The Dream Machine follow the release of their phenomenal second album Small Time Monsters with news of their biggest ever UK tour. The band hit the road in the autumn, taking in Future Yard on Saturday 22nd November.
Following recent support shows for The Coral, The Lathums and The Charlatans, The Dream Machine opened for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at his massive Cardiff Castle gig on Wednesday July 17th (alongside The Big Moon).
Small Time Monsters, released on Run On/Modern Sky, features the singles Frankenstein and Cindy’s Eyes alongside nine brand new songs, each of them a psychedelic story of everyday life set to the kind of indelible melodies you’d hear blasting out from the milkman’s radio.
Tickets on sale Friday 12th September @ 10am.
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is back at Future Yard on Friday 21st November.
Expect fire, brimstone and a horn-tipped performance of the most flamboyant nature, Arthur brings a powerful, wide-ranging operatic voice and wild stage persona and stamina for a tour de force of a performance that has made him a pioneer of shock rock, progressive rock and a huge influence on heavy metal music.
Tickets on sale now.
POP3, our annual Climate Conference, is headlined this year by the singular Anna B Savage on Thursday 20th November.
A sense of rootedness is at the heart of her third record ‘You and i are Earth’, a record that is as much about healing as it is an unbowed sense of curiosity, and, more simply, “a love letter to a man and to Ireland.”
Following on from her critically acclaimed records A Common Turn and in|FLUX, ‘You and i are Earth’ manages to convey a sense of intimacy, while also being open-ended. Sounds of the sea and bright-eyed strings coax us on opening song Talk to Me, a study in tenderness, which brings us to a place of the elemental. It is a charged signifier that sets the tone, “I don’t think I feel nervous because of the intimacy of it,” says Savage, “the thing I feel nervous about is that it is so delicate and subtle, and the attention economy has made us desire big shiny things that will whisk us away.”
Yet ‘You and i are Earth’ transports differently, swept along by an abiding sense of calm.
This will be a solo performance.
Tickets on sale now.
Holy Pictures celebrate the release of their 2nd EP with a special performance on Sunday 30th November – and they’ve invited Pleasure Island, Drew Friel, and Dave Hirst along for the ride.
This show starts at 4pm.
Tickets on sale now.
The Mosh Tots Band headline the hippest show in town on Sunday 30th November!
Aimed at children aged 0-8, Mosh Tots is here to introduce young people to the rockin’ world of live music in a safe and fun environment. We believe that live music should be for everyone, no matter your age. For too long live music venues have been off limits for young children and their parents. Mosh Tots flips that on its head and is an opportunity to share the joy of live music together as a family.
Tickets are on sale now at £14 for kids aged 1-8, and £7 for Mini Moshers aged under 1 – or bring an under 1 for a discounted price when they come with a child aged 1-8.
For every child ticket purchased, 1 adult goes free. Tickets are needed for any additional adults attending, priced at £3.50.
XTC’s legendary drummer, Terry Chambers, is back on the road with his band eXTC (named and approved by XTC frontman, Andy Partridge).
XTC fans could only dream of witnessing the sensational XTC songbook played live.
That dream has now become a reality with Terry Chambers eXTC.
Tickets on sale now.
Iration Steppas, the Leeds-based sound system, dub production duo, and live act are celebrating their 35th anniversary!
Founded by Mark Iration and Dennis Rootical, they’ve been a pioneering force in dub music, known for their futuristic, heavyweight sound and influence on the UK’s underground bass scene. They are marking this milestone with a tour, including a stop at Future Yard.
Tickets on sale now.
APRIL MOON return for a special winter edition of their Americana showcase, and they’ve pulled out all the stops for another spectacular bill of the finest acts around.
Combining their irresistibly charming, boot-stompin’ tunes with intertwined twangy and jangly guitars, powerful vocal harmonies and a kick drum made from an old suitcase, Jaime April and Jason Moon make up the alt-country / Canadiana duo APRIL MOON. Known for their fun, well crafted songwriting, these two play the hell out of their instruments, leaving toes tapping, cheeks aching from smiling, and spirits lifted sky-high. Growing up on the wild prairies beside the North Saskatchewan River in Canada, embracing the open road became a necessity to travel between venues and the pair haven’t put down roots since, splitting their time between several countries a year and living out of a cool campervan they call ‘The Clubhouse’.
Support comes from Jukehouse Junkies, Megan Lee, Vox Americana, and Alice Ashe.
Doors at 4:30pm. Tickets on sale now.
Having released their second album ‘This Blue Earth’ this year to national acclaim (“…visions born out of reading Somerset Maugham while imbibing in the acid Love dropped in the Mersey long ago…” – Uncut Magazine), The Shipbuilders bring their Shipwrecked events to it spiritual home in Future Yard on Saturday 6th December.
Having hosted two legendary all-day events in 2021 and 2022, Shipwrecked returns to Birkenhead for another all-day bash, with a special expanded Shipbuilders lineup, plus support from the great and good.
We’re thrilled to be welcoming Big Unit Agricultural Regime, Gintis, Motel Sundown, Holy Gloam, and William William Rodgers along for the ride on the day. Alongside newly added support from Sally Porter, Saint Vespauluus, Melissa Grindon and Laura Ferries.
Tickets on sale now.
We welcome Brixton-born folk songwriter Will Varley on Friday 5th December, an artist that stays true to the roots of folk by combining personal storytelling with political statements.
He joins us this Winter in support of his new album, ‘Machines Will Never Learn To Make Mistakes Like Me’ (out 30th May). Inspired by his natural habitats of the East Kent Coast and the US Midwest, the album is full of songs are rich, lyrical tales that speak of hard touring, relationships on the rocks and the rebuilding of minds. Featuring some very special guest appearances including Billy Bragg, Eleni Drake & Bastille’s Dan Smith, the album continues Varley’s decade long exploration of the human condition, this time focusing on society’s ever-present threat of impending apocalypse, how we marry this with the mundane and the minutiae of our everyday lives and how we can find hope.
Tickets on sale now.
