As Liverpool Music Week is fast approaching, Getintothis’ Adam Lowerson has all the details on who you can see, where they’re on and when.
As Liverpool Music Week, the UK’s biggest indoor music festival, kicks off this Friday with Richard Hawley at Grand Central Hall and the opening party at the Kazimier featuring Holly Herndon and Darkstar, there’s a lot of events to get your head around.
There’s shows from Best Coast and Health at the Kazimier, a headline slot from Godspeed You! Black Emperor plus DIY’s Breaking Out series at the Shipping Forecast, all leading up to the closing party at the Camp and Furnace and a free show at the Blade Factory featuring some of the best new bands on the Merseyside scene.
To help you decide which events to watch, we’ve put together a handy guide of the full line up, and which shows are happening where. We’ll see you down the front!
Read all of our previews for Liverpool Music Week 2015
Friday October 23
LMW15 Opening Party featuring Holly Herndon, Micachu and the Shapes, Outfit, Darkstar, Jam City, .Body, Veyu, Ling X Kepla – The Kazimier
Richard Hawley, John Joseph Brill – The Dome, Grand Central Hall
DIY presents Breaking Out featuring Palace, Amazons, Scarlet, AJHD – The Shipping Forecast
Sunday October 25
LMW15 and Liverpool Irish Festival present Stealing Sheep with Immix Ensemble – The Bluecoat
Health, Barberos, aPAtT – The Kazimier
Monday October 26
DIY presents Breaking Out featuring All Tvvins, Whitecliff, Colour, Idle Frets – The Shipping Forecast
Tuesday October 27
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Camp and Furnace
DIY presents Breaking Out featuring DMAs, Vynce, Cheap Thrills, The Protagonists – The Shipping Forecast
Wednesday October 28
Josh T Pearson, We Are Catchers – Scandinavian Church
DIY presents Breaking Out featuring Telegram, Strange Collective, Ohmns – The Shipping Forecast
Thursday October 29
DIY presents Breaking Out featuring Pixx, Cloves, Faded Gold, Amique – The Shipping Forecast
Friday October 30
Best Coast, Viola Beach, Bathymetry – The Kazimier
DIY presents Breaking Out featuring Shura, Xam Volo, When I Am King, AGP – The Arts Club Loft
Saturday October 31
LMW15 Closing Party featuring Deerhunter, Gang of Four, SOAK, LA Priest, All We Are, Baio, Holy Holy, Spring King, Clean Cut Kid, Sugarmen, MOATS, Gulf, Holy Thursday, Cavalry, Broken Men, Lying B*st*rds, The Night Cafe – Camp and Furnace, Blade Factory
Full closing party stage times
BLADE FACTORY
17:10 Night Cafe
17:55 Holy Thursday
18:40 HOLY HOLY
19:30 Gulf
20:20 Lying Bastards
21:20 Broken Men
22:10 Moats
23:10 Sugarmen
00:30 Spring King
CAMP 2
17:15 Cavalry
19:00 Clean Cut Kid
21:00 Baio
22:40 LA PRIEST
CAMP 1
18:00 Fraser A. Gorman
20:00 SOAK
21:50 All We Are
23:40 Deerhunter
01:00 Gang Of Four
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