Join us in the Galleries as Southport Strings will perform all of your festive favourites.
10.30am: Southport String Ensemble, Junior Orchestra
11.15am: Southport String Ensemble, Senior Orchestra
1.30pm: Iridium Adult Orchestra
Southport String Ensemble was formed by Sarah Marks in 1995 to bring her pupils together to play classical and folk music.
Formally a viola player with the RLPO, Sarah is the fiddle player/caller from the Ceilidh band, Gallimaufry who regularly lead the Burns Night Ceilidhs at St George’s Hall.
Drawing from six decades of smash-hits and more than 160 million records sold worldwide, Uptown Girl – The Billy Joel Collection celebrates the legacy of one of the greatest American musicians of all time.
This stunning new stage production features a full-band dedicated to bringing both authenticity and electrifying energy, recreating iconic performances from the archives including Billy’s appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1978, his iconic Wembley Concert in 1984 and the seminal ‘Live In Long Island’.
This roof-raising two hour staged concert features non-stop hits including: ‘My Life’, ‘Just The Way You Are’, ‘The Longest Time’, ‘An Innocent Man’, ‘New York State of Mind’, ‘She’s Always A Woman’, ‘Tell Her About It’, ‘Piano Man’, ‘Uptown Girl’ and many more.
Reviews:
“I think you’re amazing” – Ramin Karimloo – West End and Greatest American Composer of All Time
“Great performance” – Jurgen Klopp – Ex Liverpool FC Manager
Some people say that it wouldn’t truly be Christmas without our annual Christmas Music Quiz. And who are we to argue?
Come and get festive with us in the run-up to Christmas with a test of wits, music trivia and bad jokes, as the greatest quizzing minds ever assembled (in Birkenhead) battle it out for the greatest prize known to humankind – the smug satisfaction of being reigning quiz champs for another 12 months.
We have been hosting this festive music quiz in various forms for almost a decade, in partnership with Liverpool’s much loved and long-running club night, Liquidation. Future Yard have taken over hosting duties from Bido Lito!, but the spirit of the pink pages is well and truly alive.
All proceeds from the night will be split between two charities that have long been associated with this event, MIND and The Whitechapel Centre. MIND is a mental health charity that has been running since the 1960s, providing advice and support to people across the UK who may be experiencing a mental health problem. The Whitechapel Centre is the leading homeless and housing charity for the Merseyside region, working tirelessly with people who are sleeping rough or living in hostels to give them the support they need.
There are plenty of ways to win on the night, with a variety of prizes to be won. But by simply attending you are supporting the great work of these two charities.
It’s a ‘Christmas’ quiz because it’s taking place at Christmas, there will be mince pies and there will definitely be Jona Lewie. It’s a ‘music’ quiz because all the questions will be about music (even the Match Of The Day question) and because of Punk Rock Bingo. Festive knitwear is positively encouraged.
CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS
Tickets are available now
Doors at 7pm, quiz starts promptly at 7.30pm. We’ll be finished by 11pm, in time for the last bus or train!
Antony Szmierek stops off in Birkenhead on Thursday 12th March 2026 as part of Dork Magazine’s Round The Houses Tour.
This tour sees Antony bringing his razor-sharp wordplay and dry northern charm to Future Yard – expect up-close chaos, lyrical precision and a full-on celebration of one of the UK’s most distinctive voices.
This date follow Antony’s debut album Service Station at the End of the Universe, released earlier this year – a record that turns late-night observations and everyday detours into something bright, bruised, and properly replayable.
These shows promise a different kind of celebration: no big festival stages, just a few hundred people in a room shouting the words back. It’s a victory lap that’s more like a pseudo-homecoming – the kind of gig where stories breathe, jokes land, and it all feels a bit like the start of something new again
Tickets on sale now.
Hootonanny returns! Future Yard’s take on a New Year’s Eve musical hoedown.
Join Hooton Tennis Club and a whole host of friends as we bring in the New Year and celebrate 2025 the only way we know how – with a big gig!
After last year’s ultra-fun festivities we simply had to do it all over again, and we’ve rounded up an all-star cast of local favourites to join in.
Your full line-up now includes Beija Flo, Novelty Island, and Trial Tapes, plus an exclusive supergroup performance from Beija Tape’s Novelty Club Band.
Limited Early Bird tickets sold out.
General Admission tickets on sale now.
Following the independent success of their debut album in 2024 which saw the band claim a Top 15 Official Chart Position and a subsequent sold out 17 date UK Tour, The Howlers return on the eve of their debut European tour with bold new single ‘Night Crawling’ and the announcement of a show with us at Future Yard on Sunday 15th February.
The London desert rockers have never strayed from their open and honest approach to musicianship, quickly identifying themselves as one of the UK’s must-see acts, The Bands Debut Album ‘What you’ve got to lose to win it all’ received much deserved praise from the likes of Rolling Stone Magazine and Classic Rock.
Tickets on sale now.
After a storming three-night residency with us back in 2022, LOVE with original guitarist Johnny Echols, will be making their long awaited return to Future Yard on Wednesday 22nd April 2026, performing the classic songs from Love’s first three albums Love, Da Capo, Four Sail and of course the timeless Forever Changes. 2026 also marks the 60th anniversary and celebration of their debut album and the release of its follow-up Da Capo, but this isn’t just a nostalgia trip – their shows are drawing in an increasingly younger audience as teens and students are discovering the timeless music produced by these 60s legends performed by a band that is truly on top of its game.
Joining Johnny Echols on stage is Baby Lemonade who from 1993 until Arthur Lee’s death in 2006 performed as his band and became an essential part of the renaissance of LOVE’s music. This iteration of LOVE saw many sold-out shows and tours (including right here!), as well as back-to-back Glastonbury performances and an appearance on Later with Jools Holland.
Tickets on sale now.
We’re incredibly excited to be welcoming back the incredible Onomatoposter exhibition for 2026. One again we are working with Toucan Tango to host an incredible exhibition of flatstock poster art to the walls of our Gallery space, the perfect way to kick off the new year. Printmakers and designers Toucan Tango are firmly embedded in this world, a global movement of artists whose love for music spills over into a rich world of gig poster design.
We’ll be exhibiting some fine examples of this work across January, February and March with an exhibition in our Future Walls gallery space, where you can come and feast your eyes on some of the finest screen print show artwork from across the world. All prints will be available to purchase, and many are rare or limited edition prints. There will also be a special piece of print deigned for this show. Scott from Toucan Tango will also be on hand doing some live screen printing, working up the final layers on a special print designed for the night’s headlined live show with Pulled Apart By Horses to mark the launch of the exhibition.
NB – the gallery event is free entry; the live show with Pulled Apart By Horses is ticketed and takes place in the Live Room.
Gospel power meets reggae spirit in a unique, soul-stirring live experience.
Following their sold-out success with Paul Simon’s Graceland, the London African Gospel Choir now bring a fresh and exhilarating take on the music of Bob Marley – and it’s coming to Liverpool Philharmonic for one unmissable night.
More than just a tribute, this show is a powerful reinterpretation of Marley’s most iconic songs – driven by the soulful intensity of gospel vocals and the vibrant energy of the Choir’s outstanding live band. This isn’t Bob Marley as you’ve heard him before. This is Marley elevated, reimagined, and reborn – through the spiritual fire and rhythmic heartbeat of African gospel music.
Join us in your best Christmas Jumper at the Arts Bar Studios for our annual Swing Dance Christmas party! Our friends Bearcat Gumbo will be supplying the live jazz, there’ll be cake and snacks and the Arts Bar is open for drinks. There will be no Lindy Hop classes, just lots of music and dancing!
7pm Wednesday 17th December 2025 at Studio 3, Arts Bar Hope Street, L1 9BY
For more info about Mersey Swing CIC, please visit www.merseyswing.com
