The Belfast Barge Belfast reviews by real event-goers

Review of The Motown Sensations on Belfast Barge

🎼 Great night, The guys really involved the audience - expected to start at 7.30pm, didn’t start to 8.30pm worth the wait though 🎶

Review of The Motown Sensations on Belfast Barge

🎼 Great night, The guys really involved the audience - expected to start at 7.30pm, didn’t start to 8.30pm worth the wait though 🎶

Review of The Motown Sensations on Belfast Barge

Great night at The Barge, entertainment and atmosphere was brill

Review of Aaron Butler & Guests

Very funny night. Aaron was hilarious after seeing him earlier in the year, his material flowed a lot better tonight. Definitely recommend.

Review of Aaron Butler & Guests

Review of William Thompson & Guests

Great venue, great comedy - only wish it started at 7pm as advertised. It started 2 hours late, without so much as an apology!

Review of William Thompson & Guests

A brilliant night all round, a beautiful venue with great staff and the comedy/entertainment was brilliant, a fantastic host (yeaaah) and the 4 acts were hilarious especially willy t as the headline....an absolute steal of a night for a 5er

Review of William Thompson & Guests

Absolutely fantastic *****

Review of XSLF LIVE on The Barge | May

Excellent show with 2 acts on a barge — great ambience and entertainment. Friendly staff went out of their way to get me an alcohol-free beer. The bands were mega—openers The Hoakers are a tight original 3-piece Belfast punk 'supergroup' if you will. Well worth it for this band alone. The XSFX was the headliner and they did not disappoint — Henry Cluney's version of SLF is every bit as valid and authentic as the more popular Jake Burns SLF and probably channels the strident punk-y roots of the band/music more poignantly than the SLF version. I'm speaking as one who saw SLF in 1982, so know what the original line-up was like. Not to detract from JB's SLF, who are great too!
One slight issue was the sound, the PA is very bright and consists of a line array, which is probably not the best design for such a small room—a pair of warm full-range speakers would probably work better in there. Having said that, i've not heard non-punk acts over that PA, so maybe it just is not suited to loud punky music and more set up for jazz/cabaret.

I look forward to more Barge shows as it is a unique and special venue and seems accepting of a wide range of musical styles.

Review of XSLF LIVE on The Barge | May

Brilliant night

Review of XSLF LIVE on The Barge | May

Great venue. Great bands

Review of XSLF LIVE on The Barge | May

Great to see Henry back in town , he’s one of our own ! Loved the gig👍

Review of XSLF LIVE on The Barge | May

Brill

Review of Eurovision Boat Party 2023

Absolutely brilliant event. Really well organised, loads of staff and plenty of choice behind the bar. The pizzas from Streetza were delicious. Fabulous atmosphere and we had a brilliant night. Thank you everyone!

Review of AE Mak

That lady/group should be very famous. Extremely talented. Quirky dance beats mixed with fantastic vocals, whats not love.

Review of Monthly Family Days on Belfast Barge

Amazing loved Snow White and especially captain America for my son. Please paw patrol soon ☺️

Review of Monthly Family Days on Belfast Barge

Review of AE Mak

Absolutely fantastic gig.

Review of AE Mak

Good gig, great preformance form Ae Mak, interesting venue, worth the money, would recommend!

Review of LIVE on The Barge | April