Having previously been one-half of indie synth-pop act Chairlift and released her own works under the names Ramona Lisa and CEP, Caroline Polachek has become a world-renowned electro-pop act, flying the flag for the new age of off-kilter hyper-pop!
Now working under her own name, Caroline released the album Pang in 2019, to huge critical acclaim, which brought with it sets at Coachella, Glastonbury and many, many more! Her new album, Desire I Want To Turn Into You was released on Valentines Day 2023.
This is an 14+ event. 14-17 must be accompanied by an adult.
Callin’ out around the world… Super star pop star Britney Tears is looking for normal people to join her in her biggest tour yet. Normal people?
Join a florist, nurse, busker, police man, chef and mega fan on a quest of ‘just going for it’.
Expect dance auditions, riffing and the X Factor heartbeat.
RAWD, Unity’s resident disabled theatre company, who explore innovative ways to turn up disabled voices in the arts, present their Spring sharing; Dancing In The Street. Expect an evening with their trademark entertaining, fun, inclusive and empowering drama.
Glasgow’s Current Affairs make the short trip south to Birkenhead, as they join Future Yard in support of their brand new album ‘Off The Tongue’.
Written from within the world of crumbling services, broken bonds and wounded spirits, Off the Tongue rolls off an ecstatic rage, filled with hope for you, them and everyone else. Ultimately, ‘Off the Tongue’ is a rallying cry away from hopelessness, forgiving your fears and laying them to waste.
Their album holds a place for you to be angry and to be focussed – and a reminder that, in lieu of having anything else, we’ve always got each other, and an uncertain future is open game for us too.
On Thursday 3rd August Future Yard hosts Yardageddon an evening of guitar driven fun featuring three separate bands, with two sets each, all across one single night.
Firm Future Yard favourites and local stars Superstore, Polygamy and smallman bigcar all perform for your auditory pleasure.
Kunst Site presents an ambient night filled with mellow tunes and poetry by local singer-songwriters Sophie Bernice, Poppy Shrimpton and several spoken word artists.
If the weather is good all of the performances will be held in the newly renovated garden area of Quarry! Otherwise, it will be held inside with seating available indoors and outdoors.
Hailing from Northwich, Cheshire, The Zangwills make the short journey north when they headline Future Yard on Saturday 10th June.
Made up of Jake, Sam, Adam and Ed, the band formed in 2017, releasing their debut single New Heights in December of the same year and have since released music steadily, including 2 EP’s It’s Really Up to You and In Amongst the Glitter.
Each member bringing very different influences to the band which, along with Jake’s unique voice, is reflected in their distinctive, instantly recognisable sound. Tricky to pin down for comparison, the band cite David Bowie, Patti Smith, The Cure & The Strokes among their influences.
The four-piece have a reputation for their incredibly strong live sets, now including Jess Lees on backing vocals. Experience it for yourself in their live room this summer.
They’re delighted to be hosting Japanese singer-songwriter, poetry rapper and composer Haru Nemuri here at Future Yard, on her new Shunka Ryougen tour.
Inspired equally by American post hardcore icons such as Fugazi and Japanese avant-garde music legend Susumu Hirasawa, Haru Nemuri has enjoyed huge success in touring Japan as well as scoring huge success at Primavera Sound festival in 2019.
The popularity and breakout success of 2022’s Shunka Ryougen album has led to a run of choice UK and European dates alongside a North American tour. Karman supports.
They are thrilled to be welcoming Etran de L’Aïr to Future Yard on 23rd August 2023.
A name that translates to “the Stars of the Aïr,” the mountainous, northern region of their home country of Niger, Etran are based in the town of Agadez, an urban centre renowned for the electric guitar and the Western named “desert blues.”
In the Sahara, the electric guitar genre is intertwined with social function, with Etran de L’Aïr standing apart from the crowd, playing in a pan-African style that is emblematic of their hometown, citing a myriad of cultural influences, from Northern Malian blues, Hausa bar bands, to Congolese Soukous.
The trio join them this summer in support of their sophomore album, Agadez, recorded at home in the titular city, it’s an LP that invokes the desert metropolis, celebrating the sounds of all the dynamism of a hometown wedding.
They are thrilled to be hosting Honeyblood at Future Yard on Sunday 22nd October, as she embarks on her first solo tour of England and Wales.
With her armoury of hook-driven songs, singer, songwriter and guitarist Stina Tweeddale (aka Honeyblood), will be adapting her well-known guitar driven anthems for a more intimate setting in their live room.
They are thrilled to be welcoming Courtney Marie Andrews to Future Yard, kicking off the autumn months in Birkenhead in support of her 2022 album, Loose Future.
Born out of a summer of introspection spent on the shores of Cape Cod, Loose Future is a record of triumph, filled with songs exploring the feeling of letting love in, guided by harmonies and alternative percussion. It’s an album reminding us that taking the dip is what letting love in feels like. Sometimes you plunge, and sometimes you walk slowly in.
You can take the plunge with them on 1st September.
