The Belfast live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 36 live-music rooms in Belfast, 18 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 53 events in that window and 290 across the trailing year. That is what our registry sees announced in this city as of 2026-09-02, not a census of everything that happened in it.
36
rooms tracked
18
active in 28 days
53
events, 28 days
290
events, 12 months
50% of the rooms we hold in this city announced something dated in the last four weeks. Counts are of announced, dated events at tracked venues — a coverage-weighted signal. How we count
What kind of scene is Belfast?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordWorld Music 13DJ / Electronic 11Vocal 5Rock / Band 3Jazz 1
Which rooms in Belfast are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Box Belfast | World Music | 42 | 8 |
| Waterfront Hall Belfast | Vocal | 33 | 2 |
| Limelight Belfast | DJ / Electronic | 23 | 4 |
| Mandela Hall | Rock / Band | 23 | 4 |
| Laverys | Vocal | 19 | 3 |
| SSE Arena Belfast | Rock / Band | 19 | 0 |
| Mchughs Bar | Vocal | 12 | 2 |
| Custom House Square | Vocal | 11 | 9 |
| Thompsons Garage | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 3 |
| Club Honey Belfast | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 1 |
| The Observatory | DJ / Electronic | 9 | 1 |
| Banana Block | World Music | 7 | 2 |
Who has played Belfast this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Marsh | 2026-04-25 | 1 |
| Geoff Tate | 2026-08-21 | 1 |
| A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS | 2026-08-28 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Belfast live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-kingdom/belfast/
Figures are as of 2026-09-02 and move weekly. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution and a link. How the numbers work
The United Kingdom rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean