Music
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We know you love a party on the pier and this year is no exception as we once again bring the Liverpool waterfront to life with a host of FREE open-air musical performances on THREE magnificent stages. The main stage at the Pier Head will play host to a fantastic line up from Friday night to Sunday in partnership with the BBC as we welcome big name artists to our fabulous waterfront.
The party starts on Friday night in partnership with the BBC as we celebrate BBC Music Day from 5.00pm with a stellar line up of acts to get the weekend rocking and we continue the party late into the night until 11.00pm.
Saturday and Sunday are family friendly affairs – on Saturday we provide the perfect soundtrack to a soultastic day of funk and soul before we take time out on Sunday with a musical legend musical stars to enjoy some classic songs perfect for getting your dancing shoes on!
Sound Waves Stage at Mann Island Basin – grass roots performances from community choirs and musicians and a programme of street theatre on Saturday and Sunday.
Ship Stage at Hartley Quay (Kaskelot) – in celebration of our twinning with the Dublin River Festival, Saturday’s music will be dedicated to all things Irish with Sunday playing host to laid back classics and acoustic tracks From a spectacular Friday night of music to a weekend bursting with toe-tapping hits – you’ll definitely need your dancing shoes.
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Billy Ocean
Sun 5 Jun ‘16Billy Ocean is the biggest black recording star Britain has ever produced, having sold over 30 million records in his lifetime. He has collected a pile of Gold and Platinum…
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Gwen Dickey’s Rose Royce
Sun 5 Jun ‘16Gwen Dickey first hit the spotlight with the hit records made famous by Rose Royce - a soul, funk and disco band formed by Motown writer/producer Norman Whitfield. Gwen was…
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Soul II Soul
Sat 4 Jun ‘16Soul II Soul are a British musical group formed in London in 1988 best known for their 1989 UK chart-topper and US Top 5 hit Back to Life (However Do…
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The Real Thing
Sun 5 Jun ‘16The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s. With a string of UK hits, the band gained international recognition with single You to me are everything which…
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Terri Walker
Sun 5 Jun ‘16Fearless, that’s how Terri Walker feels. Sixteen years into her career, she has come full circle, having worked with some of the biggest players in the music industry, gaining unrivalled…
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Natalie McCool
Fri 3 Jun ‘16Having risen through the ranks of the UK indie world, championed by pop stars and indie icons and collaborated with Suede legend Bernard Butler on her stunning 2013 self-titled album,…
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Sundowners
Fri 3 Jun ‘16Sundowners are a Wirral 5-piece with stunning stage chemistry born out of both Fiona & Niamh’s long-term friendship and the addition of Fiona’s brother, Alfie, on guitar. The trio are…
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Tea Street Band
Fri 3 Jun ‘16Liverpool’s Tea Street Band will be brewing up a musical storm with their euphoric sound on the International Mersey River Festival main stage as part of BBC Music Day. Having…
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Louis Berry
Fri 3 Jun ‘16Born in Liverpool to a heroin addict father and a mother desperate to keep him on the right side of the law, Louis Berry already seems to have lived nine…
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Clean Cut Kid
Fri 3 Jun ‘16Clean Cut Kid is a Liverpool four piece who make inventive and adventurous art-pop. The group make music that they describe as ‘fuzzy pop ballads, washed in Mersey water’ as…
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The Ambition
Sun 5 Jun ‘16Tipped by the industry as the next big thing, The Ambition is made up of Jack Morton, Ant Brady and Scott and Max Mealey. The Liverpool-based four piece exploded online…
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Ronnie Herel
Sat 4 Jun ‘16Ronnie Herel is a true ambassador of urban music so it was no surprise when Radio 1’s sister station BBC 1Xtra, snapped him up as one of their first DJ…
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Jalen N’Gonda
Sat 4 Jun ‘16Born in Maryland, USA, Jalen N’Gonda chose the city of Liverpool as the place in which he would flourish as a musician. Since arriving in the UK in 2014, the…
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