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Live Music: An Evening With Leo Miyagee (Ages: 18+) Free
Black History Month / Cinemagic Festival 2026 - LIVE MUSIC: AN EVENING WITH LEO MIYAGEEExperience an unforgettable live performance from Leo Miyagee, one of Northern Ireland's most exciting and distinctive emerging artists. Blending hip-hop, soul, jazz, and alternative influences, Leo's music explores themes of identity and resilience through honest storytelling and captivating live performance. Born in Zimbabwe and based in Belfast, Leo draws on his multicultural experiences to create music that is both deeply personal and widely relatable. As part of the Cinemagic Black History Month Programme, Leo's performance celebrates the richness of Belfast's diverse creative community, bringing audiences together through the universal language of music. Ages: 18+ / Duration: 60 mins approx.Start Time: 9.30pm (Exit Time: 10.30pm).Venue: The Black Box / FREE EventRefunds: Please check your ticket (or email confirmation) as soon as you receive it. Tickets/e-tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded, unless an event is cancelled, rescheduled or if they have been issued in error.
Live MusicRia Timkin: Favourite Child Tour
This October, Ria Timkin brings the Favourite Child UK & Ireland Tour to Belfast for the grand finale. Known for captivating stage presence and powerful vocals, cinematic alt-pop artist brings the Favourite Child EP to life with a dynamic full-band show featuring fan favourites The Difference and Our Time. Featured on BBC Introducing and named one of Hot Press' Hot for 2026 artists. Sounds like: A blend of dark cinematic alt-pop, soaring synths and anthemic hooks. For fans of: CHVRCHES, Imagine Dragons & Florence + The Machine. Another artist who’s becoming an Introducing staple at this point - making music primed and ready for Series 4 of The Traitors. Taylor Johnson, BBC Introducing, BBC Radio Ulster I don’t know about your time, but Timkin’s time certainly has come. Turn Up the Volume
Live MusicDavid Geraghty
This Autumn, join us at The Crescent for an intimate gig with David Geraghty as he joins us to celebrate his new album Komorebi. A composer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, David is a founding member of Bell X1. Since releasing his first single Valentine in February, he has received widespread acclaim from radio and press, including The Irish Times, Hot Press, Pure M Zine, RTE Radio 1, 2FM, Dublin City FM, Radio Nova, Amazing Radio, Carlow FM and more. Normal Two Point Zero was the follow-up single and is a psychedelic slice of synth pop. The track explores themes that celebrate the joy in belonging to a tribe, while reflecting on the sense of loss when these ties are broken. Jenny Greene – Single of the Week 2FM
Live MusicXenia Pestova Bennett
Presented by Moving on Music in association with Belfast International Arts Festival 2026, this special concert marks the centenary of the birth of the elusive German composer and pianist, Hans Otte (1926 – 2007). Virtuoso pianist Xenia Pestova Bennett presents Hans Otte’s monumental Das Buch der Klänge (“The Book of Sounds”), now recognised as a cornerstone of meditative minimalism and a forerunner of today’s “post-classical” movement. Lasting just over an hour, the piece is in twelve continuous sections, taking the listener on an immersive journey. Influenced by Zen Buddhism and the idea of healing through sound, the music invites each of us to discover our own resonance. Ranging from minimalist to virtuosic and at times reminiscent of Satie, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, early John Cage, Keith Jarrett and even Scriabin, this masterpiece defies classification and only truly reveals itself when experienced live through the resonances created in the room. Pianist, composer and improviser Xenia Pestova Bennett has earned an international reputation as a leading proponent of uncompromising music. Her work spans a wide range of sound worlds from classical and contemporary art music to free improvisation, electronica, multimedia and avant-pop. Xenia will be presenting a feature documentary on Hans Otte for BBC Radio 3 in November 2026.
Live MusicMartin Taylor
The virtuoso of fingerstyle jazz returns to Belfast with a celebration of timeless standards. Multi-award-winning guitarist Dr. Martin Taylor MBE is renowned internationally for his warm stage presence, dazzling fingerstyle technique, and unforgettable interpretations, Martin has enjoyed a remarkable career spanning six decades, including collaborations with Stéphane Grappelli, Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins, and many of the world’s greatest jazz musicians. In 2026, Martin Taylor returns to the stage with his brand-new solo show Standards, celebrating the golden age of jazz through fresh and evocative arrangements of classic tunes from the Great American Songbook. Audiences can expect an evening of breath-taking musicianship, rich harmonies, and stories that transport you behind the music-from smoky jazz clubs to concert halls around the world. Whether you’re a long-time jazz lover or discovering Martin’s music for the first time, Standards promises an intimate, uplifting concert experience from one of the true greats of our time.
Live MusicBlackGate
Presented by Moving on Music in association with Belfast International Arts Festival 2026, BlackGate is a new project from Irish double-bassist Caimin Gilmore (Crash Ensemble) that explores the world of contemporary music, pop, classical, folk, and other. Released to widespread acclaim in 2025 through the New Amsterdam (US) & Ten Spot (IRL) labels, their self-titled debut album is a genre-fluid gem that could slip into multiple sections of the most considered of record collections. Performed by renowned cellist Kate Ellis, harpist Lavinia Meijer and Caimin Gilmore on Double Bass, the music is a cross-genre brew that pulls from Caimin’s hugely interesting and varied career. It had its world premiere at Kilkenny Arts Festival in 2024 and has since been performed at the New Music Dublin Festival, PS21 Chatham Groundtone Festival, the Phoenix Gallery Vermont, and The Bridge Studios in Brooklyn. With a programme that also includes works by Philip Glass, Lavinia Meijer, Gabriella Smith, Benedict Schlepper Connolly and Ann Cleare, we are delighted to welcome BlackGate to Belfast. It’s a project that deserves the keenest ears in every city. Gilmore’s staggering ‘Blackgate’ suite is a triumph of tonality and sonorities… a flurry of beautiful and brilliant ideas woven into an elemental odyssey of an album. The Goo
Live MusicSaturday Afternoon Trad Session
Come join us for Saturday Afternoon Trad Session at The Crescent - expect an afternoon of tunes, songs and craic in the Café space of the building. Led by banjo player James Carson, he will be joined by a variety of local musicains at each session. You are more than welcome to come along with your instrument and join in on this relaxed, informal session, learn a new tune or two, or just sit back with a coffee and a snack from Cafe Husk. Running between 1.00 - 3.00pm, these sessions are free to attend, family friendly and open to all. Can't make Saturday 7 November? Other sessions dates are: Saturday 3 October Saturday 5 December
Live MusicMartyn Joseph
This November, Music Capital and The Crescent are pleased to welcome the Award-Winning Welsh Singer-Songwriter Martyn Joseph to Belfast. For over 40 years, Martyn Joseph has built a reputation as one of the most powerful and compelling live performers in contemporary folk and acoustic music. Armed with just a guitar and a remarkable voice, he delivers performances filled with energy, passion, humour, and emotional depth, captivating audiences in venues of every size around the world. Often compared to artists such as Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, and Bruce Cockburn, Martyn has carved out a sound and stage presence entirely his own. His distinctive percussive guitar style, paired with expressive and thought-provoking songwriting, has earned him the nickname “The Welsh Springsteen”. After signing with Sony Music in the early 1990s, where he released two albums and achieved Top 40 success, Martyn went on to become a pioneer of independent music, launching his own label in 1999 and embracing direct-to-fan platforms long before it became common practice. In November 2025, he released his 28th studio album, Troubled Horses, a haunting and intimate collection of stripped-back acoustic songs exploring vulnerability, humanity, and connection. Martyn’s songwriting continues to receive widespread recognition. In 2024, BBC Radio 2 invited him for a second time to contribute to their award-winning 21st Century Folk project, where he wrote and performed Chapel Porth Beach to mark the 200th anniversary of the RNLI. This followed the success of Albert’s Place in 2023, which led to appearances on BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 2, and BBC Radio 4. His acclaimed 2021 album 1960 was named Folk Album of the Month by Mojo, received four stars from Uncut, and spent much of 2022 in the UK Official Folk Charts. He has also received multiple Wales Folk Award nominations, winning the award for Here Come the Young in 2019. Beyond music, Martyn is deeply committed to social causes. In 2015, he was commissioned by Parliament to write Nye (Song for the NHS) as part of the Sweet Liberties project, commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. He performed the song in the Speaker’s Chamber at the Houses of Parliament. Alongside his wife Justine, Martyn also founded the Let Yourself Trust, a charitable initiative supporting grassroots organisations around the world. Over the past decade, the trust has distributed more than £1 million to community projects and charitable causes. With over half a million record sales, 28 studio albums, and thousands of live performances behind him, Martyn Joseph remains an artist driven by passion, humanity, and a belief in the power of song to connect people. His concerts are widely regarded as unforgettable experiences, leaving audiences moved long after the final note fades.