Yesterday was the day that the consortium judging the bids for European City of Culture 2008 visited Belfast, and although the shortlist has yet to be drawn up, it seems that Belfast is the bookies favourite.
I wasn't really expecting much to happen here music-wise over the summer months, but I've been proved wrong. Some events happening in August...


Event list - August
7th Rough Trade night: Jeffrey Lewis and Jacob Golden, the Menagerie, 9pm £5
9th My Electric Life, new club night at the Edge featuring Jean Jacques Smoothie and residents Jupiter Ace and Mark Gordon, 9pm - late, £5/£4
10th The Streets, Limelight, £11, 9pm
11th Chris Brokaw, Panda Kopanda (acoustic), Robyn G Sheils, Katy Dalys, £4/£3
13th Kidd Dynamo + Drat, Auntie Annies - apparently it's only £2 in!
20th Royksopp + support, Shine at QUB Mandela Hall, £10
26th The Dangerfields+ Rikmandu + Abase + Star Residue, the Front Page, 9pm-late £3
27th Guided By Voices, Limelight, £10.50