Festivals
Liverpool’s festivals including music, art, food and drink festivals
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Threshold Reveal 2nd Wave Of Acts Ahead Of April Festival
Threshold Festival returns in 2016 for its sixth annual festival of grassroots music and arts, and organisers have now revealed an alchemic array of acts set to play the event on the 1st-3rd April in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. The twelve acts join the six already released in December of last year and Artistic Director, Kaya Herstad Carney is looking forward to seeing her programming work come to fruition for the sixth edition of the festival: “We aim to…
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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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Threshold Announce First Six Acts For 2016 Festival
With less than 4 months until Threshold Festival 2016 takes place in Liverpool, organisers have revealed the first six acts set to light up the Baltic Trangle’s stages in April. Making a welcome return to the festival are genre-busting 13-piece The Destroyers as well as Threshold favourite Natalie McCool, along with first-timersBaba Soul & The Professors of Funk and local funk/dance/hip-hop purveyors, Galactic Funk Militia. Completing the first wave of artists are folk duo Gilmore & Roberts and Brighton’s finest psychadelic outfit,…
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Threshold Six: Festival Puts Out Call For Visual Artists
With less than a month until their submission window closes, Threshold are on the look out for applications from artists to be part of Threshold Festival 2016. For 2015, their exhibition was entitled ‘Contrasting Geometries’ and platformed the work of over 30 artists across 3 venues in the Baltic Triangle including the fantastic Liverpool Craft Beer Space, a warehouse on the cusp of renovation that was turned into a pop-up gallery. As they look forward to their 6th Festival, the…
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Sound City+ 2016 Passes On Sale Now in Partnership with Skiddle
The Sound City conference will return in 2016 as Sound City+ Taking place on Friday 27th May at the mesmerising Titanic Hotel, the UK’s premier international music & digital business conference will feature Sound City’s most incisive conference programme yet. Sound City+ passes are now on sale in partnership with Skiddle. For £150 + booking fee, your pass will grant you access to all Sound City+ has to offer AND entrance to the Sound City music…
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Fiestival Bombarda – Carnival Across The Baltic Triangle; 21st November
The carnival of colour rolls into town as Fiesta Bombarda transforms a number of incredible warehouse spaces into a geometric jungle for our biggest ever event & inaugural festival. Four stages of reggae, afrobeat, jungle, brass & carnival sounds will engulf an entire area of the Baltic Triangle for a day and night of riotous rhythms, which includes the pioneering Jungle MC, CONGO NATTY, and the legendary Chicago cohort of horn-blowing brothers; HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE.…
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Independent Liverpool; Winter Wonderland Coming To The Baltic Triangle 11th-13th December
On the 11th, 12th and 13th of December the Independent Liverpool team are turning a warehouse in the Baltic Triangle into a winter wonderland. There’ll be Christmas trees, a secret mulled wine garden, Santa’s grotto, street food, an arts market, choir singing, mince pies and more. Exclusive weekend tickets are available now, get them here.
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Threshold Six: Alchemy – First Details Released For April 2016 Festival
As with every year, the creative side of Threshold Festival will be driven by a theme and the event’s organisers are very proud to reveal this to you today: “Alchemy in its basic definition is the obsessive pursuit of something greater, turning base metal into gold or creating the elixir of life. To us, it’s a chance to get back to our true multi-arts roots. More than ever before we will be combining music, arts, performance and…
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Sound City To Return As 2 Day Festival in 2016; Pre Sale Registration Open Now
Liverpool Sound City have announced that they will return as a 2 day festival on 28th & 29th May 2016. The festival will return to Bramley Moore Docks after a successful first year on the waterfront site earlier this year. Sound City organisers say that their decision to make the festival a 2 day event rather than 3 day will allow them to bring a more ‘content-rich festival’. They have increased their artist budget in…
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Award Nominations For Liverpool Festivals Inc. Africa Oye, Threshold & Sound City
Boutique marketing and publicity agency, One Fell Swoop are pleased to announce Festival Award nominations for the three of their major clients – Threshold Festival, Africa Oyé and Sound City. One Fell Swoop director Dave McTague said: “We work with a range of festivals, and it’s great to see these fantastic organisations being recognised for the sterling job they do, year in year out.” Based in Static Gallery in Liverpool, One Fell Swoop provide everything from a full marketing service…
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Apply to Play Liverpool Sound City 2016 Now
Artist applications are now officially open in partnership with Gigmit – the entire process is completely free and the Sound City team of promoters listen to every application. Apply to play here.
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Liverpool Music Week 2015; 23rd to 31st October
Liverpool Music Week is the UK’s biggest indoor music festival, with shows spread over nine days and some of the cities best music and arts venues, it is a truly independent jewel in the musical crown. This years bountiful bill opens with Richard Hawley at The Dome and an Opening Party at the Kazimier featuring Micachu & The Shapes, Holly Herndon and Darkstar. Through the week their is a unique Stealing Sheep & The Immix Ensemble collaboration at the Bluecoat, Health and…
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ATBT Teams With Merseyrail Sound Station, Red Sofa Sessions & Capstan’s Bazaar For Eclectic Festival
Following their live music line-up announcement, Above the Beaten Track have released details on the elements of the festival away from the main music stages. Merseyrail Sound Station will be presenting a fantastic opportunity for young Merseyside talent as they give a limited amount of artists the opportunity to play an unplugged, acoustic, buskers-style set at the festival. They will be bringing their Pop-Up Stage to Bluecoat for the day and are sure to unearth some gems as they have done…
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Live Music Line-up Announced For Above The Beaten Track Festival Next Month At The Bluecoat
Liverpool’s grassroots celebration, Above the Beaten Track returns to the Bluecoat for its eighth year next month and has just announced a selection of artists for this year’s festival. The event celebrates the best in grass-roots live music, DJs, artists, traders, makers and audio-visual extravaganzas. This year will see the debut performance from The Blue Soul. These beat modernists are the new project of songwriter Nick Ellis: soulful and bluesy – with a Scouse filter…
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Liverpool International Music Festival; 27th-31st August Sefton Park & Various Venues
This five-day festival is Europe’s biggest free music event, celebrating music from all over the world in addition to our own musical heritage. Headliners for this year’s festival include Basement Jaxx, Labrinth and Echo and the Bunnymen. Other notable performers include Katy B, Laura Mulva, Naughty Boy, Rae Morris, Bipolar Sunshine and heaps of local artists including Louis Berry, Hooton Tennis Club, The Visitors, Luke Cusato, Silent Sleep, Little Grace and She Drew The Gun.…
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Above The Beaten Track Announces Partners Ahead of 2015 Festival
Ahead of their first line-up reveal next week, organisers of the Above the Beaten Track festival have announced their partnerships for this year’s event. Liverpool’s grassroots celebration, Above the Beaten Track returns to the Bluecoat for its eighth year this coming September. The festival celebrates the best in grass-roots live music, DJs, artists, traders, makers and audio-visual extravaganzas. The festival re-located to the Bluecoat in 2010 to cope with growing demand. Originally conceived to celebrate…
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Liverpool Loves To Welcome Popular Urban Market Capstan’s Bazaar
Capstan’s Bazaar to bring its popular urban market to Liverpool Loves. Liverpool’s urban market, Capstan’s Bazaar will pop up at this year’s Liverpool Loves festival providing an exciting selection of local artists and makers. Now in their fifth year, the Bazaar has established a strong reputation for celebrating local independent businesses and artisans and their home-grown produce. Capstan’s Bazaar’s latest outing continues a Summer of collaborations which includes last month’s Farm Feast, and a forthcoming…
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Brouhaha’s International Carnival Parade 11 July 12pm-2.30pm
The UK’s second biggest carnival to hit the streets this weekend in Liverpool. Liverpool will be treated to an awesome display of carnival revelry this Summer with Brouhaha’s unique flavour of International Carnival spreading to more parts of the city and the globe than ever before maintains Brouhaha Intl Festival director Giles Agis. Musicians, dancers, circus performers, carnival artists from around the world will again take to the streets for this year’s festival, with new…
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Liverpool Calling 25th July 2015; Preview
Liverpool Calling returns on 25th July for it’s third year and this year the line up is huge. From festival headliners Reverend & The Makers who will be making the Bombed Out Church bounce, to Allusondrugs rocking Maguire’s Pizza Bar and The Tea Street Band providing the official afterparty shenanigans at The Magnet, yes there will be gig clashes leading to difficult decisions throughout the day and that is what is helping to establish Liverpool…
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Brazilica 2015 Festival Liverpool; 17th-19th July
From Africa Oye’s sprawling Setfon Park celebrations to the recent Liverpool Arab Arts Festival – Liverpool’s cultural continent hopping continues with Brazilica in July. The UK’s only Brazilian samba festival brings music, workshops and exhibitions, with the Brazilica night time parade taking over the city streets on Saturday 18 July. The parade will see Liverpool’s streets filled with music and dance. The parade begins at Abercromby Square, through the city centre and finishing in Nelson…
