The first gig at Maguire’s Pizza Bar was on 16th March 2013. The venue is still going strong as Outpost so we’re having a party to celebrate 12 years of shows!
They’ve asked some old friends to join them on Saturday 15th March 2025 at Outpost and they’d love you to join them too!
Bands: Darko//The Stopouts//Code Break//More TBC!
Voulez-vous a New Year’s Eve extravaganza?
As the Orchestra prepare to bring you a Super Trouper showcase of the legendary ABBA, join us in the Music Room as we step back into the seventies in style.
Bold and brilliant, 70s trends were definitely colourful, and we’re throwing an event to match. From Babycham and Blue Lagoons to Lambrusco and Piesporter, you’ll be sipping on vintage classics while you groove to some of the decade’s biggest hits. And that’s not all – we’ll have a mouth-watering selection of retro canapes that’ll make you say Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Think cheese and pineapple skewers, Turkish Delight, vol-au-vents, devilled eggs, cheesy puffs and, of course, prawn cocktail.
Bell bottoms and platforms still in the back of the wardrobe? Dig them out and come along in your finest 70s threads. And as you embrace your inner Dancing Queen, we’ll have an ABBA-themed photo booth set up to capture every one of those totally far-out looks.
A sparkling celebration of the disco decade, this is the perfect way to get the party started before we say Thank You for the Music over in the Hall. Buy your tickets now – knowing you, knowing us, it’s going to be a night to remember!
Welcome 2025 with a stirring celebration of favourite classical pieces – and ring in the New Year with Land of Hope and Glory, Nessun Dorma and Hornpipe.
Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture
Verdi Brindisi
Ravel Bolero
Bizet Flower Song from Carmen
Puccini ‘O soave fanciulla’ from Act 1 of La bohème
Holst ‘Jupiter’ from The Planets
And all your New Year’s Day favourites including:
Nessun Dorma
Hornpipe
Land of Hope and Glory
Based in Glasgow, Gerard Love spent three decades playing bass guitar and contributing songs in Teenage Fanclub.
He released a solo album, Electric Cables, in 2012 under the moniker Lightships. With Dave McGowan, Bob Kildea, Tom Crossley, and Noel O’Donnell he has rebranded as Gerard Love & The Magic Influence and is currently in the process of making a new album with Bill Ryder-Jones at the controls.
In live shows, the setlist includes a variety of Love’s songs from the Teenage Fanclub era, the Lightships album, and some new compositions.
Mary Coughlan is often described as the greatest female vocalist that Ireland has ever produced, standing alongside some of the world’s most iconic jazz singers.
She is unique in blending whisky-blurred, smoke-seared, husky notes with the laconic wit of Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee. She draws the line of deep, down and dirty blues singers back to Bessie Smith with the sardonic, bitter-sweet defiance and despair of Edith Piaf. Yet Mary Coughlan delivers it all in a delicious and unapologetic Irish drawl: sceptical, rueful, mournful and melting and ardent for love.
Mary Coughlan is one of our greatest singers because over 40 years she has made the most grown-up, uncompromising, wholly personal yet utterly universal music on either side of the Atlantic about what goes on between men and women.
Hootonanny is here!
Future Yard’s celebration of the year that was and the year that will be is back in Birkenhead on New Year’s Eve, as they team up with Hooton Tennis Club and friends to really put the ‘Hoot’ back in Hootonanny.
Following on from their sold-out return show that kicked off 2024 at Future Yard, the Wirral’s-favourite indie darlings return to close out the year in style, with a two-set night performing their own songs earlier in the evening, followed by a supergroup of HTC and friends playing your favourite party songs as the clock strikes midnight.
Hank Bee, The Hermit and Disco in Sochi support on the night – all joining Hooton Tennis Club on-stage as ‘Hermit Hank’s Disco Club’ take you into the new year.
Tickets on sale now.
A programme for inner peace, combining medieval sounds with the contemporary voices of Arvo Pärt, Will Todd and Anna Clyne.
In an age of resurgent conflict and frenetic demands on our attention, our 2025 Choral Pilgrimage: Angel of Peace offers a slice of tranquillity in many forms courtesy of luminous, purifying music traversing six centuries. From the enraptured songs of medieval abbess Hildegard of Bingen and the mesmeric soundworld of Arvo Pärt, to the magical realm of a brand new work for choir and solo violin by composer Anna Clyne, nine pieces of music from across the centuries speak of peace and acceptance and the ecstatic joy their reassurance can bring.
This year’s tour takes its title from words by Cardinal Newman, set to music by Will Todd – ‘Let me be an angel of peace’. Newman’s meditation on the challenge of existence suggests life’s deepest valleys only help its highest mountains feel more wonderful. Perhaps, when we see that joy co-exists with sadness, we’ve been visited by our own Angel of Peace.
That Theatre Group presents a joy filled show about winters past. Memories of 100 care home residents provide the soundtrack to this multi-sensory extravaganza of striking visuals, enchanting characters, delightful puppets and sing-a-long Christmas classics.
That Theatre Group CIC produces work with and for older people living with dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other neuro-degenerative diseases. It tours to care homes, providing meaningful therapeutic engagement through theatre.
Winter Wonderland is created by the team that produced Spring into Summer and Songs for Europe, originally produced by Nwoko Arts. The company is currently piloting a model of a ‘theatre company in residence’, where a team of creatives are delivering regular activities with residents, their loved ones and staff. The impact of this programme is being researched by LJMU Faculty of Health & Adult Care.
That Theatre Group produced Krapp’s Last Tape, earlier this year, which saw the return of former Artistic Director, Graeme Phillips, to the Unity.
Events 471 presents Da Googie at Future Yard on Friday 6th December.
The solo project of Deb Googe, the renowned bass player from My Bloody Valentine, Thurston Moore Group, and Brix Smith, Da Googie offers a mesmerising blend of traditional bass lines with abstract noises and field recordings, creating intricate, layered soundscapes that captivate and challenge the listener. Prepare to be enveloped in a unique auditory experience as Da Googie takes you on a journey through her innovative sound explorations.
Support comes from Loop Fader, an ambient, retro-futurist, and experimental audio-visual electronica project, Utilising masterful analogue and digital looping to craft incredible soundscapes that draw from various genres and approaches.
Don’t miss this opportunity to witness two of the most innovative artists in contemporary experimental music.
No Fun presents Portuguese electro-psych punks MAQUINA. at Future Yard on Sunday 16th February 2025.
Drawing inspiration from repetition/minimalism-centered styles such as Krautrock and Industrial Techno, MAQUINA. fearlessly explores the boundaries of these genres by incorporating elements of rock and electronic music into their distinctive sound.
With their energetic performances that blend dance culture with heavy-hook songcraft, the band quickly gained a reputation among audiences. One of the standout features of MAQUINA.’s live performances is their commitment to authenticity and musicality. Unlike many electronic acts that heavily rely on machines and programmed beats, this trio challenges convention by excluding the use of machines and clicks during their concerts. Instead, they embrace the raw power of live instruments, providing an electrifying experience that resonates with the audience on a deeper level.
Yobs + Angel Spit support.