Keith James presents a haunting and immaculately crafted concert celebrating the songs of Nick Drake.

Nick Drake is one of the UK’s most revered singer-songwriters. He has given us timeless songs that shed all the tears of life within their fragile yet perfect lines. He recorded three cherished albums between 1969 and 1972, but was almost entirely unknown in his day.

After his tragic death in 1974 aged only 26, his music almost disappeared into obscurity. Now, thanks to a massive resurgence of interest and a worldwide re-evaluation of his genius, Nick Drake has become a national treasure.

Several meticulously compiled biographies look at every aspect of Nick’s life and music, throwing light on many shadowy corners of mystery and supposition.

Two decades have now passed since singer/guitarist Keith James first performed his stunningly beautiful series of Nick Drake concerts.

He was the first artist to bring this intriguingly fragile music to venues across the UK in a live concert form. The result was six years of highly acclaimed tours featuring over 1000 concerts in venues across the UK and Europe, including Glastonbury Festival.

“Musicians brave enough to make the music they really believe in. Keith James is one of these.” ~ Bob Harris

“A fresh and powerful approach to these wonderful songs” ~ Patrick Humphries (Nick Drake biographer)

Film    Art     Poetry       Music  Sculpture    Street Art   Literature    Theatre.  

Get to see more of Belfast and find out about its talented creative people!

Hop on board this Festival half-day bus tour developed by Creative Tours Belfast for a fun exploration of the best of Belfast’s vibrant arts and cultural scene! Journey across the city with your entertaining and knowledgeable tour guide to become acquainted with a plethora of talented and creative people connected with the streets and different districts of the city that you’ll pass through.

Discover many of the city’s arts centres, theatres, art galleries and music venues, see cool street artwork and public sculptures and listen to music and stories as we go.

See and hear about many great visual artists, writers, actors, directors and musicians who were born or spent time in different parts of Belfast:

– Successful visual artists- for example, The Array Collective, Colin Davidson and Rita Duffy

– Award-winning novelists, playwrights/scriptwriters and poets – includingAnna Burns, Seamus Heaney, C S Lewis, Marie Jones, Lisa McKee, and Owen McCafferty

– Famous film directors and actors – including Kenneth Brannagh, Liam Neeson, Jamie Dornan, Tara Lynne O’Neill and Frances Tomelty

– Musicians of our UNESCO City of Music from Van Morrison, James Galway and Ruby Murray to today’s rising stars!

The tour will start from the Cathedral Quarter and stop for four short visits in each of north, south, east and west Belfast, giving you a chance to see what’s on and to explore a bit. There’ll be additional opportunities for photos along the way.

A special performance will be arranged for tour guests at one of the four venues visited, and a light lunch will also be provided at Eastside Visitor Centre, beside C S Lewis Square.

Meet for 10.25am at the Black Box and we will join our bus by St Anne’s Cathedral after exploring Writer’s Square.The tour will last for three and a half hours, and we will return back to the Cathedral Quarter for 2pm.

DATE: Sunday 18^th January 2026

START: 10.25am – the Black Box foyer

END: 2pm: By St Anne’s Cathedral, Donegall St, Cathedral Quarter

This tour has received part funding from Belfast City Council under its Neighbourhood Tourism Investment Programme

Namaste Motherf*ckers is the new show from Cally Beaton (QI, Live at the Apollo) – a quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife.

Combining Cally’s comedic and storytelling prowess with extracts from her provocative, stereotype-busting book of the same name, the show has at its heart her own story of radical reinvention – taking her from meetings in boardrooms to treading the boards, thanks to a chance conversation with the late, great Joan Rivers.

A funny show about a deadly serious subject, Namaste Motherf*ckers is a celebration of and for the female of the species. Invisible no more.

★★★★“SPRIGHTLY WIT AND CONSIDERABLE STORYTELLING PROWESS” The Scotsman

★★★★“ORIGINAL AND CLEVER” The Arts Desk – pick of the Edinburgh Fringe

“GRIPPING, PERCEPTIVE AND UPLIFTING” Chortle

“EXCITING AND HILARIOUS TALENT…SHE’S GOT IT” Time Out