Output Belfast and AVA Festival are joining forces for a one-day conference featuring 80 speakers on Thursday June 1st from 10am-5pm in Belfast at The MAC and The Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter in the morning and afternoon of Thursday June 1st.
Both of the festival’s respective live programmes, happen at venues in the city Thursday (Output) and Friday / Saturday at Titanic Slipways (AVA).
The Output evening showcases and the conference are free to attend, but they’d appreciate registration.
Many of the conference panels and workshops have been previously announced.
Newly announced are:
Tim Wheeler keynote
The conference’s Lyndon Stephen’s Closing Keynote (4-5pm, Downstairs Theatre, The MAC, Thursday June 1st ) will feature Ash frontman, Tim Wheeler in conversation with BBC’s Marie-Louise Muir telling the story of the iconic Ash and U2 concert that took place in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall on 21 May 1998 (25 years ago), after the Good Friday Agreement.
Output Belfast Evening Showcase (7.30pm – Late)
Following this, the Output Belfast Evening Showcase (7.30pm – Late, Thursday June 1st) will offer delegates a full evening of live music – for free – featuring 36 music acts (including two special guests) from across the North and South of Ireland performing at Cathedral Quarter venues: Duke of York, Bullitt Courtyard, Tetto Rooftop, Oh Yeah Music Centre, Ulster Sports Club (Upstairs and Downstairs), Dirty Onion, Black Box and The Deer’s Head.
The showcase will also include live performances from the four winners of the recent Output Belfast Emerging Artist Stage competition, for which more than 80 incredible emerging NI artists applied. The winning artists, who will perform live at Dirty Onion from 8.30pm-Late, are: Róise, Brother Vice, Susi Pagel and Con and the Éire Jordans.
Nialler9 and Faction Records are holding a showcase at the Bullitt Hotel this year with Skinner, Still Blue, Emby and Reevah playing.
OUTPUT BELFAST EVENING SHOWCASE LINE-UP, VENUES & STAGE TIMES
HOSTS: NEW CHAMPION MANAGEMENT & DISTRICT MAGAZINE
VENUE: ULSTER SPORTS CLUB UPSTAIRS
TIMES
20:30 – COOKS BUT WE’RE CHEFS
21:30 – DARK TROPICS
22:30 – ALICIA RAYE
23:30 – CHALK
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HOSTS: PRS FOR MUSIC & CRASH MANAGEMENT
VENUE: TETTO ROOFTOP
TIMES
19:30 – HY:LY
20:30 – LARKS
21:30 – BRIÉN
22:30 – TABITHA SMYTH
Line-up continued overleaf.
HOSTS: OH YEAH & YEO MAGAZINE
VENUE: OH YEAH CENTRE
TIMES
20:00 – GEMMA BRADLEY
21:00 – CHARLIE HANLON
22:00 – WINNIE AMA
23:00 – MOONBOOT
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HOSTS: FACTION MUSIC & NIALLER9
VENUE: BULLITT COURTYARD
TIMES
20:00 – EMBY
21:00 – STILL BLUE
22:00 – SKINNER
23:00 – REEVAH
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HOST: BBC ATL INTRODUCING
VENUE: ULSTER SPORTS CLUB DOWNSTAIRS
TIMES
20:00 – LAUREN ANN
21:00 – BECKY MCNEICE
22:00 – SWEETLEMONDAE
23:00 – POST PARTY
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HOSTS: COASTER & CHORDBLOSSOM
VENUE: THE DEER’S HEAD
TIMES
20:00 – JOCK
21:00 – DREW MAKES NOISE
22:00 – TRAMP
23:00 – MOB WIFE
Line-up continued overleaf.
HOSTS: START TOGETHER STUDIO & VETA MUSIC
VENUE: BLACK BOX
TIMES
19:30 – BEAUTY SLEEP
20:30 – STRANGE NEW PLACES
21:30 – HAVVK
22:30 – LIPGLOSS
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HOSTS: THE DEAD RABBIT & LOWDEN GUITARS
VENUE: DUKE OF YORK DOWNSTAIRS
TIMES
19:30 – DANDER
20:30 – THOM SOUTHERN
21:30 – SPECIAL GUEST
22:30 – LUCY GAFFNEY
23:30 – DAVE MCKENDRY
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HOST: OUTPUT BELFAST EMERGING MUSIC STAGE
VENUE: DIRTY ONION
TIMES:
20:30 – RÓISE
21:30 – BROTHER VICE
22:30 – SUSI PAGEL
23:30 – CON AND THE ÉIRE JORDANS
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OUTPUT BELFAST OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY
HOSTS: THE THIN AIR & PROBLEM PATTERNS
VENUE: ULSTER SPORTS CLUB (UPSTAIRS)
TIMES:
00:00 – THE THIN AIR DJS
01:00 – PROBLEM PATTERNS DJS
