Ultimate Ulster

ROCK/POP

FRIDAY THE BELFAST THE It’s a comeback special tour and it’s hitting the iconic Mandela Hall tomorrow night and the good news for you is that there are still tickets left. This is a setlist that covers everything (right from the beginning back in

1979) The The have produced. Post-punk brilliance. Mandela Hall, 7.30pm, £39 plus booking fee www.mandelahall.com LIVE INJECTION SKA FESTIVAL

Friday and Saturday at the Oh Yeah is dedicated to a celebration of all things ska. A simply unmissable two-day extravaganza of live bands and DJS. Hitting the stage over the course of the two days are acts such as The Divils, The Vibes, The Skallions, The Hacklers and many more. Oh Yeah Centre, £12.50 day ticket or £20 for the weekend www.ohyeahbelfast.com SURF GREEN

Punk rock from Co Down trio influenced by Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Metallica, among others. Mchughs is the setting for the One Hundred Percent EP launch tonight, so if you’re in the mood to witness some superb local talent up close and personal then this has everything you need. Check out new single Reasy Ajarro for a taste of what to expect. Mchughs, 8.30pm THURSDAY BELFAST CURFEW FESTIVAL More than sixteen incredible acts take to the stage in both Voodoo on Fountain Street and The Black Box in the Cathedral Quarter as part of Curfew Festival. Don’t miss out on the likes of No Spill Blood, Thrash Hat, Slomatics, Junk Drawer and many, many more. There’ll be alternative/ indie, heavy rock, post-punk and a whole lot more! Voodoo and The Black Box, 4.30pm, £15 www. blackboxbelfast. com

BLUES/JAZZ

EVERY NIGHT BELFAST BERTS Authentic live Jazz music every night of the week right in the heart of Belfast.

All jazz fans should take advantage of this and all those looking something a little different should try it out.

Berts bar at The Merchant Hotel, 9pm www. themerchanthotel. com

FOLK/TRAD

FRIDAY BELFAST HYLAND PADDY Live folk music from Hyland Paddy, featuring Keiran Mcconville, Gerry Leathem and Hugh Blaney.

Fibber Magees, 11pm, free www. fibbers. robinsonsbar. co. uk

IRISH MUSIC SESSION Live traditional music from some of the best local musicians.

Whites Tavern, 7pm, free www.whitestavern.co.uk SATURDAY BELFAST TRAD MUSIC SESSION An Culturlann, every Saturday 12.30pm – 2.30pm www.culturlann.com TRAD SESSIONS

Trad sessions kick off from 2pm-4pm and 8pm-11pm by the fireside.

The music continues throughout the day at the venue. Matt Jones 5pm8pm: Matt is a top guitarist and vocalist who brings a unique and entertaining arrangement of contemporary songs. Nathan O’regan 8.30pm-10.30pm – Nathan is steeped in music tradition. With a voice as gritty as it is delicate. The Dirty Onion, from 2pm www.thedirtyonion.com SUNDAY OMAGH THE DRUNKEN LULLABIES A lively trad session to bring your weekend to a close in real style. Top live music right in the heart of Omagh. Folk and trad with a twist from The Drunken Lullabies.

Sean Ogs, Main Street, 5.30pm www.mainstreetomagh.com TUESDAY BELFAST TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSION Live bands do exactly what the title of the night promises, offer top quality live trad music. Great way to break up the week.

Errigle Inn, 9.30pm, free www.errigle.com WEDNESDAY MAGHERAFELT TRADITIONAL WEDNESDAYS Top-notch live music every Wednesday in the front bar. Bryson’s, 8.30pm www.brysonsmagherafelt.com EVERY NIGHT BELFAST NIGHTLY MUSIC Always great live trad music and more on throughout the week at the superb city centre venue.

The Haul Aways on Saturdays and The Full Shillin’ on Sundays among many others. Check it out.

Fibber Magees www.fibbers.robinsonsbar.co.uk

PUBS/CLUBS

FRIDAY BELFAST LEON VYNEHALL – PLAYING ALL NIGHT LONG Best described as house, deep house and downtempo, Leon’s sounds will have you captivated from the word go. A DJ and producer with incredible talent. Check out debut album Nothing Is Still, released just last month, to get you into the mood for this one. Kick your weekend off in style.

Black Box, 9pm, £10 plus booking fee www.blackboxbelfast.com LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Fridays is all about live entertainment at The Washington Bar. From 4pm there’s live acoustic singers to full live bands playing right through to the early hours. On the first floor from 9.30pm there’s a resident DJ playing all the feelgood weekend tracks until the early hours, a bit of chart, dance, rock and even a bit of cheese! The Washington Bar, from 4pm www. washingtonbelfast. com BATTLE OF THE DECADES

80s, 90s, 00s and 10s music from 9pm onwards in the city centre. Every hour the music changes – it’s Battle of the Decades! Something for everyone to enjoy here, no matter your music taste. Whites Tavern, 9pm,search Whites Tavern on Facebook CANNONBALL

Indie disco and alternative classics from across the ages. If you’re a fan of the likes of Doves, The Clash, Rolling Stones, Pixies and ZZ Top then this is the Friday night for you. Lavery’s Back Bar, 5pm, free admission www.pavilionbelfast.com

PHASED COLLECTIVE Get along to the always great Black Box for top notch tunes from Katrina O’kane who will set you up for the weekend with a host of chilled out tracks. Also with Kiani and Jan Jeffer. Black Box, 7pm, free admission www. blackboxbelfast. com MISFIT

Promoting the underground sound, Misfit hosts some of the best DJS around and delivers electronica, dubstep, nu disco, tech house and more. Thompson’s Garage, 10pm, £5 before midnight, £7 after www. clubthompsons. com DJ JOHNNY MILLER

Dance and indie at the famous bar near Queen’s University. A student hot-spot. Parlour, 9pm, free www. parlourbar. co. uk LIMAVADY LIVE MUSIC EVERY WEEKEND

The best of local talent every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.

The Corner Bar, 10.30pm, free admission Check out Facebook 02877722333 SATURDAY ANTRIM SUPER SATURDAYS DJ Skin spins the best of commercial chart and dance for your big Saturday night out. Madden’s Bar, 10pm, £3 www. maddensbar. com BELFAST BEAT CONNECTION

Every Saturday night, the top two floors in the iconic venue are ‘transformed into Belfast’s biggest and best alternative club’. Electronica, rave, hip-hop and definitely no chart pop in sight. If you love the likes of Kendrick Lamar, The Chemical Brothers, Green Velvet, Bicep, The Prodigy and more, then this is for you. Lavery’s Ballroom, 9pm, £5 www.laverysbelfast.com MATURE CHEDDAR

If you need some of the finest 80s and 90s cheese in your life then Mature Cheddar delivers, every time. Every Saturday get along to Voodoo in the heart of Belfast for your cheesy fix.

Voodoo, 10pm, £5. www.voodoobelfast.com DERRY LABEL PARTY

From the award winning label and studio Full Tilt Recordings comes a special night of music. It brought you Alan Fitzpatrick, Bryan Kearney, Timmy & Tommy, John Gibbons, Louise Dacosta and many more – and this first label party of the summer at

Bennigans is set to be a cracker. Featuring the very best in house, techno and progressive! Get along for an ‘intimate venue with underground vibes’. Bennigans Bar, 10pm, free PORTRUSH SUMMER SESSIONS

A resident DJS party to get you in the mood for summer. There will be three rooms of music and ‘the best outdoor terrace on the North Coast’. Lush will always deliver the big night out that your weekend requires.

Lush at Kellys, 9pm, £5

Check out lush.kellysportrush.co.uk for more information on the event MICKY MODELLE – 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Micky is ‘considered to be the top Irish Dj/producer having won the Coveted Best Irish DJ Award four times’ and he takes to the decks tomorrow night in Portrush for a not-to-be-missed old school night. Get along for all the anthems that will bring you right back in time. Support comes from DJ X-ray. Atlantic Bar, 9pm, £10 www.atlanticbarportrush.com PORTSTEWART CLUB AURA

Resident DJS and special guests spin hits in Club Aura. The Anchor Complex, 10pm, tickets on door www.theanchorbar.co.uk WEDNESDAY BELFAST BOT WEDNESDAYS All the top tracks you’ll need for your Wednesday night out in the city. Hailed as Belfast’s biggest student night. The Botanic Inn, 9pm www.thebotanicinn.com