The Union Bar

The Union Bar The Union Bar is your new bar based in the Students' Union! Come on in for food, pool, live sport, cl Entry is always free!

The Union Bar is on the second floor of the QUB Students' Union, is here to be your 'local' and has something on every single day of the week! Drink responsibly and have a good safe night in the Union.

A cheap night's a good night! Join us from 4pm xo
21/02/2025

A cheap night's a good night! Join us from 4pm xo

We have live music in the bar tonight and every Thursday from 7pm!
20/02/2025

We have live music in the bar tonight and every Thursday from 7pm!

Paddy's Day 2025 in the Union Bar and Mandela Hall. The Union Bar is FREE admission all day. Get your Trad on from 3-7pm...
19/02/2025

Paddy's Day 2025 in the Union Bar and Mandela Hall.

The Union Bar is FREE admission all day. Get your Trad on from 3-7pm with live musicians. Next up is a special Paddy's Day Trash Bingo at 8pm, packed with great (and mostly green) prizes and even more free shots than usual! The .mandelaproject will be on from 10pm until close with a Paddy's themed Trash Disco...

Food is served from midday until 10pm, so let's face it - you can stay with us all day.

Meanwhile, in Mandela Hall, All Folk'd Up are back after last year's sold out Paddy's day gig. Get your tickets now from Mandelahall.com to avoid disappointment!

Hallelujah! It's Fontaines DC v the late, great Jeff Buckley in the versus round this week! Join Oisin from 9.30pm.
19/02/2025

Hallelujah! It's Fontaines DC v the late, great Jeff Buckley in the versus round this week! Join Oisin from 9.30pm.

Let's get down to quizness... tonight, from 9.30pm.
18/02/2025

Let's get down to quizness... tonight, from 9.30pm.

There's a BRAND NEW star prize on the board, tonight! What will it be? Come along to Trash Bingo from 8pm to find out! A...
17/02/2025

There's a BRAND NEW star prize on the board, tonight! What will it be? Come along to Trash Bingo from 8pm to find out!

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Hector Boys+The Suite and Gondola📆Wed 2 AprilAberdeen-based Indie Rockers Hector Boys play their first ever Belfast gig ...
16/02/2025

Hector Boys
+The Suite and Gondola
📆Wed 2 April

Aberdeen-based Indie Rockers Hector Boys play their first ever Belfast gig on Wednesday the 3rd of April with support from The Suite and Gondola.

Hector Boys burst onto the Scottish scene in 2022 delivering a fresh take on the classic indie formula.

"Amazing hooks... You've heard something similar done before, but never has it been done with this much flair."
- Discovery Music Scotland

Special Guests, Cairo Station, will be joining Wynona Bleach for their headline show in the Wee Bar on February 16th.
15/02/2025

Special Guests, Cairo Station, will be joining Wynona Bleach for their headline show in the Wee Bar on February 16th.

The MeffsFri 11 AprilThe Union BarSince exploding onto the UK scene in 2019, The Meffs have built up a reputation as pur...
15/02/2025

The Meffs
Fri 11 April
The Union Bar

Since exploding onto the UK scene in 2019, The Meffs have built up a reputation as purveyors of frantic punk rock and an absolute must-see live sensation. The band challenges the norm with important messages about equality and society, over a barrage of hard-hitting riffs that get stuck in your head for days.

2022 saw the band's debut Frank Turner-produced EPs released on Bottles to the Ground, the new label founded by Fat Mike of NOFX/Fat Wreck Chords. The EPs, appropriately named 'Broken Britain' Part.1 & 2', gained significant interest from both new and original fans, as shown at their first headline tour across England, Scotland & Wales.

In the summer of 2023 The Meffs joined NOFX on three of their final dates, which saw them play to their biggest crowds to date... Until Download 2023! They played Download's 20th anniversary to chants of "Up The Meffs, Up The Meffs", for countless fans who sang, crowd-surfed, and kicked up dust, with reviews naming The Meffs as one of the best bands of the festival.

Shortly after, the band returned to Rebellion Festival 2023 and rumour has it that the Meffs had the biggest turn out for a main stage opener in its time as a festival. After a summer like this it was only right for the band to head off around the UK for a winter headline tour. This time they played 21 shows in sold out venues throughout November 2023, followed by a European tour of ten support shows and ten sold out headline shows. Their growth has been staggering over such a short period.

Find someone who loves you as much as we love our 2 quid drinks every Friday!
14/02/2025

Find someone who loves you as much as we love our 2 quid drinks every Friday!

Demand Less! Tonight from 9pm in the Bar.
14/02/2025

Demand Less! Tonight from 9pm in the Bar.

We have live music in the bar every Thursday from 7pm! Get it into your ear-holes!
13/02/2025

We have live music in the bar every Thursday from 7pm! Get it into your ear-holes!

The collaboration that sadly never got to be... Elliot Smith and Shaggy make up the Versus round tonight along with 5 ot...
12/02/2025

The collaboration that sadly never got to be... Elliot Smith and Shaggy make up the Versus round tonight along with 5 other great music rounds.

Join us tonight, after the football, for the biggest quiz in town. Paul from is your host tonight, and he's bringing a ...
11/02/2025

Join us tonight, after the football, for the biggest quiz in town. Paul from is your host tonight, and he's bringing a bit of Marvel and lego fun with him...

Things get pretty busy at the big quiz, so don't leave it late to grab your table.

SHEELARUNNING OUT THE CLOCKBALLISTIC28th February in the Wee BarTickets are £6.00 online, and £8.50 on the door. (Cash o...
09/02/2025

SHEELA
RUNNING OUT THE CLOCK
BALLISTIC

28th February in the Wee Bar

Tickets are £6.00 online, and £8.50 on the door. (Cash or Card)

The doors to the event will open at 8:00pm. Ballistic open the night starting at 9:00pm, with Running Out The Clock coming on at 10:00pm, finally ending the night will be Sheela, starting at 11:00pm.

Join our awesome musical residents Owen and Enda, AKA The Golden Clerics, from 8pm tonight!
09/02/2025

Join our awesome musical residents Owen and Enda, AKA The Golden Clerics, from 8pm tonight!

Address

92-96 Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT96GW

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 1am
Tuesday 11:30am - 1am
Wednesday 11:30am - 1am
Thursday 11:30am - 1am
Friday 11:30am - 1am
Saturday 4pm - 1am
Sunday 4pm - 1am

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Nothing but a Good Time are going to rock the roof off Mandela Hall this August! Get your tickets now!

There's a brand new star prize tonight in Trash Bingo, and it's a belter! Join us from 8pm in the bar!

He STILL hasn't been won! Come along to Trash Bingo tonight from 8pm for another chance to win Bingo the Dog 🥰

BELFAST'S ORIGINAL EMO NIGHT! 📆 SATURDAY 1 FEB 📍THE UNION BAR, BELFAST 🎟 £5 FROM THEUNION.BAR

It's another big prize rollover at Trash Bingo. It's one of the most popular prizes we've ever had, will our fluffy friend Bingo the Dog be won tonight? Join us for Trash Bingo from 8pm! Adm: FREE

LEVELS is Mandela Hall's live, local music showcase on every month. 3 Bands 3 quid in 3 quid Jack Daniels For our 16th Levels, and our first of 2025, we're hosting Romeopathy, Lonely Astronaut and Midnight Housework on January 30th.

Tonight's star prize! Bingo the Dog! Join us at Trash Bingo from 8pm

Doesn't matter if you're naughty or nice, our £2 drinks are for everyone tonight!

NEXT WEEK!

ONE. WEEK.

ONE. MORE. SLEEP

It's the start of Halloweek in the Union bar with Trash Bingo and Trash Disco from 8pm!!!

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The Speakeasy is your Students’ Union bar and is situated at 92-96 Lisburn Road just opposite the MBC building! With free entertainment 7 days a week downstairs and regular clubs & gigs upstairs, we’re here to be your local!