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19:30

ARBORIST Presented By Moving On Music

The Belfast Empire Music Hall · South Belfast · Music
Love ( or its absence ) dominates the intimate songs on the new album from ARBORIST – the musical outlet of Belfast’s Mark McCambridge. With ‘Looking For Love’, we find protagonists scouring the dark corners of his home city, wiling-away afternoons in seedy clubs, wandering the streets in all weather, and reflecting on the harsh reality of the modern world, all in search of an elusive love. We need for it now more than ever. It is ARBORIST’s 4th LP and the first self-produced by McCambridge, largely from his home studio in Belfast. That level of involvement doesn’t go unnoticed, and at times it feels like we are right there in the room with him. These quiet hours are clearly where McCambridge feels most at ease – after all, this is a singer Bill Drummond described as writing songs “riven with more loss than any record since Leonard Cohen quit this world”, who Kim Deal chose to sing in beautiful, intertwined harmony with on debut single Twisted Arrow, and who Matthew E White and his Spacebomb band collaborated with to such astonishing effect on the previous Arborist LP ‘An Endless Sequence of Dead Zeros’. Spacebomb’s resident bassist Cameron Ralston (Bonnie Light Horseman, Hiss Golden Messenger) again features throughout ‘Looking For Love’, alongside Eamon Ferris (The Waterboys) on drums and Ben McAuley (Van Morrison) engineering. It calls to mind albums such as Songs Ohia’s Magnolia Electric Co., The Divine Comedy’s Regeneration, The Blue Nile’s Hats and Wilco’s Ode to Joy, as well as early-70s records from John Cale, John Lennon and Bill Fay. In an increasingly noisy world, full of revision, bumph, and sham, it’s important to recognise greatness in the moment – why wait? Mark McCambridge is one of our very best, and each release cements that reputation further. We are delighted to welcome Arborist back to The Empire Music Hall for the Belfast launch of ‘Looking For Love’. Chances are, you’ll find it here.
£17.50Tickets & info
19:30

DYLAN LEBLANC

The Deer's Head · City centre · Music
Single Lock Records marks the 10th anniversary of Dylan LeBlanc’s critically acclaimed third album, Cautionary Tale, with a limited pressing of yellow vinyl. After suffering the ups and downs of his young music career, LeBlanc had begun to spiral, slipping into a blur of booze and self-doubt. He returned home to Muscle Shoals lick his wounds and crafted his third album,with producers Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes) and John Paul White (the Civil Wars) at the helm. “This record is about me getting honest with myself,” says Dylan. “I had to let the guilt about the past go and find a new truth within myself. This time, I felt like I really had something to say”. Upon its initial release in 2016, the album garnered critical acclaim: “The third album from the Muscle Shoals singer-songwriter unfolds with the wariness of a social and spiritual outsider who broods his way to graceful defiance.” – NPR **** in MOJO “Shocks with unexpected new ground” **** in Q “ a great stride forward, a real sense of splendour and ambition” 8/10 in UNCUT “A finely crafted exercise in country-soul classicism”
£20Tickets & info
19:30

The Music Of Fleetwood Mac By Candlelight

Ulster Hall · Music
The Music of Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight returns to Ulster Hall on 19 November 2026, for a night of classic hits in a beautiful setting. Direct from London's West End and featuring a spectacular cast of West End Singers and epic live band, join us for a landslide concert, jam packed with Fleetwood Mac hits as you have never heard them before! This incredible show will feature best loved songs including Little Lies, The Chain, Rhiannon, Don’t Stop and many more, performed at the beautiful Ulster Hall, by candlelight. So, Go Your Own Way , release your inner Gypsy and book your tickets now as this really is the concert of Dreams!
£40Tickets & info