Belfast scene guide
Belfast scene guide. House lands at The Ulster Sports Club. Venues, promoters and artists in Belfast. Updated every day.
Find your venue
- House · if you like Mount Kimbie: The Ulster Sports Club, Boundary Taproom, The Limelight
- Techno · if you like Keepsakes: Laverys, The Ulster Sports Club, TBA - SECRET LOCATION
- Acid · if you like Om Unit: Shorts Sports & Recreation Club, The Menagerie, The Ulster Sports Club
- Disco · if you like Hammer: The Ulster Sports Club, TBA - Sunflower Pub
- Experimental · if you like Mount Kimbie: The Ulster Sports Club
- Funk / Soul · if you like Gazfunk: The Sunflower, The Menagerie
- Garage · if you like Interplanetary Criminal: The Telegraph Building, Happys Belfast
Busiest venues
- The Ulster Sports Club
- The Telegraph Building
- Banana Block
- Laverys
- The Limelight
- Boundary Taproom
- TBA - SECRET LOCATION
- The Wee Bar
How big is Belfast’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 360 gigs across 61 venues in Belfast, featuring 366 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Belfast tonight.
Which Belfast venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
What time do Belfast gigs start and end?
From the 360 listings publishing door times: the median Belfast gig opens at 22:00. 46% open before 22:00, 54% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 150 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 1% run past 04:00 and 1% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a gig in Belfast cost?
Across the 105 listings publishing prices (29% of all gigs): the median advance ticket is £10, with half of all gigs between £6 and £13. 7% of listed gigs are free.
When does Belfast go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (53% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 93% of the week. The busiest month of the year is October.
What does Belfast sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 36% · Techno 35% · Hardcore 6% · Industrial 5% · Electronica 5% · Trance 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.