Services Rebellion in Blackpool
6th - 9th August sees the largest collections of rebellious bands come to the North West in a festival to rival the biggies - and the weather is looking promising to.
The biggest punk/independent music festival in the world, 5 stages over 150 bands...it features The Damned, The Beat, Killing Joke, Goldie Lookin Chain, Ade Edmunson & The Bad Shepherds, John Otway, Frank Sidebottom, Bay City Rollers and loads of other mad stuff....
beat a track to View for Festival Two
Following the runaway success of last year’s inaugural event, the Above The Beaten Track festival team have beavering away to make this year even more special, whilst maintaining their ethos of championing all things alternative, marginal and local; on all three floors of the gallery space. On the 22nd August the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street opens its doors for this return.
Africa on the Waterfront
Listen to Africa! FOR FREE
Only a few weeks ago Africa Oye thrilled thousands in Sefton Park, Liverpool with two days of the finest music and this weekend we get the opportunity for more. Africa Oyé in association with Walk the Plank that theatre ship in the dock are going to deliver an evening of stunning FREE African music at the beautiful setting of Liverpool’s Pier Head as part of this weekend celebration ‘Music on the Waterfront’.
Oyé will bring to you some of the finest musicians from West Africa to Liverpool for your listening and dancing pleasure. Whoopeee.
These are the delights....
247 Theatre Festival, Manchester
Sixth annual 247 Theatre Festival is due to Launch with a selction of new writng talent festival
21 original 1 hour shows
to delight, excite, entertain and provoke
runs 20 - 26 July
We anticipate some excellent production! find out more
CELL Premiere at BLUE @ PURE in The Printworks, 24:7 Theatre Festival
A lyrical and percussive piece of new writing
CELL, Ailis Ni Riain's third play receives its premiere as part of the 24:7 Theatre Festival, supported by Arts Council England, 20th-26th July 2009 in Manchester (see venue and performance times below). Directed by Paula Simms, CELL was written between 2005 and 2009.
Manchester Jazz Festival
Friday 24th July to Sat 1st August.
mjf 2009 is bigger and better than ever, with 9 Days, 60 gigs, 300 musicians and hours of live music. Also planned is a full array of special events and activities, indoors and out, on stage, on screen and online... such as the Discovering Jazz evening, a mini-season of classic jazz films at the Cornerhouse, and Afoxe, a Brazilian parade and performance throughout Manchester city centre.
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