OUTPUT BELFAST
2023 EVENTS

WED 31ST MAY

I GET KNOCKED DOWN PREMIERE AND DIRECTOR Q&A
6.30PM - QUEEN’S FILM THEATRE, 20 UNIVERSITY SQUARE, BELFAST, BT7 1PA
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ABOUT:
Part music documentary, part unflinching character study, I Get Knocked Down is the untold story of Leeds-based anarcho-pop band Chumbawamba. This Irish premiere screening will be followed by a Q&A with Chumbawamba's Dunstan Bruce. Founding band-member Dunstan Bruce is 59, and he is struggling with the fact that the world seems to be going to hell in a handcart. Twenty years after his fall from grace, Bruce is angry and frustrated, but how does a retired middle-aged radical get back up again?

In this punk version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Dunstan is visited by the antagonistic ghost of his anarchist past – his alter ego, ‘Babyhead’ – who forces him to question his own life, sending him on a search for his long-lost anarchist mojo. Following Bruce’s personal voyage of rediscovery, redemption, and reawakening, I Get Knocked Down acts as a call to arms to those who think activism is best undertaken by someone else.

★★★★ "enjoyable blast of pop history from Chumbawamba frontman" The Guardian

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THURS 1ST JUNE

EVENT ONE:
OUTPUT BELFAST X AVA MUSIC CONFERENCE
10AM - 5PM, 01.06.23
THE MAC & OH YEAH MUSIC CENTRE,
CATHEDRAL QUARTER, BELFAST
FREE ADMISSION

This year we’re joining forces with the incredible AVA Festival to bring you Ireland’s leading music conference. We’ll be hosting over 30 sessions, workshops, masterclasses, panels, keynotes and state of the nation addresses across all aspects of the music industry - with a focus on creative skills (writing, performing and producing) and business skills (management, streaming, music and image, networking and wider creative industry partnerships).

EVENT TWO:
OUTPUT BELFAST EVENING SHOWCASE
7.30PM - LATE, 01.06.23
CATHEDRAL QUARTER, BELFAST
VENUES TO BE ANNOUNCED.
FREE ADMISSION

Every year, we host a live music showcase on the evening of our conference, from 8pm - late across an array of Cathedral Quarter venues. We welcome 40 artists, representing a wide range of genres, to perform in a ‘music-trail’ format, so delegates can walk between venues, for free, listening to incredible talent from around Ireland. Artists to be announced.

FRI 2ND JUNE AT 2 ROYAL AVENUE

EVENT ONE:
1-2-1 Networking with Music Industry Experts

⏰ 11.30AM - 12.30PM
📍 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN - PLEASE SEE FULL DETAILS HERE!

EVENT TWO:
Output Belfast x Belfast City of Music: Music Market

⏰ 12PM - 3PM
📍 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast
🎟 FREE ADMISSION

Please join us at 2 Royal Avenue on Friday 2nd June, 12pm - 3pm for a wonderful afternoon of networking - open to all and free to attend! Drop by at any time and say hello. There will be stalls by music companies / creatives, we encourage you to come down and engage with everyone and browse their stalls!

Companies who will be hosting market stalls:

LOWDEN GUITARS
START TOGETHER STUDIO
ON MUSIC
HELP MUSICIANS
THE THIN AIR / JUNK DRAWER (ARTIST)
BILLY WOODS (PHOTOGRAPHY)
NEW CHAMPION MANAGEMENT
JOEL HARKIN (ARTIST)
MOVING ON MUSIC
& MORE

SUBMISSIONS FOR STALLS NOW OPEN - If you are a musician, artist, music company or music stakeholder and would like a stall at our music market for free (to advertise your company or sell merch), please email: lucy@scoredrawmusic.com

*Please note there are only a couple of stalls left, and it’s first come, first serve

EVENT THREE:
Belfast City of Music Presents: Community Hang-Out

⏰ 3-5PM
📍 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast
🎟 FREE ADMISSION & COFFEE

Everyone is welcome to join us for a hangout to chat and drink coffee with like-minded people! This is a chance to network and connect with others in the wider community, especially those in the creative and music sectors.

EVENT FOUR:
Belfast City of Music Industry Session Presents: Hannover, UNESCO City of Music

⏰ 5PM - 7.30PM
📍 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast
🎟 FREE ADMISSION

For BCoM’s third Industry Session they are inviting everyone in the music community to join us at 2 Royal Avenue to meet and learn from four music industry professional delegates from Hannover, Germany – members of the UNESCO City of Music network.

Please come down and say hello!

UPCOMING 2023 EVENTS

WED 31ST MAY
Output Belfast x Music Minds Matter: Irish premiere of I Get Knocked Down followed by director Q&A at Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast