Entertainment

Gig guide: Live music for the week ahead

Cormac Neeson launches solo LP White Feather at Belfast's Black Box on May 24
Cormac Neeson launches solo LP White Feather at Belfast's Black Box on May 24 Cormac Neeson launches solo LP White Feather at Belfast's Black Box on May 24

Today

Runabay – 101 Donegall Street, Belfast

Viagra Boys – McHugh's, Belfast

Francis McIlduff – Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Robocobra Quartet, Meltybrains? – The Black Box, Belfast

Psychic Eyes, Benjamin Smith Whittington, Cu Culann etc – The Pavilion, Belfast

Belwood, Flashpoint, Dugout etc – The Speakeasy, Belfast

Strength NIA – Bennigans, Derry

Saturday May 18

Beauty Sleep – Strange Victory Records, Belfast (2.30pm)

Maverick, Wild Heat – The Limelight 2, Belfast

Bry, Dave Giles – Oh Yeah, Belfast

Aslan – Nerve Centre, Derry

Gas Hands, Happy Out, Fierce Pit Bosses – Bennigans, Derry

The 4 of Us – Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen

John Blek, Ken Haddock, Wilfie Gilbert – Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena

Sunday May 19

The Waterboys – Millennium Forum, Derry

Monday May 20

The Waterboys – The Ulster Hall, Belfast

Oh Sees – The Limelight, Belfast

Tuesday May 21

Alice In Chains – Telegraph Building, Belfast

Walking on Cars, Hollow Coves – Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Wednesday May 22

Less Than Jake – The Empire, Belfast

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Voodoo, Belfast

Thursday May 23

Paul Young – Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Ferals, Paul & The Meanie, Vale etc – Voodoo, Belfast

Fairport Convention – Market Place Theatre, Armagh

Friday May 24

Cormac Neeson, Reevah, Clanmil Choir – The Black Box, Belfast

Daithi – The Duke of York, Belfast

Abbey Road 50th, The MAC, Belfast

A Different Thread, Sonja Sleator – The Sunflower, Belfast

Lonesome George – Strand Arts Centre, Belfast

In Their Thousands, Acrasia – The Menagerie, Belfast

Anthony Toner – Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen

Ryan McMullan, Reevah, Hunkpapa etc – Ward Park Free, various venues tbc, Bangor

Saturday May 25

Westlife – SSE Arena, Belfast

Jack Savoretti, Lissie – The Limelight, Belfast

Anna Mieke, Amy May Ellis – Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Beauty Sleep, Arvo Party – The MAC, Belfast

50th Anniversary of The Beatles Abbey Road – The MAC, Belfast

Snow Patrol, Two Door Cinema Club, Ash etc – Ward Park 3, Ward Park, Bangor

Sunday May 26

Westlife – SSE Arena, Belfast

The Wedding Present – The Empire, Belfast

Fairport Convention – The Lyric, Belfast

Blue Americans, Tommy Jag – Voodoo, Belfast