Handmade Music
Handmade Music
Monthly experimental music night in Belfast. Short sets, time to chat, space to move. First Thursday each month!
Handmade Music
Handmade Music is a brand-new experimental music night specially curated to feature an amazing mix of well-known artists, lesser-known artists, and surprise guests! All performing music from the edges of their craft.
You’ll hear ‘never-before-heard’ music, and music that may never be heard again.
Join the Handmade Music community in-person or online on the first Thursday of each month as we create this space for experimental/improvised music to exist…and seeing what comes out the other side.
Hope to see you there!
The Line-Ups!
AUGUST TBC
Ben Vince Approx. 25-30min set
Ben Vince is a composer and performer, known for his live improvised saxophone explorations and inventive techniques in creating new rhythms, textures and moods. Through improvisation, sonic manipulation, reprocessing and looping, his spontaneous yet intuitive approach and collaborative nature surpasses the seeming limitations of his primary instrument. He is a prominent player among a new breed of experimental artists with focus on his immersive solo show, as well as having performed with improv ritual EP/64, Charles Hayward, Coby Sey, Valentina Magaletti and part of experimental post-punk band, Housewives. Vince has also notable studio collaborations with electronic producer Joy Orbison, Mica Levi, and many others spread across the musical spectrum including Sugai Ken, El-B, Cucina Povera, Rat Heart, Mark Sanders, Alpha Maid and Gigi Masin
QUB Ensemble
QUBe members will form the house band for the Handmade Music series. QUBe is a music collective based in Belfast involving students, staff, and musicians from inside and outside Queen’s University Belfast. QUBe brings together performers from diverse artistic backgrounds and musical interests.
HY:LY Approx. 25-30min set
Straddling the raw intensity of underground electronic music with moody ethereal psychedelia, HY:LY embodies the powerful & delicate aspects of a modern siren. Raver at heart HY:LY blends the dance floor percussion of techno & drum & bass with elements of psychedelic rock, via her own vocal delivery and field recordings to create an abstract melting pot of energy. From ambient ethereal space exploration to driving dance floor tracks, HY:LY builds tracks that are rich in layers to get your body moving and invoke inner feelings.
Presented by Moving on Music and SARC in association with Accidental Theatre, with support from Improvising Futures SSHRC partnership.
Show Info
In-Person
Venue: 12-13 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB
Access: Directly from Shaftesbury Square
Performance(s): Thursday 8th August, 4th September, 2nd October 2025
Doors: 8:00pm BST
Starts: 8:30pm BST (Book Bar* will not be open, BYOB)
Age Guidance: 16+
Run Time: 2 hours+
Disabled Access: Theatre (ground floor) is fully accessible. Toilets & Book Bar (1st floor) are accessible via a wheelchair platform lift. Carer tickets available: Call 028 9032 5881 to book.
Online
Access for the live stream will be emailed out on the day of the event, please check junk/spam folders.
*The Book Bar is our charity bar, run to help support Accidental & the new building.
Ticket Info
Please book a ticket per person watching to avoid viewing issues.
£5 - WATCH IN-PERSON TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you in-person access to watch the show in the theatre.
£5 - WATCH LIVE ONLINE TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you access to the live stream on the night.
£7 - WATCH LIVE ONLINE & LATER TICKET - a special ticket that gives you access to watch live online & on demand at your leisure.
£10 - DONATION TICKET - a special ticket that gives a little extra to the exceptional and hardworking artists creating the show. Donation Tickets include all watch options above.
