Liverpool Events
Liverpool Events and things to do in the City
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New Restaurant and Cocktail Bar ‘Liberté’ Opening With Breathtaking Views of The City
Liberté is located on the third floor of the Bentley Building on the Strand, boasting ‘breath-taking’ views of Liverpool’s waterfront, including the Three Graces and panoramic views of the city. The name Liberté, meaning freedom, was chosen to reflect the venues New York influence. With views of the river Mersey in the backdrop it was important to keep some of the city’s grand heritage and the statue of Liberty being the first Landmark you see…
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Alma De Cuba Launches New Spring Menu
Situated on Liverpool’s bustling Seel Street, Alma de Cuba is one of the city’s most stunning venues, celebrated for its unique dining offerings, breath-taking interiors, and delicious Cuban-inspired menus, with a brand-new food menu launching this April. In keeping with the restaurants’ ‘Soul of Cuba’ reputation, guests can expect an array of flavoursome dishes, incorporating a creative fusion of Cuban and Latin-American influences, now available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Frequented by both locals and out of town visitors,…
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A Bloomin’ Brilliant launch: The Florist Comes To Liverpool
For a while now, the amazing, historic Old Blind School building has been closed for refurbishment after the gastro-pub style eatery shut down and finally, this week, something amazing is opening in its place. The Florist was first launched in Bristol and in a quest to further charm the senses of its customers, it has now come to Liverpool to allow us Scousers to appreciate the beautiful interiors, amazing food and slightly too easy to…
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Positive Vibration Announce Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Roni Size & More For This Year’s Festival
The UK’s award-winning festival of reggae, Positive Vibration, continues to impress, as it adds legendary producer & innovator, Lee “Scratch” Perry to this year’s festival line-up. The Godfather of dub, who kickstarted the career of Bob Marley, will be backed by New York-based collective, Subatomic Sound System (Emch, Screechy Dan and Larry McDonald) for a special one-off UK performance. As well as the Godfather of Dub, the festival will also play host to the Godfather…
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SKAUS: Restaurant Review
After a few guest appearances around differing Liverpool venues – in a pop-up capacity, the boys at SKAUS, Dan and Josh, have now found themselves working in collaboration with Dockleaf,situated in the Cains Brewery village. Myself and The G went along recently to try out some of their Nordic inspired cuisine, and we weren’t disappointed. SKAUS is a welcome addition to the gastronomic delights that are currently on offer in Liverpool, and in our estimation,…
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The Old Blind Sschool Site To Open As A Floral Fairytale Masterpiece
The Florist, a contemporary new bar and restaurant has announced it will open in Liverpool on 23rd April 2018. Situated on the site of the former Old Blind School pub on Hardman Street, The Florist breathes new life into the stunning Grade II listed building, once home to the Royal School for the Blind. The Florist is set to charm the city with breathtaking floral installations, which are sure to be Instagram gold and like nothing Liverpool…
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An Orchestral Rendition of Dr. Dre: 2001 Album Coming To Liverpool
Dr. Dre’s: 2001 album is going to get a new lease of life at a special one off event at Liverpool’s Circo this Summer. No Strings Attached present a LIVE Orchestral Rendition of the Hip Hop star’s legendary album, accompanied by DJ’s, singers, and lyricists, this is not your average Orchestral event. This body of work features so many intricate musical layers, the company have brought in one of the UK’s leading Orchestras to perform a…
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PINS Boutique Bowling Alley Set To Open In The City Centre Later This Year
Elevating the ‘normal’ bowling alley experience, PINS will offer a street food-inspired menu, a quirky 10 pin bowling experience, private VIP bowling, shuffleboards, and interactive experiences. Developer D2 has secured planning approval to transform a warehouse on Duke Street into Liverpool’s first city centre bowling and activity venue. The building at 45 to 61 Duke Street formerly housed an indoor car park and will be fully refurbished to include a 16,000 sq ft development, designed…
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Liverpool gets a taste of America as Taco Bell comes to Bold Street
I don’t know if it’s just the novelty of eating somewhere that appears in almost every American movie ever, the fact that you can get a Burrito, Churros and Tacos in the same meal or that the refillable drinks machine contains Pepsi Max cherry but I was definitely ridiculously excited to sample Bold Street’s newest addition: TACO BELL! I couldn’t believe what I was seeing when I first walked past the empty shell of a…
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Across the Threshold 2018: 2 Days of Music, Arts & Discussion This Weekend
Across the Threshold, a 2 day mini-adventure in the Baltic Triangle featuring a whole host of music, performance, visual arts, workshops & discussion will take place this weekend! Joining the festival from Liverpool, the North West, UK and as far afield as Oslo and New York City,Across The Threshold has a huge array of genre bending, mad cap creative, pop rocking acts for audiences at Unit 51, District and Hobo Pub. Add that to a…
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Chilli Carnival Spices Things Up With A Host of Hot Suppliers
Organisers of Liverpool’s upcoming Chilli Carnival have announced a string of confirmed suppliers. With just over six weeks to go until the fiery fiesta commences, Bond Events Group has secured the very best in local and national traders to take part in the May 12 – 13 weekend celebrations. From culinary connoisseurs to arts & crafts creators, St Luke’s Church (the Bombed Out Church) is set to welcome local culinary and crafts retailers from across the region.…
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Bongo’s Bingo – The Craziest, Raviest Game of Bingo You’ll Ever Play
Ever since Bongo’s Bingo made its debut at Liverpool’s Camp & Furnace several years ago, it has garnered praise from everyone who’s been, becoming a word of mouth phenomenon which has to be experienced! This week they announced their biggest shows to date with very special guest – Kelis! Set to take place in a bigger venue down at Bramley Moore Dock, Bongo’s Bingo Liverpool goes from strength to strength and shows no signs of…
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Kelis joins Bongo’s Bingo’s 3rd birthday celebrations in May
Liverpool’s Bramley Moore Dock hosts a string of sensational dates in May with a unique circus theme: 25th, 26th, 27th and 31 st May and 1st and 2nd June. What started with just two people and a bingo machine in Liverpool back in spring 2015 is now rapidly approaching its 3 rd birthday celebrations in the city. The internationally recognised event takes place right across the UK, as well as hosting a series of sold…
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The Ultimate Easter Egg Cocktail Exclusively at Santa Chupitos and Slim’s Pork Chop Express
Stop your hunt for the perfect Easter egg, because the clever clogs at Graffiti Spirits Group have teamed up with Baileys to create a cocktail served in an actual Easter Egg – what more could you possibly want?! Easy to make at home, or even easier to enjoy in two of the Graffiti Spirits Group sites in Liverpool (Santa Chupitos and Slim’s Pork Chop Express, priced at £7.50), the Baileys Bueno is a creamy, delicious delight that promises to taste like your favourite hazelnut treat, served perfectly…
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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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Bold Street Coffee x Santa Maluco: Review
The folks at Bold Street Coffee, one of Liverpool’s best brunch spots, have been having some serious plumbing issues. So much so, that in January of this year they announced they would have to close their doors for the foreseeable future, much to the dismay of caffeine lovers either side of the Mersey. Fortunately, us Scousers stick together and Bold Street Coffee are making the best of a bad situation by partnering up with some…
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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…
