Africa Oyé has announced the dates for its 2027 festival in Liverpool, with the much-loved celebration of African and Caribbean music and culture set to mark its 35th anniversary next summer. The festival will return to Sefton Park on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 June 2027, with limited earlybird tickets now on sale. The announcement follows a hugely successful 2026 festival, which saw more than 20,000 people head to Sefton Park across the weekend as…
Liverpool four-piece east exchange have released their debut EP, torn between ties. – a six-track introduction to a band taking the rawness of 90s grunge and giving it a fresh, melodic edge. Released via AWAL, the EP explores emotional struggle, self-reflection, relationships and connection, bringing together previous singles ghost., unspoken., lily. and fall. alongside new tracks bleed. and torn. For a debut EP, there’s a real confidence running through torn between ties. It’s heavy when…
Cinema fans in Liverpool can catch some of this autumn’s biggest new releases for just £5 a ticket thanks to a new deal from Showcase Cinemas. Showcase Cinema de Lux Liverpool is taking part in the cinema chain’s new 5 for £25 offer, giving film fans five cinema tickets for a total of £25. Available to purchase until Friday 30 October, the deal provides customers with five individual ticket codes which can be redeemed online…
Liverpool runners, walkers and community groups are being invited to take part in the city’s first 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness, raising money for The Whitechapel Centre. Taking place from Saturday 17 October to Sunday 18 October 2026, the 24-hour relay will bring people together for a continuous day-and-night challenge in support of people experiencing homelessness across Liverpool. Starting and finishing at Moose Coffee on William Jessop Way, the event runs from 12pm on Saturday…
Liverpool jewellery brand Say It With is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style with the launch of its most personalised Christmas advent calendar yet – and this year, customers can choose the jewellery that goes inside. The much-loved Liverpool brand has opened pre-orders for its popular jewellery advent calendar, which has become something of a Christmas tradition for Say It With fans and has previously sold out. For 2026, the brand has taken things a…
The Youth Music Awards are heading to Liverpool for the first time this October, with more than 40 artists, grassroots projects and music industry leaders nominated across 11 categories. The Youth Music Awards 2026 will take place at St George’s Hall, Liverpool, on Wednesday 28 October, marking the first time the event has been held outside London since launching in 2019. Described as the UK’s biggest night celebrating grassroots music, the awards will shine a…
Liverpool FC has expanded its collaboration with carbon capture company 1PointFive with the launch of two new products for Reds supporters – a new and improved Mighty Red teddy and the brand-new Red Ted. The new arrivals build on the partnership between LFC and US-based carbon capture, utilisation and sequestration company 1PointFive, following the launch of a world-first commemorative jersey in 2025 marking 20 years since Liverpool’s famous ‘Miracle of Istanbul’. This time, the collaboration…
Liverpool will take centre stage in a major new celebration of British fashion this September, as the British Fashion Council brings its new Fashion Britain programme to the city. The landmark national initiative aims to take British fashion beyond London and celebrate the designers, creatives, cultural institutions and communities shaping style across the UK. More than 1,000 cultural events are set to take place nationwide throughout September, with Liverpool joining six other cities in a…
Europe’s top wheelchair basketball teams will descend on Liverpool in September 2027 as the city hosts the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships, with qualification for the LA 2028 Paralympic Games on the line. The IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships 2027 (WBEURO27) will take place at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena from 11–19 September 2027, bringing some of the best wheelchair basketball players in Europe to the city for nine days of international competition. It will be…
Liverpool FC has officially opened a pioneering permanent mental wellbeing hub at Anfield, providing supporters with a safe place to talk, connect and access specialist support on matchdays. The new Kicking Off Conversations hub is the first permanent facility of its kind at a Premier League or Women’s Super League stadium and will be run by the club’s official charity, LFC Foundation, alongside the LFC Safeguarding team. Located at the corner of 97 Avenue outside…
Liverpool’s Wreck Bistro is set to enter a new chapter after being acquired by Open Restaurant Group, with the much-loved Ropewalks restaurant preparing to serve its final service under its current name next month. The restaurant, which forms part of chef Gary Usher’s Elite Bistros group, has been acquired by Sam Morgan and chef Andrew Sheridan’s Open Restaurant Group. Wreck will continue trading as normal until its final service on Sunday 4 October, before temporarily…
Liverpool locals will have the chance to pocket £125 next week as a crew of runaway grannies takes to the city’s streets on souped-up mobility scooters. As part of IRN-BRU’s 125th anniversary celebrations, its Granny Tourismo challenge is coming to Liverpool on Thursday 17 September, with getaway grannies appearing at three secret locations across the city. The challenge is simple: find a gran before she makes her escape and you could walk away £125 richer.…
Violet Topaz marks the latest chapter from singer-songwriter and producer Damiano. Released on the 28August, it’s the artist’s third single, shaped by atmospheric production and cinematic melodies. Following in the immersive footsteps of Little White Lies and DREAMZ, Violet Topaz has a lot to offer listeners. Damiano’s debut single Little White Lies explores the transformative nature of Los Angeles. As it imagines the surreal, dreamy nature of the city, vibrant riffs on the track truly…
The Youth Music Awards 2026 has revealed the hosts, performers and emerging creatives taking part when the UK celebration of grassroots music comes to Liverpool for the first time this October. Taking over St George’s Hall on Wednesday 28 October, the awards will bring together rising artists, music industry talent and young creatives from across the UK, with Liverpool musicians among those taking to the stage. Presenters Crystal Raybe and Success Ariyibi have been announced…
Following the 2023 album Feels Like, Indie folk artist Mary Hennessy returns with the release of her new, dreamy single You’re Gonna Ruin Me. The talented singer-songwriter knew what she was doing releasing a Gilmore Girls-esque song just in time for cosy autumn evenings. The heartfelt track explores how a fleeting relationship can often leave lasting impacts. The melancholic production relaxes you instantly which contradicts the emotional, sharp lyrics. The acoustic elements of the song…
Michelle Wright – After Eden: A Poetic Journey Into What Remains When Paradise Falls Silent In The Caretaker, Michelle Wright turns her gaze toward one of the oldest stories we inherit: the Fall, the moment when Eden’s perfection collapses and humanity is cast into a world forever changed. But rather than retell the familiar account of Eve, desire, and punishment, Wright positions her poem in the uncanny stillness after the exile. Eden remains, but its…
Junkyard Golf Club is teeing up its next big move, with its Liverpool venue set to become the UK’s first Junkyard Social Club this October – as the brand proves it is playing a much longer game than eighteen holes. Since first opening its doors in Liverpool ONE back in 2019, Junkyard has welcomed hundreds of thousands of players, clocking up over 700,000 games and more than 20 million golf balls hit – proper numbers…
Albert’s Schloss Liverpool is bringing back Oktoberfest for its longest and most wunderbar celebration yet, with five whole weeks of world-famous biers, Bavarian-inspired food and unforgettable entertainment taking over the Bier Palace from Saturday 19 September until Sunday 25 October 2026. Inspired by Munich’s iconic festival, Oktoberfest at Albert’s Schloss promises a packed calendar of authentic traditions, lively competitions and immersive showtime. Last year, more than 30,000 of Munich’s Big Six biers were served at Albert’s…
Former LFC Women’s captain Niamh Fahey and acclaimed local actress and lifelong Reds Sue Johnston have agreed to swap their beds and take part in the annual Kip on the Kop event. The pair will join supporters on the Kop on September 26, alongside comedian John Bishop and former players Sammy Lee, Natasha Dowie, Becky Easton and Chris Kirkland. Anfield’s Kop stand will transform into a sleepout venue for the fourth-year running, with participants spending the night at the home of the Reds to raise vital funds for people affected by homelessness across the city region. Last year, more than 400 people took part in Kip on the Kop, raising £119,…
What happens when you take some of the biggest rock and metal anthems ever written, hand them over to 14 classical musicians and add fire, pyrotechnics and a huge arena production? Liverpool is about to find out. The Rock Orchestra is returning to the city this autumn, bringing its brand-new Arena of Fire show to M&S Bank Arena Liverpool on Friday 2 October 2026. Following back-to-back tours across the UK and USA, the rotating collective…