CQAF 2025

Meryl Streek

Meryl Streek

Ulster Sports Club

Thursday 1 May, 8.00pm

Doors 7.30pm | Mostly Standing 

£12.00

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Dublin’s avant-garde punk sensation Meryl Streek brings his hard-hitting mix of protest, spoken word, and electronic influences to Belfast for a powerful live show at Ulster Sports Club.

Following the success of his debut album, ‘796’, which confronted institutional abuses in Ireland, Meryl Streek released his second album, ‘Songs For The Deceased’, on October 25, 2024. His music explores themes of injustice, corruption, and working-class struggles, making for a raw and uncompromising live experience.

Renowned for live performances that are both confrontational and exhilarating, Meryl Streek’s shows are described as a “weird blend, but worth listening to if you want something you’ve never heard before.” – Kerrang

“His biting, coarse Dublin delivery combined with a convergence of electronic textures and punk ethos creates an unforgettable live experience.” – Farout Magazine

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John Shuttleworth: Raise the Oof!

John Shuttleworth: Raise the Oof!

The Black Box

Thursday 1 May, 8.00pm. Extra show Friday 2 May, 8.00pm

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I’m With Pulp, Are You? Mark Webber in Conversation

In association with Ulster Presents

I’m With Pulp, Are You? Mark Webber in Conversation

Ulster University Block BC (Belfast)

Friday 2 May, 7.00pm

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Doc’n Roll Films presents “We Are Fugazi From Washington, DC”

Doc’n Roll Films presents “We Are Fugazi From Washington, DC”

The Avenue Cinema 

Saturday 3 May, 2.00pm

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Drunk Women Solving Crime

Drunk Women Solving Crime

The Black Box

Saturday 3 May, 3.00pm. Extra Show Added, 1.00pm

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Córas Trio- AV show

Presented by The Mac, CQAF and Moving on Music

Córas Trio- AV show

The Mac Upstairs

Saturday 3 May, 8.00pm

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Black Belfast: Cathedral Quarter – Horror and True Crime Walking Tour

Black Belfast: Cathedral Quarter – Horror and True Crime Walking Tour

Albert Memorial Clock

Sunday 4 May and Sunday 11 May, 2.00pm - 5.00pm

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Historic Pubs of the Cathedral Quarter

Historic Pubs of the Cathedral Quarter

Leaves Kellys Cellars

Sunday 4 and Sunday 11 May, 2.00pm

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Neil Brogan

Strange Victory + CQAF Presents

Neil Brogan

McHughs Basement

Saturday 3 May, 8.00pm 

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John Higgs: Exterminate / Regenerate: The Story Of Doctor Who

John Higgs: Exterminate / Regenerate: The Story Of Doctor Who

The Deer’s Head

Sunday 4 May, 2.00pm

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Roisin Lanigan

Presented by Seamus Heaney Centre and CQAF

Roisin Lanigan

Seamus Heaney Centre, Belfast

Sunday 4 May, 6.00pm 

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A History of House feat Iain McCready, Dilly, Eamon Beagon + Marty McAllistair

CQAF and Belfast Underground present

A History of House feat Iain McCready, Dilly, Eamon Beagon + Marty McAllistair

The Deer’s Head

Sunday 4 May, 8.00pm - 2.00am

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The 4 of Us: Belfast Launch of ‘Crescent Nights’

The 4 of Us: Belfast Launch of ‘Crescent Nights’

The Empire

Sunday 4 May, 8.00pm

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‘I Hear You’- Live Readings – Paul McVeigh

‘I Hear You’- Live Readings – Paul McVeigh

The Deer’s Head

Monday 5th May, 7.00pm

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Josie Long: A Work in Progress About Giant Extinct Animals

Josie Long: A Work in Progress About Giant Extinct Animals

The Black Box

Monday 5th May, 8.00pm

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SBT [Sarabeth Tucek] with special guest Ben de la Cour

SBT [Sarabeth Tucek] with special guest Ben de la Cour

The Deer’s Head

Tuesday 6 May, 8.00pm

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CHOP – Lords of Strut

In association with Festival of Fools

CHOP – Lords of Strut

The MAC

Wednesday 7 May, 7.00pm

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VARC – Visual Audio Radical Circus

VARC – Visual Audio Radical Circus

Circusful, 23 Gordon St, Belfast BT1 2LG

Wednesday 7th & Thursday 8th May, 8.00pm

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Gruff Rhys – American Interior Screening + Q&A

Gruff Rhys – American Interior Screening + Q&A

The Black Box

Wednesday 7 May, 8.00pm

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Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble perform NESS

Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble perform NESS

The Deer's Head

Wednesday 7 May, 8.00pm

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Traditional Bread Baking Workshop

Traditional Bread Baking Workshop

The Northern Whig

Thursday 8 May, 6.00pm and Friday 9 May, 1.00pm

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Caoilinn Hughes in Conversation

Presented by Seamus Heaney Centre and CQAF

Caoilinn Hughes in Conversation

Seamus Heaney Centre, Belfast

Thursday 8 May, 6.00pm

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Screening of Poitín with Bán Poitín Tasting & Talk

In association with Bán Poitín and Echlinville Distillery

Screening of Poitín with Bán Poitín Tasting & Talk

Oh Yeah Centre

Thursday 8 May, 7.30pm

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Shame Show

Presented by the Mac and CQAF

Shame Show

The Mac Upstairs

Thursday 8 May, 7.45pm 

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Andy White: ‘The night is approaching though some would say it was morning’ – Album Launch

Andy White: ‘The night is approaching though some would say it was morning’ – Album Launch

The Crescent Arts Centre

Thursday 8 May, 8.00pm

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Fortuna and Chips

Presented in association with The Linenhall Library

Fortuna and Chips

The Linenhall Library

Friday 9 May, 1.00pm (ends 2.30pm) & 6.00pm (Extra show Added)

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The Anthony Toner Songbook

David Hull Promotions & CQAF proudly present

The Anthony Toner Songbook

St. George's Church

Friday 9 May, 7.30pm & Saturday 10 May 2.00pm 

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Mohammad Syfkhan

Moving on Music & CQAF present

Mohammad Syfkhan

The Black Box

Friday 9th May, 8.30pm

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In Conversation with Tariq Ali: You Can’t Please All

CQAF in association with Ulster Presents…

In Conversation with Tariq Ali: You Can’t Please All

Ulster University Block BC

Saturday 10th May, 2.00pm 

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Theresa Lola – ‘Ceremony for the Nameless’

Presented by Seamus Heaney Centre and CQAF

Theresa Lola – ‘Ceremony for the Nameless’

The Seamus Heaney Centre (Belfast)

Saturday 10 May, 2.00pm

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Lisdoon Nirvana

Presented by CQAF and The MAC

Lisdoon Nirvana

The Mac Upstairs

Saturday 10 May, 7.45pm

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Sreang Dhofheicthe: Tionscadal Taylor Swift/Invisible String: The Taylor Swift Project

Sreang Dhofheicthe: Tionscadal Taylor Swift/Invisible String: The Taylor Swift Project

Áras Mhic Reachtain

Dé Sathairn 10 Bealtaine | Saturday 10 May, 8:30pm

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The Spitfires

CQAF and Right On Promotions present

The Spitfires

The Deer’s Head

Saturday 10 May, 8.00pm 

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Lael Neale

Strange Victory + CQAF Presents

Lael Neale

McHughs Basement

Sunday 11 May, 7.30pm

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Bernard Butler

Bernard Butler

First Presbyterian Church, Rosemary Street

Sunday 11 May,  8.00pm

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AOIBHA: Artist in Residence 2025

AOIBHA: Artist in Residence 2025

Various venues throughout the festival

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