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FRIDAY 25 MAY 2012

• Fixers - Auntie Annie's, Belfast ***CANCELLED***
• Life Festival - Belvedere House, Mullingar
• The Bad Plus - Mandela Hall, Belfast
• Alt-J, Cave Painting - Stiff Kitten, Belfast
• Billy Boy Miskimmin's Mercy Lounge, The Hard Chargers - Playhouse, Portrush
• Bee Mick See (album launch) , MC Lars, Roysta - The Hudson, Belfast
• Oh Yeah Contenders - Ulster Hall, Belfast
• Before Machines, Wiltz, Kris Platt, Rhea Little - Pavilion, Belfast
• Belfast Music Club vs Go Bang - Menagerie, Belfast
• Maria Doyle Kennedy - Strule Arts Centre, Omagh

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SATURDAY 26 MAY 2012

• The Damned - Mandela Hall, Belfast
• Newton Faulkner, Emily and the Woods  - Limelight, Belfast
• Gary Numan - Button Factory, Dublin
• Little Bear, Droids - Ma Kelly's, Ballymoney
• The Answer - Diamond Rock Club, Ahoghill
• Jet Project, Robert Owens - Yello, Belfast
• Gamma Proforma pres Mata #3 - Menagerie, Belfast
• Mojo Fury (Acoustic) - No Alibis Bookstore, Belfast
• Thomas Gold, Junior J, Jean Luc - Lush, Portrush
• SO:NI - The Red Velvetines, Rosie Broadway (EP Launch), Audio Illusion, Little Miss Stakes - Pavilion, Belfast

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SUNDAY 27 MAY 2012

• Communion Belfast: Farriers (album launch), Gareth Dunlop - Black Box, Belfast
• Aura Noir - Voodoo, Belfast

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MONDAY 28 MAY 2012

• Machine Head, Evile, Dead Label - Ulster Hall, Belfast
• Howard Marks & John Sinclair, Andy Train, Junior Johnson - Lavery's, Belfast

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WEDNESDAY 30 MAY 2012

• The Chieftains - Waterfront Hall, Belfast
• The Men - Whelans, Dublin
• Spector, Colly Strings, Elspeth - Limelight, Belfast
• Evan Christopher - Django a la Creole - North Down Museum, Bangor

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THURSDAY 31 MAY 2012

• Grainne Duffy Band - Empire Music Hall, Belfast
• Arc Royale, Little Bear, Polar Beyond - The Pavilion, Belfast
• Rocket 88: Rainy Boy Sleep, Seven Summits - Love & Death Inc, Belfast
• Evan Christopher - Django a la Creole - Market Place Theatre, Armagh
• The Other Side: Aggressors BC, Uncle Social, The Institute - Menagerie, Belfast
• Radar: Silhouette (single launch), City of Stars, Allie Bradley - Speakeasy, Belfast

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 FRIDAY 1 JUNE 2012

• Silhouette - Playhouse, Portrush
• Pigstock - Killinchy, Co Down
• Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott - Millennium Forum, Derry
• Titanic Lockdown - T13, Belfast (Cancelled)
• Ginger, LaFaro - Mandela Hall, Belfast
• Tric, Stevie K Band, Warcrux - Auntie Annie's, Belfast
• Window Seats, Stillpoint - Purple Rooms, Drogheda
• Triggerman, Half Shot - Masons, Derry
• Songs For Joby: runawayGO, Havana House Party, Amidships, Firebobbies, Cuba 66 - Stiff Kitten, Belfast
• Evan Christopher - Django a la Creole - Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
• Milliez Rehab, Niamh de Barra - Warzone Collective, Belfast
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SATURDAY 2 JUNE 2012

• Forbidden Fruit - Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin
• The Mama Kaz Band - Empire, Belfast
• The Coronas - Mandela Hall, Belfast
• Bronagh Gallagher, Paul Casey (early show, 7pm doors) - Limelight, Belfast
• Ackright - Voodoo, Belfast
• Window Seats, Fat Baby Panda, Turning In Circles - Piper Inn, Clonmel
• Evan Christopher - Django a la Creole - Strule Arts Centre, Omagh
• Tom Trago, Bicep, Danny Simpson - Stiff Kitten, Belfast
• The Gypsy Ball: Cashier No.9, The Underscore Orkestra, Little Hooks, Soak - The Big Top, St Columb's Park, Derry
• Ferry Corsten - Lush, Portrush

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SUNDAY 3 JUNE 2012

• Cara Dillon and the Ulster Orchestra - Grand Opera House, Belfast
• Brian Robertson, Eamonn McCormick (4pm) - Diamond Rock Club, Ahoghill
• The Sass, Dirty Kansas, The Echo Raptors, The Earls of Enkalon - Auntie Annie's, Belfast
• Evan Christopher - Django a la Creole - Castle Ward Estate, Strangford

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MONDAY 4 JUNE 2012

• Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Empire Music Hall, Belfast
• Nyman/The Fidelio Trio - Black Box, Belfast
• Kenny Larkin, GERD - Mynt, Belfast
• Window Seats, Screenreader - Crane Lane Theatre, Cork

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 WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE 2012

• Anais Mitchell and the Young Man Band - Errigle Inn, Belfast
• Cursive, Kevin Devine - Limelight, Belfast

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THURSDAY 7 JUNE 2012

• Deadmau5 - King's Hall, Belfast
• Justice - The Marquee, Cork
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jonathan Wilson - The O2, Dublin
• Elton John - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
• Furnace Mountain - Playhouse, Portrush
• GiftedLive: Duke Special, Pugwash, 1930s, Tieranniesaur, Window Seats, A Plastic Rose - Empire Music Hall, Belfast
• Nathaniel Rateliff, David C Clements - Limelight, Belfast
• Triggerman, Swanee River - Sandinos, Derry
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FRIDAY 8 JUNE 2012

• Watch The Throne: Jay Z & Kanye West - The O2, Dublin
• The Dubliners - Millennium Forum, Derry
• Furnace Mountain - Island Arts Centre, Lisburn
• Troyka - Black Box, Belfast
• Window Seats, The Randalls - Bogan's, Omagh
• Terry Reid, Swanee River (unplugged) - Playhouse, Portrush
• Pat Dam Smyth, Malojian, Ciaran Lavery - Railway Bar, Lurgan
• TheeSatisfaction, Nathan Flutebox Lee, The Revenge, Trus' Me - Love & Death Inc, Belfast
• Triggerman - Voodoo, Belfast
• Ben Glover - No Alibis Bookstore, Belfast

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SATURDAY 9 JUNE 2012

• Peter Hook & The Light - Spring & Airbrake, Belfast
• Watch The Throne: Jay Z & Kanye West - The O2, Dublin
• Gentlemen of the Road Galway Stopover - Salthill Park, Galway
• Furnace Mountain - Strule Arts Centre, Omagh
• Ruck n Roll Festival - Enniskillen Rugby Club, Mullaghmeen
• Helium Festival - Skelly's Bar, Ballymahon
• Eats Everything, Cromby, Bezuk DJs - Stiff Kitten, Belfast
• War Iron, Comply Or Die, Astralnaut - Katy Daly's, Belfast
• Psycatron, Miniminds - Lush, Portrush
• Ben Glover - No Alibis Bookstore, Belfast

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SUNDAY 10 JUNE 2012

• Furnace Mountain - Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
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MONDAY 11 JUNE 2012

• The Specials - The Marquee, Cork
• Jack Savoretti - Stiff Kitten, Belfast

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Tuesday  12 June 2012

• Lamb of God, Sylosis - Mandela Hall, Belfast
• Lucy Rose, Nathan Holme - Black Box, Belfast
• Sebastian Bach, Stormzone (Early Show, 7.30pm Doors) - Limelight, Belfast
• Innergaze, Steve Summers - Menagerie, Belfast

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WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE 2012

• Blink 182, All American Rejects, Four Year Strong - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
• Curtis Blackwell Bluegrass Band - Black Box, Belfast
• Kasper Rosa, Flights, Overhead,The Albatross, Seven Summits - Aunttie Annie's, Belfast

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THURSDAY 14 JUNE 2012

• The Emerald Armada - Black Box, Belfast
• Cedric Has A Name (EP launch), Best Boy Grips, Ciaran Lavery - Catalyst Arts Centre, Belfast

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FRIDAY 15 JUNE 2012

• Axis Of, Empty Lungs, The Unprotected - Warzone Centre, Belfast

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 SATURDAY 16 JUNE 2012

• Declan O'Rourke - Black Box, Belfast
• Conor Mason, Our Krypton Son, Little Hooks - Pavilion, Belfast
• Window Seats - Jaggers Common Rooms, Dungannon
• Junk Yard Festival - Tunnel Bar, Portadown
• Linkfest Launch Night: Intermission, Libidoswitch, Cuckoo, Rory Harkin, Balkan Alien Sound, Ego the Jackal, The Mad Hatters (6pm) - Sandinos Back Bar 

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WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE 2012

• Bushmills Live - Bushmills Distillery, Bushmills
• The Ting Tings - The Academy, Dublin 

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Thursday 21 JUNE 2012

• Peace One Day - Ebrington Parade Grounds
• Lantern For A Gale, Annapurna, Making Monsters - Menagerie, Belfast
• Django Django - An Culturlann, Derry

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THURSDAY 22 JUNE 2012

• Django Django - Limelight, Belfast
• Moonlighting - Black Box, Belfast

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SATURDAY 23 JUNE 2012

• Hank Williams III - Spring & Airbrake, Belfast
• Body & Soul - Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath
• Jackalfeud, Making Monsters, Stillpoint - The Slemish, Ballymena
• BBA Taking Control - Marine Court Hotel, Bangor
• Blazing Bows - Black Box, Belfast
• The Urges - Auntie Annie's, Belfast

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SUNDAY 24 JUNE 2012

• Ray Davies - Millennium Forum, Derry
• Otis Gibbs (2pm doors) - The John Hewitt, Belfast

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TUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012

• Red Hot Chili Peppers, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The Vaccines - Croke Park, Dublin
• M83, Man Without Country - Mandela Hall, Belfast

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WEDNESDAY 27 JUNE 2012

• Gomez - Limelight, Belfast
• A Feast of Fiddles - Sandinos Club, Derry

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THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2012

• Boyce Avenue - Waterfront Hall, Belfast

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FRIDAY 29 JUNE 2012

• Sea Sessions - Main Beach, Bundoran
• Trucker Diablo, Baleful Creed - Playhouse, Portrush
• Blue Whale, Intermission, The Couth, Uncle-Social - Auntie Annie's, Belfast
• Making Monsters, Annapurna - Masons, Derry
• Rock & Roll Prom: The Sabrejets, DJs Gerry Robinson and Elvis Vincent - Madisons, Belfast

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SATURDAY 30 JUNE 2012

• Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas - Black Box, Belfast

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WEDNESDAY 4 JULY 2012

• Mastodon, Gojira - The Academy, Dublin
• Kate Nash - Limelight, Belfast

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THURSDAY 5 JULY 2012

• The Stone Roses - Phoenix Park, Dublin
• GiftedLive: The Answer, David Kitt, Kopek, The Riptide Movement, Cosmo Jarvis, BeeMickSee - The Empire, Belfast

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FRIDAY 6 JULY 2012

Jason Clarke (EP launch) - Limelight, Belfast

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SATURDAY 7 JULY 2012

• Arnocorps, Mental Deficiency, F**khammer - Speakeasy, Belfast
• Swedish House Mafia, Tinie Tempah, Snoop Dogg, Calvin Harris - Phoenix Park, Dublin

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SUNDAY 8 JULY 2012

• Snow Patrol, Florence and the Machine, The Temper Trap - Phoenix Park, Dublin

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MONDAY 9 JULY 2012

• Roxette - The O2, Dublin

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TUESDAY 10 JULY 2012

• Explosions in the Sky, Low - Vicar St, Dublin

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THURSDAY 12 JULY 2012

• Paul Simon performs 'Graceland' - The O2, Dublin

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FRIDAY 13 JULY 2012

• Paul Simon performs 'Graceland' - The O2, Dublin
• Link Fest - Various Venues, Derry
• Making Monsters, Stillpoint - INF, Warrenpoint

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SATURDAY 14 JULY 2012

• Making Monsters (all ages show) - Playhouse, Portrush

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SUNDAY 15 JULY 2012

• Tune-Yards - Vicar St, Dublin

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TUESDAY 17 JULY 2012

• Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - RDS Arena, Dublin
• Ministry - Mandela Hall, Belfast
• Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes - Olympia, Dublin

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WEDNESDAY 18 JULY 2012

• Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - RDS Arena, Dublin
• Rufus Wainwright - Iveagh Gardens, DUblin

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THURSDAY 19 JULY 2012

• Chic - Galway Arts Festival Marquee, Galway

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FRIDAY 20 JULY 2012

• Making Monsters, Two Glass Eyes - Playhouse, Portrush
• The Waterboys, Katie Kim, The Unthanks - Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

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SATURDAY 21 JULY 2012

• Glasgowbury - Eagle's Rock, Draperstown
• Lisa Hannigan, Other Lives - Iveagh Gardens, Dublin
• Making Monsters, Two Glass Eyes - Bound For Boston, Derry

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TUESDAY 24 JULY 2012

• Madonna - Aviva Stadium, Dublin

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THURSDAY 26 JULY 2012

• James Vincent McMorrow, Lisa Hannigan, Elaine Mai - Galway Arts Festival Big Top, Galway

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FRIDAY 27 JULY 2012

• The Coronas, The Kanyu Tree, Bressie - Galway Arts Festival Big Top, Galway
• King Cresote & Jon Hopkins - Vicar St, Dublin
• General Fiasco - Stiff Kitten, Belfast
• Paul Van Dyk - Mandela Hall, Belfast

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SATURDAY 28 JULY 2012

• General Fiasco (over 14s show) - Mandela Hall, Belfast

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FRIDAY 3 AUGUST 2012

• Indiependance - Mitchelstown, Co Cork
• Castlepalooza - Charleville Castlle, Tullamore

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WEDNESDAY 8 AUGUST 2012

• Iced Earth - Spring & Airbrake, Belfast

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SUNDAY 12 AUGUST 2012

• Big Summer RamJam - The Ramery, Ballynahinch

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 WEDNESDAY 15 AUGUST 2012

• Belsonic: Skrillex, Dillon Francis - Custom House Square, Belfast

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THURSDAY 16 AUGUST 2012

• Josh T Pearson - Empire Music Hall, Belfast
• Belsonic: Emile Sande, Duke Special, Foy Vance - Empire Music Hall, Belfast
• Wyldling, The World on Fire, Kasper Rosa - Masons, Derry

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FRIDAY 17 AUGUST 2012

• Stendhal Festival - Ballymully Cottage Farm, Limavady
• Belsonic: Madness - Custom House Square, Belfast
• Sunflower Festival - Tubby's Farm, Hillsborough

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SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2012

• Belsonic: Thin Lizzy, The Answer, FM, Sweet Savage - Custom House Square, Belfast

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SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 2012

• Dead To Me, Gascan Ruckus, Empty Lungs - Warzone Centre, Belfast
• Belsonic: Paramore, Jody Has A Hitlist - Custom House Square, Belfast

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TUESDAY 21 AUGUST 2012

• Vital: Foo Fighters, Black Keys, The Minutes - Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast

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WEDNESDAY 22 AUGUST 2012

• The Black Keys - The O2, Dublin
• Vital: The Stone Roses, Florence and the Machine, Rodrigo y Gabriela - Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast

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THURSDAY 23 AUGUST 2012

• Belsonic: Two Door Cinema Club, Noah and the Whale,  Oberhofer, The Cast of Cheers - Custom House Square, Belfast

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FRIDAY 24 AUGUST 2012

• Belsonic: Tom Jones, Brian Kennedy - Custom House Square, Belfast

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SATURDAY 25 AUGUST 2012

• Belsonic: James Morrison, Newton Faulkner, Gareth Dunlop - Custom House Square, Belfast

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SUNDAY 26 AUGUST 2012

• Belsonic: David Guetta, Alesso, Congorock, DJ Hix - Custom House Square, Belfast

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Wednesday 29 AUGUST 2012

Bruce Cockburn - Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, Belfast

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THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2012

Norah Jones - Waterfront Hall, Belfast

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THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Arlo Guthrie - Black Box, Belfast

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TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2012

Beth Jeans Houghton and the Hooves of Destiny - Black Box, Belfast

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FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Joan Armatrading, Chris Wood - Millennium Forum, Derry

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SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Joan Armatrading, Chris Wood - Grand Opera House, Belfast

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MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2012

• W.A.S.P - Ulster Hall, Belfast

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WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Lionel Richie - Odyssey Arena, Belfast

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THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Dragonforce, Alestorm, The Defiled, Cavorts - Mandela Hall, Belfast

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SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2012

Y & T, The Jokers - Limelight, Belfast

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TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2012

• Chris Isaak, Paul Freeman - Olympia, Dublin
• Scissor Sisters - Waterfront Hall, Belfast

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THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER 2012

• Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo - Black Box, Belfast

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THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER 2012

• Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra - Waterfront Hall, Belfast

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SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER 2012

• Lower Than Atlantis - Speakeasy, Belfast

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THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER 2012

• The Tallest Man on Earth - Mandela Hall, Belfast

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SUNDAY 28 OCTOBER 2012

• Dead Can Dance - Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin
• The Civil Wars, The Lumineers - Mandela Hall, Belfast

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MONDAY 29 OCTOBER 2012

• The Walkmen - Vicar St, Dublin

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FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2012

• Benjamin Francis Leftwich (3pm, all ages show) - Oh Yeah Centre, Belfast
• Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Limelight, Belfast

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SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2012

• Don McLean - Millennium Forum, Derry

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MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2012

• Rizzle Kicks - Ulster Hall, Belfast

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FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2012

• Ben Howard, Willy Mason - Waterfront Hall, Belfast

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FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2012

Mary Coughlan - Black Box, Belfast

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MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2012

• Ben Folds Five - Vicar St, Dublin

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FRIDAY 30 November 2012

Electric Six (early show, 7pm doors) - Limelight, Belfast

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SUNDAY 17 March 2013

• Jessie J - Odyssey Arena, Belfast

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