Garbage

Garbage return to Belfast with a set built on their elastic blend of rock and electronics. Formed in Madison in 1993 by producers-musicians Butch Vig, Duke Erikson and Steve Marker, the band found its voice with Scottish singer Shirley Manson. From the debut album in 1995 to Version 2.0 in 1998, they shaped a sound of abrasive guitars, programmed beats and pop-inflected hooks, then stepped into wider view with the James Bond theme The World Is Not Enough. Beautifulgarbage and Bleed Like Me leaned into a more direct rock edge, before a pause and a run of later records — Not Your Kind of People, Strange Little Birds, No Gods No Masters — that deepened their darker, more electronic side.

On 17 July 2026 at Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Garbage bring that catalogue to the stage: layered guitars, tight rhythms and Manson’s distinctive delivery at the centre. The set moves across eras, binding early singles to newer material with dense textures and precise dynamics. Studio detail becomes a live pulse; the mood shifts from slow-burn tension to sharp release, carried by a band that plays with focus and intent.