Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone Screening with Live Orchestra comes to the Echo Arena on 18th May. The Harry Potter™ film series is one of those once-in-a-lifetime cultural phenomena that continues to delight millions of fans around the world. Audiences will now be able to relive the magic of Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone in high-definition on a giant screen while hearing a full live orchestra perform John Williams’ unforgettable score. It is…
Liverpool’s award-winning celebration of reggae music and Jamaican heritage returns in June 2017 for a jam-packed weekend of cultural appreciation and positivity. Winner of Best New Festival – UK Festival Awards, Positive Vibration is set to be even bigger and better in 2017. Taking place over the 9th and 10th June 2017 in various venues across the Baltic Triangle, the festival will play host to a plethora of internationally renowned bands, legendary sound systems & selectors, a Reggae Q&A, creative workshops,…
If you haven’t had enough booze over the festive season then St George’s Hall Winter Ales Festival is a great way to overcome the January blues. There will be over 200 real ales and ciders available as well as continental beers and lagers, wine and prosecco. A visit to the Liverpool Distillery bar is a must for spirit lovers with Liverpool Gin, Vodka and Rum. There will also be local food traders on hand to…
2016 seen the passing of the legend Leonard Cohen, ‘The God Father of Gloom’ and Woolton Picture House are throwing a fitting tribute to him all in aid of CALM; Campaign Against Living Miserably. The art deco cinema will be showing Leonard Cohen; Live at the Isle of Wight 1970. Tickets are £6.50 each (if you wish to donate more you can) with profits going to CALM. This a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest…
The team behind the city’s Circo brand has been welcomed with record demand for its new concept that is set to be launched next year. More than 400 Circo supporters have already secured bookings for the venue’s new ‘dinner show with a difference’, which will take place in its new Seel Street home in early 2017. Owner Jason McNeill said: “2017 looks to be a very exciting year for everyone that is involved in the…
Fiesta Bombarda to host their biggest carnival to date in Liverpool Cathedral Prepare yourselves for the biggest Fiesta Bombarda to date, as radiant brass melodies and rousing African rhythms are set to entwine themselves around one of Liverpool’s most iconic buildings for two days in January 2017. In assocation with Africa Oyé, organisers are excited to reveal that Ibibio Sound Machine will be playing on the Friday of the festival at Liverpool Cathedral. Fronted by London-born Nigerian…
New Fried Chicken Restaurant In Liverpool City Centre. Yard & Coop have burst onto the scene, opening a swanky new restaurant in Liverpool specialising in buttermilk fried chicken, on Hanover Street – and it’s 100% delicious. As we descended the steps from street level down into this basement venue we were offered a tour of the place by one of the staff. It’s not something you get offered when entering a restaurant usually but the…
Liverpool venue Buyers Club is set to see the New Year in style later this month as local promoter Abandon Silence takes the helm of the occasion for the second year running. For this year’s edition, Dan Shake – the first ever non-Detroit artist to be signed to Moodymann’s prestigious label Mahogani Music – will be joining resident Abandon Silence DJs Andrew Hill, Harry Sheehan and Tom Lye to kick off the new year at the Hardman…
On Saturday January 28th, The Bluecoat will host BEYOND THE BEATEN TRACK – a one-off closing party event, to celebrate Liverpool’s Above the Beaten Track festivals. The celebration will feature a daytime programme of panels, workshops, talks, roundtable discussions and informal networking, aimed at young people looking to work in the music and creative industries. A free evening gig will close the day’s activity, featuring a selection of acts from previous festivals. The event grew and diversified from a small music festival into a large multi-arts…
On his collection, my culinary co-conspirator enquired about what type of food we were lucky enough to be sampling that evening; “Ital” I replied, to which he waspishly quipped that he had already lunched on Pasta Con Le Sarde a Mare only a few hours earlier. And this is the very point. He, along with many others I discussed this, my latest assignment with, lazily assumed that “ItalFresh” was yet another new Liverpool Italian restaurant.…
After a cold brisk walk up from Lime Street Station, we stepped into ‘The Refinery’ placed on the corner of Hope Street in the heart of Liverpool Universities and Theatres. I was immediately drawn to the decor. With it being Winter, everyone is after a cosy environment to place themselves in and the restaurant proved to be just that. With dark, intimate lighting, leather seating, rustic wooden tables and fascinating chunky roped lights it set…
At St George’s Hall, there is, until 18th December, a piece of theatre available which takes you up close and personal to the story of Ebenezer Scrooge as A Christmas Carol is given an artistic tweaking in the form of Ghosts of Christmas Past. The purpose of this forty five minute show is to not just tell what, in my opinion, is the greatest piece of fiction ever, but to give the audience a context…
Secret Diner’s club have teamed up with the guys at Buyers Club to put on a spectacular New Year’s Eve event. The Secret Diners Club will take over Buyers Club’s unique dining room and open kitchen for an 8-course evening of food. As always the menu will remain a secret with guests encouraged to guess what they’re eating during the dinner, but of course for this event, you’ll all be aware that you’ll be spending the…
Threshold Festival have announced the first wave of acts that will be performing at their seventh annual festival of grassroots music in 2017. Continuing its story of grassroots success, the festival will return to Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle from March 31st to April 2nd. Joining the already announced Hannah Peel on the line-up are 16 more exciting acts. Following an acclaimed set at the Africa Oye festival last summer, XamVolo will showcase his unique blend of neo-soul which takes elements of jazz, grime and hip…
FACT (Foundation For Art & Creative Technology) have got plenty of activities coming up, accompanying their current exhibition No Such Thing As Gravity, which looks into the areas of science where the absence of established facts leave room for new theories, alternative science, and conspiracy theories. Join FACT on Saturday 17th December for a No Such Thing As Gravity themed Do Something! Saturday, where you’ll have the chance to take part in the Ghost Hand Experiment,…
Golf Fang (previously called Ghetto Golf) opened less than two weeks ago and is proving to be a popular topic of conversation in the city. This indoor crazy golf course really stands out from the average with its banging music, neon painted walls, caravans, boats and toilets to putt through and plenty of cocktails to help you along the course. From the outside Golf Fang is easy to find; fairy lights cover the open gates and…
Forever in Debt pound the music scene with their tumultuous rock. Shaking up the Liverpool music scene, Forever in Debt bring a tough edge and raise a middle finger to what has really been a grim year, with their motto ‘for losers, by losers’. Their debut EP is a vicious mix of guitar riffs, screamo and panging drums. The intro track, ‘Boyfriend’, is a riot of noise, sandwiched between a terrifically catchy riff that’ll have…
Virtual Reality is now a reality. It’s one of the biggest growing technologies of 2016 and is predicted to have a huge year in 2017, so you can imagine our excitement when we stumbled upon a virtual reality gaming centre right here in Liverpool. VR-Here brings virtual reality gaming to a studio based just outside of the city centre. Here they have the latest and arguably the best in VR equipment – the HTC Vive.…
Hardman Street Restaurant Announces December Food Night Market. With Christmas approaching, Buyers Club is preparing to celebrate the season of good food and drink with a market for Liverpool’s foodies this December. The Christmas market, which will feature a selection of festive Buyers Club food and drink stalls, will take place on Friday 16 December from 6pm. Visitors to the al fresco market will be able to purchase festive hot food from the outdoor stalls,…
Sefton Park Palm House is preparing to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with its seasonal programme. As part of its annual festivities, the Grade II* listed glasshouse is offering exciting occasions for visitors of all ages throughout December. Featured events will see guests dancing under the palms, singing along to Christmas carols and watching festive films at the pop-up cinema, many of which coincide with the year-long Flourish at Fifteen celebrations. Kate Martinez of Sefton Park Palm…