Paul Heaton to bring his band and special guest singer Rianne Downey to Belfast

This March, Paul Heaton, with his band featuring special guest singer Rianne Downey and special guests The Lightning Seeds, will play headline the SSE Arena, Belfast – performing songs from throughout his career, including classic tracks from The Beautiful South & The Housemartins.

Paul Heaton released a new solo album ‘The Mighty Several’ on 11th October. Produced by Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds and recorded at Blueprint Studios in Salford, ‘The Mighty Several’ features 12 new original songs, performed by Paul and his band + a number of special guest singers including Heaton’s regular live vocalist Rianne Downey as well as Yvonne Shelton and Danny Muldoon.

Heaton is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters, with five No 1 albums to his name and with some 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to prominence in the early 80s as front man of The Housemartins (the same group that gave us Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook).

How to get tickets:

Tickets go on general sale this Friday 25th October 2025

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