Provided By: Liverpool Loves
Best of Liverpool competition postponed to later date
The very first Liverpool Loves festival kicked off on Thursday August 6, celebrating all that is great about this magnificent city.
Liverpool Loves Business launched the festival with a full day of themed workshops, seminars and discussion panels which showcased new and up-and-coming businesses and provided opportunities for business owners and professionals to develop skills and connect. Proving hugely popular among the city’s business community with a fantastic attendance, day one of the festival has been deemed a huge success.
Looking ahead to the rest of the weekend’s events, organisers are delighted to announce that Liverpool boyband MiC Lowry and Portuguese producer and DJ Rui Da Silva join the already jam-packed music line-up on festival day on Saturday August 8.
MOBO award-winning five-part vocal harmony group Mic Lowry recently performed at this year’s Glastonbury Festival and released their debut EP earlier this year reaching the number one spot in the RnB charts and will be headlining the Liverpool Loves New Music Stage.
Dance music fans will not want to miss Portuguese producer and DJ Rui Da Silva who closes the Big Top Stage, famous for the anthem Touch Me which went to number 1 in the UK charts in 2001.
The three-day festival takes place at Pier Head Liverpool, a stunning location with the Three Graces as the backdrop. The site also forms part of the city’s prestigious UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Due to the adverse weather conditions on Wednesday, the Big Top which was to host part of the programme was not able to be installed, so this has now been replaced with an alternative structure. In light of this, the Best of Liverpool event that was due to take place in the Big Top has been postponed to a later date to be confirmed in due course.
There will be a revised line-up on the Big Top Stage in its place which include performances from singer, songwriter, rapper and producer, Merki Waters; RnB singer Fabian; cool brothers Jacob and Charlie Bell aka Phaedra who simmer with their underground beats; 5 piece Liverpool girl group Ego who will shine with their outstanding pop songs; stunning Brazilian samba dancing from Viva Brasil; and DJ’s Rui Da Silva and Mark Armstrong bring the Big Top Stage to an explosive close.
Liverpool Loves runs from Thursday August 6-Saturday August 8, and will shine the spotlight on all that is special about Liverpool with four key core themes for 2015: business, culture, food and well-being. Liverpool Loves is supported by the city’s Mayor Joe Anderson.
Liverpool Loves is the brainchild of Liverpool-based Orb CIC, who have a strong proven track record in staging major city events and festivals.
Friday August 7 - Liverpool Loves Ireland
With an estimated three quarters of Liverpool’s population having Irish roots, Liverpool Loves Ireland will bring a real Irish party atmosphere to the city’s waterfront in the bespoke Big Top between 19.00-23.00 (doors open at 18.00).
An evening of Irish entertainment will include traditional music and dance. Headliners Cream of the Barley feature three of the original line-up (John Walsh vocals/guitar, PJ McCarthy vocals/bodhran and Eddie Hughes banjo/mandolin), plus some special invited new guest members for a special one-off appearance.
The event is hosted by Liverpool historian Frank Carlyle. The line-up also features Eleanor McEvoy; Jack Owen; Michael Coyne; The Jesse Janes; and The Bolger Cunningham Irish Dancers. Traditional Irish food and drink will be available to purchase throughout the evening.
Liverpool Loves Ireland on Friday is a ticket-only event. Tickets are priced at £22.50 online from www.ticketquarter.co.uk or by telephoning 0844 8000 410 (online and telephone ticket sales are subject to a booking fee per ticket and a handling fee per transaction). Tickets can also be bought in person from TicketQuarter at Queen’s Square (no booking fee on cash sales). There is a special group offer to buy nine tickets and get one free. This offer is only available for group bookings of 10 or more by calling 0844 561 7672 or email groups@ticketquarter.co.uk.
Saturday August 8 - Liverpool Loves Festival Day
Liverpool Loves Festival Day is free to attend and open to all. It will run from 11.00-23.00, consisting of 12 hours of culture, entertainment and activities on the banks of the River Mersey. The family-friendly programme will span across zoned areas covering music, the arts, dance, food and drink and health and well-being.
The city’s fascinating world culture will be evident with traditional dance, music and art from the communities represented, including the Chinese dragon dancers; Indian Bollywood demonstrations; Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival; and a Brazilian samba drum ensembles.
Martin O’Shea from Bold Management is curating the soundtrack to the day, which will feature a live music programme across four stages throughout the day and evening, including Liverpool Loves New Music; Dovedale Social; Merseyrail Sound Station and Liverpool Loves Allstars.
Plan your Liverpool Loves experience with the official brochure, which is available online by visiting http://issuu.com/mattbea/docs/liverpool_loves_brochure_2015.
Keep up to date with the latest announcements at www.liverpoolloves.co.uk.
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