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Live Music, Stand-up Comedy, Food & Drink. Heated Walled Beer Garden.
Botanic Avenue, Belfast
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You can live like Jack and Sally at Black Parade on Halloween night at the Empire Music Hall!
Belfast's biggest and best regular Emo night returns for a Halloween spooktactular on Wednesday 31st October, with fancy dress encouraged!
Secure your tickets now via Skiddle
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This looks like one of those photos the BBC release when a new family moves in to Albert Square.
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In accordance with her wishes, police are treating Angela Lansbury's death as suspicious.
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Seeing the Derry Girls in the video shop reminded me of a friend who worked in the Ormeau Road Xtravision. Apparently someone would ring up at the same time every day and ask for a copy of Groundhog Day.
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When
@depechemode
played Belfast in 1983, a young fan called Brian McDonnell, unable to bring a camera into the Ulster Hall, threw a roll of film with his name and address on it onto the stage and let DM take the pictures. These are what the band sent him back.
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Well done GCSE results people. Today our friendly staff will happily point out that it's your brother's driving license and politely knock you back.
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If you purchased tickets for tonight's Threatin show, both of you can get refunds from the point of purchase.
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"The other players, they send me to the shop for tartan paint. But there is no such thing!"
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It's a very touching act by a young band just on the cusp of greatness. A reminder to be excellent to one another.
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True or false.
Lee Marvin refused to return to Belfast due to a previous visit where someone made him a sandwich everytime he introduced himself.
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Brian is sadly no longer with us, but his wife, Anne McDonnell Lawrence found these pictures and shared them with the rather great Facebook group Belfast Concert photos of the 1980s.
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Here,
@PatricKielty
. Get us a couple of tickets for the Toy Show and we'll call it evens.
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Petrol's so expensive Belfast taxi drivers are taking the quickest route these days.
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There's a soft-play in Donegal called Wain's World. 👏👏👏
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"The police are after me. I'm so gorgeous they want to put me under arrest."
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Makes it all worthwhile, doesn't it? And you know you have it easy when you're not sticking your own labels to the beer bottles! Definitely dedicated to the cause!
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If you needed a wee pick up this morning, Supergran is not only still alive, but it's her 98th birthday!
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He's not even the best front man in Oasis.
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Working in hospitality. Some of you have never cried in a walk-in fridge and it shows.
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On the 110th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy we salute the Asia Supermarket at the bottom of Sandy Row who crafted this amazing yoke out of health food packaging to mark the Centenary.
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Oasis are trending. What else from the '90s should make a comeback?
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The Belfast Empire has never taken a cut of any merchandise sold at the venue. You can buy your t-shirt, record or CD content in the knowledge that all the money goes to the act.
Big respect to those venues that don’t take a percentage of a band’s merch sales. This isn’t about The Charlatans, it’s about those bands who need merch income to survive. Some places take 25%
A quarter of the full selling price. Vinyl doesn’t even have that mark up to begin with
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Sad news about Christine McVie. The word iconic gets thrown about a lot. But it's 100% applicable in this case.
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Incredibly sad news about Terry Hall. Wit, an ear for a tune and a well defined social conscience. What every frontman should be.
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When yer granny comes back from the feg run with your new granda.
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Not going to be one of those "in my day" bores, but there was nothing wrong with queuing up at Creightons at 8 in the morning to get your gig tickets. And a filled soda for the way home.
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Terrible news for NI twitter. A larger that life presence and a fundamentally decent bloke.
Sad news indeed about big John, formerly known on Twitter as Wee Baldy Ian. A nice guy gone too soon. May he be at peace.
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Come to a proper pub by the railway station. Live music 6 nights a week and no cover charge.
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Worked in a hotel when Shane McGowan was in after a gig, pre-smoking ban. Lots of spirits and smoking giant comedy sized bifters.
Randomer
"He can't smoke drugs in front of my children."
Colleague.
"Children aren't allowed in the bar after 9. Finish your drinks and leave".
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This isn't up for debate. Regardless of personal views on the regulations this is statutory and we will be following the guidelines as set down by Stormont.
We will not tolerate any abuse of staff who will be simply doing their job by asking for your proof of status.
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@sonofthehound
We had three gigs over the past week with proof of covid status required.
Not one objection. Not one returned ticket.
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We're there when you can't go round to see yer granny, but you can meet her in the pub.
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RIP Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Patron for those that just did alright at their degree.
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Here's the Ramones, hanging about and having the crack in front of City Hall.
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This album has no right to be 21 years old. It's still utterly remarkable.
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Today is Rab McCullough's anniversary. We didn't just lose one of our regular musicians, we lost an integral part of what made the Empire what it is today.
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Booked that Manic Street Preachers tribute you wanted.
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We've
@d_m0de
joining us on 24th September and we'd love to see you. You should definitely like and follow Belfast Concert Photographs of the 1980s. All pictures used with permission and in memory of Mucker McD.
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It's the late 90s, you've fallen asleep while listening to your favourite CD and after 14 minutes of silence the secret track kicks in.
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@shanegreer
Terry Hooley used to end DJ sets by saying 'please stand for the National Anthem.' And then play Teenage Kicks.
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Yes, I have just watched the Derry Girls finale. How can you tell?
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The Belfast Empire takes no commission for merch, so you know that 100% of yer t-shirt money goes to paying your favourite artists bills.
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We've taken the hard decision to close the Belfast Empire for a couple of weeks due to the effect of new restrictions imposed and the current Covid-19 fears and pressures.
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Who needs a 6 figure influencer led marketing campaign with skating flash mobs and virtual reality when you've got £5 pizza until 5pm?
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Me and my new mate, outside Vicos, 3am, circa 1998. (Colourised)
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On the 24th of January we remember Mark E. Smith and that time he broke up the Fall here.
#neverforget
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Good morning everyone.
Just a quick note about the incoming regulations regarding hospitality venues in the ongoing pandemic. We will be requesting proof of covid status as required by the government.
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Our priority is the health and safety of our staff and customers.
We can't wait to welcome you all for Christmas.
Oh aye, we've disabled comments. Yeeha.
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Oh, Hector and his shelves full of CD 'Imports'. Still have a copy of an Ideal for Living of dubious providence bought here.
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Please be nice to your barstaff over the next four weeks.
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I hear your da went out and spent the Credit Union money on a set of decks after seeing Fatboy Slim last night.
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Watching the Monkees as a kid, I always expected them to come to my town and they never did. Which was unsurprising, in retrospect, as it was Antrim.
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"Ooo, the Shitty Beatles. Are they good?"
"They suck!"
"So it's not just a clever name."
RIP Meat.
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Amazing who you'll find hanging about in front of City Hall these days.
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Your annual reminder that absolutely no one says that Die Hard is not a Christmas Film, and that performative banter about Die Hard being a Christmas Film is only one rung above What's in a Fry patter for dire comedy content.
Thank you for listening to my Ted talk.
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I see plenty of people complaining that you don't see turnip lanterns any more. I see no-one willing to risk life and limb by actually carving one out this year.
#cowards
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I don't know who needs to know, but
@peterhook
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@davidpottsmusic
's 'lost' Monaco album is now on the aul Spotify. At least as good as anything New Order have done for 20 years.
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Once saw the Waterboys at a blues festival. A gloriously grumpy Mike Scott came on stage and played Fisherman's Blues followed by The Whole of the Moon. Then told anyone who came down to hear those two songs they could 'fuck off home now'.
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No, this is real. Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens has really launched his own muesli.
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Have you looked...Everywhere?
If anyone knows where I've hidden the vinyl copy of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours I purchased for part of my son's Christmas present, could you let me know.
Thanks
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Following the passing of our chairman Mr Paul Hunt and as a mark of respect we will not be opening on Friday the 7th July until 1.30pm.
We thank you for your understanding and offer our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Me, stepping up to the plate as Belfast's Night Tsar.
Running on a policy of Mandatory Margaritas and reopening Spudz.
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When it stops raining for the first time in three weeks.
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"We watched our friends grow up together
And we saw them as they fell
Some of them fell into Heaven
Some of them fell into Hell."
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Remember that really weird day Foo Fighters played Boucher and the entire city could hear them like they were in your back yard?
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