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Gig guide: Live music for the week ahead

Mark Lanegan and band play The Empire in Belfast on December 18
Mark Lanegan and band play The Empire in Belfast on December 18 Mark Lanegan and band play The Empire in Belfast on December 18

Today

Torche – The Palm House, Belfast

Tuskar, Elder Druid, Hornets etc – Crypt of the Riff Vol 4, Voodoo, Belfast

Pascalwillnotsurvivethis – The Berliner, Belfast

The Skallions – The Black Box, Belfast

Electric Octopus + Utropics – The Menagerie, Belfast

Saturday December 14

Josie Duncan, Emma Langford – The Duncairn Songbook, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Dinosaur Pile Up, Fangclub – Voodoo, Belfast

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations – The Limelight 2, Belfast

Malojian – Vinyl Island, The Beatles' Abbey Road, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn

Sunday December 15

Malojian plus guests – The American, Belfast, 2pm

Grainne Duffy – Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast

Tommy Feeney etc – The Music of Woody Guthrie, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Jordan O'Keefe – Sandinos, Derry

Monday December 16

Scouting For Girls – The Limelight, Belfast

Valium, Villa in France – Love & Death, Belfast

Tuesday December 17

Sam Fender – The Ulster Hall, Belfast

Wednesday December 18

Mark Lanegan Band – The Empire, Belfast

Thursday December 19

Beoga, Travis Is A Tourist – The Ulster Hall, Belfast

More Than Conquerors – The Limelight, Belfast

David C Clements with Arco String Quartet & Open House Choir – First Bangor Presbyterian, Bangor

Reevah, Christian McNeill – Brickwork, Derry

Friday December 20

Hermitage Green – The Limelight 2, Belfast

Valium – The Sunflower, Belfast

Gin Palace, Red House, True Kolours etc – The Empire, Belfast

Sleeping Outside – The Atlantic, Portrush

Saturday December 21

The Outcasts, Nineteeneightyfour, The Dead Ritons – The Black Box, Belfast

Waylander – Voodoo, Belfast

John Corabi, Dea Matrona, Davy K – The Limelight 2, Belfast

Sugarwolf, Cherym, Fast Thursday – Nerve Centre, Derry

Jackmaster, Stephen Porter – St Columb's Hall, Derry

Hermitage Green – Skylite Room, Warrenpoint

Sunday December 22

New Pagans, Careerist, Catalan – The Limelight 2, Belfast

Brand New Friend, Felonies – Katy's Bar, Belfast

Junior Brother, The Mad Dalton, Ethan Hanna etc – The Palm House, Belfast

Maria Somerville – Green Room, The Black Box, Belfast

Friday December 27

Conor Scott – The Sunflower, Belfast

The Unholy Gospel Band, Both Barrels Betty, Drew Hamill Band etc – The Liggers Ball, Kellys, Portrush