I know we say it every year but 2023 is most definitely the summer of music in Northern Ireland.
Huge names from across the world are gearing up to make their way to Belfast to play some major shows this summer and the countdown for festival season is well and truly on.
From dance festivals such as AVA and EMERGE to massive headliners such as Paolo Nutini and Lewis Capaldi at Belsonic and Belfast Vital, there is something for every music taste this year.
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With plenty of tickets still available for a number of these events, we have rounded up some of the biggest upcoming gigs in Belfast that you can sing and dance your heart out to this summer.
Here is what NI has in store for 2023:
Sugababes
Live at Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens - May 26
Kip Moore
Live at Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens - May 27
The Classical
Live at Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens - June 3
AVA
Titanic Slipways - June 2 and 3
Lionel Richie
Belsonic
Ormeau Park - June 3
Aitch
Live at Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens - June 8
The Frames
Live at Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens - June 9
George Ezra
Belsonic
Ormeau Park - June 9
Olly Murs
Live at Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens - June 10
David Guetta
Ormeau Park - June 10
Paolo Nutini
Belsonic
Ormeau Park - June 17
Lizzo
Belsonic
Ormeau Park - June 22
Sam Fender
Belsonic
Ormeau Park - June 23
Ben Nicky
Belsonic
Ormeau Park - June 24
Florence and the Machine
Belsonic
Ormeau Park - June 28
The Prodigy
Belsonic
Ormeau Park - June 30
Kodaline
CHSq
Custom House Square - August 11
Bryan Kearney
CHSq
Custom House Square - August 12
Daniel O'Donnell
Waterfront Hall - August 14
The Proclaimers
CHSq
Custom House Square - August 16
Belters Only
CHSq
Custom House Square - August 17
Stiff Little Fingers
CHSq
Custom House Square - August 19
Becky Hill
CHSq
Custom House Square - August 23
The Coronas
CHSq
Custom House Square - August 25
N-Dubz
CHSq
Custom House Square - August 26
EMERGE
Boucher Road Playing Fields - August 26 and 27
Foy Vance & The Ulster Orchestra
Waterfront Hall - August 24 - 26
The Killers
Belfast Vital
Boucher Road Playing Fields - Sep 1
Lewis Capaldi
Belfast Vital
Boucher Road Playing Fields - September 3
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