Entertainment in Liverpool
Explore the best entertainment in Liverpool, including music, theatre, comedy, family activities, and top events across the city.
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Julian ‘Ju Ju’ Marley Live In Liverpool 20th August
Punch Touring and Africa Oyé are bringing internationally acclaimed Roots Reggae superstar Julian ‘Ju Ju’ Marley to Liverpool this August. Grammy-nominated Marley will play hits like “Boom Draw”, “Systems”, “Lemme Go” and “Violence in the Streets”, complete with his 11 piece band alongside a very special support act, Iba Mahr. Julian Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley and Barbados-born Lucy Pounder, is a Grammy award nominated, roots-reggae musician, singer-songwriter, producer and humanitarian. In the…
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Darma Headline New Liverpool Noise Presents; Band Night At Brink – 17th September
Manchester masters of grunge perform with SPQR and Elijah James and the Nightmares at this exciting new event. Darma Darma are building a rock-solid following in their hometown of Manchester. The trio led by frontman Harry Corbett hit the stage like a rock hurricane, tearing through their high octane set, dragging the crowd with them. Having already released two EPs in 2016, Darma have more releases planned before the end of the year. They have already had…
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Summer Garden Party To Take Over Stanley Park
Stanley Park and The Isla Gladstone will come alive for the August bank holiday weekend as Liverpool prepares for a Summer Garden Party that all the family can enjoy. The free event will see plenty of entertainment for all ages, including live music, workshops, performances, screenprinting, storytelling, facepainting and a wellbeing tent ran by Positivity Inc.CIC who will be offering taster sessions of yoga, meditation and mindfulness for children and grownups. Other highlights include: –…
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The Liverpool Comedy Club, Liverpool’s New Home of Comedy At Camp And Furnace
The Liverpool Comedy Club, Liverpool’s new home of stand-up comedy, will open its doors to the public on Saturday 17th September in one of the city’s most exciting venues. From the unique and ultra-trendy Camp and Furnace in the Baltic Triangle, The Liverpool Comedy Club will host the very best comedians from the international Comedy Circuit every Saturday night. The people behind this new venture are husband and wife team Brendan Riley and Val Brady…
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Independent Liverpool Bring Oktoberfest To Liverpool’s Baltic Warehouse
Oktoberfest is coming to Liverpool 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th September, courtesy of Independent Liverpool. Bavaria meets Baltic Triangle in the Great Baltic Warehouse this September after the previous successes of Independent Liverpool’s Winter Wonderland and Summer Food & Drink Festivals. Local craft breweries and local food traders will gather amongst some more traditional German beers. Get your Lederhosen out and get ready for the steins and all German sausage you can handle. Tickets are on sale now here.
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Liverpool’s Titanic Hotel Launches Five Star BBQ
It’s a sure sign that summer has arrived when the BBQs start to appear, though few will rival Liverpool’s Titanic Hotel who will be welcoming the good weather by launching their Colonnade BBQ experience on Thursday 28th July. The hotel, which recently won ‘Hotel of the Year’ at the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards this year will be running its summer BBQ every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from July until 4th September for both guests…
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Comedy Act ‘Tape Face’ Comes To The Epstein Theatre 19th October
The artist formerly known as The Boy with Tape on His Face brings his multi-award winning, multi-hyphenate spectacle to The Epstein Theatre in Liverpool. Join Tape Face as he conjures uproarious & moving tableaux using only the most everyday of objects and the most popular of songs. This truly is comedy made for everyone, be prepared to get involved and enraptured as you step inside a comedy world unlike any other. Visually stunning, heart-stopping, and…
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Liverpool Pride 2016; Preview
The build up to the annual Liverpool Pride festival has begun. Venues across the city are staging events in the lead-up to the festival. FACT are screening a number of films in August and September under the banner of Liverpool Pride at the Pictures. The Liverpool Icons/LOOK photographic competition has an exhibition at Liverpool One. There is a book launch for ‘What’s Your Pride Story?’ on July 23 at Studio 2, Parr Street. The book…
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Get Creative At FACT This Summer
This summer, leading media arts centre FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) offers a range of exciting activities for young people and families, and continues to expand its programme for anyone interested in getting involved with making and experimenting with electronics. A partnership between FACT and the Liverpool School of Art and Design at LJMU, FACT’s creative technology hub FACTLab continues to welcome visitors of all ages to experiment and explore. Since its launch…
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Darkstar Laser Adds A New Dimension To ‘Real Life’ Gaming
Darkstar Laser is encouraging youngsters to swap game-stations for ‘real life action-packed adventure’. Located on Central Street in St Helens, the UK’s largest indoor laser tag venue is set to provide a high- adrenaline experience, in a bid to offer a refreshing alternative to static gaming. In line with a recent study which states that the UK is home to the sixth largest video game market worldwide, director of Darkstar Laser Lynn Ben-Yousef is helping parents to minimise…
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Rave Your Way Into The Day With ‘Morning Gloryville’ Early Morning Rave In Liverpool
Morning Gloryville Liverpool Episode 11 will take place at Liverpool Loves Festival on Saturday 6th August. Morning Gloryville are delighted to announce their next collaboration with good friends ‘Liverpool Loves’ to return to the iconic Pier Head for their next weekend rave date. They will be presenting special DJ guests Jed Clark and Les Calvert, Carry on Misbehavin’ at Garlands go back to back and Marc Jones, from Erics to Evol, plus Medication DJs and…
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Countdown To Brazilica Festival This Weekend; Preview
Just in time for the heatwave, Liverpool’s International Samba Festival will transform the Commercial District into a sizzling hotbed of colourful carnival action this Saturday, 16th July and Brazilica 2016 promises to be even bigger and better than ever before. The party will begin this Friday, 15th July, as the newly refurbished PanAm on Liverpool’s Albert Dock will host a dazzling evening of dance, costumes and Brazilian vibes for Brazilica’s annual Carnival Queen Competition where Brazilian dancers from far and wide battle it out for samba supremacy. The fun will continue on Saturday, 16th July as Brazilica takes over the historical Derby…
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Sound City Opens Artist Applications For Zandari Festival & MU:CON In South Korea
Sound City have announced today that applications are now open for artists to apply to showcase at Zandari Festival (30th September – 3rd October) and MU:CON (6th – 8th October), South Korea’s most important industry events. Zandari and MU:CON take place every October and form the gateway to the exciting and rapidly developing Korean music market. They are the biggest and most important city centre events of their kind in Korea. Taking place…
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Kazimier & Invisible Wind Factory Present: Krunk Apocolympics
The Kazimier prepares an interactive audio-visual sports party for the forthcoming armageddon. The Kazimier’s Krunk party format returns with the most important sporting event of 2016 – Apocolympics! This will be held in their new home on Liverpool’s North Docks- the sprawling entertainment complex Invisible Wind Factory. Throughout history, we have survived catastrophic disasters; from earthquakes to giant city-devouring monsters. With current political upheaval, we need to future proof ourselves, get in survival training and…
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Liverpool Band Glossom Release 5 New Singles Each With Accompanying Videos Every Day From July 11th
Each Track Combined Forms Their New E.P ‘Verbatim’ Having taken Liverpool by storm with their awe-inspiring live show, Glossom quickly became a band that found themselves at the centre of several niche, musical communities. They released 2 singles recorded at Liverpools Motor Museum at 2015’s end, receiving big props and garnering a lot of attention, finding themselves on ‘Ones to Watch’ lists and opening their arms to a much wider audience. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX6fnYB7T8I] ‘Verbatim’ will be…
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‘The Realest, Rawest and Most Uncut Chat Show’ Comes To Liverpool Next Week
This uncut chat show is a forum to discuss the topics people want to talk about NOW – the audience are encouraged to suggest their topics for inclusion in the show whether trivial or profound, it’s an opportunity for hosts and guests alike to converse with honesty and humour about issues often ignored or bypassed by other talk shows. The influence for the show is taken from the No Holds Barred discussions that occur in…
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Darma, The Butes, Andrew Barney, Novacrow & The Slumdogs Live At The Jacaranda Friday 1st July; Review
The rejuvenated basement room at the iconic Jacaranda now features a decent stage and a comfortable, laid-back vibe. This re-jig of the layout means space is tight but the comfortable intimacy is no bad thing and is lacking in many Liverpool venues. The opening act was on which was totally unexpected. Classical pianist Andrew Barney brought an elegance and virtuosity rarely experienced outside the concert hall. Performing two pieces by Rachmaninov, excerpts from Piano Concerto…
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The Music Manual Presents; Kashmere, DUSST & Mad Alice At The Buyers Club 12th August
Award shortlisted, Liverpool music website, The Music Manual is pleased to announce the return of its live shows by welcoming Stockport based foursome, Kashmere to The Buyers Club on Friday 12th August. This first announcement reveals headliners, Kashmere will be joined by local, dirty blues foursome, DUSST and mysterious trio, Mad Alice. Part of Stockport’s ever-growing pool of talent, Kashmere have spent the best part of three years moulding themselves, keeping fans eagerly awaiting their debut…
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Liverpool Music Week 2016 Reveal First Round of Acts Including John Carpenter, Warpaint, Clean Cut Kid & More
Liverpool Music Week have announced the first round of acts for their 2016 line up set to take places across various venues in Liverpool from 26th October – 5th November 2016, including: John Carpenter, Warpaint, Cat’s Eyes, GoGo Penguin, Clean Cut Kid and She Drew The Gun. For its 12th edition, the festival will be based around the hub of the Arts Club venue in Liverpool City Centre, long a hub for music under various guises over the years, with a run of shows at the prestigious…
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Peaches Announces Liverpool Date As Part of UK Tour
Peaches has announced a UK tour this winter, playing Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory on Friday 11th November. Peaches’ tour comes following a string of sold out dates in December 2015 and the release of her latest records, ‘Rub’ and ‘Rub Remixed’, her first new releases for six years. ‘Rub’ earned some of Peaches’ best reviews of her career with Pitchfork saying it “arrives at a moment when the world needs Peaches most” and The FADER says “her message feels vital.”…
Liverpool is a city that knows how to entertain. From live music and theatre to comedy, film, nightlife, and family-friendly attractions, there’s always something happening to keep locals and visitors engaged. Our Entertainment in Liverpool category brings together the best experiences across the city, offering guides, reviews, and insights to help you make the most of your time in Liverpool.
The city’s live music scene is world-renowned, from legendary venues like the Cavern Club to contemporary spaces such as Camp & Furnace, Invisible Wind Factory and Arts Club. Liverpool’s entertainment extends beyond music, with theatre productions, comedy shows, and immersive experiences available across the city. Whether you’re into gripping drama at the Everyman Theatre, experimental performances at FACT, or stand-up comedy at Hot Water Comedy Club, Liverpool has entertainment to suit every taste.
Family-friendly entertainment is also a big part of the city’s offering. Attractions such as museums, science centres, escape rooms, and interactive experiences provide fun days out for all ages. Seasonal events, pop-up attractions, and festivals add extra variety to the city’s entertainment calendar, ensuring there’s always something new to explore.
Food and drink often go hand in hand with entertainment in Liverpool. From bars and cafés offering live music to themed nights at restaurants, the city’s social scene complements its cultural offerings. Our guides highlight the best spots where you can enjoy a full evening out, combining dining and entertainment in one experience.
Liverpool’s entertainment scene is vibrant, diverse, and constantly evolving. Whether you’re seeking the latest events, insider tips, or recommendations for top venues, the Entertainment in Liverpool category is your essential resource. From casual nights out to special experiences, we cover everything you need to enjoy the city to the fullest.