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/ 08 Aug 2010

Liverpool Olympia

Originally part of the same family of theatres as the Liverpool Empire, the Olympia is a versatile venue on the edge of the city centre and boasts a colourful history. The Olympia currently stages shows….

/ 08 Aug 2010

Liverpool Empire

Something of a variety show venues, the Liverpool Empire puts on a broad array of productions, from ballet and opera to plays, musicals and musical events. Another grandiose post-Edwardian venue, the Empire had a refurbishment,….

/ 08 Aug 2010

Freeze: The Williamson Tunnels

Feel your clubbing venues are a little sterile? How about partying in a tunnel? Freeze, at The Williamson Tunnels offers the most atmospheric clubbing experience in town: albeit a rather damp and claustrophobic one. Their….

/ 08 Aug 2010

Circus @ The Masque

Free-wheeling, independent of spirit, all-welcoming and reliable - Circus is MC’d by homegrown superstar, Yousef, and Rich McGinnis, and regularly attracts top name acts drawn to is no-nonsense policy of ‘serious house music and good….

/ 08 Aug 2010

Chibuku @ The Masque

Liverpool’s antedote to the mega-superclub phase of the late 90’s, Chibuku still feels fresh, after a decade’s worth of parties. Tub-thumping tunes, a reglular coitere of local and international DJs, and a room full of….

/ 08 Aug 2010

Coco De Mer

Generally every second weekend of the month sees the Picket (its new home: Coco has hotfooted it from The Magnet on Hardman Street) taken over by the stripped back aesthetics of Coco De Mer -….

/ 08 Aug 2010

Liverpool Everyman

Liverpool’s famed theatre for the masses, boasting a strong cultural legacy of its own and still staging plays throughout the year. Currently due for a refurb, the Everyman is the, er, everyman sister theatre to….

/ 08 Aug 2010

Cream

Now relegated to just a handful of events each year, be sure that when Cream returns to Nation, it’s always worth circling the date with a red pen. Always up for a party, the Cream….

/ 08 Aug 2010

Superfly @ The Magnet

From the Trojan Sound System to Cut La Roc, a Superfly bash is something to cherish. And take the rest of the weekend off. Now relocated to the Magnet, it’s reborn, reinvigorated and ready to….

/ 08 Aug 2010 / 1 comment

Bad Format

This Trueman Street venue is certainly tucked away - but for those who make the effort, there’s a cool, social club vibe to this collective’s club nights and events. The idea, here, is to build….

/ 08 Aug 2010

LIPA

Lord Paul McCartney’s alma mater, the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) churns out a fresh supply of artists, actors, musicians, dancers and general arty-farty types every year. As a venues, LIPA constitutes a bar….

/ 08 Aug 2010

The Picket

Coco de Mer has just moved here, and the stalwart Liverpool venue regularly hosts ‘dry bar’ gigs and club nights for under 18s. Dance music nights from Circus, Chibuku and Old Skool DJ’s John Kelly,….

/ 08 Aug 2010

The Hold @ The Shipping Forecast

A new venue on decidedly dodgy Slater Street, The Shipping Forecast is hitting all the right buttons in its cosy basement venue. So far, we’ve seen an inventive and eclectic parade of DJs and indie-electro….