Entertainment in Liverpool
Looking for ways to entertain yourself and mates in Liverpool, there’s plenty to check out here
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Celebrating the purple reign – massive Prince tribute night coming to Camp and Furnace
All set to be the biggest so far in their Late Wake Club series of large-scale music events, Liverpool venue Camp and Furnace will be holding a very special night next month to mark the second anniversary of the passing of one of the twentieth century’s best loved and most iconic musicians – Prince. The Lake Wake Club celebrates the life and work of artists who are no longer with us. Previous sell-out events…
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Out of Context Announce Gazelle and The Wood Burning Savages For Liverpool Headline Gigs
Off the back of three sell-out shows in a row, Out of Context have announced two highly anticipated new shows for the Spring/Summer calendar. The first of which will see Derry rock outfit The Wood Burning Savages take to the stage at 81 Renshaw on the 4th of May. Support comes from local band Three From Above and exciting scene newcomers Cures and Curses. TWBS are coming to Liverpool whilst touring their new album, “Stability”.…
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Festival No.6 Announces Comedy Line-Up
Reginald D Hunter, Tim Key, Lauren Pattison, Stuart Goldsmith, Spencer Jones, Jayde Adams, John Kearns, Fern Brady and more join the bill. Festival No.6 has revealed the first names on this year’s comedy line-up at The Gatehouse as part of the Arts and Culture programme. With a mixture of heritage names and emerging talent, this year is set to be the best edition yet. Reginald D. Hunter makes his debut at Festival No.6 this year. During…
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Laces Out! Trainer Festival Returns to Liverpool This Saturday
Sneaker enthusiasts of the North rejoice as Laces Out! trainer festival returns to Liverpool this weekend, on Saturday 24th March. Laces Out! was founded in 2014 and has since grown to become the biggest UK sneaker festival outside of London. A celebration of the sneaker community, this one-day event brings together thousands of collectors and traders with pairs of vintage, rare, boxfresh and deadstock trainers to buy, sell, swap or simply covet. It’s the only major…
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Liverpool Calling Festival Returns – First Wave of Acts Announced
Liverpool Calling festival has today announced the first wave of acts for their 2018 summer event, after a two year hiatus. Leeds noise-makers Pulled Apart By Horses and Pysch Rockers The Wytches have been announced as co-headliners for the festival which will extend to a two day event. As well as the main event on Saturday, 23rd June (taking over the Baltic Triangle), there will also be a busy Friday night schedule planned in Liverpool City Centre. Friday’s offering will…
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New Single, ‘Parallel’, by Ambient Indie Rockers Yarbo is Rich in Emotion
After fueling his desire for music by pursuing a solo project back in 2012, vocalist and guitarist Daniel Pye joined forces with bandmates AJ Rathbone (guitar), Kieran Joyce (bass and vocals), and Andrew Finney (drums and vocals) to form Yarbo a few years back. With a handful of live shows and singles behind them and plenty more on the way, the band have so far made a promising entrance to the music scene. The band’s…
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Cult TV Comedy Nights at 81 Renshaw Street – Midweek laughs for as little as £5
If there’s two things that we all love, it’s an affordable night out and a good laugh and now you can combine the two at 81 Renshaw Street with monthly cult comedy tv screenings. Having previously collaborated on music promotions, Liverpool Noise and Yeah Buddy DIY have teamed up to create hilarious mid-week comedy events and have already sold out screenings of The Best Of… Flight of The Conchords, The Mighty Boosh, Rick & Morty,…
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LightNight Liverpool Returns on Friday 18th May
LightNight returns on Friday 18 May 2018, unlocking the doors of Liverpool’s best-loved and lesser-known arts, culture and heritage venues late into the night. A culture crawl like no other, visitors of all ages are invited to follow an unforgettable trail of events in celebration of the city’s year-round world-class cultural offer. LightNight showcases the creative lifeblood of Liverpool, presenting new and ambitious artistic commissions amidst a vibrant programme of more than 100 events including…
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Leighton Baines Discusses Mental Health In Football To Launch Liverpool Based Mental Health Social Enterprise The Mind Map
Everton and England footballer Leighton Baines helped launch new mental health social enterprise The Mind Map on Tuesday evening. A crowd gathered at Unit 51, in Liverpool to watch Leighton in conversation with BBC sports journalist Giulia Bould, discussing ‘Mental Health in Football’ Founded by editor and mental health first aider Phil Bridges, The Mind Map is an interactive website with articles, videos, mindfulness, exercise and nutrition resources, which seek to normalise and de-stigmatise mental health and…
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It’s Gonna Taste Great – Living the cereal lover’s dream at Tiny Rick’s
2023 Update – Unfortunately Tiny Rick’s is now permanently closed. Why not check out our 100 Things To Do In Liverpool guide instead? Yes, it’s finally here. The novelty café that everyone’s been waiting for. London did it, Manchester followed suit and now us Scousers finally get a go. Forget eating a quick bowl of cereal at home, in fact you can forget just putting one type of cereal in a bowl altogether and instead…
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Garage-rockers Mouses to play Liverpool as part of UK tour
Teeside garage rockers Mouses will embark on a Spring 2018 UK Tour, which will include a stop off at Liverpool’s EBGBS on 12th April. The band have received high praise from the likes of Louder Than War, CLASH and Drowned in Sound, with regular festival slots (including one at Reading and Leeds), and over 200 gigs all in their name; EBGBS will hosts a loud, energetic show not to be missed. Describing themselves as “The bastard…
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Shout About It Live Festival Returns for 2nd year – First acts announced
Shout About It Live – a hybrid festival bringing live music and gig photography together – has announced it’s return for 2018 after a solid debut last year. Staying in the Baltic Triangle, this year’s venue is the multi-purpose venue Constellations on the weekend of 18th & 19th August. And the first acts have been confirmed with Robert Vince, Rews, Nick Ellis, Eleanor Nelly and Emmanuel Nwamadi all set to take to the stage this…
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Liverpool’s silver screen secrets to be told on Reel Tour’s journey around city film locations
A walking tour of Liverpool is set to tell the secrets of Liverpool’s filming locations, as Reel Tours showcases the Liverpool locations featured in some of Hollywood biggest films. Avid film fans will have the opportunity to see Liverpool from an entirely different angle, as the city continues to grow its reputation as a film hotspot for the big and small screens. Reel Tours takes film fans on a tour of the city where people…
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The Botanical Garden is re-opening Friday 16th March
The Botanical Garden is returning for its fourth season this summer, taking pride of place in the city’s Baltic Triangle from the opening weekend across March 16th, 17th and 18th through to October. Occupying an urban oasis with a heated greenhouse, the intimate hideaway was one of early residents of the now bustling area, and continues to attract a diverse demographic reflective of Liverpool itself, all drawn to the wonderful al-fresco setting. For the fourth…
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First acts announced for Liverpool International Music Festival 2018
Liverpool International Music Festival 2018 is heading back to the magnificent setting of Sefton Park for another weekend of unforgettable music on 21st – 22nd July. Over 70 artists including Haçienda Classiçal, Basement Jaxx (DJ Set), Wiley, Example & DJ Wire, Jax Jones, Stefflon Don, Aurora, Young Fathers, Rae Morris, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Trevor Nelson, Gilles Peterson plus many more will perform live as part of this year’s unmissable line-up. With up to 18 hours…
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Liv Sync Battle is back at Camp & Furnace and will be raising money for the homeless
Liv Sync Battle returns to Camp & Furnace on Friday 9th March 2018 from 7pm as a brand new group of hopefuls takes to the stage as their favourite stars. Following the success of last year’s sell-out event, which saw John Gibbons of The Anfield Wrap, crowned as champion for his incredible impression of Taylor Swift, Liv Sync Battle is gearing up for another fundraiser with a difference. Hosted by Jay Hynd from The Guide Liverpool, Liv Sync Battle is…
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Hugely popular Edinburgh Fringe stand-up comedy is coming to Liverpool’s Hot Water Comedy Club
Yolav and Graham’s Jovial Trauma Refugee Stand Up Comedy is coming to Hot Water Comedy this Spring. The daringly dark and illegally funny double act, Yolav and Graham, are set to bring their subversive stand up style to the now legendary Hot Water Comedy Club. The character act created by Michael Burton (Yolav) and Danny Bradley (Graham) is quickly becoming established as one of the most unique acts on the UK comedy circuit. The premise?…
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Bob Log III at Drop The Dumbells: Preview
Bob Log III is an enigma. In the early 00s there were rumours (largely put about by an already increasingly dumbed-down NME) that the man behind the mask was an errant Stroke. Initial press releases also told tales of a bluesman who owed his lightning fast picking style to a monkey paw, grafted in place of his real hand after a childhood accident. Whether you like to picture an aging Casablancas sweating under the visor…
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The curious tale of a local man’s alleged alien encounter has been turned into a book by a Liverpool author
Ask any group of Ufologists who holds the dubious honour of being Britain’s first alien abductee and it is likely that the name James Cooke will emerge from the majority of their lips. Not to be confused with the 18th Century explorer James Cook (no ‘e’), this James Cooke hailed from Runcorn and in September 1957 claimed he had been taken by aliens to the Planet Zomdic. “I’d been brought up in Runcorn and fascinated…
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On the Corner – A brand-new three day event series landing on the corner of Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle.
Global vibrations, local melodies and a cross section of the UK’s freshest young talent, On the Corner is a panorama of tomorrow’s music scene. Taking place at Constellations, with after-parties at two of Liverpool’s newest creative spaces – The Reeds on London Road and a newcomer to the Baltic Triangle, Brick Street. Featuring a prolific line-up of long overdue city debuts, the series will launch with a huge opening party on Friday 27th April. Taking…
