Liverpool FC is proud to launch its first-ever Champions League matchday programme artist series, featuring exclusive cover artwork inspired by the club’s heritage, fans and iconic European moments at Anfield. The project will see artists create bespoke cover designs for selected Champions League fixtures throughout the campaign, giving supporters the opportunity to collect a series of exclusive programmes. The first artist edition matchday programme will be for Liverpool FC v Atlético Madrid in the UEFA…
It’s been twelve years since Chris Elliot last put a record out, but Territories isn’t the kind of release that should be fast-tracked. Taking in elements of folk, blues, country and gospel, the album has found a fitting home on The Viper Label, the company started up by Paul Hemmings and Mike Badger of The La’s and the Lightning Seeds. With its mix of melancholy and romanticism, Elliot’s music springs from that same soil –…
Men are often encouraged to speak up when they are struggling, but finding the right person, place or moment to do so can be much harder. A new Liverpool-born initiative hopes to help change that by giving men somewhere to connect before they reach crisis point. CLRTY is a men’s mental health app, community and movement built around friendship, shared interests, sport and real-world meetups. It aims to give men somewhere to belong — whether…
There are plenty of gigs coming to Liverpool this September, but few arrive with quite the sense of purpose surrounding Sumud, a special fundraising concert at The Dome at Grand Central on Friday 11 September, organised by Amos Trust in support of its Gaza Appeal. Bringing together an unusually strong line-up of established names, Palestinian voices and emerging talent, the evening promises music, solidarity and, importantly, a direct contribution towards humanitarian relief. Amos Trust describes itself as a creative…
Liverpool Soundz has announced the return of its city-wide Battle of the Bands competition for 2027, giving emerging bands from across Merseyside and the North West the chance to perform at some of Liverpool’s best-known music venues and compete for a £1,000 top prize. Following its inaugural competition earlier this year, Liverpool promoter The Good Times will bring Battle of the Bands back in January 2027, with applications now open to bands across all musical…
For many people, the name Samuel Beckett immediately conjures images of two men waiting beneath a lonely tree, hoping against hope that someone called Godot might eventually arrive. Others picture stark stages, long silences and plays that carry a reputation—often unfairly—for being difficult, enigmatic or intimidating. This September, however, Liverpool invites audiences to look at Beckett rather differently. Returning for its third edition, Beckett: Lieben is far more than a celebration of one of the…
Samuel Beckett has been part of Adrian Dunbar’s creative life for more than four decades. His first encounter came in 1981, when, as a student at the Guildhall School, he saw Waiting for Godot and became fascinated by a writer who was already something of a legend: an Enniskillen schoolboy who had gone on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and create work that seemed to resist easy understanding. That fascination has endured, and…
Creatives of the City Series by Grace Stokoe Japanese-British, hyper-pop diva MARiMARi has taken the North West music scene by storm. Gaining recognition through relentless TikTok posts, showcasing her unique sound and style, the 23 year old singer-songwriter played her first festival in August 2026, ticking it off as one of her main goals. “Y Not Festival was the biggest stage I’ve played, which was really cool,” she tells Liverpool Noise. MARiMARi describes her aesthetic as “2000’s nostalgic, bubbly,…
Don Brookes : A Lifetime of Observing Nature, Language, and the Quiet Comedy Between Them In Talk To The Animals, Don Brookes invites us into a gently comic, quietly reflective world where the familiar sayings we attach to creatures great and small are turned over, examined, and playfully unsettled. The poem has travelled a long road to reach its final form—one that began back in the 1990s, when Brookes was working as a Laboratory Technician. A…
Liverpool Independent Freshers Fair will return to Einstein Bier Haus in Concert Square on Tuesday 22 September 2026, following the success of its inaugural event last year. This year’s fair will be significantly expanded, with space for 120 exhibitors and an expected 5,000 students – double the number who attended its 2025 debut. The first Liverpool Independent Freshers Fair attracted more than 70 exhibitors and 2,500 students. Organisers have now increased the event’s footprint inside…
Liverpool Cathedral will be transformed into a spectacular city of stars this Christmas when the world premiere of Noël arrives from 27 November to 5 December. Created by the internationally acclaimed artistic team Luxmuralis, the immersive light and sound experience will combine breathtaking projections, music and storytelling to take visitors on a journey through festive memories and the Nativity story. The new production marks the return of Liverpool Cathedral’s popular Christmas light and sound tradition,…
Scare City is returning to the abandoned Camelot Theme Park for Halloween 2026, with eight terrifying zones set to take visitors deeper into the attraction than ever before. Vast areas of the former theme park that have previously remained untouched and inaccessible will be opened to guests for the first time, revealing a collection of nightmarish new worlds filled with sinister characters, disturbing stories and unexpected scares. The castle may have burned and the park…
One of Liverpool’s most popular Sunday roasts is returning a month earlier than planned following overwhelming demand from diners. The Watering Can, the award-winning restaurant situated in the heart of Greenbank Park, will serve the first roast of its 2026 season on Sunday 13 September. Its Sunday menu traditionally returns in October, but enquiries began arriving while Liverpool was still experiencing its summer heatwave. The response prompted the restaurant to bring its autumn roast season…
Liverpool’s Capstone Theatre is set to become a hub for adventurous sound this autumn with a trilogy of live electronic music performances featuring three of the UK’s most acclaimed and innovative artists. Across October and November, audiences will be treated to performances from Pye Corner Audio, an Electronic Music Double Bill featuring Jo Johnson and Polypores, and pioneering electronic musician Scanner, offering a rare opportunity to experience some of the most exciting names in contemporary electronic music in an intimate…
Following the release of their debut album, It Goes On, Westside Cowboy set off on a UK Record Store Tour to celebrate, with Liverpool being the group’s fourth stop before a string of festival appearances later in the tour. Their newest release, It Goes On, builds upon the band’s renowned sound, uniting the guitar-driven influence of The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan with the earthy tones of groups like Black Country, New Road. Whilst Westside…
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) has announced the appointment of Sioned Jones as its new Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, as the organisation prepares to celebrate 25 years since its first festival. Jones brings almost 30 years of senior-level experience in the not-for-profit sector to the role, having previously served as CEO of women’s rights organisation The Circle, founded by Annie Lennox, Director at the Tax Justice Network and Deputy Director at Oxfam GB.…
Pleasure Island are back with a new EP, a suitably outrageous launch show and merch that probably won’t be appearing in your average band shop. Ahead of the release of Now That’s What I Call Sleaze 26, we caught up with Francine – Sean when the day job calls – to talk Penny Lane Weekender, making music about the things you’re not supposed to discuss in polite society, and why a Nier: Automata cosplay is…
A major new touring exhibition exploring stories of journeys, identity and home through photography, art and museum collections will open at Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool this September. New Faces, New Focus: Stories We Share brings together artists, local communities and museums from across the UK, placing personal experiences at the heart of the exhibition. Opening at Open Eye Gallery on 18 September 2026, the exhibition will run until 20 December, with related displays also…
The Power of Performance – why Moon’s poetry truly comes alive when spoken aloud. Project 52 For 26 has always been about voices – singular, striking, often surprising – and this week’s featured poet, Moon, brings all three in abundance. Their chosen piece arrives as an excerpt from a much larger meditation on gender, though it has long since taken on a life of its own. What began as a section within a broader work…
Afloat Theatre has been keeping things relatively quiet of late – but, as anyone involved in the organisation will tell you, quiet does not necessarily mean still. Behind the scenes, Afloat has been busy preparing for what feels like a new chapter, one that expands its already distinctive approach to community, creativity and social change into the world of songwriting and music. Now a Community Interest Company, Afloat has unveiled a programme of forthcoming events…