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Brighton student wins £39,000 grant to build nightclub in Kenya

Holly Lester and Boyd Sleator, founders of the Northern Ireland night-time economy campaign Free The Night, have also secured funds to produce a documentary and report in support of their local nightlife scene

A Brighton University student has won €50,000, or £39,000, to build a mobile music studio and nightclub in his hometown of Nairobi, Kenya. Jesse Mwenda...

Phil Kieran and Green Velvet collaborate on new track, ‘Enjoy The Day’: Listen

It coincides with the Belfast techno stalwart adding most of his back catalogue to Bandcamp

Phil Kieran and Green Velvet have reunited on a new track, 'Enjoy The Day'. Check it out below. Having previously paired up on tracks including...

Fatboy Slim Derry Girls

"He's bigger than God"

Fatboy Slim features in the finale of Channel 4's acclaimed Northern Ireland-set comedy Derry Girls. The sixth episode of the show's third series aired on...

Ava Festival 2021. Credit: The Hype Factory, Lewis McClay

Floorplan, Overmono, Sama' Abdulhadi and SHERELLE will all play at the April event

AVA Festival has announced the full line-up for its 2022 event. Taking place from on 3rd and 4th June, this year's festival will see AVA...

DJ and producer Marion Hawkes is behind the shop, which specialises in "sounds that fuel club culture" and more

A new record store, Sound Advice, has opened in Belfast. 

The brainchild of DJ and producer Marion Hawkes, the shop is located at Banana Block...

No confirmation has been made regarding vaccine passports and other restrictions

Nightclubs in Northern Ireland will reopen on 31st October, following an Executive meeting on Thursday 7th October. 

Music venues in the country have been shuttered...

Last weekend, AVA festival returned to Belfast. Despite venue closures and ongoing restrictions across Northern Ireland, the event went ahead outdoors in a brand new...

Last weekend, after almost 18 months without a show, Belfast’s mighty AVA returned to the city in a brand new location, taking over the Boucher...

Over 40 DJs are set to perform across the weekend

AVA festival has announced the set times for this week's event.

After missing its 2020 edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, Belfast's beloved AVA will...

The full programme, day splits and night time parties have been revealed

AVA Festival has announced its full line-up and day splits for this year's event.

After missing its 2020 edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, Belfast's...

Opening times in the country are the most restrictive across the UK and Europe

A new campaign has been launched to support the Northern Irish night-time economy.

Launched today (17th June) Free The Night was created to push for...

The two-weekend event will have a capacity of between 500 and 1000 people

Northern Ireland’s first socially distanced music festival is set to take place in August. 

Coming from the organisers behind Stendhal Festival in Limvady, Unlocked is...

Proceeds from the party will go to Northern Irish pro-choice organisation Alliance for Choice

Pro-choice activism collective Room For Rebellion will host its last party for the foreseeable future this Friday in Rye Wax, Peckham.

“The Last Dance” comes...

Ireland is renowned the world over as a great place to party and their club scene does not disappoint. While there has been a spate...

 One of Northern Ireland’s most exciting selectors, Holly Lester, serves up a fiery mix of eclectic, full-throttle house as part of our Fresh Kicks series...

It’s no secret that Northern Ireland is fast becoming one of Europe’s most established rave destinations. With festivals like Belfast’s AVA and Derry’s Jika...

Belfast house maestro and Body Fusion label founder Bobby Analog serves up 60 minutes of celestial grooves and percussive heat...

Bobby Analog has become one of the most pivotal figures in Belfast’s thriving electronic music scene in recent years. A prolific DJ, producer, promoter and...

Synth-wave and ambient experimentalist Arvo Party releases his second album ‘II’ in October. New single ‘D a N S E’ is a spectral and atmospheric...

Belfast’s Herb Magee AKA Arvo Party will release his second album ‘II’ in October.

With a prolific catalog of versatile electronics under his belt already...

Belfast legend and The Night Institute resident Timmy Stewart (T-Bone, Black Bones) steps up with a mix of eclectic rhythm, supercharged industrial flare and timeless...

Northern Ireland’s clubbing scene has quietly been of one of Europe’s most dedicated and prolific of the past two decades. As some of the scene’s...

Northern Ireland's clubbing environment has never been more exciting. Nor have its DJs/producers and promoters ever been more a part of the international dance music...

From Stiff Little Fingers, Therapy? and The Undertones to David Holmes, Phil Kieran and The Divine Comedy, Northern Ireland's musical output has, for decades, had...