, 1-3 Lower Garfield St, Belfast
Two hours of Radiohead and Alice in Chains songs, from Miabella and her live band.
Adored -- A Stone Roses Club Night
Saturday 7 November · Limelight Belfast (Limelight 2), Belfast
A club night built around the Stone Roses.
The Total Stone Roses & Oaysis Live
Saturday 7 November · 19:00 · Limelight, Ormeau
Escape the Internet
Tuesday 3 November · 19:00 · Black Box, Belfast
Part of the XR Festival.
Agatha Christie's The Hollow
Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 November · Grand Opera House
Hercule Poirot, played by Peter Polycarpou, expects a quiet country break and gets drawn into a disturbing case at an estate where a gathering of guests turns deadly when a shot is fired.
Wednesday also has an added 14:30 matinee.
Alter Your Native Land: Punk In The North
Thursday 5 November · 18:00 to 20:00 · Oh Yeah Music Centre
Stuart Bailie's photography exhibition follows punk in Northern Ireland since 1976, with The Undertones and Stiff Little Fingers alongside newer names such as Chalk and Éabha. The photos were shot on film and hand-printed in his own darkroom, and the launch includes a fanzine release.
Exhibition On Screen: David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts
Thursday 5 November · 19:30 · ISLAND Arts Centre, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn
A film about David Hockney with in-depth interviews, covering the two major Royal Academy exhibitions of 2012 and 2016.
Late Night Art Belfast 2026
Thursday 5 November · 18:00 to 21:00 · Various art galleries, Belfast
An evening of gallery visits around Belfast, held on the first Thursday of the month. The Belfast Art Map, at cultural and tourism venues and online, helps you find the galleries.
Pride and Prejudice and 80's Hits!
Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 November · Waterfront Studio, Belfast
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice gets a soundtrack of 1980s pop hits in this musical from Kaleidoscope, with a local cast.
Saturday also has a 14:30 matinee, and all proceeds from Thursday's performance go to NI Children's Hospice.
Ulster Poetry Slam Final
Saturday 7 November · 18:00 · Studio 1A, Bangor
The province's top slam poets go head to head for the championship title, at the final held as part of Aspects Festival.
Jason Byrne: 30 Years Byrning
Saturday 7 November · Ulster Hall
Thirty years of stand-up get a brand new anniversary show, with energetic storytelling, surreal tangents, improvised audience interaction and props and stunts from past decades.
Scummy Mummies: Hot Mess
Saturday 7 November · 19:30 · Mandela Hall, Belfast
Helen and Ellie's new show covers menopause, mansplaining, teenagers and Tinder, with new songs, sketches and stand-up.
Aoife Dunne
Monday 9 November · Mandela Hall, Belfast
Good Grief is a one-woman show of storytelling, comedy and spoken word. Aoife looks back at losing her mother when she was 23 and the messy, funny business of becoming herself afterwards.
The Silence of the Lambs
Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14 November · Grand Opera House
Thomas Harris's novel becomes a stage play, in a world premiere from Gina Gionfriddo. FBI trainee Clarice Starling, played by Mollie Gallagher, interviews the imprisoned Hannibal Lecter, played by John Partridge, to help catch the serial killer known as Buffalo Bill.
Belfast Beer and Cider Festival 2026
Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 November · Banana Block, 310 Newtownards Rd, Belfast
CAMRA's festival brings about 100 beers and ciders from across the UK and Ireland to East Belfast.
For a full overview of all events on this week in Belfast check out our event listings page
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