A joyful fusion of jazz and Scottish folk music.
We’re delighted to be hosting the award-winning Manchester Collective for another of their special contemporary classical events in their 2023/24 season. Manchester Collective shows always produce incredible experiences, involving music a broad range of music. This show with Mercury Prize-nominated Scottish folk/jazz musician Fergus McCreadie is no different. Traditional folk music meets jazz and a string quartet.
Humans love categories – drawing lines between ideas, people, genres and moods. But the music we love, no matter how old or new, traditional or contemporary, often has far more in common than we think…
This show is bound to surprise and delight as Mercury Prize-nominated pianist Fergus McCreadie and his spellbinding trio of jazz musicians join the Manchester Collective string quartet to blast through an irresistible collection of music that lives somewhere between the boundaries of jazz, new classical and folk.
Alongside a brand new set by Fergus, fellow Scotsman and Collective favourite Donald Grant is arranging a collection of traditional folk tunes for this unlikely band of players. It’s music that goes straight to the heart, full of warmth and optimism.
There’s no doubt this gig is going to be a lot of fun. Come join the party.
Join Over The Water Show Choir and friends for an evening of choral entertainment.
The concert is being held to raise funds to help get the choir to Malmo in Sweden for Eurovision 2024 in May.
The concert will feature lots of fun Eurovision bangers alongside other up-tempo classic songs. Watch out for our special guest electric violinist Lara Simpson who will get the night started, and our glitter squad who will be on hand to cover you in sparkles! Food and drink will be available to purchase throughout the evening.
Mega prize draw raffle also will be on the go. We can’t wait to party with you!
Doors open at 6pm and concert will begin at 6.30pm.
All under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
NOTICE: STROBE & FLASHING LIGHTS WILL BE IN USE DURING THIS EVENT. PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND WHEN BOOKING TICKETS.
Music for Meditation is an experimental approach to live music, a hybrid of live performance and guided meditation. The aim is to create a more immersive gig experience, using music as the object of meditation – with the help of a qualified secular mindfulness instructor.
For our first event we are very happy to be welcoming Polypores to perform for us, who ‘paints music with a modular synthesizer, drawing influence from ambient, new age, and experimental electronics’.
The meditation will be guided by qualified instructor, Tony Bennett, a mindfulness teacher with The Mind Map and a current PhD student at LJMU’s School of Psychology.
The performance + guided meditation will last approximately 30 minutes, with a brief period before and after for introductions, explainers and feedback. Prompt arrival is essential as latecomers will not be permitted entry.
Attendees are encouraged to bring cushions or mats to make themselves as comfortable as possible. The event is taking place in a dance studio so the flooring is fine for sitting on, there will be a limited number of chairs available too.
Spaces are strictly limited to 30 – so we’d recommend booking your ticket at the earliest available opportunity.
2 – 3pm, Saturday 16th March
24 Hope Street, Studio 2
John Bramwell has been on a never-ending rolling adventure since his workings away from the cherished, Mercury Prize nominated Mancunian band, I Am Kloot. Now on the road with his latest project, John previews his much anticipated sophomore album The Light Fantastic.
After touring his album launch shows this February 2024 in London, Manchester and Bristol as the larger band set up of John Bramwell & The Full Harmonic Convergence, John will then make the trip to the Music Room at Liverpool Philharmonic as John Bramwell & The Full Harmonic Trio, where audiences can enjoy the new album played live in its full glory with perhaps some surprises in between.
The Savoy Jazzmen formed in 1960 playing traditional jazz from the 1920’s and 1930’s. The band play on the second Sunday of the month between 2-4 pm in the Abbey’s function room. Why not come early and have meal.
You can book a table by ringing 0151 722 5293.
Vinny Peculiar returns to Liverpool with a full band and some very special guests for a multimedia performance in the Music Room. Featuring songs from his fabulously diverse, fourteen album recording career including the latest critically acclaimed album, How I Learned To Love The Freaks.
Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes) grew up in Worcestershire and trained as a nurse before signing to Manchester cult label Ugly Man Records (former home to Elbow). He’s since put out fourteen albums of literate autobiographical pop music over a twenty-year career touring band, solo and duo shows in the UK, Ireland, Europe and the US.
Past work associations include Bill Drummond (KLF) and his various bands have included ex-members of The Smiths, OASIS, Aztec Camera & The Fall. He’s written and recorded as Parlour Flames, the band he formed in 2013 with ex-OASIS rhythm guitarist, Bonehead.
Yard Act will play at Invisible Wind Factory in March as part of their UK tour.
Yard Act opened the main stage at Reading & Leeds Festival summer 2023 as well as making appearances at Latitude (headlining the BBC Sounds stage, no less), Fuji Rocks, and Boardmasters.
The band will return to North America in November with a run of headline shows across the US, culminating in a slot at Mexico City’s Corona Capital Festival. Earlier this year, Yard Act delivered an unprecedented five-night residency at their hometown’s Brudenell Social Club which was awarded four stars each in reviews from Rolling Stone UK, The Telegraph, and The Times.
The band were joined by a stellar lineup of comedians; Phill Jupitus, Nish Kumar, Lolly Adefope, and Harry Hill. The band also made their festival headline bow at Dot To Dot in Bristol & Nottingham, performed at Primavera (Barcelona, Madrid & Porto) and played their maiden shows in Australia and New Zealand this year, truly making their mark on the global stage.
Not a tribute, but a rave and AV show that reworks the classic-rock sound of the Mac into a spectrum of electronic genres.
Remixes of the hits and plenty of deep-cuts ready for the chiffon-filled dance floor. This is a tunnel-visioned, all-night journey. If you don’t like Fleetwood Mac, Stand Back, Stand Back.
Since 2012, DJs Roxanne Roll and Alex Oxley have been hosting their tunnel-visioned event and celebrating the extensive back catalogue of Fleetwood Mac.
With a curated and created assortment of remixes and edits they’ve shared their passion with like-minded hedonists at some of the best festivals and clubs in the world. Glastonbury to Robot Heart (Burning Man), from Printworks to Kantine am Berghain.
Channel One Sound System is one of the UK’s best known and most loved reggae sound systems.
Having taken over the running of their father’s sound in 1979, Mikey Dread and his brother Jah T took the sound to local blues parties and dances. Mikey took the name Channel One as homage to the legendary Channel One studio in Jamaica. In 1983, Channel One started playing at Notting Hill Carnival, they have played at Carnival every year since.
Channel One is made up of selector Mikey Dread and MC Ras Kayleb. Channel One play a unique selection of conscious reggae, exclusive dubplates and uplifting steppas. Channel One’s hand built sound system provides a rich heavyweight bass sound, which compliments their tight selection of old and new roots music.
Channel One’s mission is “to break down barriers via reggae music”, they have achieved this by travelling and playing to new audiences and venues all over the world.
EVOL returns with their micro-festival FESTEVOL on Saturday 30th March 2024 at the Arts Club.
Headliners PEACE are spearheading a small bounty of carefully selected new artists from Merseyside and beyond who all have bright futures ahead of them. Completing the line up are 86TVs, Overpass, Witch Fever, the return of Hooton Tennis Club, Casino, Van Houten, Slate, Bandit, Ambedo Blue, Bright Town and Tilly Louise.
