On Saturday January 28th, The Bluecoat will host BEYOND THE BEATEN TRACK – a one-off closing party event, to celebrate Liverpool’s Above the Beaten Track festivals. The celebration will feature a daytime programme of panels, workshops, talks, roundtable discussions and informal networking, aimed at young people looking to work in the music and creative industries. A free evening gig will close the day’s activity, featuring a selection of acts from previous festivals.
The event grew and diversified from a small music festival into a large multi-arts event – a respected and well attended fixture on the festival calendar, with increased attendance, partners, arts, crafts, talks and more, as well as a rich musical programme at its core. ATBT’s educational programme also grew as young people from Merseyside were given opportunities to lean how to produce a live music event through work placements in areas such as marketing, event management and technical support.
The founders of ATBT have decided that now is the right time to give the festival the Liverpool send-off it deserves. In a statement, they said:
“Given the changing nature of Liverpool’s festival calendar, notably with the arrival of Liverpool International Music Festival, from a programming standpoint the ATBT event is not needed in the way it was so crucially back in 2008. With the rising prominence of Threshold Festival, LIMF, and the LIMF Academy, we have effectively achieved what we set out to in respect of the festival.
As such, we feel it would be fitting to celebrate with a final event, as well as offering one last opportunity for those previously involved to reconnect.”
The daytime event on 28th January will be followed by a free entry gig featuring Above The Beaten Track alumni, with live music and DJs. In the same vein as ATBT, it will also be an opportunity for a group of young people to experience producing a live event through the specially tailored work placements.
Beyond the Beaten Track
Saturday 28th January, 2017
The Bluecoat, Liverpool
Times TBC
Free Entry
