O Taste and See: the golden age of polyphony from Arcadelt to Weekes

 

A choral concert of unaccompanied Renaissance music including works by Byrd, Ceballos, Isaac, Josquin, Lassus as well as Arcadelt and Weekes, performed by Liverpool Renaissance Singers at Liverpool Parish Church, Our Lady and St Nicholas at 7.30pm on Wednesday the 8th of July at 7.30pm. Tickets are £12 online in advance from Ticketsource or on the door. Children under 16 are free as well as a registered disabled person with a carer. Refreshments will be available for donations at the end of the concert. The same programme will be performed at St Cuthbert’s Church Halsall near Ormskirk on Saturday 11th of July at 7.30pm when tickets will be £10 via Ticketsource in advance or on the door.

Ticketsource link:

https://www.ticketsource.com/liverpool-renaissance-singers

The Overtones: Up Close and Personal

Get closer than ever to the UK’s favourite vocal harmony group, The Overtones, as they return in 2027 with their Up Close and Personal hit tour. 

Known for their slick dance routines, pitch-perfect vocals and effortless charm, this ‘awesome foursome’ is back with a show that’s both intimate and packed with feel-good energy. 

Alongside the tight vocal arrangements and show-stopping performances, Mike, Mark, Darren and Jay will share personal stories from their journey, offering a rare glimpse behind the music.  

Expect a mix of Motown, soul, doo-wop and pop classics, alongside new material and some of their own favourites, all delivered in their signature vintage style with a modern edge. 

Combining nostalgia with contemporary showmanship, this uplifting night of music and storytelling captures the magic that has made this multi-platinum selling group a household name.  

It’s a relaxed, feel-good night of music, stories and plenty of harmonies, bringing you closer than ever to The Overtones. 

Reviews: 

“One of the UK’s most popular and prolific acts” – HELLO Magazine 

“Perfect harmonies, just fabulous” – Sky News 

“Pure Swagger” – Attitude Magazine 

Fleetwood Bac

Fleetwood Bac were the world’s first and are regarded as the UK’s most authentic Fleetwood Mac Tribute show, raved about by Peter Green’s biographer, and were the first Fleetwood Mac tribute band to fully replicate the classic Stevie, Lindsey, Christine, John & Mick ‘Rumours’ line-up. 

 Over the many years Fleetwood Bac have been together the band has received rave reviews from ‘The Stage’ newspaper, the U.K.s leading Fleetwood Mac fansites, the official Stevie Nicks website; and from ecstatic audiences wherever the band played, wowing audiences as far afield as Dubai, St. Tropez, the Cayman Islands and Monte Carlo, and twice selling out the world-famous Minack Theatre in Cornwall.  

Fleetwood Bac has also been rated by The Times newspaper as one of the U.K.’s top 5 tributes, alongside The Bootleg Beatles, Bjorn Again and the Counterfeit Stones. Fans have included original Mac bassist and biographer Bob Brunning, who joined the band several times on stage, and Peter Green’s official biographer Martin Celmins. 

The sound, the look, the mystical atmosphere and on-stage chemistry are all portrayed with passion and energy, the band have built up an excellent reputation amongst Mac fans through numerous tours, festival appearances, corporate events and TV and radio slots all over the U.K. and Europe. 

The Fleetwood Bac show focuses on the ‘Rumours’ era of the band (still the 5th biggest-selling album of all time). It also features several songs from the Peter Green days, plus some of Stevie’s biggest solo hits, in either a theatrical 2-hour show, including costume changes and an acoustic section, or a one-hour Greatest Hits Show, specially tailored for corporate events. 

 

Dr Alimantado

The legendary Jamacian artist, Dr Alimantado, best known for his iconic album “The Best Dressed Chicken in Town” comes to Birkenhead.

Dusty Echoes: Lone Frontier Album Launch

Dusty Echoes is a brand new Americana project, created by Reuben George & Rea Fortis at their home studio in Liverpool, UK. It began as the simple but abstract idea of a one-off EP in a genre they’ve never explored before, but soon blossomed into a labour of love, into which they’ve both poured all their creativity and songwriting skill for the past 2 years. The resulting 5 songs, which form their first EP “Lone Frontier”, reach across genres to include elements of country music, folk, rock, blues, soul and even hints of New Orleans jazz.

 

Unable to deny that this EP has culminated in some of their best composition, production and vocal performances, Reuben & Rea have already begun to sound out ideas for future releases with Dusty Echoes. What was once intended to be a solitary and online-only release will now be launched with a first Dusty Echoes live performance on the EP’s release day, with more live shows to follow.

 

 

Despite drawing from a wide range of artists and genres “Lone Frontier” is undeniably steeped in a Western feel, evoking songs from films, TV and games in the way each track tells a story: and paints the picture to go with it. You’ll hear elements of classic Americana; the influence of artists like Johnny Cash, Marty Robins, Paul Simon and Bobbie Gentry, but also more genre-defying songwriters like Nina Simone, Marion Black, and D’Angelo. Hints of some modern European inspirations in the songwriters’ listening rotation too, like KALEO and Ferris & Sylvester, which leave the listener with the feeling of songs which could almost have been written in any decade of the last 60 years, but were definitely produced in this one.

 

Joined by their full 5 piece band in the warm and intimate Prohibition Recording Studios, get your scarf and boots on, ready for a journey across uncharted lands. You’ll visit familiar songs while being introduced to the raw and unfiltered blend of Dusty Echoes’ signature sound. Get ready for original merch, incredible support and a chance to hear this sound for yourself.

 

Dylan LeBlanc – 10 Years of Cautionary Tale

Dylan LeBlanc is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who often finds himself flirting with the edge — or “dancing on a razor,” as he calls it — as it is all he has ever known. A verdict vagabond since he was a little boy tossed between Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama, LeBlanc thrives on the precipice, never staying in one place for too long.
Future Yard are excited to welcome him to the live room for the 10th anniversary of acclaimed album Cautionary Tale: a collection of shimmering, arresting songs with haunting vocals and a sharpened edge honed by hastened maturity.

La Perla – Explosive Afro-Colombian Live Show

 

Feel the rhythm. Move your body. Experience Colombia like never before.

La Perla, the electrifying all-female percussion and vocal trio from Bogotá, brings their explosive live show to Liverpool for one unforgettable night with Cumbia, Bullerengue, Champeta, Merengue, Hip Hop and Punk energy. 

Blending the raw power of Afro-Colombian rhythms with urban genres. La Perla creates a sound that is both deeply rooted and wildly modern. Their performances are not just concerts-they are full- body experiences.

Having performed at major festivals across Europe, Latin America and beyond- including Sziget Festival, Shambala, WOMEX, and Festival Estéreo Picnic- La Perla has built a global reputation for high-energy, hypnotic live shows that get every crowd moving.

Walt Disco

Walt Disco make emotionally rich electronic rock with scale, confidence, and intent. Fronted by Jocelyn Si (she/her) alongside Finlay McCarthy, Charlie Lock, Lewis Carmichael, and Jack Martin, the band channel big feeling through deeply personal songwriting that is direct, immersive, and fully formed.

Their sound blends electronic production with analogue synths and driving band dynamics, creating music that feels expansive without losing emotional focus. Walt Disco’s strength lies in clarity and purpose: the songs speak for themselves, meeting listeners head-on without leaning on nostalgia or comparison.

Following the acclaim of their debut album Unlearning, the band have continued to build momentum with a growing international audience. Recent tours supporting Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark across Europe and the US, alongside headline shows in North America, marked a clear step forward and affirmed Walt Disco as a band ready for bigger stages.

Now firmly in a building phase, Walt Disco are focused on developing their live show, releasing new material with intent, and expanding their world at a steady, confident pace. It’s a project defined by emotional honesty, ambition, and forward momentum. Walt Disco carve out a space that feels entirely their own.

Moolakii Club: Silent Film Soundtracks

An immersive evening of obscure silent films with live electronic soundtracks.

Back this Spring for its third series, Moolakii Club returns with the ever-popular Live Soundtracks to Silent Films – a distinctive audiovisual night blending avant-garde cinema with live experimental electronica.

What to expect

Rare silent films are projected on the big screen while electronic artists perform original soundtracks live, reacting to the visuals in real time.
Nothing is pre-recorded.
No two nights are ever the same.
The result is a shared, immersive experience – cinematic, atmospheric, and deeply engaging.

Featuring

+ Mark Peters
+ Wooden Tape
+ Mayassa

Each artist creates a unique live score, written and performed specifically for the films shown on the night.

Film details to follow

This night is for you if you are:

A fan of experimental, ambient & cinematic electronica
A lover of obscure and early film
Looking for something genuinely different
No prior knowledge needed – just curiosity and an open mind.

First Film 7:30pm

Tickets

Very limited capacity.
Advance booking strongly recommended – these events regularly sell out.

If you’ve experienced it before, you know how special it is.
If you haven’t, this Spring edition is the perfect place to start.

Tell your mates. Grab your tickets. We’ll see you there

Selector: Live Soundtracks to Silent Films

We are extremely proud to be working with Tate Liverpool to present Selector – a brand new collaboration that will merge the worlds of contemporary art and contemporary music. The series will launch with Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Leckey guest curating a range of events between 10th and 13th June, including an artist ‘In Conversation’ talk and three fascinating live events, under the title of Music From The Age Of Spiritual Machines.

Selector will explore the musical inspirations on Mark Leckey’s work, through conversation and performance, celebrating the influence music has on his art. Since the latter half of the 20th Century the relationship between music and art in contemporary culture has become increasingly entwined. Artists across genres are inspiring each other, breaking boundaries and experimenting with their practices. Selector is an opportunity to witness these artistic collisions, in a shared, immersive experience.

Moolakii Club returns with their distinctive audiovisual night blending avant-garde cinema with live experimental electronica. This event will feature Mark Leckey productions from his archives being given brand new original soundtracks live, reacting to the visuals in real time. Nothing is pre-recorded. No two nights are ever the same. The result is a shared, immersive experience – cinematic, atmospheric and deeply engaging.
Featuring SI:VX and Sulk Rooms plus special guest TBA.

SULK ROOMS

Yorkshire based composer Sulk Rooms’ sound is defined as luminescent electronica. Slow-morphing textures sequence and cascade, encapsulating intimate moments of colliding sound amongst fluttering arpeggios and transcending synth builds. Drawing the line between euphoric electronica and smoke engulfed drones.

SI:VX

SI/VX explore creative risks that remind us that the most vivid musical moments are often the ones that unsettle us most. Their collisions of noise, ambience and live spontaneity invite us to reconsider what live electronics feels like, not just sound like