Liverpool Loves Announce Festival Cultural Programme

Liverpool Loves Announce Festival Cultural Programme

The first phase of programming information for the cultural element of new Summer festival Liverpool Loves has been announced.

The new business and cultural festival that celebrates the best of life around the city region will take place over three days at Pier Head Liverpool from Thursday to Saturday, 6 to 8 August.

Organisers Orb CIC have announced that the Saturday (8 August) will be a free to attend ‘Festival Day’ with a cultural focus running from 10am to 10pm – a full 12 hours of excitement by the river.

The full day programme of entertainment and activities will span across various zoned areas to cover music, the arts, dance, comedy, food and drink, health and well-being, and family fun – creating a real festival atmosphere at the heart of the waterfront.

Liverpool Loves is the brainchild of city centre based events company Orb CIC, who created Liverpool Pride 2010 and is co-creator of the Brazilica Festival.

A whole host of local bands will provide a soundtrack to the day on the Bold Management Stage and prove that Liverpool Loves Music, curated by music industry expert Martin O’Shea. Confirmed performers so far include, Stephen Langstaff, Chelcee Grimes, Satin Beige and Shamanarchy - as well a full headline bill of established local acts still to be announced.

Dovedale Social and Merseyrail Sound Station will be on hand to present some of the very best new and emerging artists from the region, such as Merseyrail Sound Station’s winner in 2014, hip-hop starlet Blue Saint. Local musicians that would like to apply to play at the festival are being asked to contact info@liverpoolloves.co.uk.

Liverpool Loves Entertainment and there will be plenty of attractions to prove just why Liverpool is renowned as a ‘World in One City’ - with diverse cultural activities such as traditional Chinese dance, Indian dancing and music, Arabic and African music, street dancing, Free-Fall circus and much more. Liverpool Comedy Festival are curating a side-splitting comedy programme with top Liverpool comedians and there’ll also be pop-up performances from the Oh Yes Street Theatre Company.

A team of artists are creating a range of exciting installations, watch this space. There’ll be a street art exhibition by Zap Graffiti and full market of local crafters and vintage goods with Capstan’s Bazaar. Finally, book and poetry readings from local authors will be headed up by The Reader’s Organisation, offering up literary inspiration for all ages.

Sending the party out with a bang at the end of the night will be a mass singalong of The Beatles greatest classics like “All You Need is Love” and “Love Me Do”. Featuring hundreds of singers from Rock and Roll Choir and Liverpool Community Choir, the public are being asked to come along, join in and show their love for the city.

Festival Director Josh Boyd from Orb CIC commented: “We are extremely excited to release the first stage of announcements for Festival Day of Liverpool Loves. We’re programming in loads of dynamic artists and performances to bring together an authentic experience of everything that we all love about Liverpool – music, the arts, comedy and theatre – and the various zones will do just that.

“People can expect an interesting and vibrant site to meander through, giving a fantastic festival atmosphere. We are creating a new kind of event for the city, and it will be something very different to what people have seen before - our own mini-version of Glastonbury at the very heart of the waterfront.”

Liverpool Loves takes place 6 - 8 August 2015 at the city’s iconic Pier Head.

The new Liverpool Loves website is now live featuring regular updates www.liverpoolloves.co.uk

Follow us on Facebook/Liverpool Loves and Twitter @LiverpoolLoves

Esco Williams, Chelcee Grimes and friends celebrate 10 years of Liverpool's Positive Impact in Birthday Bash gig at Epstein Theatre

Liverpool’s most inspirational youth training and production company Positive Impact celebrates 10 years of taking young people from the streets to stardom this October. To mark the anniversary a concert – PI’s 10th Birthday Bash - featuring big names from the Positive Impact stable, some top guest acts and some fresh new Positive Impact protégées will take place at the Epstein Theatre on 21 October.

The Toxteth-based company gives young people from all backgrounds, and often deprived areas, a creative outlet, and chance to fulfil their potential. One of their biggest success stories is the winner of this year’s MOBO Unsung Award, Esco Williams. This self-professed ‘soul powered nerd’ has also been named one of MTV’s top 20 Brand New artists for 2012. Joining Esco for the Birthday Bash will be young male vocal harmony group MiC LOWRY. Although only formed in 2011 and ranging in age from 16-18, the talented fivesome is already attracting national recognition. Another of Positive Impact’s young artists joining the bill is Taylor Fowlis. At just 14 years old she has already been singing for several years and has a voice big enough to blow even Beyonce away.  This quirky edgy teen is already a YouTube sensation amassing over 120,000 hits.

Guest artists Coffee and Cakes For Funerals will also join the headlining Positive Impact artists for this concert. Consisting of 4 young men from the Anfield area, their sweet r&b/soul melodies are an unexpected treat. Positive Impact are also very excited to announce that pop singer/songwriter Chelcee Grimes will join the bill as a guest artiste.

In addition to this range of experienced headline acts, the first half of the evening will be dedicated to showcasing some exciting up and coming talent from the Positive Impact stable. 16 year old swing singer Danny Pye has all the charisma of a young Michael Buble, while Yasmeen Ali is a 16 year old soul singer with a range and ability that belies her years. Joining them for this showcase will be the PI Dancers, showcasing both contemporary and street dance routines.

The talented MD Productions will also perform alongside the Positive Impact artists as guest dancers.

Barbara Phillips, Creative Director at Positive Impact said:
“I don't mean to sound corny but 10 years really have flown!  During this time we have produced, and in some cases written and composed several successful musicals and shows not only in Liverpool but around the country (including a week at Edinburgh Fringe), received a Sony nomination for creating an original radio drama series 'The Grove' broadcast on BBC Merseyside, waved 20 of our young people off to University, mentored and developed young people to take up musical theatre roles whilst also making waves in the music industry - the highlight being Esco Williams receiving a MOBO UnSung Award for 2012. It’s been a great year on a personal level too as I won a Merseyside Woman of the Year 2012 Award for Arts & Culture... Looking forward to what we will achieve in the next 10 years!”
Positive Impact helps young people use their spare time constructively, fulfilling their creative potential and opening up a world of opportunity. PI’s 10th Birthday Bash will showcase just some of the amazing Liverpool talent this company has to offer. 

Performance Details:
PI’s 10th Birthday Bash
Epstein Theatre
Hanover St, Liverpool
Sunday 21 Oct, doors 6pm, show start 7.30pm
Tickets £6, £12

HOW TO BOOK
Box Office: 0844 888 4411* or online at www.epsteinliverpool.co.uk*

Big time Ball at the o2 Academy in Liverpool

Open to all age’s club night featuring the stars of TOWIE, Geordie Shore and Desperate Scousewives as well as exclusive live performance from Liverpool singing sensation Chelcee

Come and party with some of the UKs hottest reality stars, freshest DJ’s and hear exclusive live performances from exciting new artists at Liverpool’s O2 Academy on Saturday, February 18^th.

Making special appearances on the night will be X Factor sensation, James Michael; Geordie Shore’s Holly Hagan; Britain’s ‘most brutal blogger’ and star of Desperate Scousewives, Jaiden Michael as well as The Only Way is Essex star, Frankie Essex. The celebs will be partying all night, introducing on stage and meeting and greeting those lucky enough to bag themselves special VIP tickets.

Performing live on the night will be Liverpool’s newest singing sensation, Chelcee and UK rap artist, Lanca Gomez.  Signing to the same record label as US mega stars Beyonce and Britney Spears in 2011, Chelcee has worked with the likes of Chew Fu (Rihanna), Rob Fusari (Lady GaGa) and Wiley.

DJ Illness (Chipmunks / CMAR official tour DJ) will bring the house down with neat urban beats, along with DJ Illness and other guest DJs who will ensure the party keeps on going all night. 

Performance Details:

O2 Academy Liverpool

Saturday February 18th 2011

Doors 7.00pm

Tickets £10.00 Advance

Featuring:

Holly Hagan (Geordie Shore) 

Frankie Essex (TOWIE) 

Jaidan Michael (Desperate Scousewives) 

Melissa Reeves (Signed By Katie Price) 

plus Live 

Chelcee 

Those Meddling Kids 

Strangers Parlour 

Tokyo Track 

Adam Lyons 

DJs 

Dee Jay Illness (Chipmunk/CMAR) 

Lee Butler 

Liverpool Pride 2011 announce Full line up

Liverpool Pride has announced an exciting line up of locally and nationally renowned acts, which are sure to get the crowds dancing when the festival rocks onto Liverpool’s Pier Head on Saturday 6 August.

The Summer of Love is beginning, the sound of guitars is in the air, Rainbow flags are being hoisted, daisy chains are being pulled together and a throng of flower children is making its way to Liverpool. Organisers promise a FREE day of family fun for everyone to enjoy.  The iconic waterfront site will be transformed into the perfect hippie hang out complete with two stages, a football area, market stalls, a health and wellbeing area and food outlets. Mersey Ferries are also offering Pride goers 2 for 1 tickets to take Pride cruises down the river throughout the day.

There is a plethora of flower-tastic acts who will take to the Radio City Main Stage to ensure that Pride goers have a Summer of Love to remember.  Headlining is soul and disco diva Kym Mazelle, who is sure to get everybody into the party spirit with her classic hit ‘Young Hearts Run Free’ in addition to her other hits including Got to Get You Back and Missing You, which she originally performed with Soul II Soul. 

X-factor duo Diva Fever will also take to the stage to perform their version of a number of top pop hits and the one and only Rowetta whose act brought the house down at last year’s event is sure to have everyone dancing when she returns for her second Liverpool Pride performance.

There will also be a wealth of local talent gracing the Main Stage including Sense of Sound choir, locally renowned crooner Alan Cross and House of Suarez who will give a taste of the Death by Glitter Vogue Ball, which will take place later this year.

If you enjoy something that’s as camper than Christmas, then The Sundaes will definitely be for you, they’ll be camping it up alongside drag artiste Diva Bliss. Tribute act Haus of Gaga is sure to get the crowd rocking to some of Lady Gaga’s biggest hits and  Bears Aloud will be on hand with their unique performances of pop hits including numbers by Girls Aloud and Steps . If you prefer your bear to be a little manlier, then be sure to get your fix when Manchester based bear-band Cubstars take to the stage.  Boy band FTW and singers Sean Rumsey and Adam Lyons will also provide Pride goers with a little eye candy on the day.  Girls should check out beautiful singers Elouise, Ruth Cullen and club divas Gemma Irwin and Chelcee Grimes. 

The Summer of Love will be brought right up to date with a mix of acoustic, Indie and electro acts including Britain’s Got Talent Semi-Finalist, Liverpool’s own Beauty, who will perform songs from his forthcoming album Freakshow and talented Liverpool based indie-electro artist Zara is also set to perform. She’ll be taking to the stage with a few of her original songs.

The day is sure to end on a high with a dramatic balloon release across the river Mersey and a glittering finale from a number of local performers.

Organisers promise that they have an extra special surprise act up their sleeves , which will be announced shortly.

A full line up of performers who are taking part on the Liverpool Pride Radio City Main stage can now be found at www.liverpoolpride.co.uk . A line up of acts which will be appearing on the Liverpool Pride Summer of Love Superstar Boudoir Stage, and a list of stalls which will be featuring in the Liverpool Pride Market Place on the day will be announced shortly.

This is going to be a Summer of Love that no-one will forget make sure that you’re there to share the love with Liverpool Pride on Saturday 6 August.

Liverpool Pride – Full Main Stage Line Up

From 2pm

Rowetta

Sean Rumsey

Zara

Adam Lyons

Sense of Sound

From 3pm

Sh-bang

Tameka

Bears Aloud

Ruth Cullen

From 4pm

Andi Fragg

The Sundaes

Alan Cross

Dance Dynamix

Diva

Cubstars

From 5pm

Kym Mazelle

Britt Love

Beauty

Haus of Gaga

From 6pm

AJ

The LIPA Dancers

Gemma Irwin

House of Suarez

FTW

Elouise

From 7pm

Diva Fever

Vida

Chelcee Grimes

A little about Liverpool Pride...

Liverpool Pride is the official pride festival by and for the Liverpool lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LBGT) communities. In 2010 it was a two day event with one day festival held on 7 August 2010 and a ‘Chill Out Sunday’ on 8 August with a range of cultural and sporting events across the city.

The date was chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the death of Michael Causer. Before confirming the date organisers took into account the date of other events in the city, festival organisers are also happy to confirm that the festival does not clash with any major pride festival including Brighton and Hove Pride which this year will take place on August 13^th.

Liverpool Pride is funded through contributions made from delivery partners as well as through advertising and sponsorship as well as significant in-kind support. Liverpool Pride is currently undergoing charity registration and does not make a profit.

A little about Liverpool LGBT festivals...

Liverpool Pride joins Homotopia, an arts and social justice organisation, which has existed since 2004. Homotopia produces an annual arts festival & year round participatory, education & social justice projects 

The OpenLGBT Youth Film Festival celebrated its debut with five days of free screenings at the Plaza Community Cinema, visit http://openlgbt.wordpress.com/