Despite the name, Liverpool Acoustic covers a wider area than just the city of Liverpool, and we know that there’s plenty of good stuff going on just a little further afield. So when local musician Matt Swift told us about The Engine Rooms we couldn’t resist giving it a nice plug.
The Engine Rooms is a community-based arts centre in Skelmersdale. It’s run as a social enterprise which means that any profit goes back into the organisation. Its aim is to provide an inclusive, safe and harmonious environment for people to explore, express and share what they love in life, and offers a range of education and extra curricular activities for the whole community.
If you want to find out more, including details of the gigs they’ve got planned (Albert Lee, Bob Brozman, Preston Reed, The Christians), then head over to www.engine-rooms.co.uk
We’d particularly like to tell you about the charity fundraiser for Cancer Reasearch UK that’s taking place on Sunday 29th August.
Doors open at noon and they’ve got ten bands performing until 6.00pm on the live stage. The lineup so far is Shipwrecked In Suburbia, The Showgirls, Blanket Apology, slr, Yamasall, The Tony Lewis Experience, and Element.
In between the bands they’ve got the cream of Skem’s acoustic scene playing twenty minute sets on the acoustic stage. These include Matt Swift, Katie Nicolas, Terry and Kristan’s Gypsy Duo, and Steffi Borg and The Endeavors.
Entry is free and they’ll have lots of activities to keep families entertained. In the
courtyard outside there will be a birds of prey display, they have a very nice chap who will be setting up a reptile room including snakes, lizards, spiders etc. Add to that face painting, hot and cold food and much more and you’re set for a great afternoon.
courtyard outside there will be a birds of prey display, they have a very nice chap who will be setting up a reptile room including snakes, lizards, spiders etc. Add to that face painting, hot and cold food and much more and you’re set for a great afternoon.
At 6pm they close for an hour and reopen at 7.00pm for the cabaret evening. A top class cabaret band will play two set lists with a DJ in between and a raffle with some great prizes. The evening event will be ticket only priced at £5 each with all money going towards Cancer Research UK.
There’s a full alcoholic licence so the evening event will be over 18’s only.
Further info can be found on the Engine Rooms website or just give Terry a call on 01695 731016.