Queen By Candlelight

Direct from Carnegie Hall, New York and following a run of sell-out shows across the UK and Australia, join us for an incredible night of Queen Anthems, performed at the beautiful M&S Bank Arena, by candlelight.

Featuring a spectacular cast of West End Singers, accompanied by an epic live rock band, experience Queen as you have never heard them before.Featuring some of the most iconic songs of all time, including Bohemian Rhapsody, It’s a Kind of Magic, We Are The Champions, Who Wants to Live Forever and many more!The Show Must Go On! So, join us for this unforgettable experience guaranteed to Rock You!

Mosh Tots

The Mosh Tots Band take over the Future Yard main stage for the hottest show in town, on Sunday 21st September!

Aimed at children aged 1-8, 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 £9 for kids aged 1-8, and £6 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 £2.50.

 

We Never Close

7:30pm

Patrick Dineen performs live a selection of songs from his latest album We Never Close. Combining his love of Weimar Era cabaret, klezmer, blues, early jazz, film noir  and contemporary soundtrack, he brings his own signature music style to his songs combining sophisticated arrangements with with his own strong melodies. His  songs range from the darkly comic and political such as  ‘It’s Society that’s Sick Not Me” and ‘Less Is More’ to songs of pathos, passion, and loss of identity in songs such as “The Honey Jar” and “Busy Being Someone Else”
Adopting the role of commentator and m.c.  Patrick invites you to experience each song as a story with live performance, unique theatrical lighting, film and special guests.  Expect irony. laughter, wit, melancholy, theatricality, dramatic presentations acerbic lyrics and catchy tunes from the club that never closes. Patrick has a long standing relationship with the Unity and is known for the music-led productions he has staged there and toured both nationally and internationally.

Storming the Citadel: 3 Original Rock Recording Bands Heavens Reign; Snatch-Back & Lee Cunliffe

 

Three great original Rock bands return home to the Citadel, St Helens on Sat. 6th September celebrating their own unique style new recordings.

*”Heavens Reign”: (ex Rolling Thunder band) Electrifying, high energy anthemic rock

*”Lee Cunliffe Trio”: Satriani inspired axe master of shred guitar.

*”Snatch-Back”: Exciting adrenalin driven traditional British Rock

Don’t miss this unique night of home grown, Original Rock.  More band info & Bargain advance tickets @https://liveatcitadel.co.uk/concerts/the-citadel-takeover-1266/

 

Ryosuke Kiyasu (snare drum performance)

WYRM in association with QUARRY is pleased to present a performance from legendary Japanese snare drum artist RYOSUKE KIYASU. This performance will take place at Metal, located at Edge Hill Station, Liverpool.

Ryosuke Kiyasu has been active as a snare drum soloist since 2003 and is also known as a drummer in “SETE STAR SEPT”, “Kiyasu Orchestra”, Mr. Keiji Haino’s band “Fushitsusha”. He is also known as a founding member of The Endless Blockade in Canada.

His solo performances have been featured on BBC News (UK national broadcaster) and VICE Magazine, His performance in Berlin in 2018 was a big hit on social media with over 23 million views.

In 2022-2023, the world’s largest classical percussion festival “Überschlag Festival”, “Dr. Martens Fest 23”, “Outsider Art Festival” in Finland, and “Alternativa Festival” in the Czech Republic. He continues to travel around the world and perform in various places.

In 2023, at the Edinburgh Art Festival in England, a short movie of his snare drum performance by a British director was shown as an exhibition and became a topic of conversation.

He also released a collaborative work with the Swedish apparel brand “Our Legacy”. He has released more than 200 albums, both solo and with his band.

Nana’s Not Night-Time 90’s Rave

Remember when we use to rave into the wee hours? Want the euphoria of dancing with your arms high above your head to the best 90’s dance tracks, but don’t have a week to recover? Well the Great Great Grandmother of good times, Nana Funk and shapeshifter, meta-drag artist and Art-House Witch Dross have teamed together to bring you Nana’s Not Night-Time 90’s Rave at Future Yard.

Burn off your breakfast and build up your appetite in time for supper with DJ extraordinaires, The Fat Britney and Chris Carney. 2pm – 7pm. Enough time to get your heart rate up, but not so long that your knees pack in!  

THE FAT BRITNEY is Manchester’s chubby chanteuse of camp. Her sets are dedicated to poor taste, filth basslines and sweaty sweaty raving. She is resident of Under One Roof Raves and Manchester’s queer clubbing institution Bollox. She takes herself very seriously but doesn’t encourage you to.  

CHRIS HERSTAD CARNEY is a DJ, radio presenter, event & festival manager, educator and general creative brain from Liverpool. In his DJ career as a solo performer and with renowned collective Mixnots, Chris has played Glastonbury, Creamfields, Isle of Wight, Sound City, Kendal Calling, Standon Calling & Lake of Stars Malawi. Chris co-founded Threshold Festival of Music & Arts which ran for 11 years in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle district

Pulled Apart By Horses: Loserpalooza IV

Society of Losers presents Loserpalooza 4 at Future Yard on Saturday 2nd August packed with 9 bands across 2 stages for extra fun!

Frenetic alt-rock behemoths Pulled Apart By Horses headline, with CrapsonsTwo Tonne MacheteThe Big ThemOh MotherI Create Deathrays and Petrichor joining the bill.

It’s fun to lose.

NANA’S NOT NIGHT-TIME 90s RAVE

Remember when we use to rave into the wee hours? Want the euphoria of dancing with your arms high above your head to the best 90’s dance tracks, but don’t have a week to recover? Well the Great Great Grandmother of good times, Nana Funk and shapeshifter, meta-drag artist and Art-House Witch Dross have teamed together to bring you Nana’s Not Night-Time 90’s Rave at Future Yard on Sunday 7th September.

Burn off your breakfast and build up your appetite in time for tea with DJ extraordinaires, The Fat Britney and Chris Carney. 2pm – 7pm. Enough time to get your heart rate up, but not so long that your knees pack in!

This is an 18+ event. Tickets on sale now. 

The Sound of Julie Andrews

 

Featuring songs including: ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’, ‘Feed the Birds’, ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, ‘Wouldn’t It Be Loverly’, ‘Do-Re-Mi’, ‘Let’s Go Fly A Kite’ and more!

Performers:

Richard Balcombe conductor

Graham BickleyKatie Birtill and Kelly Mathieson vocalists

Julie Andrews’ career has spanned eight decades on the stage and screen, and along the way she’s starred in some of the world’s favourite films and musicals, created some of cinema’s most iconic characters, and earned an enviable collection of Hollywood’s greatest awards. Now, as this practically perfect national treasure celebrates her 90th birthday, the Orchestra and acclaimed vocalists bring you a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious evening of beloved songs from Mary PoppinsThe Sound of Music, My Fair Lady and more.