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James, The Coral, Red Rum Club Announced For On The Waterfront
On the Waterfront festival returns to Liverpool’s Pier Head this summer, following a triumphant debut in 2021 which attracted over 40,000 people, the 4-day festival has just revealed the line-up for the finale show on Sunday 2 July, curating a northern powerhouse of legendary bands. First up are Manchester legends James, whose performance coincides with the bands 40th Anniversary tour and soon to be released double album which features a full orchestra and gospel choir in celebration. A band…
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Nile Rodgers & Chic To Play Haydock Park Racecourse on Friday 11 August
After their showstopping, sold-out headline concert at Aintree Racecourse last summer, The Jockey Club Live are delighted to welcome the legendary Nile Rodgers & Chic back to Haydock Park Racecourse on Friday 11 August for a night of funk, pop and all things disco. Nile Rodgers is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and a multiple Grammy Award winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger and guitarist. As the co-founder of CHIC, Rodgers…
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Support Announced For Audio Visual Techno Pioneer Max Cooper Live 3D/AV Show This Friday At IWF
This Friday, 10 February, the incredible Max Cooper is performing his Live 3D/AV show at Invisible Wind Factory. His 3D show involves 2 huge mesh screens back and front projected, creating a truly immersive three dimensional AV experience. Support for this Liverpool show comes from local legends Luna Thee Frenchie (Queensway) and Fourclef (Melodic Distraction). Max Cooper Max Cooper has carved a unique space as an audio-visual artist with a science PhD and an international…
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Fiesta of Fire Launch Weekend At The Dock A Roaring Success
On Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 February, visitors to Royal Albert Dock Liverpool enjoyed a hugely successful launch weekend of the dock’s brand new campaign Fiesta of Fire. Entertaining families and friends from both the local area and further a-field, the launch weekend included a roaming giant fire-breathing dragon and performances from Bring The Fire Project, who lit up the dock with a thrilling spectacle of fire and light. Bessie, the 3-meter high dragon puppet who…
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Fiesta of Fire Launches At The Dock Offering Free, Family-Friendly Entertainment
This February, visitors to Royal Albert Dock Liverpool can light up their 2023 with the dock’s brand new campaign, Fiesta of Fire. Taking place across three weekends from 4-19 February with some additional elements for Valentine’s Day and half-term, Fiesta of Fire will brighten up the dark winter nights offering a lineup of free, family-friendly entertainment complete with breath-taking fire acts, performances and a thrilling spectacle of fire and light. Kicking off the festivities with…
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Fun-Filled Eurovision Dinner Coming To Hilton Hotel
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…
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Bongo’s Bingo Eurovision Weekender In Liverpool To Feature The Fizz & Katrina
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…
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Milap To Showcase The Best of UK Indo-Jazz At Liverpool International Jazz Festival 2023
This February, Milap are teaming up with Liverpool International Jazz Festival to present the best of the UK Indo-Jazz scene. Across two nights, they’ll be showcasing the brilliant and newly created Milap Indo-Jazz Club, as well as British Asian bass sensation Shez Raja. Bringing together six of the UK’s top musicians across Jazz and Indian music genres, the Milap Indo-Jazz Club will come together to present a completely new sound and vibe, as they kick-off the…
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Chinese New Year In Liverpool 2023: Discover What’s On
Celebrate Chinese New Year in Liverpool as we welcome the Year of the Rabbit. The city will come alive for the occasion, with music, dance, workshops, food and much more on Sunday 22 January. Many of the city’s celebrations will focus around Chinatown and the Chinese Ceremonial Archway. The popular tourist attraction is a beacon of fortune and the focal point for people to gather to celebrate the annual Chinese New Year Festival. The streets…
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Legendary DJ Pete Tong To Play Aintree Racecourse On Friday 16 June 2023
The Jockey Club Live are delighted to announce PETE TONG’S IBIZA CLASSICS will be making their debut at Aintree Racecourse next June. A brand-new show for 2023, the evening will expertly collide the worlds of classical and club with stunningly reimagined versions of house tracks including Fat Boy Slim “Right Here Right Now”, The Chemical Brothers “Galvanise”, Moloko “Sing It Back”, Seal “Killer”, Faithless “Insomnia” and many, many more. Expect a hedonistic night of fun and nostalgia – your favourite club tracks reimagined…
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River of Light 2022 Details & Map
River of Light 2022 is here. Taking place from Friday 21 October – Sunday 6 November, River of Light is an outdoor illuminated gallery on Liverpool’s Waterfront. The trail of light exhibitions are lit daily from 5 pm – 9 pm. There are ten artworks across a 2km loop of the Liverpool waterfront, featuring light and sound from local, national and internatonal artists. Some artworks are new to Liverpool and some are never-seen before, brand-new commissions.…
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PINS Gets Its Freak On For A Full Halloween Weekend
Leading Liverpool venue PINS has revealed its plans for this year’s Halloween celebrations – and they’re making a whole diabolical weekend of it. It kicks off on 28 October with a Halloween-themed Friday Night Bandstand – as the name suggests there’s live music running right through the night, from 5.30pm until late. Featuring the PINS House band, plus specially invited guests, there’s a sixties vibe and if you time it right you can take advantage…
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Calling All Independent Makers & Businesses: Join The Winter Arts Market Online
Open Culture, the team behind the Winter and Summer Arts Markets, have announced a new online format for 2022, with the Winter Arts Market Online. Applications are open now!Following the disappointing news that Open Culture are unable to host the Winter Arts Market at Liverpool Cathedral they have been working to offer artists and makers an alternative online opportunity to promote their businesses this Christmas.The Winter Arts Market has become an integral part of all our Christmas shopping routines.…
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DaDaFest Returns With A Fantastic Festival Programme For 2022
DaDaFest International Festival returns this autumn with a fantastic and fascinating programme showcasing the talents of disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent artists and performers. This year’s festival, with the theme and title Hybrid, runs over six weeks from 26 October to 3 December at venues across the city and beyond including the Unity Theatre, Bluecoat, Museum of Liverpool and St Helens Library as well as online. The 2022 event features the work of three DaDa Fellows who have received creative bursaries from DaDa…
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‘Our Place in Space’ Sculpture Trail To Touch Down In Liverpool This October
Our Place in Space: Church Street to Otterspool, Liverpool (14 October — 6 November 2022). Liverpool has been announced as an additional stop on the UK tour of Our Place in Space, a recreation of the solar system as a stunning 8.1 km sculpture trail designed by artist Oliver Jeffers, astrophysicist Professor Stephen Smartt and a creative team led by Nerve Centre. Following popular visits to Derry-Londonderry, Belfast and Cambridge during 2022, where it has…
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Comedy Legends Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle Are Bringing Their Show To Liverpool
US Comedy legends Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle have announced that they will be bringing their comedy show to the Liverpool M&S Bank Arena. The iconic duo are co-headlining a show around the U.K this September, produced by Live Nation. Due to demand, the two American comedians will start off their incredible tour at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Thursday 1 September before their two shows at the O2 Arena. While the two comedians have…
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Huge Oktoberfest Coming To Sefton Park This Autumn
Raise a stein as the biggest authentic Oktoberfest in the North West is coming to Liverpool in association with Bavarian brewery Maxlrainer. An amazing five day event will see bier, bratwurst and the best Oompah band around in the fantsatic location of Sefton Park. Oktoberfest will be running from Wednesday 28 September to Sunday 2 October, at the cricket fields in Sefton Park. The Bavarian food village will be serving traditional German food from sauerkraut…
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Irish Pop Legend Samantha Mumba To Headline Pride In Liverpool
Pop icon, Samantha Mumba, has been named as Pride In Liverpool’s headlining act. She will play on the Barclays Main Stage at the city’s Pier Head on July 30. The multi-talented singer, composer, actress, model and TV presenter is best known for her 00s hit singles, Gotta Tell You, Baby Come on Over and Always Come Back to Your Love. But, she made a comeback in 2020 when she released two brand new singles Cool…
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ChessFest Returns To Liverpool ONE For A Day of Chess Fun
ChessFest – a day of chess fun designed to encourage kids and adults to get ‘on board’ with the world’s oldest game returns to Chavasse Park at Liverpool ONE on Sunday 17 July. Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC), a charity that uses chess to enhance children’s educational and social development, is behind the one-day takeover event in Liverpool and London. As part of the free event, members of the public will be able to challenge…
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Internationally Renowned Street Artwork ‘RedBall’ Is Coming To Liverpool, 15 – 24 July
One of the world’s longest running street artworks is bouncing into Liverpool later this week. The RedBall Project – already showcased in global locations such as Sydney, Paris and California – will take over the city from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 July. Across ten days, the 15ft-diameter RedBall Liverpool will appear in different areas around the city – some will be tourist hotspots, others more local or undiscovered locations meeting the audience on their…
