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Brian Wilson brings Good Vibrations to Liverpool Philharmonic

Beach Boys' legend Brian Wilson is set to return to the Philharmonic Hall in 2021. The 77-year-old will perform some of his best-loved hits live in Hope Street on Monday, June 28. Tickets are on sale now costing from £45.50 to £85.50. Good Vibrations: Greatest Hits Live will bring together the innovative songwriter with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin for an evening of unmissable classics which are likely to include Wouldn’t It Be Nice, I Get Around, California Girls, God Only

YNWA new dates revealed by Royal Court Liverpool

The Royal Court has rescheduled dates for its popular LFC show YNWA - Let’s Talk About Six Baby. The show, written by Nicky Allt, was due to have been staged at the Roe Street venue this spring. But with no end in sight to the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the production has now been moved to 2021 where it joins Macca and Beth in the spring schedules. All tickets which have already been bought will be valid for the new dates. Ticketholders can also opt to either change to a

Independents Biennial postponed until 2021

Liverpool’s Independents Biennial has become the latest city festival to be postponed because of Coronavirus. The announcement by organiser Art In Liverpool follows news the main Liverpool Biennial is being put back from this summer to 2021. Now, after discussions with Biennial bosses and artists, it has been decided that the Independents event will also be held next year. Artists who had already received commissions will have their fees – totalling around £15,000 – honoured

RLPO takes concerts online to bring classical cheer to audiences

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s season may have been cut short because of Covid-19, but Phil fans are being offered a host of musical goodies online instead. The organisation has launched a Live From Liverpool Philharmonic Hall digital programme of videos and recordings across a range of online channels. Since the Hope Street venue shut its doors in March, its weekly classical concert recordings have enjoyed 313,000 video views which Phil bosses say means the orchestra is

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival goes digital for 2020

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival takes place this month with all events being staged online. Organisers of the annual July festival, the UK’s largest celebration of Arab arts and culture, have announced that unlike some other major city events which have been cancelled or postponed because of the Coronavirus pandemic LAAF will continue. Performances and other events will be broadcast direct to audiences at home including musicians playing live sets from Morocco and Aleppo and a p

Tate Liverpool commissions new Aliza Nisenbaum work

Tate Liverpool is set to unveil a new commission by Mexican artist Aliza Nisenbaum this winter. The New York-based artist is best known for her paintings that often focus on members of local communities, and her work is Influenced by the Mexican mural movement – including artists like Diego Rivera - and its depiction of social history. Nisenbaum was born in Mexico City in 1977 and studied at the School of Art Institute in Chicago. She has previously shown work in Glasgow, and

Liverpool Sound City new dates for 2020

Liverpool Sound City 2020 has been postponed until later in the year. The annual event – the UK’s leading independent festival for new music – always takes place at the start of May, and this year was due to be held in venues across the Baltic Triangle from May 1-3. But because of the ongoing uncertainty over the Coronavirus pandemic, the three-day festival has now been rescheduled for the weekend of September 25-27. Sound City sees established names perform alongside local,

RLPO cancels all concerts until end of June

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has cancelled all its classical music concerts until the end of June. The Phil closed its doors last month after the Government issued advice to people to avoid attending theatres and other arts venues due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Now it is contacting ticketholders to confirm that concerts in the Philharmonic Hall, Music Room and St George’s Hall Concert Room due to take place up to and including June 30 will not go ahead. They include Pet

Liverpool Disco Festival 12-hour Easter party online

Liverpool Disco Festival is set to stage a ‘lockdown live stream’ this Sunday. The 12-hour event from noon to midnight will also raise funds for the city’s Whitechapel Centre with people encouraged to make online donations. Festival organisers said: “Easter Sunday may not be going ahead in the way we had planned but we can still have a party. In fact, even more of you can join us as we stream worldwide with an esteemed selection of DJs and friends from across the globe. “The

Liverpool Biennial postponed until 2021

Liverpool Biennial has been postponed for 12 months. The UK’s largest festival of contemporary art was due to take place at locations across the city this summer. But Biennial bosses have now taken the decision to put back the event until 2021. Liverpool Biennial director Fatoş Üstek said today: “Together, we are facing a crisis: a slowly evolving tragedy that will require strength, adaptation and endurance to overcome. “After attending to this situation on a local and global