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Belsonic 2015 in Belfast

Posted on June 1, 2015June 1, 2015 by Belfast Guide

Belsonic returns to Belfast this summer again with the best music acts from all over the world. It will be the 8th time this year that the festival opens its gates in Belfast.

Belsonic is an outdoor festival which has been taking place in Belfast each August since 2008 and it offers the best cultural programs, live concerts and performances and a lot of fun for all the visitors. Belsonic is definitely one of the best and most popular event during the summers in Belfast.

The confirmed line-up for Belsonic 2015 contains Rudimental + Duke Dumont, Paloma Faith + Guests, Sterophonics + The Coronas, Above & Beyond + Fehrplay & Lane 8, Bastille + Echosmith & Mini Mansions, All Time Low + twenty one pilots.

The Belsonic outdoor music festival will take place in the centre of Belfast at the Custom House Square and it will be held from 15th August 2015 to 26th August 2015. Tickets for the Belsonic festival are already available from £27.50 + booking fee.

Belsonic
Custom House Square, Belfast, BT1 2D

Andrè Rieu concert in Belfast 2015

Posted on March 26, 2015October 17, 2022 by Belfast Guide

There will be an Andrè Rieu concert in Belfast in the end of 2015. Andrè Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor who is best known for forming the Johann Strauss Orchestra.

With the Johann Strauss Orchestra Rieu turned the classical music into a worldwide known concert touring act which is as popular as one of the best rock and pop music acts. In 1987 Rieu formed the Johann Strauss Orchestra which only had 12 musicians at the time but nowadays the orchestra has between 80 and 150 musicians. In 2015 Andrè Rieu is back with a brand new show to the UK and Ireland with his 60 musicians and several soloists as well. Andrè Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra will give a colourful and vibrant concert with full of surprises. The Andrè Rieu concert will be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland at the Odyssey Arena and the concert will take place on Thursday on the 3rd December 2015.

The next Andrè Rieu concert will be in Dublin the following day on Friday on the 4th December 2015. Tickets for the concerts are already available.

Odyssey Arena
2 Queens Quay, Belfast BT3 9QQ, United Kingdom

For more information on the tickets check the following site: WorldTicketShop

St. Patrick’s Day Carnival and Concerts

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Belfast Guide

The celebration of St. Patrick’s Day will be back in town again on 17th March 2015 in Belfast. This event is one of the most awaited and most popular events in the life of the city and each year St. Patrick’s Day hosts the best programs and concerts for all the visitors.

Be part of the colourful St. Patrick’s Day Carnival which starts at the Belfast City Hall at noon then it is followed by a huge outdoor concert series which will be held from 1pm to 3pm. At the St. Patrick’s Day celebration free concerts are waiting for the visitors including Louis Walsh’s newest Irish boyband called HomeTown alongside with an Irish dance group, 2014 Britain’s Got Talent finalist Innova and various other dance and sing performances such as the local girl band called Saffyre, traditional music from Beyond the Pale and so on. Lets celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day with a colourful and vibrant carnival which is followed by various concerts. The entrance for the carnival and the concerts are free for everyone. This year the St. Patrick’s Day Carnival and Concerts will be held on 17th March 2015 starting at noon at Belfast City Hall.

Belfast City Hall
Donegall Square, Belfast, Antrim BT1 5GS, United Kingdom

For more information about St. Patrick, read this article!

One Direction concert in Belfast 2015

Posted on January 21, 2015October 17, 2022 by Belfast Guide

One Direction is on a world tour in 2015 and in this occasion the band will visit Belfast as well. Belfast is not the only UK city where the band will give concerts but One Direction will also give concerts in London, Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and so on.

One Direction is a British pop boy band which includes Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. The band started its career after finishing third in the seventh series of the singing competition The X Factor in 2010. One Direction released four albums so far, the band’s first one was Up All Night in 2011, the second album was Take Me Home in 2012, the third album was Midnight Memories which was released in 2013 and the last album came out last year, in 2014 called Four. The band’s top singles were What Makes You Beautiful, Live While We’re Young, Story of My Life and Steal My Girl. During the years the band received several awards and became one of the most popular boy bands.

This year One Direction will be on a world tour and the band will give plenty of concerts all around the world. The On the Road Again Tour is the fourth concert tour of the band and it promotes the latest album, Four of One Direction. The tour starts in the middle of February and ends in the end of October in 2015. The band will give in total 80 concerts all over the world including Belfast as well where the band will be on stage two nights.

The first concert in Belfast will be held on Wednesday 21st October in 2015 and the second will be on the following day on Thursday 22nd October in 2015. Both of the concerts will take place at the Odyssey Arena.

For more information on the tickets check the following site: WorldTicketShop

Out to Lunch Festival in Belfast 2015

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Belfast Guide

The Out to Lunch Festival is back to town again in the beginning of January in 2015. The Out to Lunch Festival is one of the largest art events in the life of Belfast.

This year the festival is held from 2nd January to 25th January in 2015. The main goal of the festival is to bring closer the different and various forms of art to the people. During the three weeks long art festival visitors can enjoy countless theatre, music, dance, literature and comedy performances in their lunch time all this served up with a delicious hot lunch only for £6.50. It is a perfect opportunity for everyone to experience the joy of art alongside with the tastiest lunches and evening performances.

This is the 10th anniversary of the Out to Lunch Festival in Belfast and on this occasion special shows and performances are waiting for the visitors. The highlights of the festival are the comedy from Robin Ince, Tom Stade, John Shuttleworth and Tony Law, the reformed punk legends such as Nine below Zero and several other performances.

The 10th annual Out to Lunch Festival takes place from 2nd January to 25th January in 2015 at the various venues in the city.

If you want to know more on the programs in Belfast and other general information about the city, keep reading in our Belfast Guide