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Ryoichi Kurokawa: unfold Exhibition at FACT, Liverpool 11 March – 12 June 2016
unfold is a major new commission by acclaimed Japanese artist Ryoichi Kurokawa, exploring the birth and evolution of stars in a groundbreaking immersive and tactile audiovisual installation. This unique sensory experience will be part of Kurokawa’s first ever solo exhibition in the UK, premiering at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool 11 March – 12 June 2016. unfold will offer viewers an artistic, yet scientific, representation of how the solar system was born, and how…
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Catfish And The Bottlemen Make A Triumphant Return To Sound City
UK Festival Awards crowned Sound City the Best Metropolitan Music Festival of 2015 and Sound City is going for gold yet again with a 2016 line up that’s bigger, better and even more diverse than ever. Having already announced The Coral as a headliner, the festival has today revealed that Catfish and the Bottlemen is the second headliner. The festival is also declaring an exciting new partnership with hugely innovative dance music promoters Freeze who…
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Minor Moguls Return To Launch New EP At Leaf After Two Year Hiatus
MINOR MOGULS will play a rare live set at Leaf on Bold Street in Liverpool to celebrate the launch of their new EP. Forming as ‘Moguls’ and releasing the ’24 Hours in Paris EP’ in 2010, the band soon enjoyed a number of high profile support slots, including those with the likes of “Wild Beasts”, “Jesca Hoop” and “Royal Bangs”, whilst becoming a familiar name on Liverpool and Manchester live music scene. After a two year…
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Liverpool International Music Festival Announce First Wave of Acts
Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) have announced SIGMA, The Wombats, Lianne La Havas, Kwabs, Netsky, Ms. Dynamite, Maverick Sabre, Frances, DJ TARGET, John Power Band and many more will be playing #LIMF2016 21 – 24th July. LIMF Summer Jam has fast become the leading family festival of its kind, completely free to enjoy. Taking place at Sefton Park, it will mark the start of the summer and the culmination of a spectacular series of events as…
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Malmaison Liverpool Brasserie; Review
Now the first thing I must say is that we don’t usually go to hotel restaurants – never been fussed on them and always tend to try somewhere else before giving them a go; but our recent visit to the Malmaison has definitely changed our opinions of hotel eating. So, it was a chilly Friday night when myself and my partner made our way to the Malmaison hotel. We were booked in at 7pm and had been looking…
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The Interesting Eating Company Marks Breakfast Week With Charitable Scheme
The Interesting Eating Company is marking Breakfast Week (Sunday, January 24 – Saturday, January 30), with an altruistic scheme. The quirky eatery, located on Allerton Road and in Liverpool ONE, is set to donate a selection of breakfast ingredients to The Whitechapel Centre in a bid to offer its guests a hearty morning meal. Director of The Interesting Eating Company Nichola Lee said: “As we are well known for our signature pancakes, speciality waffles and…
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Club Night Specialists Gold Teeth Launch In Liverpool With Beyonce Special
Nationwide party starters Gold Teeth are launching in Liverpool on Thursday 4th February with their world famous BEYONCE SPECIAL. Expect all the classics and loads of Queen B extras. This event has sold out across the country so they are expecting this event to sell out soon. Expect strictly Beyonce and Destiny’s Child on the jukebox 12-2am. Extra’s to include: – Elevator kickboxing with SOLANGE KNOWLES – Booty enhancement charity on call – Someone hopefully putting a ring…
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Liverpool Girl Geeks Partner With Tech North To Offer Free Coding Courses
Liverpool Girl Geeks have tackled 2016 head on by offering their ‘Get Your Head Around Code’ courses for free in partnership with Tech North, a government funded initiative whose aim is to accelerate the development of the North’s digital economy. Having begun in early December Liverpool Girl Geeks met with Suzanne Jameson from Liverpool City Council and Coral Grainger, Tech North’s Head of Talent, whilst on a visit to discover everything wonderful and techy the…
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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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Metal Presents; Big Mouth Art Exhibition In Liverpool City Centre – Church Street
As part of Liverpool Provocations, Metal presents BIG MOUTH, by MEYOUANDUS. Each evening from 18th January, an illuminated orb will appear in central Liverpool, within which a human mouth appears to silently repeat and absorb the deepest thoughts and secrets of the public. Big Mouth, a mobile installation, aims to tempt participants to speak in confidence away from the superficial veneer of social dialogue. The thoughts are then displayed on the 360° projection, before being…
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Left Hand to Back of Head: New Art Exhibition At The Bluecoat 23rd Jan-28th March
Bluecoat launches its new exhibtion this month exploring how we can experience art beyond what we are able to say about it. The exhibition presents a collection of works that set out to affect the audience on a physical level, through sensations and emotions. Artists include: Rowena Harris // Mary Hurrell // Natalie Finnemore // Mitra Saboury // Marianna Simnett // Marie Toseland // Hannah James // Becky Beasley Left Hand to Back of Head…
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Pao! To Serve Up Banquet For Chinese New Year At Claremont Farm
Liverpool’s Asian Street Food purveyors Pao! are cooking up a traditional Chinese New Year banquet at Claremont Farm on the Wirral next month. Some firm old favourites and some more unusual dishes will make their way to your table, all made using locally sourced ingredients. The menu will also feature some of Claremont Farm’s winter produce, putting a spin on the traditional! This year will be the Year of the Monkey, which represents curiosity and mischievousness, so Pao! are…
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The KANAVAL Is Coming To Town For A Monumental Night of DJs, Dance & Dress-up
The minds behind ‘The Voodoo Ball’ and ‘Threshold Festival of Music & Arts’ present an unforgettable evening of chaos. KANAVAL is a night like no other, shamelessly shaking the foundations of the city with DJs, dance and dress-up. On Friday 5th February, a tribe of terrifying party partakers will embrace the madness, demolish the dance floor and hail to the Haitian heretics of hedonism. So get in your animal get-ups, whether it be in the form of…
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Homegrown Festival @ The Lantern Theatre; 18th -22nd January
Homegrown @ The Lantern is selection of local companies and theatre groups based in the Merseyside area. The Lantern Theatre first ran this festival in August 2015 with the intention to give local companies the chance to perform developing work with no financial risk. There is no hire fee or cost to the companies who perform at the festival and all ticket monies are given to the companies involved. This festival is currently funded solely by the Lantern Theatre…
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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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The Fifth GIT Award Launches For 2016 Edition
Launch Party On Friday 29th January 2016 At The Buyers Club ////£1000 Cash Prize To Winner At Showcase Event At Constellations On 14th May 2016 Liverpool music prize The GIT Award launches its fifth edition today culminating in a spectacular event at Constellations in Liverpool’s thriving Baltic Triangle on Saturday 14 May 2016. The process to find The GIT Award’s 12 nominees begins today with artists and bands invited to send their four tracks to…
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Bongo’s Bingo With The Hoff – David Hasselhoff Coming To Camp & Furnace For The Popular Bingo/Rave Event; Saturday 23rd January
For one night only, David Hasselhoff is coming to Camp and Furnace to play Bongo’s Bingo. £1000 top cash prize and so much more…. Camp and Furnace, Liverpool Saturday 23rd January Tickets Available Here
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Liverpool’s Own ‘Be Lovely Day’ Goes Global – Saturday 23rd January
Liverpool born Be Lovely Day has become a global annual event with people signing up to take part across the world. Just before the traditional Blue Monday, local ambassadors across the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be putting smiles on faces in a traditionally miserable time of the year. Be Lovely Day is fun, inexpensive and easy to take part in. Inspired by Banksy artwork ‘Flower Thrower’, the Liverpool event quickly caught…
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Fiesta Bombarda Returns To The Williamson Tunnels!
On the back of selling out their Palm House party, Fiesta Bombarda’s second carnival of 2016 will be in the immersive underground structure of The Williamson Tunnels. Full line-up announcement coming shortly. Follow the Facebook page to keep up with the latest news: www.facebook.com/fiestabombarda Super Early Bird – Sold Out Early Bird – Sold Out Standard Advance – 100 Available Tickets Available Here.
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Archie’s Burgers & Shakes; Review
Archie’s is the latest burger joint to shake up the Liverpool food scene – a pink paradise of extravagant burgers and decadent milkshakes – and last week I was lucky enough to try it out. Perched on the corner of Ranelagh Street, it’s the third venue in the Archie’s family (there are already two well-established restaurants in Manchester) but this is the first one outside of the M60, and also the biggest. And it’s not your stereotypical American…
