Author Topic: The Liverpool Gig Thread (Read 166539 times)

Damo58 · « **Reply #1040 on:** December 21, 2023, 09:23:28 am »

I love the Future Yard. Being on this side of the water, it's amazing to be able to hop on a bus and be 10 minutes away from such a good venue and it means I've seen people (who I've ended up loving) that I wouldn't normally head to Manchester for. I'm there tonight actually for Nuggets Live which Edgar Jones and Will Sergeant are DJing.

They also have plans to buy and use the old railway tunnel over the fence outside which will make it big venue and should get even bigger names.

ToneLa · « **Reply #1041 on:** December 21, 2023, 11:17:35 am »

I'm SICK so not goin anywhere but yeah I'd love to go the Nuggets night. Saw Edgar do the Smithdown festival, he was great - good band with him, guitarist playin a Tele was sound, drummer too

Birkenhead showing us how it's done... IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME

John_P · « **Reply #1042 on:** December 21, 2023, 08:44:04 pm »

Really enjoyed Future Yard as a venue when I saw The Coral there back in May. Decent bar in the front as well.

ToneLa · « **Reply #1043 on:** February 16, 2024, 04:47:49 pm »

ffs

Event Name: meraki x First Contact Presents: Estella Boersma
Venue: Meraki
Date: 1st Mar 2024 til 2nd Mar 2024

Reason for cancellation: Due to unforseen circumstances this event will no longer be able to go ahead.

Mr Benn please? · « **Reply #1044 on:** February 18, 2024, 10:56:10 pm »

was at Gruff Rhys at the Arts Club yesterday evening. Show was great, he played most of his new album, plus a smattering of older solo stuff. Finished nice and early too which is a bonus when you get to my age. Didn't enjoying queuing in the rain for 15 minutes before the show though. They need to sort out their mad ticketing system.

kesey · « **Reply #1045 on:** March 1, 2024, 01:05:58 am »

Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band in the Phil in December .

My life is now complete !

jackh · « **Reply #1046 on:** March 1, 2024, 11:17:56 am »

Quote from: Mr Benn please? on February 18, 2024, 10:56:10 pm

was at Gruff Rhys at the Arts Club yesterday evening. Show was great, he played most of his new album, plus a smattering of older solo stuff. Finished nice and early too which is a bonus when you get to my age. Didn't enjoying queuing in the rain for 15 minutes before the show though. They need to sort out their mad ticketing system.

Was at this too (great to be back at the re-opened Arts Club!) and thoroughly enjoyed the show - third time seeing Gruff Rhys, following his tour for the previous album and then a support slot for The Coral a few months ago, and he's probably on my list of artists I'll look to catch every time they're in Liverpool or Manchester now.

I know one of the staff involved in the ownership/event-management side there, and - given it was my first time back - did feel a duty to offer a few bits of feedback afterwards, but I'm sure they'll get things sorted.

Was able to do a good deed on the night too - girl & her dad next to me had their phone-torches out and were looking for something towards the end of the gig, and I spotted an earring on the floor as the place cleared out. Thought they'd left but I found them near the toilets/side of stage, and they were both pretty overwhelmed - she said it was "[her] mum's from the eighties" and it was clear there was some significant sentimental value involved. Glad I picked it up when I spotted it.

Feeder and The Staves are the next couple for me in Liverpool - nice to have some local (touring artist) gigs again!

John_P · « **Reply #1047 on:** March 1, 2024, 08:07:13 pm »

Got a ticket for the On The Waterfront Festival at the Pier Head in June. Ocean Colour Scene, Cast, Embrace, The View, Republica, and a few others.

jackh · « **Reply #1048 on:** March 2, 2024, 02:51:15 pm »

Quote from: John_P on March 1, 2024, 08:07:13 pm

Got a ticket for the On The Waterfront Festival at the Pier Head in June. Ocean Colour Scene, Cast, Embrace, The View, Republica, and a few others.

Seen Cast a load of times, but never Ocean Colour Scene and Embrace were a band I liked a lot when I was kid (first three albums) - I feel it'd be daft of me not to go to that!

Mr Benn please? · « **Reply #1049 on:** March 3, 2024, 10:12:17 pm »

Quote from: jackh on March 1, 2024, 11:17:56 am

I know one of the staff involved in the ownership/event-management side there, and - given it was my first time back - did feel a duty to offer a few bits of feedback afterwards, but I'm sure they'll get things sorted.

cool, I'm going back there to see Jane Weaver in May. Will hopefully have sorted the queuing/ticketing by then. As you say, it's great to have another venue in the city centre and hopefully this will mean that more artists will come here, as it sometimes feels like Liverpool is a bit overlooked compared with other cities in the north.

kesey · « **Reply #1050 on:** March 4, 2024, 02:56:54 pm »

Quote from: John_P on March 1, 2024, 08:07:13 pm

Got a ticket for the On The Waterfront Festival at the Pier Head in June. Ocean Colour Scene, Cast, Embrace, The View, Republica, and a few others.

Thought you'd be playing .

kesey · « **Reply #1051 on:** March 7, 2024, 01:01:44 pm »

Michael Head accoustic set in the Jacaranda 13th April .

John_P · « **Reply #1052 on:** March 8, 2024, 11:36:45 pm »

Saw Kaiser Chiefs in the Jacaranda Baltic this evening. Been a great new addition to the city since it opened with loads of album launch shows.

moondog · « **Reply #1053 on:** March 9, 2024, 12:03:34 am »

Quote from: kesey on March 7, 2024, 01:01:44 pm

Michael Head accoustic set in the Jacaranda 13th April .

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John Head at the Tung on April 19th

kesey · « **Reply #1054 on:** March 9, 2024, 01:26:42 am »

Quote from: moondog on March 9, 2024, 12:03:34 am

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John Head at the Tung on April 19th

Touche ! Nice one . Iam going to two at the Tung in April . Jali Bakarey Konteh on the kora and Debahsmita Battacharya ( Sarod ) and her mate on the tabla.

jackh · « **Reply #1055 on:** April 9, 2024, 01:33:53 pm »

Went to the new (ish?) Jacaranda Baltic on Saturday night - Feeder were in for an album launch performance & signing (album was out on Friday). The venue had also had The Libertines in earlier in the day.

Great to have another venue open in the city that's small but also big enough to accommodate touring artists, after what had felt like a tough couple of years for venues. Also went to Content to see Bill Ryder Jones a couple of weeks ago.

Still got the slight challenge of geographic location when it comes to drawing artists into the city (where, for example, they don't need to do both Liverpool & Manchester and so tend to play Manchester), but between Jacaranda Baltic, Content, the re-opened Arts Club, the Invisible Wind Factory, the Academy, and the university, there feels like a good range of small- to mid-sized venues again (in addition to the Phil, the Olympia, and of course the arena). Starting to have some faith in all that 'music city' promo again

John_P · « **Reply #1056 on:** April 9, 2024, 07:02:15 pm »

Quote from: jackh on April 9, 2024, 01:33:53 pm

Went to the new (ish?) Jacaranda Baltic on Saturday night - Feeder were in for an album launch performance & signing (album was out on Friday). The venue had also had The Libertines in earlier in the day.

Great to have another venue open in the city that's small but also big enough to accommodate touring artists, after what had felt like a tough couple of years for venues. Also went to Content to see Bill Ryder Jones a couple of weeks ago.

Still got the slight challenge of geographic location when it comes to drawing artists into the city (where, for example, they don't need to do both Liverpool & Manchester and so tend to play Manchester), but between Jacaranda Baltic, Content, the re-opened Arts Club, the Invisible Wind Factory, the Academy, and the university, there feels like a good range of small- to mid-sized venues again (in addition to the Phil, the Olympia, and of course the arena). Starting to have some faith in all that 'music city' promo again

It's a cracking little venue, been to three album launch shows since it opened.

Rough Trade will have a small venue as well, shop opens next week and the venue in May I believe.

kesey · « **Reply #1057 on:** April 15, 2024, 01:31:41 pm »

Quote from: jackh on April 9, 2024, 01:33:53 pm

Went to the new (ish?) Jacaranda Baltic on Saturday night - Feeder were in for an album launch performance & signing (album was out on Friday). The venue had also had The Libertines in earlier in the day.

Great to have another venue open in the city that's small but also big enough to accommodate touring artists, after what had felt like a tough couple of years for venues. Also went to Content to see Bill Ryder Jones a couple of weeks ago.

Still got the slight challenge of geographic location when it comes to drawing artists into the city (where, for example, they don't need to do both Liverpool & Manchester and so tend to play Manchester), but between Jacaranda Baltic, Content, the re-opened Arts Club, the Invisible Wind Factory, the Academy, and the university, there feels like a good range of small- to mid-sized venues again (in addition to the Phil, the Olympia, and of course the arena). Starting to have some faith in all that 'music city' promo again

Michael Head ?

redgriffin73 · « **Reply #1058 on:** April 15, 2024, 01:57:34 pm »

Quote from: jackh on March 2, 2024, 02:51:15 pm

Seen Cast a load of times, but never Ocean Colour Scene and Embrace were a band I liked a lot when I was kid (first three albums) - I feel it'd be daft of me not to go to that!

OCS are great live, seen them do both acoustic and band sets.

John_P · « **Reply #1059 on:** April 16, 2024, 06:50:58 pm »

Catfish and The Bottlemen playing Sefton Park in July. Tickets on sale this week.

Pepe Reina Is Rafas Son · « **Reply #1060 on:** April 19, 2024, 07:31:37 am »

Going to see an Irish folk band in The Arts Club - The Loft in November, never been to the venue, what is it like? Thanks

peelyon · « **Reply #1061 on:** April 20, 2024, 03:23:08 pm »

Quote from: jackh on March 2, 2024, 02:51:15 pm

Seen Cast a load of times, but never Ocean Colour Scene and Embrace were a band I liked a lot when I was kid (first three albums) - I feel it'd be daft of me not to go to that!

Seen OCS a fair few times - have been amazing! Seen them quite recently too and still smashing it.

Embrace I've seen probably 20+ times. Danny (lead singer) is struggling a bit with his voice but still manages to push through and his brother Rick helps with some of the vocals too. Some of their newer stuff is really good as well if you ever get a chance to listen to any of it ("Thief on my Island" and "DNA" to name a couple). If you like their old stuff then you'll enjoy them still!

I'm going to Kirstall Abbey in the summer to watch Embrace, OCS, Ash and Sleeper so looking forward to that!

redgriffin73 · « **Reply #1062 on:** April 20, 2024, 07:53:34 pm »

Quote from: peelyon on April 20, 2024, 03:23:08 pm

I'm going to Kirstall Abbey in the summer to watch Embrace, OCS, Ash and Sleeper so looking forward to that!

That's a great line-up!

Mr Benn please? · « **Reply #1063 on:** April 22, 2024, 11:00:45 am »

Quote from: Pepe Reina Is Rafas Son on April 19, 2024, 07:31:37 am

Going to see an Irish folk band in The Arts Club - The Loft in November, never been to the venue, what is it like? Thanks

I was at Jane Weaver there on Saturday. First time I've been in the Loft. I also saw Gruff Rhys in the larger venue downstairs a couple of months ago. The Loft was pretty good I thought. The sound was good, and you can get a good view of the stage, even from near the back. Bar was OK although £12 for two bottles of Peroni is fairly extortionate but seems par for the course these days. Weirdly, seeing as it's surrounded by clubs that continue playing loud music until the early hours, they have a 10pm curfew. Overall though it was a good night and great to have another smallish venue in the middle of Liverpool. Jane Weaver and her band were great as well BTW.

Mr Benn please? · « **Reply #1064 on:** April 22, 2024, 11:03:45 am »

Quote from: ToneLa on December 21, 2023, 11:17:35 am

I'm SICK so not goin anywhere but yeah I'd love to go the Nuggets night. Saw Edgar do the Smithdown festival, he was great - good band with him, guitarist playin a Tele was sound, drummer too

Birkenhead showing us how it's done... IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME

Is on again on 17 August Tone: https://futureyard.org/listings/nuggets-i-had-too-much-to-dream-last-night/.