CHRIS HAWKINS TO JOIN SILENT RADIO FOR SOUND CITY+ SESSION

We are as pleased as punch to be invited back as curators for this year’s Sound City Festival in Liverpool. As well as selecting bands for the weekend (Gaffa Tape Sandy and Low Island in case you were wondering), we’re also getting involved in the Sound City Plus conference on Friday 4th May – where […]
The first bands revealed to feature at Liverpool Sound City 2018 are alt-psych rock band Peace, and guitar-electro poppers The Slow Readers Club. They will rub shoulders with Eno Williams’ African and electronic clash Ibibio Sound Machine, and Baxter Dury who weaves sparse yet touching lyrics through his music. Arch social commentators Idles chronicle the […]

SOUND CITY REVEAL PEACE, SLOW READERS CLUB, IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE, BAXTER DURY, IDLES, JAWS, LOW ISLAND, CASSIA, THE ORIELLES AND ZUZU

SOUND CITY REVEALS BALTIC TRIANGLE LOCATION FOR MAY 2018’S FESTIVAL IN LIVERPOOL

Sound City, one of Europe’s leading metropolitan festivals of music and arts, is returning to Liverpool for its 11th year in May 2018. Taking place across the first spring bank holiday of Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May, Sound City has announced it will be taking over the iconic warehouses, intimate spaces, outdoor stages and […]
Sound City, the latest edition of the award-winning metropolitan festival of live music and arts, takes place on the Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May 2018 to kick-start the UK season in style. Early bird tickets go on sale at 9am today. The festival has earned a reputation for its inventive use of a wide […]

SOUND CITY IS ZIPPING UP ITS BOOTS AND GOING BACK TO ITS ROOTS IN THE CITY CENTRE FOR 2018

JOHN CALE REVEALS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF ‘THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO’ SOUND CITY COLLABORATORS

Global music legend John Cale has today announced the artists that will play live with him at his only European show – Liverpool Sound City, Friday 26th May 2017 – to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the revolutionary The Velvet Underground & Nico album. Joining him will be The Kills, Gruff Rhys, Clinic, Nadine Shah, Fat White Family, and Wild […]
Sound City have just revealed even more live acts and some exciting additions to the arts and culture programme for its tenth anniversary. This includes Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, who will be joined by the band’s guitarist Mark Collins for a special performance at the Tim Peaks Diner on Sunday. As well as treating fans […]

THIRD WAVE OF SOUND CITY ACTS ANNOUNCED INCLUDING TIM BURGESS

SOUND CITY UNVEIL MORE ACTS INCLUDING SPECIAL GUESTS THE CRIBS

Having already announced the biggest and best line-up yet for its tenth anniversary edition, the multi-award winning Sound City, has today revealed even more incredible live acts, and an exciting arts and culture programme. Needing no introduction whatsoever are special guests The Cribs, with a one-off performance of their hit third album, Men’s Needs, Woman’s Needs, […]
Internationally renowned music industry conference Sound City+ is celebrating its ten year anniversary on Friday 26th May 2017 with a host of high profile speakers from across the industry, and as ever promises an intensive packed programme of speakers, debate panels, workshops and the acclaimed Sound City+ 1-2-1 meetings. This year’s ‘Revolutions’ theme will enable […]

SOUND CITY+ LAUNCHES 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

CALLING ALL BANDS AND DJS: APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN TO PLAY AT SOUND CITY 2017

Artist Applications are now Open Voted the UK’s Best Metropolitan Festival at the UK Festival Awards, Sound City is a 2-day extravaganza of incredible live music, art and culture. Sound City will take place on the 27th & 28th May 2017 in the heart of Liverpool at Clarence Dock which overlooks the mighty River Mersey. We’re giving […]
– BRAMLEY-MOORE DOCK, LIVERPOOL – The Merseyside festival is back and it seems to have cemented itself a place as one of the more popular smaller festivals – just a year after its relocation to Bramley-Moore dock.  Last year’s festival saw three days of talent whereas this year saw just the two days of live […]

LIVE: LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY – 28-29/05/2016