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Other Voices, Ireland's internationally acclaimed music festival and music television programme,returns to Derry on 25 and 26 September 2026, more than a decade after it was last staged in thecity. The visit officially opens the festival's 25th anniversary celebrations.Across two days, Other Voices will transform Derry into a city-wide celebration of music,conversation and connection, with dozens of live performances on the Music Trail.
At the heart ofthe weekend, St Columb's Hall, one of Derry's oldest and most storied venues, will host intimatesets filmed for broadcast and streamed live around the world via the Other Voices YouTubechannel. Tickets for these filmed performances are not for sale, but Music Trail ticketholders areentered into a lottery for Golden Tickets to attend.
Saturday also sees the debut of Soundings, a new discursive strand bringing together artists,writers, makers, thinkers and civil society leaders to explore some of the defining questions of ourtime through culture, community and civic imagination.
Entry to Soundings is included in all MusicTrail tickets, or via registration on Eventbrite for the general public.
The waitlist for Weekend Music Trail wristbands is open now via Eventbrite, priced at £60 plusbooking fees, giving access to every Music Trail show and to Soundings, plus automatic entry intothe St Columb's Hall draw. Once the full Music Trail line-up is announced, individually ticketedshows will also be available, priced at £15 and £20 plus booking fees
