By Sue Ormesher
For a city that spawned The Beatles and other great bands like Echo and the Bunnymen, Cast, Space, The Coral and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, you’d expect Liverpool to have a buzzing live music scene and you won’t be disappointed.
Musical heritage
There are many great live music venues in the city doing their bit to keep Liverpool’s musical heritage alive – from tiny pubs and clubs providing a platform for little known and up and coming artists to venues like the M&S Bank Arena Liverpool and the Philharmonic which attract some of the biggest acts from across the globe.
It’s well known that bands like playing in Liverpool and will usually try and make it one of their stopping off points across the country – so there’s always plenty of choice, any night of the week. Arts Club on Seel Street, Leaf on Bold Street and the o2 Academy on Hotham Street, all host touring acts and home-grown talent.
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- The M&S Bank Arena stages a number of big-name acts all year round
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- Leaf was born out of a love of tea and music
The Jacaranda, said to be the first club to host The Beatles in 1960, naturally holds some great live music nights, as well as Peter Kavanagh’s on Egerton Street, a firm favourite with blues, jazz, folk and country acts.
It’s well known that bands like playing in Liverpool and will usually try and make it one of their stopping off points across the country
Intimate performances
The thriving Baltic Triangle area on the outskirts of town is also an excellent venue for food, drink and live music in the form of the ‘Baltic Sessions’, as is nearby Camp and Furnace, a huge space which hosts everything from festivals to small, intimate performances in an incredibly diverse range of music styles. Check out its legendary Bongo’s Bingo nights and Eurovision parties. Sound Food and Drink on Duke Street also holds regular live music gigs, pub quizzes and club nights.
