The rooms.
Belfast's live music venues — from 300-year-old session pubs to Victorian music halls. Every one with what's on next.
V—01Berts Jazz Bar
16 Skipper St
Live jazz seven nights a week in a 1930s New York-style room at The Merchant.
V—02Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich
216 Falls Rd
Irish language and arts centre on the Falls with regular trad concerts and sessions.
V—03Fibber Magee's
38-42 Great Victoria St
Trad seven nights a week behind Robinson's — the session room Belfast visitors dream about.
V—04Kelly's Cellars
30–32 Bank Street
One of Belfast's oldest pubs (1720); famous for its traditional Irish sessions.
V—05Lavery's
12-18 Bradbury Pl
Belfast's oldest family-run bar; live bands, open mics and DJs across multiple floors.
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V—07McHugh's Bar
29-31 Queen's Square
One of Belfast's oldest buildings; weekend afternoon trad sessions and live bands in the basement.
V—08Oh Yeah Music Centre
15-21 Gordon St
Belfast's dedicated music hub in a former whiskey warehouse — gigs, showcases and the NI Music Exhibition.
V—09The American Bar
65 Dock St
Sailortown institution with an adventurous live programme — trad, folk, blues and beyond.
V—11The Deer's Head
1-3 Lower Garfield St
Victorian pub and in-house brewery with a dedicated live music room.
V—12The Dirty Onion
3 Hill Street
Live music seven nights a week in one of Belfast's oldest buildings; trad sessions in the bar, acts in the yard.
V—13The Duke of York
7-11 Commercial Ct
Belfast's most photographed pub, down a mirror-lined cobbled entry — trad sessions several nights a week.
V—14The Empire Music Hall
42 Botanic Avenue
Victorian music hall in the Queen's Quarter; bands, comedy and club nights.
V—15The Errigle Inn
312-320 Ormeau Rd, Ormeau
Ormeau Road landmark since 1935 — five bars and a busy live music calendar.
V—16The Garrick Bar
29 Chichester St
Victorian bar with trad sessions five nights a week and a monthly singing session.
V—17The Harp Bar
35 Hill St
Cathedral Quarter stalwart with live music seven nights a week across two floors.
The Hawthorn
Hawthorn St
West Belfast local famous for its long-running Thursday night trad session in An Teach Beag.
V—22The Menagerie
130 University St
Beloved indie dive bar with alternative gigs, DJs and a fiercely loyal crowd.
V—23The Points
Dublin Rd
A trad session every single night — the most reliable session house on the Golden Mile.
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V—25The Telegraph Building
14 Little Donegall St
The old newspaper printworks turned 1,800-capacity concert venue.
V—26Ulster Hall
34 Bedford St
Belfast's grand Victorian concert hall — from Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway' debut to tonight's headliners.
V—27Ulster Sports Club
96-98 High St
Three floors of bands, DJs and club nights above an easy-going city-centre bar with its own brewery.
V—29White's Tavern
2-4 Winecellar Entry
Trading since 1630 in a cobbled entry; live music and a Monday night trad session.