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Founder and Editor Clare Deane channels her passion for Liverpool’s vibrant culture into every part of Liverpool Noise. A champion of the city’s music scene, a regular on the local food trail, and a dedicated supporter of arts and culture, Clare brings an insider’s perspective to the stories that matter — making sure the city’s creative pulse is always heard.
  • Activities in Liverpool
    How We Spent A Spontaneous Day In Liverpool 1

    How We Spent A Spontaneous Day In Liverpool

    There’s a hundred different ways you could spend a spontaneous day in Liverpool…here’s just one way. As you might have guessed already there’s nothing we love more than exploring our city and discovering everything that’s happening, from the opening of new venues to events and exhibitions we’re lucky that Liverpool is a city that is constantly evolving and there’s new bars, restaurants and experiences popping up all the time. So we challenged ourselves to step out…

  • Activities in Liverpool
    New Liver Building Clock Tower Audio Visual Experience Revealed

    New Liver Building Clock Tower Audio Visual Experience Revealed

    A world-class audio-visual experience within the Clock Tower of Liverpool’s Royal Liver Building has been revealed, ahead of the new RLB360 visitor attraction’s official opening early next month. The immersive experience, backed by an original music score, is digitally-projected directly onto the walls of the historic clock tower within the 322ft Grade I-listed structure and explores the building’s significance to Liverpool and how the city has changed in the 108-years since the Liver Building was…

  • Editorials
    LIMF First Wave Line Up Announced

    LIMF First Wave Line Up Announced

    Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) has announced hip hop legends De La Soul, chart-topping Ella Eyre and DJ Duo Sigma amongst the line up for 2019’s festival which returns to Sefton Park on 20 & 21 July. Also on the bill is the hugely talented singer-songwriter and rapper Maverick Sabre and electro rnb star NAO. LIMF has also lined up Disco Classical – Camerata Orchestra reworking iconic disco tracks – with special guests Sister Sledge, for…

  • Independent Places in Liverpool
    Going on Holiday? Make Sure Your Dog Is Looked After - Faye's Doggy Boutique 1

    Going on Holiday? Make Sure Your Dog Is Looked After – Faye’s Doggy Boutique

    Have you got your summer holiday plans sorted yet? With spring just around the corner, families throughout the country are finalising their sunny getaways from the cold and wet UK. But if you are a pet owner, you may have a hard time leaving your furry loved ones behind at a boarding kennel. Faye’s Doggy Boutique have provided some of the top reasons for taking your dog to doggy day care so they can have…

  • Liverpool Events
    5 Reasons To Be Excited For Our Crazy For Swayze Night

    5 Reasons To Be Excited For Our Crazy For Swayze Night

    Last week we announced that we will be teaming up with Ya Gals On Film to bring you  Crazy For Swayze – Patrick Swayze Night. We’ve got so much planned for the night and can’t wait to share it with you all. But for now here’s just 5 reasons to be excited for it. 1. The Venue If you haven’t been down to VideOdyssey yet then you’re in for a treat. Dubbed as the last…

  • Activities in Liverpool
    The Roman's Activity Park: The Ultimate Day Out In Liverpool 1

    The Roman’s Activity Park: The Ultimate Day Out In Liverpool

    Ever wanted to try your hand at Roman boxing, Goat Milking or Giant Sandal Racing? Ok, maybe you’ve never really thought about it, but we think you might want to thanks to The Roman’s Activity Park! The Romans is a bespoke 1,500 sq metre park which includes eight games stations, a purpose-built coliseum, six Instagram stations and an outdoor gin garden. All participants will receive costumes, face painting and will meet and be hosted by…

  • Festivals
    Liverpool To Host BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2019

    Liverpool To Host BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2019

    The BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2019 will take place in Liverpool in venues across the city from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 March. The line-up features The Good, The Bad & The Queen, Anna Calvi, Jon Hopkins, Hot Chip, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Ex:Re. Plus Little Simz, Bodega, Gang Of Four, Villagers, IDLES, Slowthai, Fontaines D.C., The Cinematic Orchestra, Chali 2na & Krafty Kuts, Jungle and Marika Hackman. Liverpool is a city with music at…

  • Liverpool Events
    Cream Classical In The Park Featuring Faithless, Paul Oakenfold And More

    Cream Classical In The Park Featuring Faithless, Paul Oakenfold And More

    Cream, the award-winning promoters behind some of the world’s biggest electronic music events, have announced plans for an all-new 20,000 capacity festival in their spiritual home Liverpool – ‘Cream Classical In The Park’ on Friday 19 July 2019. Following the success of the Cream Classical shows at Liverpool Cathedral, there’s going to be a huge summer spectacular with the amazing 50 piece Kaleidoscope Orchestra performing some of Cream’s biggest tracks in the surroundings of Sefton…

  • Music
    Pete Wilkinson - In Conversation

    Pete Wilkinson – In Conversation

    If you are talking about Liverpool bands in the last 30 years who have gained international recognition, that lengthy list is going to include the likes of Cast, Shack, Michael Head and Echo & The Bunnymen. Well, Pete Wilkinson has played with them all. Now based in London, where he is concentrating on his own Aviator project, he has however recently completed a musical project with Michael Blyth – to critical acclaim. Liverpool Noise caught…

  • Liverpool Music Scene
    Ocean Waves Productions Cross Waters in Newest Project, Ocean Waves Band

    Ocean Waves Band Release Reggae Track ‘Warning’

    Around a year ago Ocean Waves Band (a showcase of music composed and produced by Ocean Waves Productions) announced that they would be releasing Reggae, Funk, R’n’B and hip-hop infused tracks in a move which personally had us here at Liverpool Noise very excited. Liverpool is a city known for its rich musical history with a particularly strong focus on guitar driven rock and pop melodies and the current array of talented indie rock-pop bands…

  • Things to do in Liverpool
    Liverpool FC Stadium Tour 4

    Liverpool FC Stadium Tour

    Weather you’re visiting the city or you’re a die hard, born and bred scouser the Liverpool FC Stadium Tour is an experience you shouldn’t overlook. Liverpool is one of the best cities in the world for celebrating football and the great debate around whether or not you’re a red or a blue keeps the city alive, a bit of friendly competition is always fun, right? If you’re a red then you’ll spend most of your…

  • Activities in Liverpool
    The Lantern Company To Turn Sefton Park Boating Lake Into Floating City

    The Lantern Company To Turn Sefton Park Boating Lake Into Floating City

    This February the Boating Lake in Sefton Park, Liverpool will become home to a spectacular floating city of lanterns thanks to The Lantern Company. Created with massive community engagement, the city lights will flicker on as it comes to life with an epic soundscape of original music, real-life stories and poetry. Not only will the boating lake be brought to life, but a second event, ‘Habitats’, will also light up Sefton Park over the February…

  • Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
    Leonardo da Vinci: A Life In Drawing At The Walker Art Gallery

    Leonardo da Vinci: A Life In Drawing At The Walker Art Gallery

    Leonardo da Vinci: A Life In Drawing is coming to Liverpool this Spring. The Walker Art Gallery will host an exhibition of 12 Leonardo da Vinci drawings to mark the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance master’s death, exploring the diversity of subjects that inspired his creativity, including painting, sculpture, architecture, music, anatomy, engineering, cartography, geology and botany. The free exhibition will also present new information about Leonardo’s working practices and creative process, gathered through scientific research…

  • Fun Things to do in Liverpool
    The Alternative Guide To Valentine's Day 4

    The Alternative Guide To Valentine’s Day

    If you are one of those who think that Valentines Day is not for you… maybe it’s because you haven’t heard about these perfect plans! Get ready to plan the best Valentines day ever! Here’ your Alternative Guide To Valentine’s Day in Liverpool. Breakfast At Tiffany’s at The Bombed Out Church Spend Valentines evening watching the classic movie, ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’. Wrap up (you can take some blankets with you!) and get ready to snuggle…

  • Liverpool Music Scene
    Liverpool band Ukebox Release 'Stay In Your Lane.'

    Liverpool band Ukebox Release ‘Stay In Your Lane.’

    Ukebox bring us new feel-good music from the heart of Liverpool with the release of their latest single Stay In Your Lane. The track is now available on all major digital platforms. Stay In Your Lane is the definition of a catchy tune. By combining upbeat pop melodies with a driving bassline, they deliver a truly stand out record. The band of 5 from Liverpool perform all of their songs using a range of different…

  • Liverpool Events
    Nile Rodgers & CHIC To Play Haydock Park Racecourse

    Nile Rodgers & CHIC To Play Haydock Park Racecourse

    The Jockey Club Live and Haydock Park Racecourse has announced that Nile Rodgers & CHIC will be visiting the historic racecourse on the 22 June, joining previously announced Jess Glynne (7 June) and Rick Astley (20 July) as part of their summer season of live concerts. Expect to hear some of the best-known pop anthems from the last four decades. With more than 200 production credits to his name, the scope of Nile Rodgers’ peerless influence is undeniable. As the co-founder…

  • Gigs in Liverpool
    In Conversation With Liverpool's Music Promoters

    In Conversation With Liverpool’s Music Promoters

    Okay. So you have bought your tickets and perhaps booked the baby-sitter. You are really looking forward to the gig. It’s going to be great. But spare a thought for the person hovering around, slightly anxious, never settled. This is the Promoter. The person who has turned a thought into a reality. This is the person who have made it all happen. Without their imagination and drive, you are still at home or somewhere else.…

  • Restaurants in Liverpool
    Roast Dinner Royalty: The Best Sunday Spots for 2019 2

    Roast Dinner Royalty: The Best Sunday Spots for 2019

    We’ve found the best Sunday Roasts so you can just go and enjoy them. Thank us later! If there’s one thing we don’t have a shortage of in this wonderful city of ours, it’s incredible spots for us to grab the perfect Sunday scran. And would it even be Sunday if this was anything other than a roast dinner with all the trimmings!? We think not… With so much choice though, it can be a…

  • Things to do in Liverpool
    Let Them Eat Pasta! Our morning with the fantastico Flour Will Fly… 2

    Let Them Eat Pasta! Our morning with the fantastico Flour Will Fly…

    Let’s face it; we’re all often guilty of wanting our food FAST. Whether this be speeding through a takeout drive through, or impatiently tapping our fingers on the restaurant table waiting for our starters to arrive… Sometimes it can feel as if we’ve forgotten the joy of waiting for our food, as well as the gratification that preparing it from scratch gives us. Enter Flour Will Fly. If you haven’t already heard of these guys…

  • Music
    Sound City reveals main wave of artists 1

    Sound City reveals main wave of artists

    Sound City has announced its main wave of artists for this year’s 12th festival, following on from 2018’s spectacular sold out weekend. As the UK’s leading independent festival for emerging talent, it is a definitive zeitgeist of sounds, styles and cerebral sessions. There’s a heady mix of amazing music from across the world mixed with a world-class conference, Sound City+, and a vibrant range of wider arts to be edified by and immersed in. Taking…