Part of the Yoko Ono Lennon Lunchtime Concert SeriesMore tickets for this concert will be released on Wednesday 23 September (four weeks before the concert). If it is currently showing as sold out, please check back on this page then.
Hank Bee is the solo project of Liverpool-based, Northumbrian musician Hannah Brown. Drawing from the folk and country traditions of the north-east while embracing the intensity of alternative rock, her music offers lyrical candour wrapped in vivid guitar-led arrangements. Performing alongside her band, their live shows have become a local staple, blending reflective songwriting with epic, emotive performances.
Featured on the likes of BBC6 Music, KEXP, and X Radio and long-listed for Greenman Rising 2026, Hank Bee is one of the UKs most promising emerging artists. Originally from Morpeth, Northumberland, Brown moved to Liverpool in 2016 and has become a familiar face in its music scene. Her writing is shaped by place, identity, and a fascination with the beauty and drudgery of the everyday.
Celebrating over 40 years as a live performer, Eddi Reader has effortlessly developed into one of popular music’s most thrilling and affecting performers. What sets Eddi apart is the depth and quality of the emotional performance and ability to not only move the listener, but connect her experience to that of her audience. No two performances are ever the same.
Though first brought into the limelight as front woman for Fairground Attraction, who’s #1 single, Perfect and parent album, First of a Million Kisses, both topped the charts in the U.K., Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, it was Eddi’s subsequent solo albums that signalled her ability to assimilate different musical styles and make them very much her own. Notably, The Songs of Robert Burns (2003) is a timeless interpretation showcasing the poems of Scotland’s national bard and gained her honorary degrees from Strathclyde University, Caledonia University, Stirling University, Edinburgh University and Paisley University as well as an MBE for outstanding contributions to the Arts.
With her work in song, from the traditional to the contemporary, Eddi Reader extinguishes the preordained boundaries of genre, bringing joyous life to all forms. Her rare blend of meltingly true vocals and towering romanticism combine with an astute and pragmatic nature to make her a unique and powerful figure in contemporary music. With 10 critically acclaimed solo albums, and awards in tow, Eddi continues to delight audiences worldwide. The past few years have proved to be some of her busiest yet, playing sell out shows as part of her ‘40 Years Live Tour’ in addition to appearing as special guest with the Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra for an extensive UK tour.
Eddi has also explored the acting profession, through her acclaimed performances as Jolene Jowett in John Byrnes Your Cheatin Heart (BBC Scotland production starring Tilda Swinton). She also appeared as a 1937 jazz singer in Richard Linklaters movie: Orson And Me, starring Zac Ephron and in her contribution as Joy 3 in Michael Boyd’s production of Janice Galloway’s The Trick Is to Keep Breathing, (Radio Four and a Tron theatre production also starring Siobhan Redmond and Jenny Black).
With Support from Miwa Nagato-Apthorp.
Vox Lumiere shatters the boundaries between concert hall and cinema. Award-winning Vox Lumiere transforms Fritz Lang’s iconic 1927 silent masterpiece Metropolis into an explosive live experience with live band, thrilling original new music and powerhouse vocals.
It’s a rock concert, theatrical event, and cinematic journey rolled into one.
Jonathan Crossley (UK/ZA), hailed by Guitar Moderne as “the poster-boy for modern guitar” launches two new albums; Solace, featuring David Kollar (SK), Lukas Ligeti (AT/US) and guest Arve Henriksen, arrives on 7D Media, a post-King Crimson experimental hub.
Kollar’s playing has been described as “fearless, texturally rich and uncompromising” while Ligeti is “one of the world’s most ingenious composers”.
The evening also unveils St Augustine’s Remorse featuring Carlo Mombelli (ZA), whose work is “defiantly individual and visionary” and Johnny Hunter (UK) stepping in: cutting-edge international improvisation with deeply individual musical voices.
An evening of music shaped through collaboration, creativity and cultural exchange, bringing together musicians from Samyo, the UK’s National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music, and Tarang, the UK’s Indian Music Collective.Created during an intensive summer residency in Liverpool, the performance brings together Indian classical traditions with ensemble experimentation, improvisation and contemporary musical influences. Showcasing both established repertoire and newly developed collaborations, Re:Sound celebrates the creativity and artistry of musicians working across cultures and musical styles.Featuring a series of collaborations, small ensembles and creative partnerships, the evening highlights evolving artistic voices, fresh perspectives and dynamic musical connections.Supported by Arts Council England, Samyo and Tarang bring together young musicians and emerging artists from across the UK, creating opportunities for artistic development, collaboration and the exploration of new musical ideas.Expect an evening of vibrant musical conversations, changing ensemble combinations and creative exploration from a new generation of artists working between traditions, cultures and sound-worlds.
Promoted by Milap
A joyful musical journey where tradition and spirituality meet science fiction.
Join Manchester Collective, percussionist extraordinaire Sidiki Dembélé and his band for folksong and storytelling from the Ivory Coast, Mali and Senegal. Along the way, lead violinist Rakhi Singh breathes new life into familiar classical works. You can be sure that rhythm will be your friend here.
Adding her own colours to this vibrant palette is Nwando Ebizie. The composer and multidisciplinary artist creates a brand-new work filtered through her very own Afrofuturist vision and sonic rituals, hurtling us into the future.
Presented in partnership with Liverpool Philharmonic, in association with Africa Oyé
Following a sell-out performance last year, Paul Lewis returns with the next instalment of his Mozart+ series.
Shining a spotlight on Mozart’s often-overlooked piano sonatas, Paul will also explore the contrasts and connections between them and the works of other composers. We’ll dive into the vocally inspired world of Chopin and Schubert, tracing threads between these pieces and Mozart’s remarkable piano music.Promoted by Liverpool Philharmonic
In the late 1920s, the young Samuel Beckett travelled to Kassel in Germany to visit his aunt Cissie. There, he fell tragically in love with his first cousin Peggy and, through her art dealer father William ‘Boss’ Sinclair, came face to face with German expressionism which will prove a profound influence on his work.
The Six Paintings concert explores the interplay between visual art and music, developed by Unreal Cities in consultation with Professor Mark Nixon, the director of the Beckett International Foundation and the editor of Beckett’s German diaries, to be published for the first time in 2026.
The programme brings together six of the world’s leading musicians to respond to six paintings that each play a role in this complex story, alongside Samuel Beckett’s impressions and writings narrated by Anna Nygh. Featuring Iarla Ó Lionáird (voice and electronics), Michelle O’Rourke (voice), Cheng Yu (guqin), Niwel Tsumbu and Benjamin Dwyer (guitars), and Mary Dullea (piano), the performance explores Beckett’s work through a rich blend of voices and instruments.
(Image above: Leyhausen, Karl – Peggy Sinclair, 1931 (cropped))
Presented by Unreal Cities in association with the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool as part of the Beckett: Lieben 2026 festival
Fairport Convention have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, with 2026 being their 59th anniversary!
During that time the band that launched British folk-rock has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same – Fairport’s passion for performance.
This year’s autumn tour will present a mix of long-established Fairport favourites and some surprises from albums old and new. Fairport Convention have won a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted their ground-breaking album Liege & Lief ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time’. Their story has been celebrated with television documentaries on BBC Four and Sky Arts. The band features founding member Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar and vocals, Ric Sanders on violin, Chris Leslie on bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, fiddle and vocals.
Part of the Yoko Ono Lennon Lunchtime Concert Series
More tickets for this concert will be released on Wednesday 16 September (four weeks before the concert). If it is currently showing as sold out, please check back on this page then.
Celebrating the expressive power of the cello.
Britten’s Sonata in C, written for the great cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, is full of contrast, moving from playful energy to darker, more reflective moods.
Originally written for a now-obsolete instrument, Schubert’s ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata has become one of the cello’s most loved works, generous with warm melodies and gentle lyricism.
