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| Hi Stu, It's coming up to Easter weekend at The Court House and we have some great events lined up. The Lee Hedley Blues Band kick things off on Friday evening with a rousing set of covers to get the weekend started. Bangor-based Meraki who co-headlined with The 1977 back in December return on Sunday evening with an evening of rock and pop covers from what they call their "electric eclectic jukebox".
We will have all our regular Irish Traditional Music Sessions throughout the weekend with excellent young players on Friday evening and Catherine McGinn and friends bringing their Sunday best. This Saturday's Tapas & Trad is a bit of a special one though as it's your last chance to sample the Court House tapas menu for a while. Our lovely in-house chef Megan is heading off on maternity leave so why not come down, grab some delicious food and join us in wishing her all the very best. | Scroll down for our new announcements and featured events and make sure to check our full event listings where new shows are regularly announced for later in the year. We hope to see you soon! Court House Crew |
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| | THIS WEEK AT THE COURT HOUSE |
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| | LEE HEDLEY
BLUES BAND | FRI 3 APRIL • DOORS 7.30PM | | |
| Following a series of sold out shows in The Drawing Room, we’re delighted to welcome the Lee Hedley Blues Band back for another evening of the blues. Growing up in Newtownards, Lee Hedley could never have imagined he’d travel the world performing. After a short hiatus away from the scene, he has returned in 2025. With more than 30 years experience the blues vocalist and harmonica player and his band are gracing stages again across the country. | | |
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| | MERAKI | SUN 5 APRIL • DOORS 8.00PM | | |
| Bangor-based five-piece Meraki will return to The Court House following their Nearly New Year Knees-Up co-headline show with The 1977 in December. Meraki will be treating you to songs from “their own electric eclectic jukebox and guilty pleasures of rock and pop”. They bring a fresh, unpredictable energy to each performance putting heart and soul into the music. There will be a mix of seated and standing room and a limited number of tickets are available. | | |
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| | WOMEN ON THE
VERGE OF A
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN | TONIC CLASSIC FILM CLUB
WED 29 APRIL • DOORS 7.30PM | | |
| Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is the highest-grossing Spanish movie ever. This absurdist comedy directed by Pedro Almodóvar, released in 1988, charts the story of actress Pepe. Abandoned by her lover, she embarks on a voyage of discovery. It's raunchy, farcical and gloriously inventive. (In Spanish with English subtitles). | | |
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| | NO ORDINARY HEIST | TONIC CLASSIC FILM CLUB
WED 6 MAY • DOORS 7.30PM | | |
| Inspired by true events from post-conflict Belfast, ‘No Ordinary Heist’ is the gripping fictional story of two bank employees caught up in a ruthless criminal scheme. With their families held captive by gang members, they become unwilling pawns who must carry out an audacious £26.5m robbery. Directed by Colin McIvor, it stars Eddie Marsan and Éanna Hardwicke, with Eva Birthistle and Michelle Fairley. | | |
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| | STEPHEN LARGE | SAT 9 MAY • DOORS 7.30PM | | |
| Stephen Large is a comedian, comedy writer and Kindle chart-topping author. He’s the brains (or lack thereof) behind the social media sensation The Dundonald Liberation Army. His previous stand-up tour, Sabotage, produced four sold-out Belfast shows. He’s written five stage comedies which have sold out venues such as the Grand Opera House and Waterfront Hall. Stephen’s written for television and radio, while his online content for BBC Comedy has amassed over 100 million views. | | |
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| | POLAR BOLERO | FRI 10 APRIL • DOORS 8.00PM | | |
| Since forming as part of a university project at Magee College in 2022, Polar Bolero have quietly become a band to watch on the Irish music scene. With roots in Derry, they recently won the first ever Gerry Anderson Bursary Award at the NI Music Prize in 2025. Their influences and genre-defying live performances mark them out as something a little bit special. Mixing pop precision, folk storytelling, jazz flair and a theatrical sweep, Polar Bolero have a sound that is completely their own. | | |
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| | ANNE GILDEA
(The Nualas) | SAT 11 APRIL • DOORS 7.30PM | | |
| Anne Gildea (The Nualas) does it again with Further Adventures in Womaning (now in its second year), a unique, fearless, and outrageously funny exploration of Irish womanhood from one of Ireland’s most original comedic voices. Following the success of her hit show How to Get the Menopause and Enjoy It, Anne returns with new stories, hilarious insights, using her trademark wit as she dives into the quirks, challenges, and unexpected joys of navigating life. | | |
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| | CATHAL MURPHY | FRI 24 APRIL • DOORS 8.00PM | | |
| If you like new wave jazz artists like Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes, Ezra Collective and Zak Irvine then you will love this young part funk – part jazz Irish guitarist and band. Cathal Murphy blends guitar-centric funk with new wave jazz and soul. He has sold out shows across the UK and Ireland as well as finding time to write, record, and perform with artists such as Grammy winner Ella Feingold, and the superb Beoga. For this Drawing Room show, Zak Irvine, familiar to jazz fans at The Court House, joins on keys. | | |
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| | BOOK CLUB | WED 15 APRIL • DOORS 7.30PM | | |
| Our April Book Club features two debut novels that have been making waves since their publication last year. The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr tells the tale of an abandoned baby and a small Donegal town navigating its way through a rapidly changing world. A Family Matter by Claire Lynch examines the long-term repercussions within a family when a woman is denied custody of her baby. Panellists are Hugh Odling Smee and Fionola Meredith. | | |
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| | THE COURT HOUSE16 Quay St, BT20 5ED, Bangor |
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