Belfast Entertainment

  1. Black Box

    Describing itself as a 'home for live music, theatre, literature, comedy, film, visual art, live art, circus, cabaret and all points in between', Black Box is a new and intimate venue in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter.

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  2. Crescent Arts Centre

    The Crescent hosts a range of concerts, plays, workshops, readings and dance classes, and there's a regular club night called New Moon ( to late, admission around £6 , first Saturday of each month), which showcases live bands, with DJs playing afterwards. The Crescent also stages a 10-day literary festival called Between the Lines each March, and a dance festival, City Dance, in June.

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  3. King's Hall

    Northern Ireland's biggest exhibition and conference centre hosts a range of music shows, trade fairs and sporting events. It's accessible by any bus along Lisburn Rd or by train to Balmoral Station.

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  4. Lyric Theatre

    Located on the riverside south of the Botanic Gardens, the Lyric stages serious drama and is a major venue for the Belfast Festival at Queen's. Hollywood star Liam Neeson, who first trod the boards here, is a patron.

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  5. Old Museum Arts Centre

    The Old Museum stages an exciting programme of drama and comedy, with occasional prose and poetry readings and dance performances.

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