ASH frontman Tim Wheeler will deliver the closing address at next week's Output Belfast & AVA Conference.

The Lyndon Stephens Closing Keynote event at The MAC on Thursday June 1 at 4pm will find the Downpatrick man in conversation with broadcaster Marie-Louise Muir to discuss the historic concert by Ash and U2 at Belfast's Waterfront Hall on May 21 1998 in support of the Good Friday Agreement referendum 'Yes' campaign.

The event is part of the Output Belfast music conference, which will present over 80 music industry representatives speaking across panels, workshops and sessions at The MAC and Oh Yeah Music Centre between 10am and 5pm.

Following this, the Output Belfast Evening Showcase will offer a full evening of free live music featuring 36 music acts from across Ireland performing at Cathedral Quarter venues. The showcase will include live performances by the winners of the Output Belfast Emerging Artist Stage competition, Róise, Brother Vice, Susi Pagel and Con & the Éire Jordans, at the Dirty Onion from 8.30pm.

The full Showcase line-up is as follows:

ULSTER SPORTS CLUB (DOWNSTAIRS)
20:00 - LAUREN ANN
21:00 - BECKY MCNEICE
22:00 - SWEETLEMONDAE
23:00 - POST PARTY

ULSTER SPORTS CLUB (UPSTAIRS)
20:30pm - COOKS BUT WE’RE CHEFS
21.30pm - DARK TROPICS
22.30pm - ALICIA RAYE
23.30pm - CHALK
00:00 - THE THIN AIR DJS
01:00 - PROBLEM PATTERNS DJS

TETTO ROOFTOP
19.30pm - HY:LY
20.30pm - LARKS
21.30 - BRIÉN
10.30 - TABITHA SMYTH

OH YEAH BELFAST
20:00 - GEMMA BRADLEY
1:00 - CHARLIE HANLON
22:00 - WINNIE AMA
23:00 - MOONBOOT

BULLITT COURTYARD
20:00 - EMBY
21:00 - STILL BLUE
22:00 - SKINNER
23:00 - REEVAH

THE BLACK BOX
19:30 - BEAUTY SLEEP
20:30 - STRANGE NEW PLACES
21:30 - HAVVK
22:30 - LIPGLOSS

THE DIRTY ONION
20:30 - RÓISE
21:30 - BROTHER VICE
22:30 - SUSI PAGEL
23:30 - CON AND THE ÉIRE JORDANS

Full event details at outputbelfast.com