Clear your diary for Thursday, 24th September: Output Belfast is back and it’s going big.
Presented by Belfast City Council / Belfast City of Music, and programmed by Score Draw Music, Ireland’s largest one-day music conference takes over The MAC, Oh Yeah Music Centre and the Cathedral Quarter with 28 sessions built for anyone making, managing, scoring, booking or breaking music right now.
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The opening keynote is a serious statement: Tom Kiehl, Chief Executive of UK Music, sits down with Catherine Martin of the Ivors Academy (the former Minister for Culture behind the Basic Income for the Arts pilot) and David Martin of the Featured Artists Coalition. Three people shaping how the industry works on both sides of the border, in one room, in Belfast.
New for 2026: a gear expo room with Audient consoles and interfaces, Lowden guitars and a full Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 listening experience.
And the best part? It is, once again, completely free. Registration is open now via link below, with a closing keynote announcement still to drop in early September. As ever, the full lineup for the evening showcases, a fixture of the NI music calendar, will be announced soon.
