Oh Yeah Music Centre

THIS WEEK!

Ria Timkin will be playing her biggest Northern Irish headline show in Oh Yeah this Friday! Get transported to the world of cinematic soundscapes and introspective storytelling created by Ria and her band.

🎟️ https://www.universe.com/events/ria-timkin-the-difference-single-launch-tickets-DY54NW?fbclid=IwY2xjawFOUUxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHd8zFTwYiqNFz5fPK1fZ2rEKk-yaRPYFrfzGjZ_hfb-RoAQoJPsHe_eT7g_aem_gwU2ILxnZPCi8omOfR3Aww

Our lovely travellers on last month's Belfast Music Bus Tour enjoying their complimentary drink in the NI Music Exhibition 🥂

🎟️Tickets are still available for tours on October 26th and November 16th - https://visitbelfast.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873633581

We want to say welcome to Paul Connolly who will be stepping in for the next couple of months to help us roll out Sound Of Belfast
2024

Paul lives and breathes local music, understands musicians, knows our venues and advocates hard for the arts overall.

for full programme go to

Sound of Belfast 2024

Well would you look at that? Another week! And it's stocked full 👇

🔴 WED: Aged 11-17? Want to learn to play guitar and write songs? Join us every Wednesday from 5-7PM for Elevate after school club! For more info visit our website or contact [email protected]

🔴 FRI: Join Ria Timkin at her biggest Northern Irish headline show this Friday and get transported to the world of cinematic soundscapes and introspective storytelling created by Ria and her band.

🔴 SAT: Girls Rock School NI jam sessions are back for the Autumn! These relaxed and fun music-making sessions are open to girls and gender expansive youth aged 8-17. Open to all experience levels and total beginners, come along and learn to write songs together and even try out an instrument for the first time! If you or someone you know is interested, this is for you! Look forward to rocking out with you this spooky season!

🔴 SAT: Guided by Creative Tours Belfast , you'll to hear about the wealth of musical talent in Belfast across a wide range of genres, while enjoying a specially curated music playlist. You'll also enjoy an exclusive 30 minute performance by a talented local musician - this time it's Múlú!

🔴 SAT & SUN: Base Arcade Belfast is back! Get ready for your fix of retro arcade action in Belfast. Base Arcade have a great selection of classic games from the 70s, 80s & 90s, pinball tables and a retro console corner. There's also a full bar — and early sessions are always family friendly.

More info & 🎟 https://ohyeahbelfast.com/events

Gemma Bradley proudly proclaimed “those vocals are deadly” on air via BBC ATL and we tend to agree.

Uncover Aqua Tofana's music and follow them @ Aqua Tofana

Scratch My Progress is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL - Phonographic Performance Ltd

📸 Carrie Davenport Photography

"This highly creative musician who knows how to write and compose profoundly emotive, multilayered, ear-appealing numbers that will instantly catch your attention." - Thoughts Words Action

Get to know Moon Landing's music and follow them @ Moon Landing

Scratch My Progress is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL - Phonographic Performance Ltd

📸 Carrie Davenport Photography

The Belfast RecordFair will be here at Oh Yeah this Saturday!

Come on down from 10:30 - 3:30pm to see what you can find 👀

"Ethan’s recorded music has a gleaming ache – ‘Love Bite’ was pointedly released on Valentine’s Day. But live, it has more twang and added slacker cool." - Dig With It

Dive into Ethan's music and follow them @ Ethan Hollan

Scratch My Progress is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL - Phonographic Performance Ltd

📸 Carrie Davenport Photography

Check out our wonderful Centre Stage line up this week at Victoria Square 🎤 ✨

🔴 SAT @ 1PM: The Night Hearts (formally The Rising) are best described as blending the fresh-faced sounds of today’s Pop/Rock with a dash of Americana / Modern Country Pop/Rock Stylings.

🔴SAT @ 3PM: A live performer of over 25 years, Joe Kenny Music is a singer, musician and songwriter hailing from Co. Armagh, Joe wows audiences with his unique guitar style and an uncompromising vocal delivery that has enthralled and entertained audiences in venues throughout Ireland and beyond.

🔴SUN @ 1PM: The Balcony Sunrise plan is a simple one - “soundtrack your daydreams”. With over 2 million streams, daydreams have been enhanced in New York and LA, in São Paulo and Seoul. Over on Instagram, a community of music fans have used this music to accompany their blissful reels of Norwegian sunsets, beach days in Cyprus and Miami mornings.

🔴SUN @ 3PM: Róisín has traversed a somewhat random (in her own words) working life that has included radio producer, musician, educator, and roles arts
administration...all this, after being fired as a trainee florist). But there have always been threads. Words, stories music. She feels the world through sound.
She writes songs and experiments with voice, guitar, violin and piano.

"Taking inspiration from a range of artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Carol King, Alicia Keys and Olivia Dean, Sophie loves to create catchy melodies that showcase her warm tone and impressive range." - Black Box Belfast

Discover Sophie's music and follow them at .music

Scratch My Progress is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL - Phonographic Performance Ltd

📸 Carrie Davenport Photography

The National Youth Choir Northern Ireland - NYCNI is looking for boys aged 8 – 11 who enjoy singing to join the NYCNI Boys’s Choir 🎶

Auditions will be held in Belfast on Saturday 5th October.

Email [email protected] to reserve your slot.

THIS SATURDAY!

Don't miss A Place To Bury Strangers with support from Stella Rose this Saturday night in Oh Yeah!

🎟️ https://www.universe.com/events/a-place-to-bury-strangers-tickets-L2HBKN LiveTonite

"A band which is striving to reflect the feel and emotion of 2023, whilst taking into account the last 50 or so years of rock music it’s all in there – from 60’s psychedelia to 70’s punk to 90’s baggy Madchester style to the anxiety filled stuff you hear nowadays." - Breaking Tunes

Find out all about Madam's Last Discovery's music and follow them at


Scratch My Progress is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL - Phonographic Performance Ltd

📸 Carrie Davenport Photography

The Northern Ireland Music Prize 2024 Shortlists have been announced!

Check out all the acts shortlisted for Album Of The Year, Single Of The Year, Video Of The Year and Live Act Of The Year at nimusicprize.com

THIS WEEK!

Starr Records Pop Quiz returns this Thursday! The usual £200 quid first prize, free pints, prizes and Play Your Cards Sh*te where there is a whole sixty pounds up for grabs.

Quiz starts at 7:30 SHARP with doors at 6:30.
Fiver per head with max teams of 6.

Theme this month is the 90s!

Let's hit it, it's that time again 👇

🔴WED: Aged 11-17? Want to learn to play guitar and write songs? Join us every Wednesday from 5PM - 7PM for Elevate after school club! For more info visit our website or contact [email protected]

🔴THURS: Starr Records Belfast are back with their Pop Quiz and this time it's the 90s! The usual £200 quid first prize, free pints, prizes and Play Your Cards Sh*te. Quiz starts at 7:30 SHARP with doors at 6:30. Fiver per head with max teams of 6.

🔴SAT: The Belfast Record fair will be spinning it's way into Oh Yeah. Come on down and have a flip through, you never know what gems you may find.

🔴SAT: Our SOLD OUT Belfast Music Bus Tour will be traveling through the city this Saturday. Tickets are still available for our last two tours of the year: Oct 26th and Nov 16th.

🔴SAT: Live Tonite & Fooligan proudly present A Place To Bury Strangers‘ long awaited return in Ireland with support from Stella Rose. Not to be missed!

🎟️ https://ohyeahbelfast.com/events

INTRODUCING...

We can now reveal the FIVE new acts that have been selected for 2024

Ethan Hollan , Sophie French, Aqua Tofana , Moon Landing & Madam's Last Discovery.

Over the next 9-months, the five acts will work with our dedicated Talent Development specialist, Charlene Hegarty, to uncover opportunities for their music and take part in workshops, studio time, professional photo shoots, showcases, industry mentoring and one to one development.

Scratch My Progress, now in its 13th year, is powered by the on-going support of PRS Foundation supported by PPL - Phonographic Performance Ltd , Belfast City Council and Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Stay tuned for more on our five brand new Scratch artists coming very soon 👀

📸 Carrie Davenport Photography

THIS SATURDAY!

With the release of their new single "Try", will be headlining their biggest show yet at Oh Yeah with support from Greirat and

14+ event

🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paranoid-try-single-release-tickets-1003587706847

TOMORROW!

Join us for our Oh Yeah Youth Open Mic and hear the very best in young new talent!

SUNDAY!

Taylor Made, NI's Premier Taylor Swift tribute aims to gather all Swifties in one place and that's at Oh Yeah on Sunday!

Tickets still available for 12 noon show. 🎟️ https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sdentertainmentire/t-yavzeda SD Entertainment

JUST ANNOUNCED

To mark twenty years since the release of Bright Eyes’ I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, Joel Harkin will be joined by a seven-piece band and special guests to perform the classic album in its entirety.

🎟️ https://skiddle.com/e/40088906