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Music
Tapestry: A Tribute to Carole King, Live From The Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room – Review
Liverpool has been enjoying a thriving surge in intimate tribute shows recently. Seasoned musicians, some of which are already on the scene with their original music have been re-creating their favourite albums in delicately crafted shows with a focus on more layered, nuanced performances rather than the high-energy sequinned covered nights we might associate the word ‘tribute’ with. With a welcomed return in the demand for live music there is a booming market for these…
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Music
Aussie Rockers DMA’S Play Electric Set at Mountford Hall
Australian band DMA’S returned to the city for a blistering sold out show at Mountford Hall. Despite stormy weather outside, the band put on an electric set, playing tracks from their various albums. The show was part of a tour supporting their latest album How Many Dreams?, released back in March. Supported by local band STONE and fellow Aussie Mia Wray, it was guaranteed to be a great night. Mia Wray took to the stage…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Celebrate Christmas At The Baltic Market With Festive Food, Movie Nights & More
Baltic Market has unveiled a bumper Christmas bonanza to celebrate the festive season. From Christmas markets to quiz nights, Christmas movie showings and New Year’s Eve celebrations, Liverpool’s first street food and drink market is playing host to a whole range of events that are suitable for the whole family. Throughout December, Baltic Market will be welcoming guests on Tuesdays as well as their usual Wednesday-Sunday opening days. Big Fat Xmas Quiz Baltic Market’s Big Fat…
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Film & TV
5 Unmissable TV Shows of 2023
As 2023 is drawing to a close, what better way to wrap up the year than to take a look back at the brilliant TV we have watched. In no particular order (I couldn’t choose!), the following list is my top 5 TV programmes of 2023. So, if you find yourself with some time over the festive period to catch up on some shows, here’s what we recommend. 1. Boiling Point (BBC iPlayer) Sequel to…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Botanico To Celebrate New Year’s Eve In Style With Four Course Menu, Aperitifs And Live Music
Botanico, Woolton Village’s new eatery, is celebrating New Year’s Eve for the first time with guests. After welcoming thousands of people from Liverpool and beyond, Botanico will ring in 2024 in style with a four course menu, aperitifs and live music in their beautiful restaurant in the heart of Woolton. For £85 per person, guests can expect to be welcomed with aperitifs in Botanico’s spectacular tea room, followed. By a glass of Prosecco and nibbles. And then, from…
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Festivals
UK West Coast Folk Festival Comes To Blackpool This January
From 12 – 14 January, Blackpool will be taken over by some of the finest purveyors of British Folk, when The UK West Coast Folk Festival 2024 comes to town. The festival will feature sets by the incredible Eddi Reader, Tom Robinson Band, Cara Dillon, The Webb Sisters, Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri, Dean Friedman and many more. In tribute to the legacy of British Folk Rock, the weekend will be topped off by a rare headline set from the legendary guitarist Richard…
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Liverpool News
Weekly Noise: Week #43
Weekly Noise is a short and straightforward way of sharing Liverpool’s trending news and topics in the form of a weekly poem. Laura Chonzi will take the top trending hashtags or stories on social media and turn them into a ten-line poetic masterpiece for each week of the month, hence the name. The new migration rules are even stricter than the last,Looks like things are evolving pretty fast.There was a leak at the Sellafield nuclear…
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Music
KingFast Releases Impressive EP ‘ We Only Kill Evil’
Paul Walker – aka rising Liverpool soul-pop sensation KingFast – has burst back onto the scene with brand new EP We Only Kill Evil. This follows the July track Dadadadada! and earlier single Praises, our review of which you can read here. Released on 2 December, We Only Kill Evil – the project’s title being an acronym for the term ‘woke’ – sees KingFast deliver commentary on current socio-political climate through a personal and intimate lens. Particular standouts on the EP include…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
‘Have A Drink On Us’ – With Your Festive Roast At The Watering Can
One of Liverpool’s most popular venues, The Watering Can, is offering customers who book in for a Festive Sunday Roast between now and Christmas Eve the chance to ‘Have a drink on us!’. With three more Sundays to go until the big day the owners of the beautiful venue in Greenbank Park are offering customers a festive tipple from the team to thank them for their fantastic support throughout the year. The Watering Can Roast,…
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Music
The Libertines Return With New Album & Liverpool Show In January
The Libertines new album All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade is out on the 8 March via EMI Records and the band are heading out on a club tour in January and February including a show at Liverpool’s Cavern Club on the 24 January. All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade, The Libertines’ first new album in nine years, is available to preorder here. All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade features eleven new Libertines songs and was produced by Grammy-nominated producer Dimitri Tikovoï (The Horrors/Charli XCX/Becky Hill) and recorded at…
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Things to do in Liverpool
OH ME OH MY Announce Christmas Events
This Christmas, OH ME OH MY have got two incredible festive events happening in December. With the season of all things glittery and merry now in full swing, their Santa’s Meet And Greet is taking place across select dates and then, to see out 2023 in the finest of celebratory styles, there’s a special Disco Afternoon Tea on Sunday 31 December. Santa’s Meet And Greet – select dates through December This December, join Santa at…
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Business
Housing Disrepair Conference Brings Together UK Experts
More than 100 legal experts gathered in Liverpool to share knowledge and experience around the current housing condition crisis. Hosted by MLA (Medical Legal Appointments), renowned for their three-decade expertise in facilitating expert witness reports, the gathering drew professionals from nationwide as presenters, from solicitors to surveyors, joined keynote speaker Kwajo Tweneboa, a passionate housing campaigner for the all-day event. Kwajo’s transformation into an activist stemmed from personal tragedy, after watching his father die in a…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Delifonseca’s ‘Merry Mess-Free Christmas’ Returns For Festive Celebrations
Delifonseca Dockside is bringing back its much-loved Merry Mess-Free Christmas Dinner. Back for a third consecutive year, the hassle-free festive feast has become a firm favourite, with the ready-to-cook meal including everything needed for a delicious holiday feast, from pigs in blankets with sage leaves to maple and poppy seed parsnips and brussels sprouts with Jerusalem butter. The centrepiece of the dinner is a premium free-range Wirral white turkey courtesy of inhouse butchery, Edge &…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
The Base Welcomes Winter With Sustainable Festive Menu
Visitors to one of Liverpool’s newest wellness cafes, The Base can get into the Christmas spirit with sustainable specials taking centre stage on its new festive menu. Located on the ground floor of The Spine in Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter, The Base provides the perfect setting for lunchtime light bites, grab-and-go food options and an afternoon coffee surrounded by ho ho host of Christmas decor. New for the season, choose from a selection of sandwiches, including…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Craig Charles Funk & Soul Boxing Day House Party Coming to CONTENT Liverpool
CONTENT is hosting one of the UK’s legendary DJs, entertainers and all round party-starting icons – get ready for Craig Charles and his Funk & Soul Boxing Day House Party. This features an all-new DJ show for 2023 and invites fans to enter Craig’s living room as he delves into his extensive record collection bringing straight-up groove bangers, exclusive funk and soul cuts and much more. CONTENT on Boxing Day will be transported to a…
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Things to do in Liverpool
MerseyMade Launches Festive Events Programme, a Special Christmas Menu and Extended Opening Hours
MerseyMade is bringing a little extra sparkle to the festive season with a series of Christmas events. The charming shop, café and events space, which showcases the work of local artists and makers, is also introducing a special three course Christmas menu and extending its opening hours until 10.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays. As part of MerseyMade’s schedule of events, ‘Find It, Fix It, Flog It’ star, Gemma Longworth, will be sharing some of her top…
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Music
Finalists Announced For Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2023
Ten talented songwriters have won a coverted spot at the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2023 Showcase Final taking place at LEAF on Bold Street on Saturday 27 January 2024. During the September entry period songwriters were invited to submit brand new songs inspired by works of art on public display across the Liverpool City Region. Judges Kaya Herstad Carney, Robert Vincent, Jon Lawton, Luke Moore and Alison Benson listened to all of the entries and…
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Liverpool News
Formby High School Pupil Wins Formby Hall’s Design-A-Christmas Card Competition
Ellie-Rose Mcloughlin,13, a Formby High School pupil, is the winner of Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa‘s design-a-Christmas card competition. All proceeds from Ellie-Rose’s cards will raise money for Cash for Kids Liverpool. Ellie-Rose drew a picture of a little girl wearing a hand-knitted Christmas jumper from her grandma. She is witnessing the magic of Christmas from her living room, with Father Christmas’ sleigh and his classic reindeer. Ellie-Rose’s drawing also features golfing snowmen! Ellie-Rose says,…
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Fun Things to do in Liverpool
Meet Santa At Liverpool’s Adults-Only Christmas Grotto At Golf Fang
Who says Christmas is just for the kids? Take a swing down memory lane, and get ready to be immersed in pure 90s nostalgia with a visit from a seriously Bad Santa at the twisted crazy golf, cocktail bar & graffiti house, Golf Fang. This weekend, everyone visiting Golf Fang or Big Fang Karaoke at Cains Brewery can meet the big man himself, straight from the North Pole*, hip-flask in hand, but it comes with a warning… just…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Pattersons Launches Mouth-Watering 3 Days of Christmas Menu
Liverpool’s favourite chicken and tunes hangout, Pattersons, is bringing the festive flavours of Christmas to the heart of the city centre with their 3 Days of Christmas menu, launching on Friday 1 December. Inspired by the three big dates in the festive period calendar, the specials menu offers a choice of mouth-watering mains to indulge in throughout December, featuring the most-loved elements of Christmas feasting, with a tasty Pattersons twist. From a Char Sui covered panko…
