2023 Recap — Output Belfast

EVENT RECAP

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

I GET KNOCKED DOWN SCREENING & Q&A

31.05.23 | 6.30PM
QUEEN’S FILM THEATRE, BELFAST

THUR 1 JUNE

OUTPUT BELFAST x AVA MUSIC CONFERENCE

10AM-5PM
THE MAC & OH YEAH CENTRE, 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).

OUTPUT BELFAST EVENING SHOWCASE

7.30PM - LATE
CATHEDRAL QUARTER, BELFAST
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 2 JUNE

1-2-1 SPEED NETWORKING W INDUSTRY EXPERTS

11.10AM - 12.30PM
2 ROYAL AVENUE, BELFAST
FREE ADMISSION

FULL DETAILS HERE.
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED.

MUSIC MARKET

2 ROYAL AVENUE, BELFAST
FREE ADMISSION

In association with Belfast City of Music, the music market is open to all and free to attend. Members of the public can drop by any time and browse stalls by music companies / creatives, including:

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

CoM: COMMUNITY HANG-OUT

3-5PM
2 ROYAL AVENUE, BELFAST
FREE ADMISSION

Presented by Belfast City of Music - Join us for free coffee to network and connect with others in the wider community, especially those in the creative and music sectors.