Sponsored by Budweiser and the American consulate for Northern Ireland, the UK city of culture will play host to Stripes and Stars Americana which will take place on Friday 1st July and Saturday 2nd July.

The event will be the best of Americana culture to Northern Ireland for a 2 day logn festival which takes place over the Independence Day weekend.

The event will focus on the three main Americana which are music, cinema and literature. Acts include, Lowly Knights, Murder Balladeers, The 1930s, Captain Kennedy, Sullivan & Gold, Wookalily, Rachel Austin, Porch Song Antholoy, Acoustic Dan and The Black Mountain Dipsos amongst a host of other.

Tickets are available across all shows range from FREE admission to £6 and a special weekend ticket is also available for £10 only. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/stripesandstars and can be purchased at both The Waterside Theatre and The Nerve Centre.