Belfast Music WeekBelfast Music Week 2012

Belfast Music Week took place from Sunday 4 to Sunday 11 November 2012 and brought 250 events to 70 venues across the city.

Belfast Music Week is a celebration of local bands and venues, as well as the wider music industry and community. It features live music performances, workshops, seminars and networking events. It's a chance to see legends and breaking talent, and to appreciate the ongoing success stories and a musical city that continues to make us proud.

In 2011 Belfast Music Week attracted more than 33,000 people to the city and was named Best Event in the NI Tourism Awards.

Belfast City Council's Belfast Music Week 2012 was co-ordinated by the Oh Yeah music centre and supported by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Invest NI, Tourism Ireland and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. For more information about Belfast music, visit www.belfastmusic.org

Belfast Music Week 2012 launch video

This video features interviews with the Lord Mayor of Belfast, the Honourable Alderman Gavin Robinson and Stuart Bailie, Chief Executive of the Oh Yeah Music Centre at the launch of Belfast Music Week 2012.

Belfast Music Week video 2011

This video features some of the events during Belfast Music Week 2011 included Stiff Little Fingers, the Northern Ireland Music Awards and the Alzheimer's Society Benefit Gig featuring The Undertones, Ash and The Divine Comedy. It also shows off Belfast's wonderful music venues including The Ulster Hall, The Limelight and the Oh Yeah Music Centre.