Signature Live Sessions – the monthly free concert hosted by Signature Living – will welcome the bands to perform on the rooftop of the Shankly Hotel this Wednesday. Signature Living launched Signature Live Sessions last month – Liverpool’s free rooftop concert. The first session, on 18th July, was met by rave reviews as crowds turned out to see the fantastic Red Rum Club and The Sums take centre stage on the Eden rooftop of The…
Seel Street favourite, Slim’s Pork Chop Express, will be hosting a ‘Crayfish Boil’ event on Friday 24th August at their summer pop-up at Craft Minded, to celebrate the restaurant’s fourth birthday. The Louisiana-inspired Crayfish Boils involve preparing huge pans of spicy broth, before Crayfish are added in and cooked throughout the day. The Slim’s Pork Chop Express team will be running a ticketed event for ‘all you can eat’ elbow-to-elbow dining in the heart of the…
Do you fancy watching some amazing bands for just £1 each? Shout About It Live returns for its second year on 18 and 19 August and your weekend ticket price means that you pay just £1 per band over the two day event! The festival takes place at Constellations in the Baltic Triangle and will see some of the best up and coming acts around, including Himalayas, REWS, Tom Speight and M.A.N.E. The one of…
This summer Liverpool’s Olympia venue will be turned into a rum and reggae haven for the day with the widest selection of Rums and the smoothest selection of Reggae music in the UK. You can take a rum journey around the world, hosted by the Reggae Sound System, tasting rare and special craft rums from the West Indies, Cuba, South America & The United States Alongside this, there will be some amazing Reggae acts, performing all…
Crazy Pedro’s Liverpool and The Beatles Story have joined forces to support The Salvation Army to help raise funds for the iconic Strawberry Field site, which inspired The Beatles’ hit song “Strawberry Fields Forever”. To help the cause, Pedro’s August special pizza, “Sgt. Pepperoni’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, pays tribute to The Fab Four. Pedro’s will donate 50p of every August special pizza purchased to the Strawberry Field Regeneration Fund in Liverpool – because we all…
Your A-Z of Liverpool music venues. 24 Kitchen Street: The highlight of this venue is the simplicity of it, the undressed aesthetics and exposed wooden rafters and bare brickwork just makes the whole place so idyllic. The outside garden area has been perfect in the summer nights. The intimate 400 capacity venue is usually home to house/garage/grunge parties and is also a lovely little venue for plays, workshops and art galleries. 81 Renshaw: This record store,…
Maida Vale is opening its latest venue this August Bank Holiday, bringing live music, DJs and an eclectic mix of mod, ska, soul, funk, indie, Britpop and more to Liverpool’s historic Cavern Quarter. Maida Vale, which is one of Sheffield’s most popular music venues, is expanding their hugely popular bar concept to premises in Liverpool. Gavin Richards, Managing Director of Quadrum Leisure Ltd, says “We are delighted to be bringing Maida Vale to Liverpool, especially as…
You may or may not have been yet, but his year saw the opening of the swanky new George’s Great British kitchen in the heart of our fantastic Liverpool One shopping centre, making it the perfect spot for a shopping pit-stop, a hearty meal out or even an after work drink (or 5). Since it opened, George’s has been a popular hang out for both Scousers and visitors to our city with a menu of…
Out of Context has announced a new event for September, in collaboration with online Liverpool-based online publication and event promoters Planet Slop (www.planetslop.co.uk), which will feature Remée, Shak Omar and Jazmine Johnson; Friday the 7th of September at 81 Renshaw. Remée and Shak Omar are very familiar faces on the Liverpool Music Scene. Seasoned performers who have graced stages at the likes of LIMF and Liverpool Sound City, to name but a few. They have…
A unique UK collaboration of huge hip hop talent in the form of an eleven–piece orchestra named The Incredible 11 is set to take Liverpool by storm later this month. And if you love 90’s and noughties classic hip hop, you’re in for a very special night throwin’ shapes and swayin’ to the likes of Jay-Z, Dre, Biggie and TLC all being performed live by The Incredible 11 at the funky On Air venue based within The Parliament Street Collective on Friday August 24th. Drummers, guitars, a string quartet, vocalists, a world champion turntable scratch master, keyboards, and an…
An all new music development programme has unveiled the artists who will take part in the first semester of the innovative project. Merseyrail Sound Station will provide a wide range of artists from different genres and backgrounds the opportunity to develop their creative skills, links to the music industry and learn from successful Liverpool musicians. The cohort of Merseyside artists, who responded to a call-out earlier this month, includes the African-Irish rapper Breezy Ideygoke, electro…
The Titanic hotel has quickly become one of the most sought-after hotels in Liverpool. Paying tribute to Liverpool’s amazing docks and Maritime history, the venue is perfect for a romantic getaway, a wedding or other celebration as well as simply just a drink on the terrace and meal in their fantastic restaurant. Dark wood paired with bare brick, contemporary furnishings and enough rum you can shake a stick at, this is the favourite hang out…
Cocktail glasses ready … a new Miami-inspired cocktail bar is coming to Liverpool and it’s got an amazing Instagrammable feature to transport everyone to super-glamorous South Beach. Margaritas will have a huge video wall showing sun-soaked scenes from Miami’s world-famous playground for the rich, famous and fabulous. So, even if you don’t make it for a night out on the American Riviera, every photo will look like you did! And, as the name suggests, you…
We all know that eating well, on a budget can be a challenge and with day to day life often feeling so hectic it can sometimes be difficult to make something fresh and healthy at home to the eat on the go. Whilst we all aim to be as healthy as possible, it’s no secret that a double cheeseburger with extra fries sounds a little more tempting than a superfood salad, especially during a stressful…
An event like no other is taking place in Liverpool next Sunday and what better venue to host something so epic than everyone’s favourite pizza joint; Crazy Pedros. Pedro needs YOUR help to attempt to break an amazing albeit slightly bizarre Guinness world record; the largest amount of Beatles impersonators gathered in one place. With Liverpool being The Beatles home town, there really is no better place for everyone to get together, bring their inner Paul Mccartney…
Ed’s Place pops up at old George Henry Lee building this summer – People will imagine how Liverpool city centre could be better for everyone. People will imagine how Liverpool city centre could become a greener and more vibrant place for everyone at the city’s old George Henry Lee building this summer. Ed’s Place will pop-up on the ground floor of the much-loved building during Liverpool’s Independents Biennial festival. Workshops, events and exhibitions will be open…
Due to unprecedented demand from Spice Girls fans across the UK (and beyond!) #SpiceUpLondon prepares to go nationwide. #SpiceUpManchester An Exhibition About The Spice Girls will run from 24th August through to 4th September 2018 at Manchester Central Convention Centre where music and fashion alike are poised to unleash their inner Spice Girl! #SpiceUpManchester will be showcasing thousands of items of memorabilia, alongside hundreds of the Fab Five’s iconic stage costumes as part of a…
In celebration of the amazing Liverpool Pride which is coming to the city in an explosion of colour next weekend, Signature Living are hosting an all singing, all dancing brunch event, and you’re invited. The ‘drag brunch’ will take place in none other than Liverpool’s amazing Cunard building on Sunday 29th July. The historic venue will be totally transformed pride style with live entertainment and explosive, colourful surroundings, it’s an event for the whole family and…
Liverpool International Music Festival returns to Sefton Park this weekend where the likes of Example, Hacienda Classical, Wylie and DJ Jazzy Jeff will perform live. Once again The Guide Liverpool will broadcast backstage from the LIMF TV Studio to bring viewers all of the action, as it happens. The Guide Liverpool will be taking viewers behind the scenes and to the forefront of all the festival action with LIMF TV. Now in it’s 6th year,…
The old George Henry Lee building is about to be transformed into a pop up cinema as part of the Liverpool Biennial festival of contemporary visual art. The building will be used by artists as part of the Independent’s Biennial, featuring three floors of exhibitions plus a pop up cinema brought to you by Empty Spaces Cinema – who popped up at Smithdown Road’s Handymans Supermarket last year before it opened as a brewery and…