Everything You Need To Know Ahead of Record Store Day in NI this weekend

Hey, music heads! In case you didn’t know this year’s record store day is taking place this Saturday the 23rd of April. Record Store day happens once a year. Where over 260 independent record shops across the UK join forces and celebrate (in style) their unique and exciting culture. Special releases are made exclusively for the big celebrations and some shops even host special performances from your favourite artists and events to mark the day. And on top of that, it’s become a worldwide phenomenon, as over 1000’s record stores across the world pitch in and celebrate this wonderful event! It’s definitely one for the calendar.

If you’re thinking “this is for me”, then make sure to get involved and celebrate with your local record store! We’ve even made a list of local stores that you can visit today, to make it super simple.

Visit Your Local Record Store:

• Starr Records - 22 Berry st, Belfast

• Could Discs Music - 6 Lesley House, Foyle Street, Derry, BT48 6AL

• Sound Advice - Banana Block, PortView Trade Centre, 310 Newtownards Rd, Belfast BT4 1HE

• Bending Sound - 2 Bank Lane, Bangor, County Down, BT20 5EG

• Choons - 18 Central Avenue, Bangor , BT20 3AF

• Fairhill Records - 5 Hill Street, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, BT43 6BH