WILT, MY VITRIOL and moonlighting Snow Patrol man Gary Lightbody join forces on May 4th for a show at the University of Ulster.

Also happening next month as part of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival are:

Women’s Singer-Songwriter Night feat. Susan Enan, Joan McEldowney, Julie Lee and Katrina Turner (3rd @ The John Hewitt Bar)

Papa Noel (4th @ The John Hewitt Bar)

Keith Donald Band (6th @ The John Hewitt Bar)

Jackie Flavelle Bar (8th @ The Rotterdam Bar)

The Gordons (9th @ The John Hewitt Bar)

The Handsome Family (10th @ The University of Ulster)

Breag (11th @ The Rotterdam Bar)

Barb Jungr (12th @ The Waterfront)

Lunasa (13th @ The Waterfront)

The botty-shakers among you will want to be in O’Neill’s Bar on May 3rd for the presentation of the 2001 Oh Yeah! Northern Ireland Dance Awards. Those currently practising their acceptance speeches include David Holmes, Agnelli & Nelson, Crash Daddy, Neon Junky and Calibre.

• You can also catch Wilt and My Vitriol on May 6th when they co-headline the Temple Bar Music Centre.