• Open House Festival 2014

    May 13, 2014 - By 

    We’re big fans of Open House Festival and how they do things here at the Thin Air. With an extraordinarily tasteful penchant for the very best in folk, roots and Americana, the team have brought us some unforgettable shows ranging from the likes of Bob Log III, Deer Tick, John Grant to Lower Dens, Cold Specs and Old Crowd Medicine Show. As well as one-off shows and happenings scattered across the years, Open House really flaunts its wares with its annual festival events. This summer they will present two festivals, a Belfast festival and a Bangor Festival. The former, taking place from June 18…

  • Longitude Festival 2014

    May 7, 2014 - By 

    Following the success of its inaugural year in 2013, Longitude will return to Dublin’s Marlay Park this summer with an extremely strong and varied line-up. As well as Irish acts including Tvvins, Le Galaxie, We Cut Corners and Adultrock, Ben Howard, Massive Attack, HAIM, Bombay Bicycle Club and The Afghan Whigs are amongst the many acts set to play over three days – from Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 20 – this summer. See the current poster for Longitude 2014 below. Go here to buy tickets for this year’s Longitude festival and stream Longitude’s Spotify Playlist below!

  • Brilliant Corners Jazz Festival

    February 13, 2014 - By 

    After its successful first outing last year, Brilliant Corners Jazz Festival will return to Belfast for a four-day programme from Wednesday, March 26 to Saturday, March 29. Presented by the thoroughly forward-thinking Moving On Music team, the showcase will feature performances from the likes of the Jeremy Lyons Dectet, BDK (Bourne/Davis/Kane trio, pictured) and David Lyttle featuring Soweto Kinch and Duke Special amongst others. Tickets for each show, which vary in price, can be purchased from all participating venues including The Mac, Black Box and Crescent Arts Centre. Go here for more info.

  • Belfast Film Festival 2014

    February 3, 2014 - By 

    Now in its 14th year, the Belfast Film Festival makes its return to various cinemas, theatres and venues across the city from March 27 to April 6. With the bulk of the this year’s line-up yet to be announced, there has already been three special screenings confirmed to whet our collective film-going appetite: a live soundtrack performance of zombie classic Dawn of the Dead at the Waterfront on Saturday, April 5, a one-man show by Jon Ronson on being the keyboard player in Frank Sidebottom’s band and the debut film by Benedikt Erlingsson’s, Of Horses and Men. Go here to learn more…

  • Household Festival

    August 20, 2013 - By 

    Taking place on and around the Ormeau Park area of South Belfast across the weekend of August 23-25 Household festival returns after last year’s hugely successful outing for the annual event. A festival that “encourages audiences to re-negotiate the way in which they view and interact with art in the city” it offers a wonderfully unrestrictive platform for live music, screenings, dinners, talks, discussions, contemporary dance in artists’ homes and non-art spaces. Over 100 artists and creative professionals from across the city will be involved in over 40 hours in the area. Events at this year’s festival include letter writing…

  • Way Out West Festival

    July 30, 2013 - By 

    Head in the heart of Gothenburg, Sweden, Way Out West Festival is easily the best go-to festival in the country for music-loving, culturally orientated young minds. From a more general perspective, though, it boasts one of the most downright incredible line-ups in a summer festival anywhere in the world this year. Set to take place from 8-10 August, the festival – now in its seventh years – will be headlined by Neil Young and Crazy Horse and will feature a whole host of some of the best artists out there, everyone from Grimes, Kendrick Lamar and Azealia Banks to Godspeed You!…

  • Tanglewood Music and Arts Festival

    July 29, 2013 - By 

    Taking place at the incomparably scenic surroundings of Narrow Water Castle in Warrenpoint, Tanglewood Music and Arts festival returns for its third outing on the weekend of August 3 and 4. Headlined by globetrotting North Coast post-rock quartet And So I Watch You From Afar, the showcase also boasts a line-up including the likes of Thin Lizzy guitarist/singer-songwriter Eric Bell, electronic duo The Japanese Popstars and Belfast singer-songwriter Peter Wilson AKA Duke Special. Several up-and-coming and increasingly established homegrown acts included More Than Conquerors,Pocket Billiards and Hurdles also feature in the line-up, set to take place across four stages. Tickets – available for £35.00 for the weekend – are available to buy here.

  • International Beckett Festival 2013

    July 27, 2013 - By 

    The world’s largest annual multi-arts celebration of Nobel Prize winning writer Samuel Beckett, the Happy Days International Beckett Festival returns to Enniskillen this August from Thursday 22 to Monday 26. Encompassing a number of events in not only theatre but also dance, comedy, visual arts and several special one-off performances. The first annual festival to celebrate Beckett’s work and influence, last year’s festival coincided with the 400th anniversary of the founding of Enniskillen. Beckett himself spent his formative years attending the town’s Portora Royal School, previously attended by Oscar Wilde and latterly by Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy. To buy tickets…

  • Belfast City Blues Festival

    June 14, 2013 - By 

    Now in it’s fifth year, the Belfast City Blues Festival is set to over 40 local and international artists performing over 3 days. With a wide range of shows taking throughout the afternoon and evening, performances from legendary artists and classic blues musicians is very much on the cards. Some of the main events taking place during the festival are as follows: A Tribute to Sam Mahood Belfast City Blues presents a tribute to Irish soul legend Sam Mahood. Move and groove to the sounds of 60’s classic soul with The Soul Foundation performing their tribute to the late Sam…

  • CultureTECH

    June 11, 2013 - By 

    A so-called ‘epic’ festival of digital technology, media and music featuring over 150 events, 100+ speakers and over 100+ acts, CultureTECH festival is very much ahead of the game in terms of its sheer forward-thinking, diversified vision. Taking place in Derry-Londonderry from September 9-15, the seven-day celebration of all things digital will combine everything from live music and gaming to industry workshops, digital art installations and film screenings. With the City of Culture platform there, ready to be taken advantage of insofar as exposure and all else is concerned, this year’s festival is shaping up to be the best to…