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!
SEPTEMBER
Ruairí McCann Approx. 25-30min set
Ruairí McCann (@langsmonkey on insta) is a musician, writer, illustrator, film historian and art worker born in Belfast, raised in County Sligo and since 2017, back living in Belfast. He is a member of the experimental duo, Two Nice Catholic Boys (@twonicecatholicboys on insta) and his solo work melds field and sampled recordings of nature and city life with electronic and acoustic instrumentation.
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.
NIMF Approx. 25-30min set
NIMF’s practice spans sound design, speculative composition, and performance art. She is a Keychange artist and a former collaborator with Brian Conniffe (BC Orbit), with commissioned work featured in exhibitions at the Philosophical Research Society of Los Angeles and the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Her performances – at venues including Dublin’s Gallery X, Different Sounds Festival in Lublin (where she played alongside the likes of Godflesh), and Soupçon Salon in New Jersey – have positioned her at the heart of many of the world’s most vital experimental circuits. Previous coverage includes The Guardian, RTÉ, Bandcloud, The Thin Air, Gorilla Vs. Bear, Sirius XM, and others.
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 4th September, 2nd October, 6th November & 4th December 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.
