Zion Train bring their Abassi Hi Power Sound System to Future Yard once again in December. After rocking the yard once before with the loudest sound system to ever grace this side of the water The legendary British dub ensemble are preparing to shake our very foundations.
Bringing their hugely influential and innovative sound for a party until the early hours, they’ll be joined on the night by Lo Tone Soundsystem & the Dub Defenders.
Limited Early Bird tickets on sale now.
Future Yard are getting amped up to host something out of the ordinary in the run-up to Christmas! Nuggets Live: An Adventure Through The First Psychedelic Era.
This live show is dedicated to the iconic 60s garage/psych compilation, played LIVE in its entirety by Edgar Jones (The Stairs) and very special guests. Including a guest DJ set from Will Sergeant (Echo & the Bunnymen).
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era is a compilation album of American psychedelic and garage rock singles that were released during the mid-to-late 1960s. It was created by Lenny Kaye, a writer and clerk at the Village Oldies record shop in New York. He would later become the lead guitarist for the Patti Smith Group. Kaye produced Nuggets under the supervision of Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman. It was released in 1972 with liner notes by Kaye that contained one of the first uses of the term “punk rock“.
Featuring standout classics from The Electric Prunes, The Standells, Count Five, The Seeds and The 13th Floor Elevators, Nuggets spawned a slew of similar compilations (Pebbles, Rubble) and soon became a fixture in the bags of DJs on both sides of the Atlantic.
On 15th December they are beyond thrilled to be welcoming MEMORIALS to Future Yard, the new band of Verity Susman (Electrelane) and Matthew Simms (Wire, Better Corners, It Hugs Back, UUUU).
As a duo these multi-instrumentalists are set to cover plenty of ground on stage, juggling instruments in a set up resembling that of a 5-piece band. Their sound touches on the many points for which they are known, veering from melodic song writing to psychedelic noise, free jazz freakouts, tape loops and drones, and then back again. Their debut double album – Music For Film: Tramps! & Women Against The Bomb – is out now via The state51 Conspiracy label.
Support on the night comes from Transmission Towers + Tender Claws. Tickets on sale now.
They are thrilled to be welcoming Scouse legends SPACE to Birkenhead for two shows in December as they celebrate 25 years as a band. Playing hits from their classic albums Spiders, Tin Planet and more these Britpop heavyweights are not to be missed.
Due to huge demand this event has now become a two night residency with more tickets having been added for the second show on Saturday 9th December with the Friday 8th December show now sold-out.
With support from Visa Anxiety (Friday) an up and coming high energy band with a big future and Headfeeder (Saturday) a four piece from New Brighton. Tickets on sale now.
They’re delighted to be welcoming back The Clause to Future Yard on Saturday 2nd December, after a storming set at Birkenhead Live this summer, the group turn their talents inside this time round as they play a headline show on their Live Room stage to kick-off the winter months.
Having released their debut ep ‘Pop Culture’ this year the band promise an energetic live performance with support from the Facades a four piece from Wigan and The Lags a heavy hitting hard rock/Indie band. Don’t miss out!
This free Liverpool carol service held by The Brain Charity takes place in one of Liverpool’s most stunning churches – St Francis Xavier.
The Brain Charity Choir will perform classic hymns at this peaceful Merseyside carol concert.
They are also hosting LIPA Primary choir, SingMe Merseyside, Asylum Link choir, their very own talented soloist Jess, and a special guest finale, singing carols galore for your entertainment!
Don’t worry if you’ve forgotten to buy Christmas cards, as they’ll have a stall with a range of The Brain Charity’s own festive selection too. If you let them know you’re coming, they can reserve you a seat, or pew!
This is a free event.
The principal message of this Cantata is that we should be prepared for the Day of the Lord.
The opening chorus relates the Gospel account of the unwise virgins, who were not prepared to receive their Lord, and the cantata includes two sublime love-duets between Jesus and the faithful soul.
The final chorale reassures the Lord that faithful Christians will be ready to meet him when he calls. The three vocal soloists and chorus are joined by an ensemble of oboes, cor anglais, bassoon, horn, string and organ.
Senbla presents Opera International’s award-winning Ellen Kent and the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv production, with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra.
One of the world’s most popular operas, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of the beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant – with dramatic results.
Back by overwhelming public demand, this award-winning Opera returns in a new production with exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan.
Highlights include the melodic Humming Chorus, the moving aria One Fine Day and the unforgettable Love Duet.
Mark Jones Music (woodwind) once more hosts, ‘The Classics’, for all upstairs at the Ship & Mitre Pub.
Event is free to attend, however no lift at the venue is currently available.
Car parking space is directly opposite the venue.
This concert has been organised in tribute to the legendary American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader Carla Bley who passed away recently, in October 2023, aged 87.
Carla Bley was a seminal figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s and later a prolific composer of music for various ensembles including her own Big Band, which was a group of some of the finest players on the contemporary jazz scene. She was perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator over the Hill (released as a triple LP set), as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including Gary Burton, Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Art Farmer, Robert Wyatt, John Scofield, and her ex-husband Paul Bley.
Throughout her career, Bley thought of herself as a writer first, describing herself as 99 percent composer and one percent pianist. Early in her career a number of musicians began to record her compositions. George Russell recorded Bent Eagle for his album Stratusphunk in 1960, Jimmy Giuffre recorded Ictus on his album Thesis and Paul Bley’s Barrage consisted entirely of her compositions. She arranged and composed music for bassist Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra, and wrote A Genuine Tong Funeral for vibraphonist Gary Burton.
She also collaborated with a number of other artists, including Jack Bruce, Robert Wyatt, her husband bass player Steve Swallow and Nick Mason (drummer for the rock group Pink Floyd). In fact, Mason’s solo debut album Nick Mason’s Fictitious Sports was written entirely by Bley, and features, alongside Mason on drums, many of her regular band musicians, leading Brian Olewnick of AllMusic to consider it a Carla Bley album in all but name.
Carla Bley released around 30 solo albums many on her own independent label WATT, alongside numerous other collaborative records, continuing throughout her career to record frequently with her own big band (which included Lew Soloff from Blood, Sweat & Tears and famed UK saxophonist Andy Sheppard). She also worked with a number of smaller ensembles, notably the Lost Chords. In 2005, she arranged the music for and performed on Charlie Haden’s latest Liberation Music Orchestra tour and recording, Not in Our Name and her last album, Life Goes On, was released in 2020.