Ashley McBryde to headline Belfast's Summer Series

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 19th Jan 2026

GRAMMY, CMA and ACM award winning singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde has just announced her return to Belfast with a headline show at the Summer Series.

📍 Custom House Square, Belfast

📆 Thursday 25th June 2026

Ashley is making her musical return this week, with her next single 'What If We Don't' coming out Friday 23rd January.

“‘What If We Don’t’ came to me, Terri Jo Box, and Randall Clay sitting around a fire pit on a back porch, reminiscing on all the moments that we could’ve made a different choice and wondering if we should’ve,” McBryde shares. “It’s about the leaps of faith that you do or don’t take, and having to learn to live with those consequences either way.”

From back porches to biker bars across America’s Middle, to playing arenas, sheds, and stadiums around the world, the Arkansas native has dedicated her life to the craft of storytelling; “an artist with many things to say and a big enough voice to slice through the noise” (Rolling Stone).

How to get tickets:

Tickets on sale Friday 23rd January at 10am via www.ticketmaster.ie

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Chris Stussy

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The Beach Boys

As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America's musical history. The Beach Boys have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon to fans around the world.

Paul Weller

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Ashley McBryde

From back porches to biker bars across America's Middle, to playing arenas, sheds, and stadiums around the world, Ashley McBryde has dedicated her life to the craft of storytelling; "an artist with many things to say and a big enough voice to slice through the noise" (Rolling Stone).


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Cian Ducrot

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The Kooks

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Dylan Gossett

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