Julia Fordham returns to the UK for her first headline tour in seven years.
Performing an array of her classic songs including ‘Happy Ever After’, ‘Where Does The Time Go’, ‘Porcelain’, ‘Girlfriend’, ‘Love Moves (In Mysterious Ways)’ and ‘Manhattan Skyline’ alongside songs from her forthcoming album.
Julia was recently seen as part of the all female group Woman to Woman featuring Judie Tzuke and Beverley Craven, releasing an acclaimed album and selling in excess of 50,000 tickets on their UK tour.
Known the world over for her stunningly rich voice and intelligent and heartfelt lyrics, Julia has worked with esteemed producer Larry Klein and collaborated with such artists as Paul Reiser, Michael McDonald and India Arie.
Liverpool Celebrates Mathew Street Festival is hosting the final of a unique music competition on Wednesday 22nd May, allowing two winners to play the iconic Pier Head stage before The Jacksons during the upcoming music festival bonanza later in the summer.
Judges on Wednesday 22nd May at CONTENT include BBC DJ Dave Monks and Kevin McManus, Head of UNESCO City of Music. Musicians Esco Williams and Rheana Forrester are also on the panel.
The judges have whittled down hundreds of entries to a final 10 ahead of the event, with talent from across the city submitting showreels of their best performances. The finalists are: Esme Bridie; Clionagh Mclaughlin; Motel Sundown; Lucy Ellen; Kate Nicholas; Simon Howard; Corin Murphy; Tom Lloyd; Paul O’Keefe and George Weston.
The competition starts at 7pm and is free to attend. The final will support Fans Supporting Foodbanks and organisers are kindly asking for food donations on the night to support the charity.
Liverpool Celebrates takes place across the August Bank Holiday (Friday 23rd – Monday 26th August), commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the last Mathew Street Festival on the Sunday and Monday with dozens of acts to perform across the music extravaganza including The Jacksons, Holly Johnson and many more.
Join Liverpool Bach Collective in St Philip Neri Church, Catharine Street, Liverpool at 6.30pm on Sunday 2 June for their penultimate cantata of the season.
This beautiful church was designed by PS Gilby who was inspired by Byzantine architecture and mosaic interiors. The performance of Cantata no. 5, Wo soll ich fliehen hin? (To where shall I flee?) will celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi as the text dwells on how the wounds and blood of Christ bring salvation to the Christian soul.
Can you crack the Morse Code challenge?
Get hands-on in an interactive music session and test your skills at decoding messages that were sent from the Titanic as the ship was sinking.
Suitable for children and adults of all ages.
Sessions at 11am, 1pm , 2pm and 3pm. Drop-in activity, no need to book.
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 second outing we are very happy to be welcoming Field Lines Cartographer 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.
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 they’d recommend booking your ticket at the earliest available opportunity.
U.S all-girl Garage Rock/Punk superstars The Darts (US) are heading to The Quarry Liverpool on 6th October!
Formed in 2016, they have released 4 LPs, Me.Ow, The Darts, I Like You But Not Like That and Snake Oil. The latter two released on Jello Biafra’s (Dead Kennedys) Alternative Tentacles label to rave reviews.
Fast forward to 2024 and they’re back with a new LP on Alternative Tentacles ‘Boomerang and are touring extensively with their high-octane live shows.
Head along and join in on Friday 17th May to shake away the week and celebrate the start of the weekend with a boogie!
A chance for families and friends to bust some moves together on a Friday afternoon and hang out.
This is a space for you, for families to be together and to connect creatively
Let go of the week, de-stress and have fun
A safe space to move freely
Dance routines
Bubbles
Parachute time
Scarf dances
Bar Open
Food available on site
Face painting
Drawing/colouring table
Tell us your song requests
After last year’s sell-out event, Crosby Symphony Orchestra returns to put on a Spanish feast of classical music.
Centre-stage is the ever-popular guitar concerto by Rodrigo performed by Craig Ogden, acclaimed as “one of the most exciting artists of his generation”. Anyone with even a passing interest in ice dance, the Olympics and Torvill & Dean will want to hear Bolero with its spell-binding melody and snare drum rhythm.
Add in a Spanish zarzuela, a ballet suite, an orchestral suite, and even a Mexican conga to finish, and prepare to be swept away in a riot of musical colour, directed by their very own Spanish conductor, Juan Ortuño.
Join everyone’s favourite folk rock band Merry Hell for a day of music and friendship. In this evening show, Merry Hell will be performing their trademark all-standing, all-dancing, roof-raising full band show.
It’s going to be a joyous day not to be missed!
Opening the show at 8pm are The Jesse Janes, an energetic quartet from Ireland and Liverpool who play the (merry) hell out of acoustic, electric, and bass guitars, with mandolin, whistle, and percussion, all brought together with 4-part harmonies that are sure to knock your socks off!
DOUBLE COUPLE OFFER:
Buy four tickets (two couples) and save £8 off your total (does not apply to previously booked tickets). Offer also available for Virginia Kettle’s Rolling Folk (3pm) when booked separately.
If you’re a couple planning on coming along, why not invite another couple and introduce them to the delights of Virgina Kettle or Merry Hell? Alternatively it doubles as a discount for a family of four. However you use it you still make a saving!
This offer can be used for both the afternoon and evening show. Simply enter the code MERRYFOUR at the checkout.
MULTIBUY OFFER:
Book both Virginia Kettle’s Rolling Folk (3pm) and Merry Hell (8pm), get £6 off your total.
OFFER Ts&Cs: The above two offers cannot be combined.
Join Virginia Kettle and friends from Merry Hell in this matinee show, featuring some of Virginia’s own musical offerings!
Starring Merry Hell’s leading lady, Virginia Kettle’s Rolling Folk is a new project that sees her collaborate with some of her marvellous musical mates.
Support is provided by Wirral’s Jim Pearson, winner of the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2023. With nine albums to his name, Jim’s music is regularly heard on BBC 6 Music.
DOUBLE COUPLE OFFER (used code MERRYFOUR)
Buy four tickets (two couples) and save £8 off your total (does not apply to previously booked tickets). Offer also available for Merry Hell full band show (8pm) when booked separately.
MULTIBUY OFFER:
Book both Virginia Kettle’s Rolling Folk and Merry Hell (8pm), get £6 off your total.
OFFER Ts&Cs: The above two offers cannot be combined.
