OTL2023 Earlybird Shows

Reginald D Hunter (Extra Show)

Reginald D Hunter (Extra Show)

The Black Box

Saturday 7 January, 4.00pm

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Patti Smith – Electric Poet (Film Screening)

Patti Smith – Electric Poet (Film Screening)

The Black Box (Green Room)

Sunday 8th January, 2.00pm

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Miki Berenyi: Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me from Success

Miki Berenyi: Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me from Success

The Black Box

Sunday 8 January, 4.00pm

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Lunch with The Ulster Orchestra

Lunch with The Ulster Orchestra

The Black Box

Tuesday 10 January, 1.00pm

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Oops, This Is Toxic

Lisa Richards Presents

Oops, This Is Toxic

The Black Box

Wednesday 11 January, 8.00pm

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Trad for Lunch with Dónal O’Connor, Harry Bradley and Libby McCrohan

Trad for Lunch with Dónal O’Connor, Harry Bradley and Libby McCrohan

The Black Box

Friday 13 January, 1.00pm

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Fionola Meredith – Book Launch: ‘The Stamp of Beauty’

Fionola Meredith – Book Launch: ‘The Stamp of Beauty’

Golden Thread Gallery

Friday 13 January, 6.00pm

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Blackbird Night Fedora Delight

Blackbird Night Fedora Delight

The Black Box

Friday 13 January, 8.00pm

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Swordfishtrombones at 40

Swordfishtrombones at 40

Oh Yeah Music Centre

Friday 13 January, 8.00pm

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Deptford Northern Soul Club Vs Superfly Funk and Soul Club

Deptford Northern Soul Club Vs Superfly Funk and Soul Club

Ulster Sports Club

Saturday 14 January, 10.00pm – 3.00am

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Nine Below Zero (Acoustic)

In association with Belfast City Blues Festival

Nine Below Zero (Acoustic)

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Saturday 14 January, 2.00pm

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Nine Below Zero (Acoustic) Evening Show

In association with Belfast City Blues Festival

Nine Below Zero (Acoustic) Evening Show

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Saturday 14 January, 8.00pm

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Swordfishtrombones at 40

Swordfishtrombones at 40

Oh Yeah Music Centre

Saturday 14 January, 8.00pm

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Vittorio Angelone: Translations

Vittorio Angelone: Translations

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Sunday, 15 January, 8.00pm

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Opera for Lunch – Cabaret de la Boite Noir

Opera for Lunch – Cabaret de la Boite Noir

The Black Box

Tuesday 17 January, 1.00pm

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Fat White Family: Moonbathing in February

Fat White Family: Moonbathing in February

The Black Box (Green Room)

Tuesday 17 January, 8.00pm

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Tenx9

Tenx9

The Black Box

Wednesday 18 January, 7.30pm

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Wookalily – Single launch [Old New Mill]

Wookalily – Single launch [Old New Mill]

The Black Box

Friday 20 January, 1.00pm

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Mungo’s Hi Fi with guests Explosion Soundsystem

Mungo’s Hi Fi with guests Explosion Soundsystem

The Black Box

Friday 20 January, 8.00pm

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Coven Comedy Club

Coven Comedy Club

The Black Box (Green Room)

Saturday 21 January, 1.00pm

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Energy: A Documentary About Damo Suzuki

Energy: A Documentary About Damo Suzuki

MovieHouse, Cityside.

Saturday 21 January, 3.00pm

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Harvest (A Tribute to Neil Young)

Harvest (A Tribute to Neil Young)

The Black Box

Saturday 21 January, 8.00pm

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Manukahunney: Launch of ‘Overcomer’

Manukahunney: Launch of ‘Overcomer’

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Saturday 21 January, 8.00pm

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Father Earth (Screening + Q&A)

Father Earth (Screening + Q&A)

The Black Box (Green Room)

Sunday 22 January, 3.00pm

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Úna Monaghan: Aonaracht – Album Launch

Úna Monaghan: Aonaracht – Album Launch

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Sunday 22 January, 3.00pm

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In The Bad Books Vol 1

In The Bad Books Vol 1

The Black Box (Green Room)

Sunday 22 January, 6.00pm

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Paul Muldoon – Laoithe ‘s Liricí

Paul Muldoon – Laoithe ‘s Liricí

Queens Film Theatre

Tuesday 24 January, 6.15 pm

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Evolver62 – Mark Lewisohn

Evolver62 – Mark Lewisohn

The Black Box (Green Room)

Wednesday 25 January, 7.30pm

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Ceithre Cinn: Suzanne Savage, Ciaran Lavery, Finnian Kelleher & Matt McGinn

Snow Water presents

Ceithre Cinn: Suzanne Savage, Ciaran Lavery, Finnian Kelleher & Matt McGinn

Rosemary Street First Presbyterian Church

Thursday 26 January, 8.00pm

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Myles McCormack: To Better All Things (LP Launch)

Myles McCormack: To Better All Things (LP Launch)

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Thursday 26 January, 8.00pm 

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George Shaw in Conversation

George Shaw in Conversation

University of Ulster, Belfast Campus. Lecture Theatre 2. Block BC

Friday 27 January, 1.00pm

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Cathedral Quarter Arts Trail

Cathedral Quarter Arts Trail

Leaves The Black Box

Saturday 28 January, 1.00pm

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The 2:19

In association with Belfast City Blues Festival

The 2:19

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Saturday 28 January, 2.00pm      

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Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

The Black Box (Green Room)

Saturday 28 January, 3.00pm

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No Oil Paintings – ‘Rain Season’ Album Launch

No Oil Paintings – ‘Rain Season’ Album Launch

The Black Box

Saturday 28 January, 3.00pm

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Rosie Holt – The Woman’s Hour (Preview)

Rosie Holt – The Woman’s Hour (Preview)

The Black Box

Sunday 29 January, 2.00pm

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Stuart Braithwaite: Spaceships Over Glasgow (in conversation)

Stuart Braithwaite: Spaceships Over Glasgow (in conversation)

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Sunday 29 January. 6.00 pm

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Let Us Be Seen (Screening and Gender Chores show)

Let Us Be Seen (Screening and Gender Chores show)

The Black Box (Green Room)

Sunday 29 January, 7.30pm

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CQAF 2023 Earlybird Shows

Dani Larkin – ‘Walking With Natives’ Tour

Dani Larkin – ‘Walking With Natives’ Tour

Duncairn Arts Centre

Thursday 27 April, 7:30pm

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Christine Bovill – From Piaf to Pop

Christine Bovill – From Piaf to Pop

The Black Box

Thursday 27 April, 8.00pm

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Pye Corner Audio – Live set

Presented by Starr Records and CQAF

Pye Corner Audio – Live set

Ulster Sports Club (Downstairs)

Thursday 27th April, 8.00pm 

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Matthew and the Atlas (Solo)

Matthew and the Atlas (Solo)

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Thursday 27 April, 8.00pm

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Paul Brady ‘Crazy Dreams’ Book Launch

Paul Brady ‘Crazy Dreams’ Book Launch

Rosemary Street Church

Friday 28 April, 8.00pm

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Terry McHugh – The World on a String

Terry McHugh – The World on a String

The MAC Upstairs

Friday 28 April, Saturday 29 April, 8.00pm

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Sister Sledge + Full Live Band

Sister Sledge + Full Live Band

Festival Marquee

Friday 28 April, 8.00pm

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Beirut Groove Collective

Presented by Strange Victory & Back Track

Beirut Groove Collective

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Saturday 29 April, 8.30pm

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Bad Bridget

Bad Bridget

St Joseph's Church, Sailortown

Sunday 30th April. 7.00 pm

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Taylor Lally – CQAF 2023 Artist in Residence

Taylor Lally – CQAF 2023 Artist in Residence

The Sunflower Public House

Monday 1 May, 8.00pm

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Catherine Bohart: Work in Progress

Catherine Bohart: Work in Progress

St Joseph's Church, Sailortown

Monday 1 May, 8.00pm

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Anne Gildea – How to Get the Menopause and Enjoy It

Anne Gildea – How to Get the Menopause and Enjoy It

The Black Box

Monday 1 May, 8.00pm

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Scaredy Fat

A SkelpieLimmer Productions presentation 

Scaredy Fat

Ulster Sports Club

Monday 1 May, 8.00pm

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Zandra Rhodes in Conversation

In partnership with the University of Ulster and Ulster presents

Zandra Rhodes in Conversation

Ulster University, Belfast College of Art. Lecture Theatre.

Tuesday 2nd May, 7.00pm

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Janey Godley – The ‘Not Dead Yet’ Tour

Janey Godley – The ‘Not Dead Yet’ Tour

Festival Marquee (Custom House Square)

Tuesday 2 May, 8.00pm 

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Nuala Kennedy with Tony Byrne and Tara Breen

Nuala Kennedy with Tony Byrne and Tara Breen

St Joseph's Church, Sailortown

Tuesday 2 May, 8.00pm

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Bricolage – Circusful (Gordon St.)

Bricolage – Circusful (Gordon St.)

Circusful (Gordon St)

Wednesday 3 May & Thursday 4 May, 8.00pm. Preview Tuesday 2 May, 8.00pm

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Steve Harley Acoustic Band: 50 Years A Rebel – Live on Stage

Steve Harley Acoustic Band: 50 Years A Rebel – Live on Stage

Festival Marquee

Wednesday 3 May, 8.00pm

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Sarah Firby: Don’t Threaten Me with a Good Time

Sarah Firby: Don’t Threaten Me with a Good Time

McHugh's Basement

Wednesday 3rd May. 8.00pm

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Linley Hamilton: ‘Ginger’s Hollow’ Album Launch

Linley Hamilton: ‘Ginger’s Hollow’ Album Launch

The Black Box

Wednesday 3 May, 8.00pm

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Fern Brady: Strong Female Character (Book Launch)

Fern Brady: Strong Female Character (Book Launch)

St Joseph's Church, Sailortown

Thursday 4 May, 8.00pm

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Boris

Strange Victory in assoc with CQAF Presents

Boris

The Black Box

Thursday 4 May, 8.00pm 

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Not Now

Presented by CQAF and The MAC

Not Now

The MAC

Thursday 4th May, Friday 5th May, 7.45pm 

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Blind Stitch

Presented by Moving on Music

Blind Stitch

Duncairn Arts Centre

Friday 5 May, 8.00pm 

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Badly Drawn Boy: 25 years of Badly Drawn Boy

Badly Drawn Boy: 25 years of Badly Drawn Boy

Festival Marquee

Friday 5 May, 8.00pm

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Lara Ricote : GRL/LATNX/DEF

Lara Ricote : GRL/LATNX/DEF

Saint Josephs Church, Sailortown.

Saturday 6th May, 2.00pm

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Jude Rogers: The Sound of Being Human

Jude Rogers: The Sound of Being Human

The Sunflower Public House

Saturday 6 May, 3.00pm

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Bernadette Morris: To The Well For Water Album Launch

Bernadette Morris: To The Well For Water Album Launch

St Joseph’s Church, Sailortown

Saturday 6 May, 8.00pm

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Bone Machine play the music of Tom Waits

Bone Machine play the music of Tom Waits

The Black Box

Saturday 6 May, 8.00pm

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Tom Hingley (Solo, Acoustic)

CQAF in association with Live Free Tourbooking presents

Tom Hingley (Solo, Acoustic)

The Deer’s Head Music Hall

Saturday 6 May, 8.00pm

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Otoboke Beaver + Drinking Boys and Girls Choir (Support)

Otoboke Beaver + Drinking Boys and Girls Choir (Support)

The Empire Music Hall

Sunday 7 May, 8.00pm

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