Music and Theatre Events
Find out what's on in Liverpool in the world of Music and Theatre.
Every Tuesday Night from 27th March - 1st May
The Tragical Past & Mysterious Present of Sodem Hall
The Kazimier
An improvised soap opera in six parts to be performed by the company Impropriety in that Music Hall of Great Renown...
The Kazimier
Tuesday 1st May 2012
Iceage
The Shipping Forecast
Danish punk band perform as part of their Tour.
Tickets are £8.00
Thursday 3rd May 2012
Howler
The Kazimier
Having turned heads with a series of fiery (and fleeting) live shows, frontman Jordan Gatesmith’s crew have wasted little time in realising an album of thoroughly contagious, Strokes-flavoured gutter-rock. These 11 tracks zip by, dashing from start to finish in a breathtaking 32 minutes. With support from the unmissable Hooded Fang & fiN.
Thursday 3rd May 2012
Bird
Leaf
Since the release of their much-anticipated E.P 'Phantoms' on Halloween of 2011, this five piece “Atmospheric Folk” Band have gained much critical acclaim. They have regularly been played on BBC 1 and 6 as well as featuring on channel 4. Bird put themselves under the genre of ‘atmospheric folk’ and atmospheric is definitely the word. You will find haunting and poetic lyrics combined with melodic and eerie, sweeping guitar riffs. Enticing audiences with the ability to play the silences as well as the music, creating tension in everything they do leaving you wanting more at the end of every note rather than at the end of every song. Bird’s universe is magical and other worldly, creating strong imagery and emotion for the audience. Bird are sure to leave you with hairs standing up on the back of your neck.
7.30pm Friday 4th May 2012
Arboretum & Hush Arbors
The Kazimier
A project that links two highly revered bands on one LP, Hush Arbors, aka songwriter Keith Wood and Arbouretum, the project of Dave Heumann, have produced a side each of the Thrill Jockey released Aureola album, given a sterling seal of approval by Uncut magazine. Wood mostly trades in Byrds-esque territory, while Heumann deals in Anglo-folk rock, the songs also displaying the influences of American touchstones such as Crazy Horse and The Velvet Underground. The resultant sessions that produced the album were so successful a follow-up is being planned for the Autumn.
8pm Saturday 5th May 2012
The Black Belles
Eric’s Club
An all-girl “garage goth” rock band discovered by Jack White performs at the newly re-opened Eric’s club.
Tickets are £6.00.
15 May & 13 June 2012
Westlife
Echo Arena
Westlife are heading back on the road for a massive arena run in May 2012, coming to Echo Arena on Tuesday 15 May. The tour entitled 'The Greatest Hits Tour' will see Kian, Shane, Mark and Nicky perform their 14 number one singles and hits in one spectacular live show. Having sold over 44 million records worldwide, the aforementioned 14 number one singles and 7 number one albums, Irish super-group Westlife are celebrating over 14 years of success by also releasing their brand new single 'Lighthouse' on November 13th with the release of their 'Greatest Hits' on November 21st.
17-19 May 2012
Liverpool Sound City
Various Venues
Liverpool Sound City returns for three days and nights from Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th May and is held at multiple venues and spaces in Liverpool's cultural quarter. During the days the Hard Days Night Hotel plays host to a musical industry conference. Each night there will be bands, DJs and artists performing at many venues, spaces and clubs throughout the city. There will be dozens of parties and gigs, including an unsigned festival featuring new acts coming into Liverpool from all over the world, and parties hosted by festivals and labels each showcasing some of their biggest names and rising stars. Line-up includes:Professor Green, White Denim, Death In Vegas, Cloud Nothings, Yukon Blonde, Charli XCX, Fixers. In total, more than 400 acts from around the world will play to 25,000 people across 30 of Liverpool's venues for four days, with the traditional series of label showcases, late night sessions and parties also happening across the city.
5 June - 9 June 2012
Titanic - the Musical
The Empire Theatre - Liveprool
WKLOS is delighted to announce the return of one of its most successful productions. The multi award-winning Broadway show Titanic - the Musical makes a momentous return to the Liverpool Empire.
1 July - 4 September 2012
Tickle the Ivories
Music-makers and performers of all kinds are invited to Tickle the Ivories this summer, as part of Liverpool ONE's first official piano busking festival. All performers are licensed to perform and keep all the proceeds they make. Pianos will be placed in the streets in five locations, across Liverpool ONE in the heart of the city centre, transforming the streets of Liverpool ONE into open-air musical promenades for a shared exploration and celebration of music. Musicians, singers, bands, choirs, dancers, performers including schools and community groups are all invited to book free timeslots to perform with and around the pianos at the most popular times of day. It's a unique opportunity to promote your act, try your hand at busking, fundraise or take part simply because you just love to perform! With footfall of over half a million visits each week at Liverpool ONE your performance is sure to strike a chord with the public and a sure fire way to get yourself noticed...Audience members are also invited to make a song and dance and entertain their friends, family and onlookers with their own musical style during ‘Free Play Fun' times every day.
12 July 2012
Blink 182
Echo Arena
The mission for American pop punk trio Blink 182 was to complete their new album before their tour hits Echo Arena next year and with new single ‘Up All Night' out, and the highly anticipated new album awaiting a release date, it looks like they are well on the way to completing their mission. This will be the band's first album in 8 years - their breakthrough album Enema of the State was released in 1999 and went on to sell in excess of 15 million copies worldwide.
The next two albums Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001) and Blink 182 (2003) cemented their position as a pop punk supergroup.
13-15 July 2012
Brazilica
Liverpool City Centre
Brazilica is an exciting free three-day festival that brings a taste of Brazil's carnival atmosphere to the streets of Liverpool's city centre. The festival has something for everyone over the Brazilica weekend: music, dance, art, sport, culture, food and film for the whole family. All of which provide the backdrop to the Liverpool Carnival Company's spectacular Saturday night-time parade!
29 August - 2 September 2012
Disney Live Mickey's Magic Show
Echo Arena
In a captivating combination, Master Magician Mickey Mouse and the always-dazzling Minnie Mouse join forces with professional illusionist Michael Barron, and a host of Disney friends, in their very own magic show live on stage at Echo Arena from 29 August - 2 September. Witness the magic from legendary Disney films performed right before your eyes. See the Fairy Godmother transform Cinderella's rags into a beautiful ball gown; the spectacular levitation of Aladdin's Princess Jasmine; and the enchanted dancing brooms of Fantasia. Join Donald, Goofy, Belle, Snow White, Alice and the Mad Hatter, plus many more for a one-of-a-kind stage show you'll never forget - when Disney Magic takes on a whole new meaning!Adults and children alike will delight in this stunning spectacle that will keep them in awe from the opening act to curtain call.
6 September 2012
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Echo Arena
Due to phenomenal demand Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have announced a date at Echo Arena on 6 September 2012. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds eponymous album debuted at number one last month, one of only four albums this year with sales in excess of 100,000 in its first week and has now been certified platinum.
1-6 October 2012
John Bishop: Rollercoaster
Echo Arena
Despite performing to over 400,000 fans in a nationwide sell-out tour, topping the charts with the fastest selling stand-up DVD of all time last year, and regularly broadcasting into the homes of over 6.5m viewers in primetime BBC One show, John Bishop's Britain, John Bishop will return to Echo Arena 1-6 October 2012! The public clearly haven't seen enough of him yet as due to overwhelming popular demand, ‘Comedy Superstar' John Bishop embarks upon his first ever UK arena tour and makes the official announcement, that he is not...quite...ready for a holiday just yet.
11 November 2012
Andrea Bocelli
Echo Arena
Andrea Bocelli, the world's most beloved Italian tenor and biggest-selling solo artist in the history of classical music, will be returning to Echo Arena on Sunday 11 November 2012. Bocelli, who has sold more than 70 million albums over the course of an illustrious 20-year career, will be performing a selection of music including songs featured on his recent critically acclaimed live album Concerto: One Night In Central Park. The album captures a magical evening of music spanning the best of Bocelli's pop and classical repertoire and includes guest appearances from Tony Bennett, David Foster, Bryn Terfel and Chris Botti.
22 - 24 November 2012
Michael McIntyre
Echo Arena
Star of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Britain's Got Talent and winner of the 2010 British Comedy Award for Best Male TV Comic, Michael McIntyre returns to the road for his third and biggest UK arena tour to date.
Michael McIntyre's spot on observational comedy and trademark ability to turn everyday situations into master-classes of human exasperation have struck chords with millions of fans, resolutely cementing him as one of the UK's most loved and treasured comedy performers today.
1 December 2012
The War of the Worlds: The New Generation - Alive on Stage!
Echo Arena
Based on HG Wells' Classic Science Fiction Story
The Dazzling, Groundbreaking Arena Production Launches a New Era. Starring LIAM NEESON in 3D Holography, as George Herbert, The Journalist, The Martians are back, for a new generation...One of the most successful stage shows of recent times, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, returns to UK Arenas with a new star and another technological leap forward. Internationally acclaimed actor Liam Neeson will be seen in 3D holography as the story's narrator and leading a new cast. Neeson will be seen in 3 ways: appearing as the first full body hologram seen on stage interacting with live actors, as an 11-foot high holographic head and shoulders hovering above the stage, and appearing within the 2-hour CGI film projected onto the incredible 100 foot wide ‘animation wall' which adds a true epic scale to the production.
11-15 December 2012
Mrs Brown Rides Again
Echo Arena
The Mrs Brown Trilogy of plays are written by and star Brendan O'Carroll as Mrs Agnes Brown. Audiences in the North of England and Scotland first discovered Mrs Brown over ten years ago, when Mrs Brown broke box office records! The new show Mrs Brown Rides Again follows on the heels of the ‘Good Mourning Mrs Brown' tour; Agnes Brown and her dysfunctional family romp their way through what seems to be the mammy's last days at home.