In a week when all eyes have been on whether Liverpool will get the chance to host the Eurovision Song Contest, the city’s UNESCO Head of Music Kev McManus gives us the lowdown on the next big music event in our city. The return of LIMF this weekend. It looks different but it is still … Read more
There are just days to go before Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) returns with more than 100 artists playing at more than 15 venues across the city centre. Taking place from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July, this year’s festival is a mix of free events and ticketed gigs which will see household names such … Read more
LCR Pride Foundation, the organisation responsible for delivering Pride in Liverpool, has announced that this year’s free festival will move from its usual site on Tithebarn Street to Liverpool’s world-famous Pier Head. Pride in Liverpool 2022 returns on Saturday 30th July after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The change in location comes due … Read more
Taking place from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July in a brand-new home, Liverpool International Music Festival can reveal the three-day event is set to generate nearly half a million pounds in revenue for the city. In a change to previous years, this year’s LIMF will see a city-centre takeover of around 25 venues and … Read more
The already-packed Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) programme has expanded with more than 60 acts added to the line-up. Taking place from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July, the festival has a new look for 2022 as it becomes a multi-venue, city centre event with the aim of boosting Liverpool’s music sector which has suffered … Read more
One of Liverpool’s most popular events returns this year – with a whole new look and ambition to boost the city’s music sector. Renowned for showcasing the best international and national household names alongside emerging talent at an accessible, low ticket price, Liverpool International Music Festival takes place from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July … Read more
Calling local music creators – Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) Academy is back for 2021/22! Applications to be part of the award-winning programme are now open and the team are on the hunt for the best artists, bands and producer-artists aged 16-25 based in Liverpool City Region, to take part. Since its inception in 2013, … Read more
A festival of celebration and exploration of black music on Merseyside and the role it has played in communities over the past 70 years will launch online this week as part of Black History Month. From 5pm on Friday 30th October, On Record will host a vast array of specially commissioned original content including streamed … Read more
Kevin McManus, Head of UNESCO City of Music for Liverpool, shares his thoughts on the experience of a virtual music festival and the people that made it possible. “On Sunday 19th July 2020, thousands of people would have been in Sefton Park enjoying some welcome sunshine and another glorious festival of music and general good … Read more
Aimed at artists, bands and producer-artists between the ages 16-25 from across Merseyside, LIMF Academy offers exclusive access to activities and insider know-how from the music industry. For those selected, the Academy provides: Financial investment (7 awards of £750 / 3 of £2,500) A variety of performance opportunities Collaborative EP Project and other music making opportunities … Read more
Some of the new leading lights of Liverpool’s music scene are set to take to a virtual stage this weekend in celebration of the city’s music credentials. This Sunday (19 July) should have seen Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) take over Sefton Park – instead, a mini-virtual festival LIMF presents…Music City: Next Phase will take … Read more
The award winning Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF), which was set to return to Sefton Park in July, will not take place this year. The LIMF team has made a statement today, expressing their sadness at the decision.which has had to be made due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Full statement here: We’re sorry to announce … Read more
What Is LIMF? Liverpool International Music Festival with Liverpool Gin is a huge celebration of music taking place in Sefton Park on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July. In its seventh year, it is one of the highlights of the city’s events calendar, with more than 70 acts taking over four performance areas – Central … Read more
Liverpool International Music Festival with Liverpool Gin (LIMF) 2019 is just over a week away, but some city venues will start the party a week early as part of the official LIMF Fringe. The Fringe kicks off tonight (Friday) and will see a number of pubs and clubs programme live music, with a focus on … Read more
Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) with Liverpool Gin has announced multiple Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist Nile Rodgers as its Saturday headliner, along with his pioneering band CHIC. They join the already confirmed De La Soul, SIGMA and Disco Classical with special guest Sister Sledge featuring Kathy Sledge, who close the festival on the … Read more
International hip-hop legends, Grammy-nominated artists and a Liverpool music institution join Disco Classical with special guest Sister Sledge featuring Kathy Sledge for the award-winning festival’s seventh anniversary.
LIMF is returning to Liverpool’s magnificent Sefton Park this July for a two-day musical extravaganza, featuring global household names and emerging, homegrown talent.
Liverpool’s programme of events to mark ten years since the city was European Capital of Culture, attracted more than 2.2 million visitors to the city and boosted the local economy by a whopping £85m – QUADRUPLING the 2017 figure.
Two of Liverpool’s major cultural events have scooped gold and silver prizes after fighting off international competition at a prestigious award ceremony.