You’d never know it but there’s always something going on in Liverpool. A grey November Tuesday for example could be livened up by a big stadium show. Even though the four lads from Liverpool were largely responsible for the City’s music heritage that’s not the sum total of it. Liverpool’s got an Events scene that encompasses in excess of all sizes of venues right down to tiny cellar based gigs where the audience are literally almost on top of the performer.
The scenes are growing up. The Baltic Triangle has developed into a creative vibrant hub of nightlife to be offered in the north of England outside of Manchester & Leeds’ larger venues. Independent venues such as District & 24 Kitchen Street are offering exciting spaces for promoters to host events with interesting line-ups that wouldn’t normally travel to Liverpool but will for these unique spaces.
Music Is Still Doing Most of the Heavy Lifting
There’s the M&S Bank Arena for the big stadium shows like pop and rock in Liverpool. For the really exciting nights of live music however, it is the medium sized venues like the Invisible Wind Factory that are the places to go. A very strange and quite magnificent converted warehouse, the sound is always excellent for live music in this unique space.
O2 Academy Liverpool is on Hotham Street and constantly schedules loads of events, frequently with live music. It’s not the coolest of venues by any stretch of the imagination but always manages to turn in a solid performance. And then there’s the lovely acoustic folk events up at Leaf on Bold Street. The events are always a really intimate and unusual affair and are a world away from the big end-of-town-warehouse-raves down in the Baltic, which are also really great in their own right.
Skiddle’s Liverpool Events page pulls together the various gigs, club nights, festivals and more going on in the city all in one convenient place for you. Rather than having to trawl around each of the individual venues’ own event pages, we do the hard work for you.
There Is Plenty More Beyond the Gigs
There is so much more to live events in Liverpool than just the music and that is true of the comedy scene too. The Hot Water Comedy Club on Old Market Street are doing well in Liverpool with a strong audience for the varied line up of comedic talent. Sometimes you can catch some of your favorite acts in smaller comedy clubs such as this in order to get a feel for their live act before they move on to bigger and better things. While there is loads of club nights, gigs and festivals etc. going on all across the city during any given weekend, the wonderful art venues such as FACT and Tate Liverpool are also worth a look for some alternative things to do. Liverpool in November is a great idea as the festivals from the summer have long since finished and there is a surge in amazing events and gigs to see around the city from tons of promoters to help fill the winter months.
Of course, in Liverpool, the city is also dominated by two Premier League football clubs. Match days can affect where you can get a seat in a pub and how busy the trains will be on the way back to your station. In general, it’s best to check the fixtures for Anfield and the other Academy before you book your trip. Trying to get an Uber out of town on a night when both Anfield and the Academy have had big matches can be absolute chaos.
Making the Most of a Visit
Yes, Liverpool is a city that is best experienced if you are prepared to be flexible and are happy to change your mind at the last minute. In fact, many of the best nights out in the city have come about by chance when a bar, late bar or club has been strolled upon before a show. The main event of course needs to be booked in advance, especially for events at the M&S Bank Arena or Liverpool Philharmonic Hall as these tend to sell out quickly in advance. Leaving space before and after the main event to ‘adventure out’ and experience other elements of the city’s amazing nightlife is to be highly recommended.
Liverpool is a fantastic destination right now with plenty to offer. If you do decide to take a trip to Liverpool in search of live events, you’ll have a great time.
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