Festivals
Liverpool’s festivals including music, art, food and drink festivals
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Smithdown Road Festival Announces More Acts For Showcase of Music, Art, Food & Dance
With just a few weeks to go until the annual free Smithdown Road festival, there is no doubting that the program of events has grown considerably this year – and that festival goers are in for a brilliant weekend of music, art, food and dance. Perhaps the biggest news of all is that due to the overwhelming popularity of last year’s festival, there will be a huge outdoor area on the Saturday and Sunday to be held…
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Liverpool Food, Drink & Lifestyle Spring Festival; Saturday 15th – Sunday 16th April
Back for its third year is the sunnier sister of The Liverpool Food & Drink Festival, held on Easter Weekend in Sefton Park. Foodies will be impressed by the wide variety of sweet & sour stalls, displaying their best creations, whilst there will also be numerous opportunities to grab a drink, hopefully in the sunshine! Food stalls at the festival will include Neon Jamon, Mela Street Food, Little Furnace, Reds True BBQ, The Interesting Eating…
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Baltic Weekender Announce First Wave of Acts
This June, The Baltic Triangle sees a new cultural event take over their venues, as Abandon Silence and 24 Kitchen Street join forces to celebrate the musical diversity that the area has become renowned for. It’s not been easy for The Baltic Triangle recently; with property developers plans guaranteed to have a negative impact on the alternative venues, the guys behind the driving forces of the alternative music scene in Liverpool have teamed up, promising…
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New Brighton Seaside Festival Full Line-Up Announced
Orb Events have announced the full music line-up for New Brighton Seaside Festival. Man and the Echo, The Shipbuilders, Marc Kenny and Nick Ellis are among the artists performing during the inaugural three-day event in May. The fantastic festival will take place over the Spring Bank Holiday, 27th – 29th May at Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton Beach, Marine Lakeand Promenade in New Brighton. Headlining the Saturday night is Man and the Echo. Their debut album skirts numerous musical signposts, spanning the likes of The Smiths, Dexys, Pulp, 50/60s crooning,…
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Gorgon City, Naughty Boy, Fleur East, Kate Nash & Many More Announced For Liverpool International Music Festival 2017
The Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) returns in 2017 for its fifth anniversary. Taking place between Thursday 20th and Sunday 23rd July 2017, the LIMF programme is a grand-scale celebration of Liverpool’s rich musical history, diversity and continued relevance, reflected in its title as a Unesco City of Music. LIMF is made up of LIMF Summer Jam, a series of ticketed events LIMF Presents and the award-winning LIMF Academy. LIMF Summer Jam returns for a free three day musical extravaganza at Sefton Park with…
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Brazilica Festival 2017 Date Confirmed
Liverpool Carnival Company have announced that one of Liverpool’s favourite events, Brazilica Festival will return for 2017 and will be celebrating a tenth consecutive year, this year’s dates are confirmed as Friday 14 to Sunday 16 July. Last year’s festival included a packed programme of events leading up to the main Carnival Day on the Saturday – and this year promises to be even bigger, bursting with colour and with plenty of sights, sounds and tastes of Brazil to get you into the carnival atmosphere.…
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Hope & Glory Festival Announce Hacienda Classical, Reverend & The Makers For New Summer festival
A brand new music & arts festival will launch this summer at St George’s Hall with Hacienda Classical and Reverend & The Makers announced to play. The two day festival will take place on 4th & 5th August at St George’s Plateau with over 50 performers to be announced. The festival will include music, art, exhibitions, magic shows, spoken word poetry and more as the festival aims for a Victorian Carnival Theme. Hacienda Classical will…
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FestEVOL Gardens 2017 Preview
FestEVOL Gardens returns to Liverpool in its new home at The Invisible Wind Factory on 30th April with headliners Wild Beasts, Parrots & Ulrika Spacek and more than 20 other names on the bill. Indie rockers Wild Beasts will return to Liverpool with their infectious sound after the release of their fifth album Boy King in August ‘16. After a successful show at The Magnet in August, The Parrots join the lineup along with Ulrika…
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Festival No 6 Announce Headliners The Flaming Lips, Bloc Party & Mogwai
Festival No 6 have announced an impressive first waves of acts for this year’s four day music, arts & culture festival in Portmeirion. Rock legends The Flaming Lips will no doubt perform a high energy set filled with surprises. After 16 years as a band and over three million albums sold Indie rock band Bloc Party and post rock favourites Mogwai make up the headliners. The festival will also see performances from Brit award winner…
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Your Guide To What’s On In Liverpool In 2017
We’re well and truly into 2017, but don’t worry; there is so much to look forward to. 2017 is looking to be one of Liverpool’s biggest years yet! As well as recently being named the UK’s friendliest city, this year’s upcoming events display just why Liverpool is so full of warmth, culture and excitement. MUSIC Threshold Festival; Friday 31st March – Sunday 2nd April The annual event takes over numerous events in the Baltic Triangle…
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Threshold Launch Crowdfund Campaign For 2017 Festival
Ahead of their 7th annual festival of music and arts in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, Threshold Festival have launched a new crowdfunding campaign with a variety of rewards on offer for those who pledge. Threshold Festival of Music & Arts was started by artists for artists and has its roots in the creative industries of Liverpool and the North West. Since 2011, they have held annual festivals bringing together a diverse wealth of artists, musicians, promoters, academics and…
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Parklife Line-Up; The 1975 & Frank Ocean To Headline
Manchester’s Parklife has announced Frank Ocean and The 1975 as headliners at the two day festival. After the release of Ocean’s hotly anticipated sophomore album, ‘Blonde’ last year it will be an opportunity for fans to see him perform tracks off the album as well as his critically acclaimed debut album ‘Channel Orange’ with his first UK performance since 2014. Saturday’s headliners The 1975 will perform a homecoming show to remember at Heaton Park after…
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New Brighton Seaside Festival Reveals First Details For Entertainment Programme
New Brighton Seaside Festival has announced a taste of what you can expect from their brand-new attraction for Spring 2017. The three-day family event will take place over the Spring Bank Holiday (27-29 May). It will take over a huge space in front of Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton Beach, Marine Lake and Promenade in New Brighton. The first large scale seaside festival of its kind in the area, the weekender is the brainchild of…
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WRONG Festival Announce Full Line Up
North West independent record label Loner Noise have unveiled the full line up for WRONG Festival – A Festival For The Freakscene, a one day happening on the 22nd April 2017 at the newly formed creative hub of the Liverpool Docklands. Aiming to create something truly unique and very special for the first time in Liverpool, organisers are proud to announce that Japanese psych legends Bo Ningen will be topping a bill which brings together the disparate scenes from the heavier and stranger…
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Liverpool Disco Festival & Southport Weekender’s 30th Anniversary Announce First Wave of Acts
Liverpool Disco Festival returns on Saturday 6th May 2017, following on from last October’s incredible debut event. The weekend carries a special resonance across the UK and beyond, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the legendary Southport Weekender, who along with Hustle and SUNcéBeat present an epic showcase of music in the city’s thriving creative quarter, the Baltic Triangle. SUNcéBeat and Hustle are bringing together not only all the best parts that made the first Liverpool…
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Threshold Festival Reveal Second Wave of Artists
Threshold Festival organisers have announced the second wave of acts that will be performing at the seventh annual celebration. Throwing a spotlight on the North West’s grassroots music and arts, the festival will return to the city from March 31st to April 2nd. Following the reveal of the likes of Hannah Peel, Nils Bech, XamVolo and Lilium, nineteen more acts have now been added to the line-up. Thrash heavy Manchester trio False Advertising will take the Threshold stage, playing their first set since…
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Sound City Announce Festival Headliners
Sound City have announced The Human League, John Cale, Metronomy & The Kooks as headliners for their 10th Anniversary. Having already announced a move to the larger Clarence Dock for 2017, Sound City has also revealed that it will host four days of festivities to mark its special birthday. The festival launches on Thursday with a celebration of the English avant-garde featuring a trio of some of the most influential British electronic artists of the modern…
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Africa Oyé 2017 Dates Announced
Africa Oyé’s 25th Anniversary Festival The dates have been announced for the UK’s largest FREE celebration of African and Caribbean music and culture as Africa Oyé celebrates its silver anniversary. On 17th & 18th June, a handpicked line-up of acts from Oyé’s 25-year history will descend on Liverpool’s Sefton Park for a weekend of incredible music and cultural celebrations. Oyé‘s Artistic Director, Paul Duhaney is confident that the festival can live up to expectations for such a milestone this…
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New Brighton To Host First Ever Seaside Bank Holiday Festival
Orb Events is delighted to announce a brand-new festival for Spring 2017 – the New Brighton Seaside Festival. The fantastic three-day family festival will take place over the Spring Bank Holiday (27-29 May). It will take over a huge space between Fort Perch Rock and the Floral Pavilion Theatre on the Marine Promenade in New Brighton. As well as offering an exciting programme of fun seaside-themed entertainment, the event is set to showcase the best of homegrown seasonal fayre featuring a host of regional producers and introducing a raft of new…
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Threshold Festival Announces Hannah Peel As First Artist For 2017
Threshold Festival have announced Hannah Peel as the first artist on the bill for their 2017 festival of grass roots music and arts. Hannah has strong ties to Liverpool having studied in the city at LIPA. She has since gone on to great success since and Threshold are honoured to welcome her back to her adopted city. Hannah said: “Liverpool has a wonderful energy and passion for the arts and Threshold Festival is a big part of this great…
