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Peter McGoran

The Lockdown Sessions return this Friday with some of Northern Ireland's best local artists

Lockdown restrictions might be easing in other areas of society, but rest assured - many of your favourite musicians still need your help and support at this time.

With no word yet on when gigs might be allowed to return, local artists are relying more than ever on online 'virtual gigs', in order to continue performing.

In light of that, Belfast Live and the Oh Yeah Centre have teamed up to put on mini 'Lockdown Sessions' festivals at the start of each month, showcasing the best in local talent.

The next of these will take place across the day this Friday, July 3rd.

Running live from 12pm – 9pm on the Belfast Live’s Instagram channel, the sessions will also be a chance to highlight all the Covid-19 support available for artists and enjoy the sounds of some of our favourite locked down musicians.

Here's the full schedule for the #LockdownSessions3.

Just as before, Rigsy will be our host for the day having a chat with each act before they play their sessions.

The Lockdown Sessions also coincide with music retailer Bandcamp waiving all fees for the day, so if you hear something you like, then show your support by making a purchase. Check out all the their bandcamp profile's below:

Philip Watts d’Alton

Réalta

Alice LA

Jordan Adetunji (website)

Gareth Dunlop

Gemma Bradley

King Cedar

Jealous of the Birds

Throughout the day we will also be re-tweeting Northern Ireland acts who are selling their music and merchandise via the Bandcamp the platform, so if you want to be included just tweet @BelfastLive with the #LockdownSessions3.

 
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