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Entertainment in Liverpool
‘Laces Out!’ – The Ultimate Celebration of Sneaker Culture Returns To Liverpool
Laces Out! Festival invites sneaker heads across the country to congregate on March 5th in Liverpool’s famous Camp & Furnace to celebrate their shared love of the footwear and culture. The fourth edition sees the return of the renowned market place featuring thousands of vintage, rare, box fresh and deadstock trainers ready to be bought, swapped and admired. Brand new for Laces Out! SS16 is the Laces Out! Lab – a multi-faceted programme of curated sneaker culture and lifestyle…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
New Mini Documentary From LaBeouf , Rönkkö & Turner’s #TOUCHMYSOUL Performance at FACT
There is now a mini documentary from LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner’s #TOUCHMYSOUL performance at FACT available online. The project #TOUCHMYSOUL by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner took place at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool from 10 to 13 December 2015, as part of the group exhibition Follow, open to visitors until 21 February 2016 (admission free). Over the four days, LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner invited the public to pick up the telephone…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Sound City Announces New Artist & Industry Focused Conference For 2016
World famous industry conference to become Sound City+ Following last month’s major line-up announcement including The Coral and Catfish and the Bottlemen as headliners and a major new partnership with electronic dance music promoters Freeze, multi-award winning Sound City has revealed a brand new format for its renowned music industry conference. Rebranded as Sound City+, the new-look conference will be purely artist and industry focused and take place on the day preceding the main festival…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Liverpool Festival for 80,000 Announced For May Bank Holiday
Records will be set on May Bank Holiday 2016 with a festival announced for 80,000 guests to be held at Aintree Racecourse Liverpool. We Luv Festival will be the first festival event focused predominantly on families. The colossal family-oriented event will be held in Liverpool at the Aintree Racecourse on 28th and 29th May 2016. With over 80,000 visitors expected to attend over two days and over thirty artists set to perform across two stages,…
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Activities in Liverpool
New Catacombs Tours At St Georges Hall; Victorian Gangs Special
Following on from the success of Series 5 of the catacomb promenade tours, Lovehistory are about to delve even further into Liverpool’s past and expose the savage and lawless Gangs of Victorian Liverpool. The promenade performances will take you into the dark cells below the grandness of the Great Hall, where those waiting to be condemned would spend their final moments. In the dark shadows of Liverpool’s history, visitors will encounter characters telling their tormented…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Ryoichi Kurokawa: unfold Exhibition at FACT, Liverpool 11 March – 12 June 2016
unfold is a major new commission by acclaimed Japanese artist Ryoichi Kurokawa, exploring the birth and evolution of stars in a groundbreaking immersive and tactile audiovisual installation. This unique sensory experience will be part of Kurokawa’s first ever solo exhibition in the UK, premiering at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool 11 March – 12 June 2016. unfold will offer viewers an artistic, yet scientific, representation of how the solar system was born, and how…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Catfish And The Bottlemen Make A Triumphant Return To Sound City
UK Festival Awards crowned Sound City the Best Metropolitan Music Festival of 2015 and Sound City is going for gold yet again with a 2016 line up that’s bigger, better and even more diverse than ever. Having already announced The Coral as a headliner, the festival has today revealed that Catfish and the Bottlemen is the second headliner. The festival is also declaring an exciting new partnership with hugely innovative dance music promoters Freeze who…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Liverpool International Music Festival Announce First Wave of Acts
Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) have announced SIGMA, The Wombats, Lianne La Havas, Kwabs, Netsky, Ms. Dynamite, Maverick Sabre, Frances, DJ TARGET, John Power Band and many more will be playing #LIMF2016 21 – 24th July. LIMF Summer Jam has fast become the leading family festival of its kind, completely free to enjoy. Taking place at Sefton Park, it will mark the start of the summer and the culmination of a spectacular series of events as…
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Bars in Liverpool
Malmaison Liverpool Brasserie; Review
Now the first thing I must say is that we don’t usually go to hotel restaurants – never been fussed on them and always tend to try somewhere else before giving them a go; but our recent visit to the Malmaison has definitely changed our opinions of hotel eating. So, it was a chilly Friday night when myself and my partner made our way to the Malmaison hotel. We were booked in at 7pm and had been looking…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Metal Presents; Big Mouth Art Exhibition In Liverpool City Centre – Church Street
As part of Liverpool Provocations, Metal presents BIG MOUTH, by MEYOUANDUS. Each evening from 18th January, an illuminated orb will appear in central Liverpool, within which a human mouth appears to silently repeat and absorb the deepest thoughts and secrets of the public. Big Mouth, a mobile installation, aims to tempt participants to speak in confidence away from the superficial veneer of social dialogue. The thoughts are then displayed on the 360° projection, before being…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Left Hand to Back of Head: New Art Exhibition At The Bluecoat 23rd Jan-28th March
Bluecoat launches its new exhibtion this month exploring how we can experience art beyond what we are able to say about it. The exhibition presents a collection of works that set out to affect the audience on a physical level, through sensations and emotions. Artists include: Rowena Harris // Mary Hurrell // Natalie Finnemore // Mitra Saboury // Marianna Simnett // Marie Toseland // Hannah James // Becky Beasley Left Hand to Back of Head…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Africa Oyé 2016 Dates Announced – 18th & 19th June
After attracting crowds of 80,000 people across the event’s weekend last year, Africa Oye returns to Sefton Park for its 24th festival of African and Caribbean music and culture this June. The Liverpool institution will once again bring together the finest artists, traders and workshops for a weekend of eclectic festivities on 18th and 19th June. Artistic Director, Paul Duhaney is looking ahead to the summer as preparations get underway. “We’ve already got some exciting…
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Editorials
Archie’s Burgers & Shakes; Review
Archie’s is the latest burger joint to shake up the Liverpool food scene – a pink paradise of extravagant burgers and decadent milkshakes – and last week I was lucky enough to try it out. Perched on the corner of Ranelagh Street, it’s the third venue in the Archie’s family (there are already two well-established restaurants in Manchester) but this is the first one outside of the M60, and also the biggest. And it’s not your stereotypical American…
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Editorials
Five Guys Liverpool; Review
So Five Guys has arrived in Liverpool!! Many people including myself have been waiting for this moment for the last few years. It has a good reputation in London and of course the USA, oh and also the Trafford Centre. It is a fast food concept but the burgers are restaurant quality I had been told. So, I thought it was about time I found out what all the fuss was about at Five Guys. Me and my eating…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
#TOUCHMYSOUL by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner
The project #TOUCHMYSOUL by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner took place at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool from 10 to 13 December 2015. Over the four days, LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner invited the public to pick up the telephone and touch their soul on +44 (0)151 808 0771 during gallery opening hours, while being sat in FACT’s Gallery one which was open for visitors. The performance culminated in Rönkkö tattooing the words…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
#TOUCHMYSOUL LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner Live At FACT
From 11am GMT on 10 December 2015, #TOUCHMYSOUL by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner will commence at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), 88 Wood Street, Liverpool. Over the following four days, LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner invite you to pick up your telephone and touch their soul on +44 (0)151 808 0771 between the hours of 11am – 6pm GMT. The project will also be broadcast live for the duration at touchmysoul.net #TOUCHMYSOUL is part…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Liverpool Biennial Announces Artists For 2016
Liverpool Biennial have announced the participation of thirty-seven international artists in the 2016 Biennial festival of contemporary art. Among the eclectic mix of artists is Birkenhead born Mark Leckey, who won the Turner Prize in 2008. Liverpool Biennial 2016 will unfold through the landscape of the city. It is organised as a story narrated in several episodes: fictional worlds sited in galleries, museums, pubs, unused spaces, stations, hotels, parking lots, shops and supermarkets. For the…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
‘Cult Classic’ Film Screenings At The Lantern Theatre Kicking Off With ‘Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy’
We are excited to announce we will be hosting regular ‘cult classic’ film screenings in the cosy surroundings of The Lantern Theatre in 2016. The screenings will begin with a firm comedy favourite ‘Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy’ on 27th February. The night will include special Anchorman treats for fans of the film, free popcorn & snacks and themed cocktails including the ‘Sex Panther’, ‘Milk Was A Bad Choice’ & ‘Smelly Pirate Hooker’. Tickets…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
The Coral Announced As Headliners For Sound City 2016
Wirral band The Coral have been announced as headliners for Sound City 2016 for the two day music festival at Bramley Moore Dock. The announcement follows the news from the band that they will be heading out on a European tour next year. The first wave of acts were announced this week including Circa Waves, Sleaford Mods, The Dandy Warhols, Band of Skulls and Young Fathers. Sound City 28th & 29th May 2016 Tickets For…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
New Catacombs Tours Confirmed For 2016 With Victorian Gangs Special
Explore The History of Liverpool St George’s Hall Through Promenade Theatre – The Catacombs of Liverpool’s Darkest History. The increasingly popular promenade theatre Catacombs tours of St George’s Hall Liverpool return by popular demand in 2016 with new darker stories of Liverpool’s Victorian gang scene. Lovehistory and St George’s Hall are pleased to announce the latest in the series of the popular ‘Catacombs of Liverpool’s Darkest History’ tours, to run for six days from 27…
