LightNight returns on Friday 18 May 2018, unlocking the doors of Liverpool’s best-loved and lesser-known arts, culture and heritage venues late into the night. A culture crawl like no other, visitors of all ages are invited to follow an unforgettable trail of events in celebration of the city’s year-round world-class cultural offer. LightNight showcases the creative lifeblood of Liverpool, presenting new and ambitious artistic commissions amidst a vibrant programme of more than 100 events including…
Everton and England footballer Leighton Baines helped launch new mental health social enterprise The Mind Map on Tuesday evening. A crowd gathered at Unit 51, in Liverpool to watch Leighton in conversation with BBC sports journalist Giulia Bould, discussing ‘Mental Health in Football’ Founded by editor and mental health first aider Phil Bridges, The Mind Map is an interactive website with articles, videos, mindfulness, exercise and nutrition resources, which seek to normalise and de-stigmatise mental health and…
The management of what is possibly Liverpool’s oldest cafe bar, Cafe Tabac, are appealing to the public to help them complete the final part of a refurbishment programme. Cafe Tabac, which stands at the top of Bold Street in the city centre has been trading every day since its doors opened in 1974. Widely known as ‘Tabac’ – the cafe was opened by enterprising and formidable businesswoman Rita Lawrence, who developed the idea…
Shout About It Live – a hybrid festival bringing live music and gig photography together – has announced it’s return for 2018 after a solid debut last year. Staying in the Baltic Triangle, this year’s venue is the multi-purpose venue Constellations on the weekend of 18th & 19th August. And the first acts have been confirmed with Robert Vince, Rews, Nick Ellis, Eleanor Nelly and Emmanuel Nwamadi all set to take to the stage this…
A walking tour of Liverpool is set to tell the secrets of Liverpool’s filming locations, as Reel Tours showcases the Liverpool locations featured in some of Hollywood biggest films. Avid film fans will have the opportunity to see Liverpool from an entirely different angle, as the city continues to grow its reputation as a film hotspot for the big and small screens. Reel Tours takes film fans on a tour of the city where people…
Liverpool International Music Festival 2018 is heading back to the magnificent setting of Sefton Park for another weekend of unforgettable music on 21st – 22nd July. Over 70 artists including Haçienda Classiçal, Basement Jaxx (DJ Set), Wiley, Example & DJ Wire, Jax Jones, Stefflon Don, Aurora, Young Fathers, Rae Morris, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Trevor Nelson, Gilles Peterson plus many more will perform live as part of this year’s unmissable line-up. With up to 18 hours…
Esme Bridie is currently in the eye of a very creative storm. We caught up with her amongst all the hectic activity…. Esme Bridie: Precious Life video: precious life from Klee Music on Vimeo. LN: From the outside things are looking pretty busy…..gigs, tour, debut album, radio sessions, air play, great press…..and exams….How are you coping? EB: Honestly, I am just about coping haha! There is a lot of going on at the moment, but it…
Yolav and Graham’s Jovial Trauma Refugee Stand Up Comedy is coming to Hot Water Comedy this Spring. The daringly dark and illegally funny double act, Yolav and Graham, are set to bring their subversive stand up style to the now legendary Hot Water Comedy Club. The character act created by Michael Burton (Yolav) and Danny Bradley (Graham) is quickly becoming established as one of the most unique acts on the UK comedy circuit. The premise?…
Bob Log III is an enigma. In the early 00s there were rumours (largely put about by an already increasingly dumbed-down NME) that the man behind the mask was an errant Stroke. Initial press releases also told tales of a bluesman who owed his lightning fast picking style to a monkey paw, grafted in place of his real hand after a childhood accident. Whether you like to picture an aging Casablancas sweating under the visor…
Image Credit: Alice Conway Photography This may sound slightly strange – but I have sometimes viewed music as in terms of night and day. What I mean by this is that to me, some music evokes the night, while others the day, For example, “Happy” by Pharrel is a massive sun-shiny day of a song; “Riders of the Storm” by The Doors is definitely of the night. And Edwin Pope’s latest offering under his Mutant Vinyl…
PALOMA FAITH is the latest artist announced for the 2018 summer season at Haydock Park Racecourse, joining previously announced Plan B who will headline on Saturday, 21st July. With her acclaimed Number 1 album ‘The Architect’ riding high in the charts and a BRIT nomination for Best British Female, Paloma Faith will be bringing hits old and new to the course for a stunning headline performance. Paloma Faith returned to the charts in 2017 with ‘The Architect’ following…
Probably Liverpool’s premier small venue, 81 Renshaw Street, played host to the first Klee Music Acoustic Night. This isn’t your normal acoustic evening, as there is a twist. Okay, the musicians all play a thirty minute set, but then they come together for the evening’s denouement, to perform two more songs as a trio, but also to perform a cover of each other’s songs. This was probably the first time each musician had heard a…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the brunch scene in Liverpool is really hotting up. From inventive takes on the traditional fry up, to Vegan friendly options and as many smoothie bowls as your heart desires, Liverpool is doing it best to keep up with the world’s new favourite meal time (one avocado at a time) and Naked Lunch on Smithdown Road is one of the best brunch spots in the…
To celebrate this year’s Chinese New Year a three day celebration will take place across Liverpool’s Chinatown; an area of Liverpool adorned by an iconic Chinese Arch, that was gifted to the city in 2010 by twin city, Shanghai; The largest outside of China itself. Lighting up the Chinese Arch, the Black-E and The Arch, there will be projections, music and lighting, that together will tell the story of Liverpool’s incredible Chinese history and culture.…
When I was younger I would dread Valentines Day, but there are so many fun things you can do with your mates or your other half now that there is no need to hide at home! Here’s our alternative Valentine’s Day suggestions: Burn Your Ex (17th Feb) Camp and Furnace are throwing an anti-valentines disco for you heartbreakers out there. It’s free to attend and the first 50 to turn up with a photograph of…
The incredible stage presence and persona of Red Rum Club hits you hard, from the start. This is what struck me perhaps more than anything at last night’s Independent Venue Week Launch, hosted by the infamous EBGBs. The basement venue was completely packed, and will surely be entirely too small for the hugely popular Liverpool sextet very soon. It is true that they are still relatively new, but it is undeniable that their powerful sound…
This week is Independent Venue Week across the UK; a week that nods to the hard work and invaluable efforts of the nations independent music venues. In Liverpool, the first night was headlined by Red Rum Club, at the infamous EBGB’S bar. If you don’t know Red Rum Club by now, where have you been? They are a powerful Liverpool sextet with a cool cinematic sound that you are not likely to forget. Ahead of…
IVW is a seven day celebration of what essentially is the life blood of music as a continuing, evolving cultural art form: the small venue. Here in Liverpool we are blessed with a variety of venues which help maintain Liverpool as an influential musical hotspot. Below is a quick round up of what to expect from two of the Liverpool venues involved. EBGB’s Monday 29th January Promoter – Vinyl Junkie Red Rum Club: Fran Doran…
There’s a groundbreaking weekly event coming to Camp and Furnace which you’ve never seen or heard anything like it before! Running every Friday from 7pm until late, Friday Night Furnace which launches on February 9th has live music and performance at its heart, giving event-goers a BIG night out, kicking off the weekend in style. Weekly residents, The Furnace House Band will act as musical hosts to the event, playing a mix of modern tracks, and giving them…
Sound City is making its hugely anticipated return to the city’s centre, kick-starting the UK’s 2018 festival season into life on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May. The festival is very much going back to its roots for its 11th year in a vibrant celebration of music and arts from around the world and much closer to home. Sound City will embrace the spirit of the underground and seek out the next generation of talent…