Liverpool Sound City, the UK’s independent music conference and AIM UK’s ‘Conference in The North’, has announced its first wave of speakers and panels for the upcoming 2023 conference. For over 15 years, Sound City has remained at the fore of global music conference and industry leadership, welcoming leading industry figures, emerging artists and aspiring music business professionals to Liverpool for a full-day programme of educational panels, in-conversations and networking parties. Sound City 2023 is a must-attend for music professionals, artists, entrepreneurs and aspiring creatives alike, as music…
Award-winning dining, retail and leisure operator BOXPARK has received approval on planning permission for a brand-new venue in Liverpool, which will open later this year. BOXPARK has agreed a 15-year lease with Cains Brewery Village for the site, located within the city’s booming Baltic Triangle. The venue will be transformed into a stunning food hall and events destination featuring a large internal space with units set over the ground floor, a small internal mezzanine, and…
There will be a number of prominent players available for the free agency during the 2023 winter and summer transfer windows, making them pivotal for Liverpool Football Club. These players’ contracts are about to expire, thus the club must decide whether or not they will continue to play at Anfield. This article examines the situation of Liverpool players whose current contracts will expire in 2023. The contracts to expire in 2023: Roberto Firmino Firmino joined…
Alternative RnB singer-songwriter Earth Angel is part of a new generation of artists who are releasing music independently and rejecting industry norms. Authenticity prevails, and truth-telling is more important than exposure. I wanted to find out about Earth’s personal journey, and everything that has led her to where she is now. Liverpool Noise: You spent a part of your life in South East Asia – how did this shape your childhood? Earth Angel: I was…
The theme for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Liverpool in May, has been revealed, including the slogan: ‘United By Music’. The new slogan demonstrates the unique partnership between the United Kingdom, Ukraine and Host City Liverpool to bring the Eurovision Song Contest to audiences across the globe and the incredible power of music to bring communities together. It also reflects the very origins of the Contest, developed to bring Europe…
As the city prepares to host one of the largest musical extravaganzas in the world and welcome Eurovision to Liverpool, the countdown is on for one of the biggest parties the city has ever seen. Liverpool will step up for last year’s winners Ukraine and pull out all the stops to make Eurovision 2023 a showstopping spectacle. Carolyn Hughes, owner of Carolyn Hughes PR has organised a fun-filled Eurovision Final Dinner right in the heart…
Sound City is thrilled to announce that Sheffield indie heavyweights The Reytons will be headlining this year’s festival on Saturday 29 April, alongside rapidly rising pop star Maisie Peters who will headline on Sunday 30 April. Fresh off the back of releasing their new album What’s Rock And Roll? which is set to become the band’s first UK #1 album imminently, The Reytons are gaining momentum at immense speed. Their live shows are renowned for their electrifying energy and almost tribalistic, unified atmosphere. Their anthemic blend of huge…
Euan Blackman is a rising Indie Folk-pop artist and singer-songwriter based in Liverpool. The last few years have seen him forming an impressive catalogue of original music, and building a loyal audience of listeners (in part through his large TikTok following, where he regularly posts original music and covers). Drawing inspiration from artists including Phoebe Bridgers, Bruce Springsteen and Claude Debussy, Euan creates introspective, acoustically driven songs which tell “tales of the human condition in…
The Grand National is one of the most famous horse steeple races in the world. The race is so popular that it routinely attracts hundreds of millions of people who catch the race live on numerous platforms. If you have heard about this race and have not attended or watched it, here is everything you need to know as a spectator. The Grand National At Aintree This horse racing event has been held since 1839…
The Learning Foundry and Future Yard are offering another chance to get into the live music industry. The Sound Check programme is back again. The Learning Foundry sat down for a coffee with our Head of Live Events at Future Yard, and their Sound Check Programme Lead, Nick Simcock, to get the lowdown on all things Soundcheck, creative careers and getting into gigs! “Sound Check is an industry skills programme that provides an entry level route for…
Weekly Noise is a short and straightforward way of sharing Liverpool’s trending news and topics in the form of a weekly poem. Laura Chonzi will take the top trending hashtags or stories on social media and turn them into a ten-line poetic masterpiece for each week of the month, hence the name. Everton’s getting a new manager.Hopefully the team’s not in danger.The strikes carry on striking,Cause the pay isn’t worth liking.Hope y’all enjoyed burns night,I…
We had a chat with rising Liverpool indie-rock artist Sophie Li to find out about her! Liverpool Noise: For our readers who don’t know you, tell us a bit about yourself. Sophie: Hey, I’m Sophie! I’m a 20 year old asian indie-rock artist from Crosby, Liverpool. I write music about my own personal experiences in the hopes that someone else can relate to them, such as mental health issues, relationships and other typical teenage girl…
Following the reveal of Pete Tong’s Ibiza Classics making their Red Rum Garden debut in June, The Jockey Club Live and Aintree Racecourse have announced they will welcome the Sugababes to headline live after evening racing for the first time on Friday 19 May. One of the most successful British bands of the 21st century, Sugababes clocked up six Number One singles, multiple multi-platinum albums and became one of the most spectacular stories of the modern pop era. Fast forward two decades,…
In 2016 a group of local, national and international musicians fronted by Roxanne de Bastion and Thom Morecroft gathered together at LEAF on Bold St to recreate the groundbreaking Beatles album Revolver, 50 years to the day since its release. In 2017 Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band received the ’50 Years of’ treatment with The Ragamuffins as house band, followed in 2018 by the entire White Album from start to finish. In 2019 the…
The city of Liverpool is full of intriguing people who love sports, particularly the NFL. Liverpool has plenty of fantastic establishments ideal for watching the game with the company of friends or for enjoying an excellent match alone while betting on Super Bowl Picks and drinking excellent beverages. The day before an NFL game is usually a big deal, but it’s much more so in Liverpool. Whether you’re a die-hard fan of NFL games or just interested…
Local charity Autism Initiatives hopes Walk for Autism 2023 will be one of the most successful campaigns in its history. The annual fundraising campaign invites participants from up and down the country to walk 10,000 steps per day for eight days wherever they choose. The walking week begins on March 26 and ends on World Autism Awareness Day, April 2. In 2022, the campaign saw over 3,800 walkers step up to the Walk for Autism challenge. Together, they raised £407,448.48 and totalled…
Since its inception in 2015, the Hamilton musical has taken the world by storm. From sold-out shows on Broadway to a highly anticipated movie adaptation, there’s no denying this musical’s impact. But what exactly is it about Hamilton? This blog post will look at everything you need to know about the Hamilton phenomenon. From the story behind the music to the real-life historical figure who inspired it all, it’ll explore all things, Hamilton. So whether…
We’re midway through the worst month of the year: temperatures are hitting minus figures this week, people’s resolutions have taken a nosedive, no-one’s got any fun plans and we’re all broke. That’s why, the craft beer connoisseurs at Beavertown Brewery have announced that on the first weekend of February, they’re throwing one lucky fan an EPIC all-expenses paid house party, like no other, to celebrate the end of Jan. Think beer kegs, strobe lights and…
Bongo’s Bingo Eurovision Weekender will see two UK Eurovision winners performing live on Friday 12 May then Jonny Bongo will host a Eurovision Watch-A-Long party on Saturday 13 May at CONTENT. Bongo’s Bingo have got pretty much the hottest tickets in town in May 2023. The bingo rave phenomenon proudly presents two previous UK Eurovision winners performing live on Friday 12 May at CONTENT, a day before the big final itself. Jonny Bongo and the…
January usually calls for new goals and booking things to look forward to for the year ahead. Despite the cost of living challenges, Brit’s aren’t ready to give up the luxury of travel after missing out for so long during Covid. With January being the Travel Industry’s busiest month for bookings, Nichola Court, an Independent Travel Advisor and owner of Escape Savvy, has provided her top ten travel tips on booking holidays, when to book…