Liverpool Acoustic (Page 102)

Situated in Hotham Street, behind the Liverpool Empire, the Carling Academy Liverpool is one of the city’s best venues. The former Lomax and L2 was re-born in 2003 as the 1,200 capacity Carling Academy Liverpool and it’s nattily-named little sister of a venue the 500 capacity Carling Academy 2. NotContinue Reading

Where were you last Friday? If you weren’t at The Pilgrim you missed a great night! The Liverpool Irish Festival pre-kicked off in fantastic style (it doesn’t launch officially until next week…) with the first of three heats for the Battle of the Bands – and this year the competition’sContinue Reading

The guys at from the Family Folk-up have been busy again. Not content with putting on their normal Friday gigs at St Brides, they’ve gone and organised a one day music and arts festival at The Bluecoat and in association with Rooftop Audio! Saturday 27th September @ The Bluecoat ArtsContinue Reading

Hi there Acoustic Heads, So, did you go down to the Hope Street Festival last Sunday and enjoy the fabulous music? Did you catch any of the Working Class Music Festival gigs last weekend? Are you all acousticed out? No? We didn’t think so! So here is another new eventContinue Reading

Everyone who’s anyone will be down at Hope Street this coming Sunday 21st September for the Hope Street Festival – or Hope Street Feast, as it’s called in some quarters. The programme of events has (eventually) been published, and in addition to the stalls, guided tours of buildings, and streetContinue Reading

From Thursday 18th September for two weeks Liverpool Acoustic is publishing a Daily Update as part of Art In Liverpool FM, in conjunction with the Independents Liverpool Biennial. Each update contains information about the acoustic events happening on that day, and features a Song of the Day from a localContinue Reading

This coming weekend sees something different on the Liverpool music scene, and it could only ever take place at The New Picket! The Liverpool Working Class Music Festival is a series of three concerts featuring some of the UK’s best socially aware and radical musicians. Some, all, or none ofContinue Reading

Liverpool Acoustic has been contacted about some opportunities for local acoustic musicians to get gigs outside the city. Acoustic Magic Clear Blue Skies is the name of the acoustic duo which has created the Acoustic Magic event. Derek and Hairy(!) are looking for artists from across the UK and aroundContinue Reading