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.
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Grool exists as a result of a lack of governance. Blending industrial, alt rock, and trip-hop, they sound like queer body horror and taste like the name.
Grool has developed a cult name in the Liverpool alternative music scene since its formation in 2022. Composed of members of other local bands, Grool is the culmination of the darkest depths of the members music taste.
On the 26th November they present a rare in the round performance they have called their “Ritual Set”. It is a dark and contemplative set that deals with the complexity of queer identity.
“Transition is like rebirth”
All profits go to Protect Scouse Dolls
FFO: Nine Inch Nails, Sneaker Pimps , Bjork, Maruja, Massive Attack, Place To Bury Strangers, Model Actriz, Sonic Youth, Gilla Band
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We are thrilled to present Westside Cowboy at Future Yard on Tuesday 25th November.
Westside Cowboy sound new but seem to come from an old place. Surrounded by 1978 Fender Twin Reverbs, well-thumbed Wem catalogues, a four-track recorder and spools of cassette tape. With a sound raw as a carpet burn, they ride a thrilling lo-fi boxcar tuned to the melodic precision of Teenage Fanclub and held together with the slacker cool of Pavement.
For most bands this would be enough, but not for Westside Cowboy. Just when you think you have them pinned, they career the entire thing into a brick wall of country, trad and early harmony coated, major-key rock’n’roll. They call this process ‘Britainicana’. A portmanteau of the band’s own making to describe American culture digested by English people in small towns with almost nothing in the way of cosmopolitan sheen. “Think kids in double denim and Converse eating Greggs vegan sausage rolls.”
It’s alarming and exhilarating in equal measures and marks them out as a band perpetually on the verge of losing control but having too good a time to notice the smoke screaming out from under the wheels.
After winning Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition and with a tour schedule set to take in a host of the finest festivals around, we can’t wait to welcome them to Birkenhead later this year.
Tickets on sale now.
We are thrilled to present cosmic rock pioneers Ozric Tentacles at Future Yard on Monday 24th November.
A band from another time, Ozric Tentacles served as the bridge from 70s cosmic rock to the organic dance and festival culture that came back into fashion during the 90s. The creative vision of multi-instrumentalist Ed Wynne, the Ozrics’ uniquely trippy soundscapes have connected fans of progressive rock, psychedelia and dance music culture since forming during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival 1983 and going on to become psychedelic staples at Glastonbury and other festivals for 4+ decades.
Tickets now sold out.
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.
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.
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.
