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BBC Radio 1: Sam Fender announced as first headliner for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 in Liverpool
This morning on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Greg James revealed that superstar Sam Fender will be headlining Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 which will be held in Liverpool from Friday 23 May – Sunday 25 May. Myles Smith, Wet Leg, Blossoms and Lola Young (following her debut UK #1 with ‘Messy’ as announced on...
For Your Pleasure: 15 Years Of DuoVision
For Your Pleasure: 15 Years of DuoVision is an exhibition using photography and film to reflect on and celebrate the fledgling queer club culture of the 90s in the UK, curated by guest curators DuoVision, and supported by Homotopia. “Once upon a time there were cities where squats were legal, rents affordable and old nightclubs...
10 fabulous one-night shows not to be missed at the Playhouse
Liverpool Playhouse brings the laughs in 2025 with 10 incredible one-night shows spanning the early months of the year. Audiences can look forward to evenings filled with wit, hilarity, and belly laughs. Radio 4 favourite and comedy legend John Shuttleworth is back with more hilarious stories and songs, performed on his trusty Yamaha organ, on...
FACT Liverpool unveils 2025 programme
FACT Liverpool, the UK’s leading centre for art, film, and creative technology, announces its dynamic 2025 programme, featuring solo exhibitions, collaborative projects, and immersive experiences that push the boundaries of contemporary art and technology. The programme is highlighted by extraordinary international co-commissions and locally embedded participatory projects that bring together artists from multiple disciplines and...
River of Light 2024 smashes previous festival records
River of Light 2024 has been hailed the most successful ever! The 12-night light festival attracted double the number of visitors from previous years and was worth £18.9m to the local economy – a significant increase on previous editions of the event. The festival’s popularity was felt right across the city centre with footfall up,...
Romantic Waltzes: Chopin, Schubert and Tchaikovsky by Varvara Tarasova
Step into the enchanting world of the most beautiful and famous waltzes ever composed, performed brilliantly by the talented pianist Varvara Tarasova. We invite you to the Tung Auditorium and experience truly unforgettable emotions as you enjoy the timeless masterpieces of Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Strauss. Frédéric Chopin, a shining figure of the Romantic era, will...
Your dreams and memories could shape a festival coming to Dovecot
Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park residents are being invited to share their dreams to help shape a special festival commissioned by Liverpool City Council as part of its Creative Neighbourhoods Programme. Memories and dreams will be gathered, discussed and interpreted through a series of creative workshops, community gatherings, schools activities and pop-up public events, the...
John Moores Painting Prize winner Graham Crowley returns to Walker Art Gallery with electrifying new exhibition
Walker Art Gallery is proud to present Graham Crowley: I Paint Shadows, a new exhibition of works by Graham Crowley, winner of the 2023 John Moores Painting Prize. Opening 14 March 2025, this solo display offers visitors unprecedented insight into Crowley’s distinctive exploration of light and shadow through painting. The exhibition marks a significant return...
Ssspectacular celebrations as Liverpool marks the Year of the Snake
Liverpool is set to welcome the Lunar New Year in ssstyle, with a series of vibrant events and activities taking place to mark the Year of the Snake. The main Chinese New Year city centre celebrations will be held on Sunday 2 February in and around Europe’s oldest Chinatown. The festivities will feature the traditional...
The Merchant of Venice 1936 Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman Comes to Liverpool
Following acclaimed runs at the RSC and London’s West End, this powerful adaptation reimagines Shakespeare’s classic in 1930s Britain, during the rise of Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists. Featuring Tracy-Ann Oberman as the first British actress to portray Shylock, The Merchant of Venice 1936 will be performed at the Liverpool Playhouse from Tuesday 4...
