WILLY MASON

June

Willy Mason tour 2025 Teasing a new record, Willy Mason has announced tour dates for 2025   Willy Mason is returning on tour to Europe in 2025, including a Belfast date at The Empire Music Hall on Wednesday 29th October. Since 2020 Willy has been touring with increasing regularity, steadily honing his live sound and playing. His band includes Charlotte …

FLOOK

June

FLOOK: CELEBRATING 30 YEARS IN 2025! As part of a major celebratory tour to mark 30 years together, Flook will be playing the Belfast Empire on Friday November 28th 2025. What began in 1995 as a ground-breaking union of musicians and instruments, has continued as a unique musical offering through one live album, four studio albums and countless outstanding performances. A new recording is due …

ELVIS SPECTACULAR

June

The greatest Elvis show since 1977! The Elvis Spectacular take you on a musical journey through the songs of the legend that was , and is, Elvis Presley. Starring European Elvis Champion, the one and only Ciaran Houlihan, with his TCB Band and backing vocals from The Sweet Sensations.

The Illegals

June

No Wasted Time here…hot on the heels of a sold-out January performance, The Illegals will be back for the annual end of summer how with us on Saturday 30th August 2025. Tickets on sale at all the usual places, remember that if you get them directly from the venue across the counter at the Empire Bar you’ll save on those …

ADRIAN VANDENBERG

June

Every album paints a picture. Instead of utilizing a brush and canvas, Vandenberg paints with towering vocals, earthquaking rhythms, and the iconic and instantly recognizable fretwork of guitarist and namesake Adrian Vandenberg. Joined by vocalist Mats Levén, drummer Koen Herfst, and bassist Randy van der Elsen, the influential axe-slinger delivers a vibrant, visceral, and vital vision on the group’s fifth …

ERASURED

June

ERASURED are hitting The Empire for an unforgettable Irish debut on Saturday, August 2nd! This is not just another tribute act – this is THE tribute to the iconic duo Erasure, celebrating 40 years of their legendary hits, unforgettable synths, and unrelenting energy. In 1995 Mark Rodway appeared on ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” (and again for the 1995 Christmas …

WHEN IRELAND ROCKED

June

Marking the huge musical revolution in Ireland of the late 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, the birth of a new sound. How a new generation of electric guitar driven music inspired so many and paved the way for those who followed. A time when Ireland rocked the world, celebrating the songs of these iconic Irish rock acts and artists and the …

REM BY STIPE

June

R.E.M. formed in 1980, in Athens, Georgia and by the mid-nineties earned the tagline ‘the biggest band on the planet’ from the music press. They pioneered the alternative rock scene with relentless touring and a distinctive sound and entered the 90s mainstream without compromising their artistic vision.  They remain as relevant today as ever. Their music is instantly recognisable: ringing …

MACK FLEETWOOD

June

The supergroups of the 70’s defined the decade in a way that’s never been rivalled since, the Eagles, Zeppelin and Fleetwood Mac ruled the world. With enormous budgets, enormous albums and enormous tours, they walked the earth like golden gods. Revisit that era with Mack Fleetwood, the world’s premier tribute to the classic Lindsay Buckingham/Stevie Nicks era of Fleetwood Mac. …

LONESOME GEORGE

June

Lonesome George’s song-writing (in both English and Irish language) deals with love, life and revolution; brought to life through multi-layered grooves; 4 & 5-part harmonies, ethereal & ambient pieces; rip-roaring reels and dance rhythms; flavours from various genres weave together to create a unique sound; changing from song to song, all while remaining rooted in the Irish tradition. LG is  …