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Food and Drink in Liverpool
National Burger Day: Best Burgers At Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock
In recent months, our waterfront has become a foodie paradise, from the opening of the Dockside Dining club to independent eateries such as Rough Handmade Bakery and Tapas hangout Lunyalita and with National Burger day this week, what better excuse to visit the Docks to indulge in everyone’s favourite treat?! Revolucion de Cuba Everyone’s favourite Cuban hangout has pulled some serious strings for this year’s national burger day, creating none less than two delicious offerings.…
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Bands in Liverpool
Line Up Announced For Jacaranda’s 60th Birthday Celebrations
There’s huge plans for the Jacaranda’s 60th Birthday…. This August Bank Holiday weekend will be full of celebration as the legendary Slater Street club,The Jacaranda, turns 60 years old! Coinciding with International BeatleWeek and with The Jacaranda being the birth place of the Fab Four, celebrations across the city are set to be massive. Both the original venue, and its ground-breaking new Seel Street offshoot, Phase One, will collaborate to celebrate this impressive milestone with…
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Liverpool Events
Seprona E.P Launch Gig: Preview
It feels like an exciting time for live music in Liverpool with many musicians and bands being propelled into the spotlight on a National level in recent months and one such band making waves across the country are Seprona. Having had a huge summer across the festival circuit this summer, Seprona have announced details of a special homecoming show to celebrate the release of their highly anticipated debut EP, Seprona. Don’t miss them at Liverppol’s…
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Bars in Liverpool
Wes Anderson Party Coming To Baltic Social
Update August 2022: The Baltic Social is now permanently closed. Fans of film writer and director Wes Anderson will be hugely excited to hear that there will be a themed party in his honour at The Baltic Social in October. The event organised by Remake, Remodel follows their successful Wes Anderson parties at Manchester’s Deaf Institute and The Wardrobe in Leeds. So get your Wes fancy dress at the ready with your berets, beanies and…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
John Hollingsworth – A Private View At Naked Lunch Cafe
If you ever get the chance to chat to John Hollingsworth, it is time well spent. Either cycling around town, or holding court at Avenue HQ, John is a reservoir of knowledge, anecdote and practical philosophy. He started out in A&R with the famous Cherry Red label, and quickly moved to WEA in 1984. But the draw of the visual image, and its potentiality, saw John establishing a video production company with Douglas Hart (Jesus…
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Activities in Liverpool
Toxteth Reservoir Brought Back To Life With Art Installation
For over 100 years it held 2 million gallons of water…but now you’ll be able to experience Toxteth reservoir in a very unique way thanks to a new art installation known as Aurora. Aurora is an experience like no other. Step inside the cave-like vaults of Toxteth Reservoir for a 40-minute ‘walk on water’. Through dark chambers and between towering iron arches, water surrounds, floods and falls around you, both beautiful and terrifying. The sights,…
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Things to do in Liverpool
The Greatest Showman At ASBO Cinema
Earlier in the year Camp and Furnace launched an event that broke all the rules of a trip to the cinema. ASBO cinema is all about being enjoying movies in a much more raucous way – get up, sing, dance and throw your popcorn in the air. The latest film to get the ASBO cinema treatment is musical sensation The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman and Zac Effron in this feel good tale that celebrates…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Crazy Pedro’s Monthly Special: The Sergeant Pepperoni
If one thing’s for sure, there’s some ridiculously good places to get pizza in Liverpool, from the expertly made traditional options of Margarita and Ham and Pineapple to the slightly more ‘out there’ creations of Mac and Cheese, Carbonara and even Nacho topped options, if you want a pizza in Liverpool you wont be short of choice. We were lucky enough to be asked to give Crazy Pedro’s, a place that has quickly become one…
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Liverpool Music Scene
Ed Poole Releases New Single and Video Ahead of UK Tour
Ahead of his co-headline UK tour in August with Swansea-based singer-songwriter Heartwork, Ed Poole has released a lyric video for his new digital single entitled (Falling Apart, Together) On Separate Sides via Doing Life Records. This new track follows April’s hook-laden digital single Underground with You, first released as a secret single just for fans at his shows. In contrast to the former, (Falling Apart, Together) is a more reflective contemplation with downtempo, arpeggio chord progressions and subdued, troubled vocals leading to…
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Liverpool Music Scene
Signature Live Sessions – The Farm and Sub Blue
Signature Live Sessions returned to the Shankly Hotel on Wednesday 15th August for its second outing showcasing some of Liverpool’s finest musical talent. Usually set on the Eden roof terrace overlooking the incredible Liverpool skyline, this evening’s gig had to be moved indoors due to the rain – classic British summer time weather at its finest. The rain didn’t dampen the mood however, as Liverpool favourite, The Farm and rising local star Sub Blue took…
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Fun Things to do in Liverpool
New Live Game Show Coming To Liverpool’S Camp and Furnace
Sing! Shame! Win! – there’s a new live game show coming to Liverpool that YOU control on your phone! – Japanese-style event combines live singing rounds with crazy challenges – Specially developed technology lets the audience judge contestants and score them live – UK launch set to take place in October at Baltic Triangle venue Forget your Taylor Swift squarkers and Robbie Williams wannabees, there’s a hardcore game show coming to town, and you’re not…
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Bars in Liverpool
Celebrate National Rum Day At The Titanic Hotel
With National Rum Day taking place on Thursday 16th August, Liverpool’s iconic Titanic Hotel is inviting rum-lovers to celebrate with them at the renowned Rum Bar, where they will be offering five delicious new cocktails for a limited time only, along with mouth-watering rum-inspired food that is sure to get taste buds tingling. Two out of the five limited edition cocktails on offer have been created from rum enthusiasts Bacardi, whilst the other three have…
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Activities in Liverpool
Bike & Go offers subscribers free Costa coffee and cake to mark Cycle to Work Day
Bike hire scheme Bike & Go is encouraging subscribers in the region to take to two wheels by offering a free regular Costa coffee and a cake to mark Cycle to Work Day on Wednesday, August 15. Those registered to the scheme in the Merseyside area can claim their hot drink and choose from a flapjack, lemon drizzle, cookie or chocolate slice on August 15 simply by showing their Bike & Go card to staff…
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Restaurants in Liverpool
Dostana Restaurant Review
Woolton Village is fast becoming the place to be for food and drink lovers with soon to be Liverpool favourites popping up left, right and centre offering a wide range of exciting cuisine. But nestled in the heart of old Allerton road is something totally different, exciting and nothing other than a definite must visit. Previously known by locals as The Raj, a well-loved, family-run Indian restaurant has, in recent years, transformed into the vibrant,…
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Liverpool Music Scene
The Farm And Sub Blue To Headline Signature Living’s Free Rooftop Concert
Signature Live Sessions – the monthly free concert hosted by Signature Living – will welcome the bands to perform on the rooftop of the Shankly Hotel this Wednesday. Signature Living launched Signature Live Sessions last month – Liverpool’s free rooftop concert. The first session, on 18th July, was met by rave reviews as crowds turned out to see the fantastic Red Rum Club and The Sums take centre stage on the Eden rooftop of The…
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Places to Eat in Liverpool
Slim’s Pork Chop Express Announce Crayfish Boil In Baltic Triangle
Seel Street favourite, Slim’s Pork Chop Express, will be hosting a ‘Crayfish Boil’ event on Friday 24th August at their summer pop-up at Craft Minded, to celebrate the restaurant’s fourth birthday. The Louisiana-inspired Crayfish Boils involve preparing huge pans of spicy broth, before Crayfish are added in and cooked throughout the day. The Slim’s Pork Chop Express team will be running a ticketed event for ‘all you can eat’ elbow-to-elbow dining in the heart of the…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Shout About It Live Music and Gig Photography Festival Announces Set Times
Do you fancy watching some amazing bands for just £1 each? Shout About It Live returns for its second year on 18 and 19 August and your weekend ticket price means that you pay just £1 per band over the two day event! The festival takes place at Constellations in the Baltic Triangle and will see some of the best up and coming acts around, including Himalayas, REWS, Tom Speight and M.A.N.E. The one of…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Rum and Reggae Festival Heading To Liverpool This Summer
This summer Liverpool’s Olympia venue will be turned into a rum and reggae haven for the day with the widest selection of Rums and the smoothest selection of Reggae music in the UK. You can take a rum journey around the world, hosted by the Reggae Sound System, tasting rare and special craft rums from the West Indies, Cuba, South America & The United States Alongside this, there will be some amazing Reggae acts, performing all…
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Places to Eat in Liverpool
Crazy Pedro’s Announces Sgt Pepper Pizza Special To Help Strawberry Fields Regeneration Fund
Crazy Pedro’s Liverpool and The Beatles Story have joined forces to support The Salvation Army to help raise funds for the iconic Strawberry Field site, which inspired The Beatles’ hit song “Strawberry Fields Forever”. To help the cause, Pedro’s August special pizza, “Sgt. Pepperoni’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, pays tribute to The Fab Four. Pedro’s will donate 50p of every August special pizza purchased to the Strawberry Field Regeneration Fund in Liverpool – because we all…
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Music
The Ultimate Guide To Liverpool Music Venues
Your A-Z of Liverpool music venues. 24 Kitchen Street: The highlight of this venue is the simplicity of it, the undressed aesthetics and exposed wooden rafters and bare brickwork just makes the whole place so idyllic. The outside garden area has been perfect in the summer nights. The intimate 400 capacity venue is usually home to house/garage/grunge parties and is also a lovely little venue for plays, workshops and art galleries. 81 Renshaw: This record store,…
