The Futurama, the legendary post-punk festival is back after 40 years and takes place at the Invisible Wind Factory / Make Arts Centre / North Shore Troubadour and Ten Streets Social in Liverpool over two days, 11th and 12th September 2021
The Futuramas were a series of ground-breaking and innovative post punk and electronic music festivals in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Nearly all of Britain’s most important and influential independent bands played these festivals and many of them went on to considerable success in Britain, Europe, and the US. The roll call reads like the greatest who’s who of alternative music and they include Joy Division and New Order, Echo and the Bunnymen, PiL, Killing Joke, Teardrop Explodes, Bauhaus, Dead or Alive, The Fall, The Smiths, Gang of Four, Sisters of Mercy, Theatre Of Hate, The Psychedelic Furs & even a fledgling U2. The Futurama festivals caught the zeitgeist perfectly and not only put on many female fronted bands, including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Young Marble Giants, Bow Wow Wow & Altered Images, but also many of the new wave of electronic & synthesizer acts including Soft Cell, Cabaret Voltaire, OMD, Simple Minds, Clock DVA & Vice Versa who later became ABC.
The post-punk era still casts an enormous influential shadow over contemporary music, making the timing perfect for the festival to return, combining both legendary acts from the festival’s history with the absolute best in up-and-coming talent.
On the Saturday night Heaven 17 are doing a special Futurama set that includes all their greatest hits plus a selection of early Human League songs. On the Sunday bringing Futurama full circle, Peter Hook & The Light are confirmed to perform Joy Division’s set from Futurama 1979 in full, promising to be an absolute thrill for fans of the iconic band.
Featuring: Heaven 17 / Peter Hook & The Light / A Certain Ratio / Spear of Destiny / The Chameleons / The Blinders / Warmduscher / The Lovely Eggs / Balaam & The Angel / Sex Gang Children / Clock DVA / Spizz Energi / Blue Orchids / Membranes / Imperial Wax / John / Section 25 / Billy Nomates / Pom Poko / Eyesore & the Jinx / Evil Blizzard / Saint Agnes / Expelaires / Ist Ist / Sink Ya Teeth / Girls In Synthesis / Dr Diablo & The Rodent Show / Liines / Heavy Lungs / Chubby & The Gang / TV Priest / Bob Vylan / Dream Nails / The DSM IV / TVAM / We Are Not Devo / Witch Fever / Pozi / Courting / Crows / Zee Davine & the Unholies / Pete Bentham & the Dinner Ladies / Tokky Horror P- Kitti / Loose Articles / The Meffs / Frauds / Genn / Ditz / The Pleasure Dome / Crawlers / Grandmas House / Joe & The S-Boys / Klamp / Deh-Yey / SPQR / Gravves / Twisted Nerve / Spilt / Yammerer / Coughin Vicars / The Webb / The Gentle Scars / Three From Above / Feather Trade / Bite Back / The Dry Retch & more tbc
Stages hosted by Vive Le Rock, ALL IS LOVE: AF GANG (IDLES Community), Louder Than War and Planet X Liverpool at Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool.
Weekend Tickets are £80 plus booking fee https://www.seetickets.com/tour/futurama-festival
Event Date: Saturday 11th September 2021 - Sunday 12th September 2021
Categories: Festival
