Liverpool is set to host gigs and events during its month of music
Liverpool is set to welcome a month of music. Delivered by Culture Liverpool and Sound City, the inaugural Liverpool Music Month will run throughout May, with live performances and cultural events.
The event will then transition into Liverpool Summer of Music, which will run until September. The celebration of live music shines a spotlight on artists, venues and communities that have made Liverpool a UNESCO City of Music, and the programme is twinned with New York Music Month, an established fixture in New York City’s cultural calendar which will feature 60-plus events when it returns for its 9th year this June.
Ahead of the official start of Liverpool Music Month, a special event will take place on Liverpool’s famous Snowdrop ferry on Thursday, April 30.
‘Live on the Mersey’ will feature an acoustic performance from Merseyside band Keyside, alongside sets from some of Liverpool City Region’s most exciting new artists, against the backdrop of the city’s skyline.
Liverpool Music Month will then officially begin on Friday, May 1 at Sound City Plus conference, when Shira Gans, Senior Executive Director for Policy and Programmes at New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and founder of New York Music Month, will hand over the baton from New York.
The rest of the month will see a huge range of gigs and events take place throughout the region, celebrating the full spectrum of Liverpool’s music scene from grassroots to global.
Sound City Festival will celebrate both homegrown and international talent over the weekend of Saturday, May 2 to Sunday, May 3.
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Culture, Councillor Harry Doyle said: “As we approach the start of our very first Liverpool Music Month, we’re so excited to bring artists, venues, communities, and visitors together to celebrate our famous music scene in true Liverpool style.
“We’re honoured to be taking the baton from New York City and following in the footsteps of its incredibly successful music month, which has been a staple of its cultural calendar for the past nine years. Liverpool and New York already share such a special relationship, from our rich musical histories to our maritime connections, and we’re looking forward to strengthening our ties even further through programmes like this.
“Our city is alive with music on any given day of the week, but this month – and this summer – promises to be an even bigger showcase of everything that makes Liverpool one of the greatest music cities in the world.”
The Dark Reign Metal Fest also takes place at Birkenhead’s Future Yard on Saturday, May 2, and performances by Emmy Lou Harris, The Longest Johns, Kingfishr, Biird, Sunny Afternoon, James Morrison, and Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox are among those being spotlighted during the four-week-long celebration.
The Liverpool Philharmonic will host gigs across all genres, including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s Celebration of the Beach Boys, Roland Gift Presents Fine Young Cannibals, Max Cooper, and US acts Hannah Wicklund and Ondara.
Spice Girl Melanie C will also be headlining a series of performances at Jacaranda Baltic on May 1.
Wrapping up the month, Baltic Weekender is set to take over multiple venues across Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, with a line-up of house music, disco, techno, bass, and grime sets.
Special street performances will also take place as part of Liverpool Music Month, including Katumba (drum line) on May 2 from 3pm to 3.30pm and Sky Valley Mistress on May 3 from 3:30pm to 3:50pm, both outside The Jacaranda on Slater Street.
As the month draws to a close, focus will shift to Liverpool Summer of Music, a city-region-wide celebration of live music and cultural events taking place from June through to August, supported by the Liverpool City Region Destination Partnership.
The programme will shine a spotlight on the full calendar of festivals, concerts, and events taking place across the Liverpool City Region.
Liverpool Summer of Music will highlight influential independent venues – such as 24 Kitchen Street, The Jacaranda, and other cutting-edge indoor and outdoor spaces that continue to nurture new waves of artists – and major city events including Foo Fighters and My Chemical Romance’s huge Anfield Stadium shows, Lewis Capaldi taking over Sefton Park, and festival headline favourites Nile Rodgers & Chic performing at Lock and Quay in Bootle.
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