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  • Snow Patrol

    A dedicated crowd get caught up in the emotion 'like their 4x4 keys and gym membership cards depend on it'

  • Hostel

    Homelessness, suicide and unexpected pregnancy. Somehow, playwright Fionnuala Kennedy shows the funny side

  • Josie Long

    The Tories are bad. Bankers are bad. You get the gist. Andrew Johnston is not impressed

  • Sam Millar on New Play Brothers in Arms

    Belfast crime novelist and former republican prisoner on his new play about 'the elephant in the room' – the dissidents  
  • War Horse Film

    War Horse

    No talking ponies, animated urchins or CGI, just an old-fashioned epic that sees Spielberg back on form

  • Lionel Shriver

    The author of We Need to Talk About Kevin on why she considers herself a 'Belfast writer'

  • The Iron Lady

    Despite an all-star cast, too little is left unsaid in this contentious biopic of Margaret Thatcher

  • RISING STAR: Johnny McCarthy

    The ‘sit-down stand-up comedian’ from Lisburn talks disability, offensive comedy and wanting to be heckled

  • Elvis Costello

    His committment can't be denied, but a backing band may have made this the gig of the year

  • KT Tunstall

    Perhaps peforming solo wasn't the best idea, but the chanteuse still draws the crowds

  • Katy Perry

    A Californian diva with a sense of humour is a rare thing indeed, but Mrs Brand is anything but orthodox

  • A Return to Relish

    We loved them in the 90s, and Westlife's bank manager loves them still. Frontman Ken Papenfus on the Downpatrick trio’s comeback tour and album

  • Rhinestone Mondays

    A country music Full Monty? More like a line dancing version of Give My Head Peace

  • Batman Live

    If you like your Dark Knight camp and gothic, this exciting, bat-shaped show is for you

  • Crosby & Nash

    The 60s folk-rockers are still impassioned, unfortunately the same can't be said for their audience

  • Michael Smiley on Kill List

    The Belfast-born actor talks about the film critics are calling the best British horror movie of its generation

  • The Aspects Debate

    Whether it's apathy across the water or sighs down south, the authors at Aspects agree things are only getting worse  

  • Thriller Live

    The celebration of Michael Jackson's life is just as thrilling third time around

  • Gary Fahy's Not Dead

    ‘The new Terri Hooley’ on Dragon Records and Belfast punk in the 21st century

  • Ash

    Back on home turf, the indie legends give a high-speed performance of their greatest hits

  • Phantom of the Opera

    Andrew Johnston finds something even scarier than Andrew Lloyd Webber

  • George Lucas Day

    Lucas' 1986 clucker isn't as fowl as first thought, and Indy can still pack a punch to that Nazi

  • Dolly Parton

    The Queen of Country goes through the motions on the last stop of her world tour

  • September Film Festival at Theatre at the Mill

    Programmer David Louden bigs up Newtownabbey’s eclectic cinema fest

  • Beady Eye

    Liam Gallagher struts, gobs and gives a shout out to the ladies – 'it'll all make sense in the morning'

  • Henry Rollins

    The rocker turned scribe on his love of travel and campaign to free the West Memphis Three

  • Cowboys & Aliens

    Based on a comic book, this Hollywood redux gets lost in translation  

  • Shonen Knife

    Kurt Cobain's favourite pop-punk trio attract a diverse crowd to the Black Box

  • Iron Maiden

    The metal legends put memories of a half-empty Maysfield Leisure Centre behind them

  • Bryan Adams

    A crowd-pleasing set from the Groover from Vancouver

  • Avenue Q

    This adult puppet show is the perfect mix of 'show tunes, satire and seediness'

  • Adult Theatre Perfected in Avenue Q

    The bawdy puppet show comes to Belfast - it's not for the faint-hearted

  • Journey

    Streetlights, people - and a Filipino singer? Belfast's summer of rock continues

  • Alice Cooper

    Sandwiched between Thin Lizzy and Def Leppard, the aging showman leads from the front

  • The Buddy Holly Story

    A 22 year-old musical about a 22 year-old rock legend. Buddy Holly might be gone, but his songs live on

  • Chris de Burgh

    The eccentric Irish crooner gives The Prodigy a run for their money - but doesn't forget the ladies in red

  • Kevin Eldon Is Titting About

    The publicity-shy comedian on his one-man show, working with Steve Coogan and the downsides of touring

  • Roger Waters

    Prog rock fans rejoice as Pink Floyd's erstwhile leader builds The Wall in Dublin

  • Spamalot

    The Queen's visit is making the headlines, but Phill Jupitus as King Arthur is far more entertaining

  • Jig

    Irish dancing hopefuls from New York to Russia compete for a trophy and make for an engaging documentary

  • Stewart Francis

    The master of the deadpan one-liner is closer to Woody Allen than Russell Howard - that's a good thing

  • Thor

    An 'audacious and bizzare' departure for director Kenneth Branagh - but it's not as bad as it looks

  • Mega Piranha

    A screening on the Lagan Boat has Andrew Johnston pining for dry land

  • Your Highness

    Filmed in Northern Ireland, this garish comedy is 'gross, obnoxious and puerile'. Andrew Johnston loves it

  • Killing Bono

    Narcissistic wannabes, a plot to kill Bono and a last screen appearance by Pete Postlewaite make this a movie not to miss

  • Reporting From the Set of Your Highness

    Filmed in Belfast's Paint Hall, Your Highness raises high hopes for the Northern Ireland movie industry

  • Mark Thomas vs Russell Howard

    We like radical lefties, and we like a mainstream hipsters. But which is better? Only one way to find out...

  • Abandoman

    The improvised hip-hop comedy duo miss their chance to trade 'pithy putdowns' with a heckler, but are still 'devilishly funny'

  • Lockerbie Unfinished Business

    David Benson cracks open a can of worms in a play Andrew Johnston describes as 'essential'

  • Ed Aczel

    The unorthodox comic is a strange mix of the good, the bad - and it gets ugly at the Black Box

  • Les McKeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers

    They didn't pay to hear his life story - 'a Tesco own-brand Greek tragedy'. He told it anyway

  • Thin Lizzy

    The rock legends pay tribute to guitarist Gary Moore by going back to basics

  • David O’Doherty

    Despite a 'gaggle of noisy women', the Dublin comic ingratiates himself with the Empire faithful

  • Stand-Up and Be Counted

    Andrew Johnston talks to comedy club promoters about the new wave of Northern Irish comics

  • Brian Houston, God's Lonely Man

    'One of Britain's greatest songwriters' returns home for a gig with the Belfast Community Gospel Choir

  • Chinese State Circus Comes To Belfast

    The Chinese Ministry of Culture will be present - artistic director Phillip Gandley hopes they like it
  • Adolf, Pip Utton

    Adolf

    Based on Hitler's writings and rants, this provocative piece of theatre is uncomfortable but essential viewing

  • Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour

    Saucy comments, a passable pasodoble and Anne Widdecombe: there's only one word to describe the Strictly Live show - fab-u-lous!

  • The Darker Side of Belfast

    A macabre history lesson delivered on the cobbled streets of the Cathedral Quarter

  • A Fleetwood Mac Affair

    The tribute act join forces with the Ulster Orchestra at the Odyssey Arena - Mick Fleetwood would be proud

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