Liverpool Events
Liverpool Events and things to do in the City
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Clockworks; Restaurant Review
February 2023 Update: Clockworks is now permanently closed. Wolstenholme Square is currently a bustling building site but that hasn’t stopped a new bar & restaurant – Clockworks – from opening right in the heart of it. To help you navigate to the venue there is a huge Clockworks mural (by Zap Graffiti) outside bringing some much needed life and colour to the square and things get even better inside. The 200 year old building which…
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Street Food Champions The Pulled Swine To Serve Up At The Brewery Tap
With a street food craze in full flow and a real ale revolution taking over the city; renowned food trader The Pulled Swine has the perfect partnership for foodies and beer bods in the city. The pulled pork experts have taken up residency at one of the city’s oldest pubs The Brewery Tap on Stanhope Street at Cains Brewery and serving up a range of dishes every Friday and Saturday. Famous for their traditional dishes with…
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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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Ditto Music Live Announce Full Line Up
Award-winning independent global music distributor, Ditto Music has announced that the launch of its first major live event – Ditto Live will take place in Liverpool on Friday 24th March 2017. Hosted by BBC Introducing’s Dave Monks, Ditto Live will showcase some of the best independent artists and record labels from across Merseyside and will take place in Liverpool’s Camp and Furnace; a venue which has previously hosted Psychfest, Liverpool Biennial and the city’s Music Week’s Closing Party. Full Live Line Up: XamVolo…
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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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Liverpool Spirits Festival Comes To Constellations 5th August
The Baltic Triangle will play host to Liverpool’s very first festival dedicated to spirits (alcohol, not ghosts). The event is being held on Saturday the 5th of August in Constellations. The festival aims to showcase the crème de la crème with over 100 of the best spirits from around the world, all available for sampling. Whatever your tipple of choice, there will be something for everybody with spirits from a plethora of brands, both well-known…
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The Brink Gets Creative With Exciting New Events Programme
With 2017 well underway, The Brink has unveiled an exciting new events schedule, devised with wellbeing in mind. Located on Parr Street, the award-winning dry bar and café has added a range of new weekly activities to its calendar in a bid to aid recovery and offer creative initiatives to participants. The eclectic weekly programme has introduced Garden Club, Singing for the Soul, Morning Meditation, Yoga and Meditative Doodling. On Fridays, The Brink will be…
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BOOT LIVE Music Launch At The Zanzibar; Preview
Liverpool based music blog BOOT Music launch their first ever live event at the Zanzibar on 11th March. Featuring three of the UK’s up and coming bands, the night will showcase some of the most exciting acts breaking onto the scene. Swindon rockers Misfires headline the event, bringing their infectious sound to the Zanzibar club. Labelled as ‘the next indie super band’ by Spilt Milk Magazine, they have been supporting The Sherlocks on their current…
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Sefton Park Palm House To Host A Duo of Storybook Inspired Arts & Crafts Adventures
Sefton Park Palm House is set to be transformed into a land of make-believe this Half Term as part of a duo of Craft Afternoons with Livlamode. Set to take place between 1-3pm on Wednesday, February 22 and Thursday, February 23, the fun-filled afternoons will consist of arts, crafts, games and storytelling. The first instalment will revolve around the well-loved children’s story The Gruffalo, which explores the enchanting depths of the woods. The following day will be inspired…
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Disco & Dinner – A Brand New Pop-Up from Constellations
Combining food with music, Constellations has the perfect brand new Pop-Up called Disco & Dinner launching on the 17th February. The event combines disco music with good food, wine tasting and entertainment. Presented by Sky Glover, chef to the stars. Sky’s extensive experience includes working with Heart Your Hearts Catering which took her on tour with Black Sabbath, M-People and Paul McCartney. Also cooking at private events for the likes of Zandra Rhodes and…
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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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Design Frank’s Dog: Meet Frank Want Your Dish on the Menu
Liverpool Restaurant Asks the Public to Design Its Next Menu Item. Dig out your apron, head to the butchers and get cooking; as one Liverpool restaurant launches a novel way of creating its newest menu addition. Liverpool restaurant Meet Frank – who specialise in gourmet hotdogs – is doing things a little different this month by turning to the public for inspiration for its next hotdog and asking its social media followers to pitch their…
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In-HUS Entertainment; Harry Potter Quiz Night & Upcoming Events At HUS
Harry Potter Quiz Nights Go Down As A Huge Success. Plus Upcoming Valentines Night, Big Lebowski Film Night & More Coming Up. As a self-proclaimed Harry Potter fanatic, I have always loved the idea of a quiz night devoted to the Boy Who Lived. There have been a few attempts at such an event within Liverpool but none have really taken off. Therefore, when I saw that HUS was throwing their very own magical quiz-…
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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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GLOW Launch Party
A new era of sisterhood is here and it is time we GLOW. GLOW recently hosted a launch party at Love Thy Neighbour on Bold Street. The evening brought together a crowd of like minded individuals who gathered to celebrate women with big hearts and go-getter attitudes. I attended the launch with a group of friends who weren’t really aware of what GLOW was or will become. Entering events can often be a daunting process…
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Nourish Women’s Spa & Gym Haven In The City
Ladies, there is a brand new underground heaven in the heart of Liverpool that you need to visit. Nourish is a female-only one stop health and beauty venue with a fantastic concept. Making the decision to exercise and look after your body comes with a challenge of completely dedicating yourself to it. In the past I have found this extremely difficult in many commercial gyms. Always being made to feel like you are just there…
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New Discount Card Launching Soon For Music Fans
A new discount card will be launching in Liverpool for music fans to take advantage of discounted gig tickets, new album and EP releases and even discounts on food and drink venues in the city. The Key Card is designed to encourage people to support the local music scene whilst saving them some of their hard earned cash along the way. Founder of The Key Card, J Fairhurst said “It’s about getting people out to…
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UK’s First Revolving Theatre Planned For Liverpool
Plans to develop a new creative district at Liverpool’s North Docklands could include the UK’s first Stage-Around Theatre performance space. The proposed theatre venue is based around a similar space in Amsterdam where the revolving auditorium (seats move around the stage) is designed to give audiences “a genuinely immersive experience”. The city’s plans to turn the docklands area into a creative quarter with the likes of venues such as the Invisible Wind Factory and Drop…
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The Worry Dolls Live At The Zanzibar; Preview
Since opening it’s doors in 1996 in the former Liverpool Institute for Boys the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts counts many notable figures amongst it’s alumni. In addition to actors and presenters former students include members of The Staves, The Wombats, Clean Cut Kid and “United States Of Whatever” singer Liam Lynch. This list also includes the now London based country/folk/americana duo of The Worry Dolls. Zoe Nicol and Rosie Jones met at an open…
