Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival announces musical program

There's some quality musical fare to be had next month as the Cathedral Quarter Festival descends once again on Belfast.

The numerous highlights include:

May 2 @ The Front Page – The Liars

May 3 @ The Northern Whig – Former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham introduces Charlie Is My Darlin', an unreleased behind-the-scenes film documenting the band's 1965 tour of Ireland.

May 3 @ White's Tavern – Andy White & Glenn Patterson present Music & Poetry And Bits From Books

May 3 @ The John Hewitt – Accession Night featuring Terra Folk

May 4 @ Conor Hall - Little Hooks, Robyn G Shiels, Tom McShane, Iain Archer & Arab Strap

May 5 @ Conor Hall – Spree, Basic, Decal, Phil Kieran & Olympic Lifts

May 6 @ Festival Marquee – Contraband, Throat, Tracer AMC, Dirty Stevie & The Debonaires

May 6 @ The Studio, Waterfront Hall – Elliott Smith Tribute Night

May 7 @ Festival Marquee – Damien Dempsey & Patricia Scanlon

May 8 @ Conor Hall – David Holmes, The Psychonauts, Keith Connolly & Pablo Clements

May 8 @ Festival Marquee – The Skatalites

May 8 @ The Front Page – Buck 65

May 9 @ The John Hewitt – Henry McCullough

For more details log onto www.cqaf.com