Cúig Followed by DJ Lachlan 

When the concerts finish, the real late-night magic begins upstairs at The Deer’s Head. Join us each night for a spicy gathering of musicians, singers, dancers and festival audiences from across Ireland and beyond. 

Expect world-class performances, surprise collaborations, special guests, top craic and late-night bangers in one of Belfast’s funkiest music venues. 

Cúig are back! 

Coming together specially for this Belfast TradFest performance, Cúig reunites one of the most exciting and influential contemporary traditional bands to emerge from the North of Ireland in recent years. Featuring the unmistakable talents of Miceál Mullen, Rónán Stewart, Ruairí Stewart, Eoin Murphy and Cathal Murphy, the band has become renowned for its bold, high-energy sound and fearless approach to traditional music. 

Blending driving Irish trad with bluegrass influences, contemporary rhythms and dazzling musicianship, Cúig burst onto the scene with their critically acclaimed albums New Landscapes and The Theory of Chaos, earning widespread praise and the title of “Best New Irish Band 2016” from Irish American News. Following tours across Ireland, Europe and the USA, their return to the Festival Club promises to be one of the standout nights of Belfast TradFest. 

DJ Lachlan keeps the floor moving deep into the night with an eclectic Festival Club set packed full of trad bangers, global grooves and late-night anthems to close out Belfast TradFest in style. 

If your pulse isn’t racing and the dance floor isn’t dripping, you’re doing it wrong.