Wales’ largest music festival, Green Man, is delighted to today announce the first details of this year’s festival, returning once again in the epic surroundings of the Black Mountains deep in the heart of the Brecon Beacons for its 17th year. Tickets are on general sale now, with early bird tickets having sold out in record time. Last year’s Green Man sold out quicker than ever, so we recommend not delaying and picking them up as soon as possible! For those looking for the full Green Man experience, the Settler’s Pass is available, which turns the festival into a week-long holiday, allowing early…
Author: Martin Moseley
The sounds of Africa Oyé will be starting in Liverpool a little earlier than scheduled this year, when the cornerstone of Liverpool’s cultural calendar takes over YARD for a full day’s line-up of DJs and selectors.Kicking off at 1pm on Saturday 25th May, the outdoor bar situated in the heart of Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, will play host to an eclectic range of DJs and selectors, some direct from the Africa Oyé team and others who have regularly played or supported the annual free festival of music and culture.Revelers will be able to enjoy the sun (hopefully), choose from the fine selection of cocktails on offer – as…
The UK’s only international physical theatre festival returns to Liverpool this June for a 6-day extravaganza of performance, workshops and more. Physical Fest, brought to you by Liverpool’s Tmesis Theatre, is a celebration of the rich variety of local, national and international contemporary physical work. Physical Fest will take over the Unity Theatre from 10th-15th June, as well as venturing out further afield to The Capstone Theatre at Liverpool Hope University and the Royal Albert Dock. Following a break last year, the festival returns as an officially bi-annual event from 2019, featuring a range of performers from across the globe. Highlights include Izumi Ashizawa, who incorporates traditional Japanese performance…
If you’re planning a trip up north this summer either for the Edinburgh Festival or a city break (and if not, why not?) then you’re in for a treat! I may sound biased as I’m from Edinburgh myself, but I only started to appreciate just how special Edinburgh is, once I moved away. Indeed, once I moved away it seemed to become a lot cooler. I think it was coincidence… Edinburgh Castle is stunning – just look at the image above! It’s right in the heart of the city-centre on Edinburgh’s main shopping street, Princess Street and makes a truly…
Blue Planet II Live – Liverpool M&S Bank ArenaTuesday 26th March 2019Having watched all of Blue Planet II, one of the BBC’s flagship nature shows, I was excited to be seeing it on a 20×10 metre screen in 4k ‘Ultra HD’ set above a 64-piece orchestra and 16-voice choir providing the show’s musical score – originally written by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming. The lights dimmed. The choir and strings began an ethereal rising note and the enormous screen vibrantly came to life with a colourful montage of clips as the show’s signature tune burst forth from the…
Local Charity Fallen Angels Dance Theatre has launched their first Women’s focused project, with funding from the Tampon Tax Fund through Cheshire Community Foundation. Towards the end of April a group of 10 women in recovery from addiction will come together in a series of dance and wellbeing workshops to explore and articulate issues that have affected their lives. Fallen Angels is a charity for people in recovery from addiction, which aims to enhance recovery through movement. The charity is working in partnership on the project with Beehive Healthcare and Myokinetics peak performance and rehab centre, who will provide workshops based around mindfulness, nutrition…
It’s fair to say that Karaoke and Musicals are a bit like a certain yeasty spread – you either love them or loathe, detest and utterly hate them with a passion. If you’re in the latter camp, probably best to move on, nothing to see here! One of the problems with karaoke is that you wait all night to get your slot, you sing your song, you’re just getting in the mood, and have to wait ages for another slot, if you even get one. And not everyone likes being in the spotlight, with everyone watching you, particularly if you’re…
Not going to Glasto? Consider Glasgow! I’ve never known so many people who normally manage to get Glastonbury tickets including myself, fail to secure them this year in the main sale. Glasto is always about more than just the lineup – I went the first time for the lineup, I’ve gone back every year for the festival and the people. But in terms of the lineup now that it’s been released, there is only one band I’m really gutted about not seeing if I don’t get tickets in the resales – The Cure. The Cure are one of very few…
Blue Planet II has been one of the truly seminal televisual experiences of the new millennium. It is a towering achievement and a shining example of the BBC at it’s very best. This documentary series has opened up hidden worlds that have captured the imaginations of people across the world. Presented by David Attenborough, the BAFTA-Award winning Blue Planet II will now be bringing the wonders and mysteries of the planet’s oceans and wildlife to the UK arena stage. Blue Planet II – Live in Concert will be at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Tuesday 26th March – presenting a…
International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) to be celebrated across Liverpool A series of events are set to take place in Liverpool on Sunday 31st March to mark International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV). It is the first time that a full day of events have taken place in the city to celebrate the lives of transgender people and raise awareness of the discrimination they face. The events include presentations and activities at the Museum of Liverpool, a march through the city and an evening of performance from within and in support of Liverpool’s vibrant transgender community. Each event is…