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The Australian Pink Floyd Return To Liverpool As Part Of 2020 Tour.

The critically lauded The Australian Pink Floyd Show have announced a brand-new tour for 2020 featuring tracks from Pink Floyd’s classic albums. The tour will head to Liverpool’s Empire Theatre on Sunday 29th November 2020.

Selling 5 million tickets worldwide and described by The Times as “The Gold Standard“ and The Daily Mirror as “The Kings of the Genre“, The Australian Pink Floyd Show gave its first ever concert in Adelaide, Australia in 1988. Since then, they have performed in over 35 countries worldwide; played at David Gilmour’s 50th birthday celebration and were even joined on stage by Rick Wright. TAPFS is the leading and biggest show of its kind in the world.

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Simple Minds To Come To Liverpool in August 2020 As Part Of 40th Anniversary Tour.

Due to phenomenal demand Simple Minds have added five extra U.K. arena dates to their world tour in 2020 celebrating 40 iconic years. The tour will now include a night at Liverpool’s M & S Bank Arena on August 22nd. Tickets will go on sale from 10am on Friday 6th December and will be available from the Arena’s Box Office.

“Simple Minds are different now,” says Jim Kerr. “We’re not a stock rock band, but we haven’t changed our line-up to be cool. We’ve done it because it’s great to have so many amazing players on board. I’m grateful for the career we’ve had, but I’m mad enough to think we can still hit new levels. This is what we do, write, record and play live.”

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The Smash Hit Musical -The Book Of Mormon, Is Coming To Liverpool’s Empire Theatre In 2020.

The Book of Mormon, Broadway’s smash-hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to the Liverpool Empire Theatre next year from Tuesday 14th July 2020.

Public booking  for the Tony, Olivier and Grammy award-winning show will open at 10am on Wednesday 20th November 2019 at www.thebookofmormonmusical.com and at the Liverpool Empire Theatre box office from 12pm.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the creators of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning television show, South Park, now in its twenty second season, and the feature films South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and Team America: World Police.

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Katie Melua Announces 2020 U.K. Tour Dates, Including A Night At The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

New Live In Concert Double Album Set For Release On December 15th.

Multiple award-winning recording artist Katie Melua has announced an extensive 45-date headline 2020 tour, including 18 U.K. & Eire dates, which will also see the musician come to Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall as part of the tour on Tuesday 3rd November. Tickets for the tour will go on general sale on Friday 22nd November 2019 at 10am GMT.

The U.K. leg of the tour, which will start on October 30th at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall, will call at venues in Manchester, York, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Oxford as well as Liverpool.

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Dear Diary, Did You Hear? Heathers: The Musical Is Coming To The Liverpool Empire Theatre In 2020.

The Winner of the Whatsonstage Awards-Best New Musical is coming to the Liverpool Empire from the 9th to the 13th June 2020.

In the immortal words of Heather Chandler, “Honey whatcha waitin’ for?…” .The first venues have been announced for the highly anticipated 2020 U.K. tour of Laurence O’ Keefe’s and Kevin Murphy’s Heathers the Musical.

Heathers the Musical will play the Liverpool Empire Theatre from 9th to 13th June 2020. Tickets are on sale now!

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Party Night This December At Warrington’s Parr Hall As A Stunning ABBA Christmas Special Comes To Town.

Starring the original ‘Frida’ from the London West End cast!

Photograph used with kind permission by M.P. Promotions.

ABBA REUNION gives Abba fans, old and new, the opportunity to once again get together and re-live the addictive Abba phenomena that swept the airwaves and discos during the 70s and 80s in a truly authentic, feel good, party style tribute concert.

From Mamma Mia to Dancing Queen, all of the greatest hits are performed with unrivalled authenticity from both an audio and visual perspective with an amazing jaw-dropping finale recreation taking you back to where it all began in 1974.

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Everyman & Playhouse Announce Full Spring/Summer 2020 Season.

The first wave of casting has been announced for Jonathan Harvey’s Our Lady of Blundellsands, as the Everyman & Playhouse announce their full 2020 spring/summer season filled with new works, big titles, family fun and re-imagined stories.

The Liverpool-born Coronation Street writer initially debuted the script for Our Lady of Blundellsands at a play reading at the Everyman in 2016. Having worked with Everyman creatives to finely tune the script especially for the Everyman stage, the hilariously twisted comic drama makes its premiere from 6th-28th March.

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Liverpool’s L.K.H. Youth Theatre To Hold Auditions For Addams Family: The Musical This November.

One of Liverpool’s leading youth theatre companies is looking for the stars of their production of Addams Family: The Musical.

Male and female performers, aged 6-19, are invited to attend the open auditions which will be held at 11am on Sunday 17th November at The Liner Hotel, Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool.  Auditions do not need to be pre-booked as registration will take place on the day.

L.H.K. Productions Managing Director, Lee Kelly said, “The Addams Family was created over 80 years ago and yet it’s still hugely popular.  This will be the first time we’ve produced this particular show and I’m especially looking forward to finding the main characters of our mysterious and spooky family; Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama, Wednesday and Pugsley.

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Clapperboard UK To Host Special 10th Anniversary Fundraiser Screening Of Nowhere Boy.

With Q+A With Acclaimed Writer Matt Greenhalgh And Liverpool Actor Josh Bolt.

Clapperboard UK’s Director Maureen Sinclair is delighted to announce the 10th anniversary celebration screening of Nowhere Boy, with acclaimed BAFTA nominated screenwriter, Matt Greenhalgh (Clocking Off, Control, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool) and Liverpool actor Josh Bolt (Nowhere Boy, Last Tango in Halifax, Catch 22).

They will be joined by other cast and crew members, who will be supporting and attending the very special event on Thursday 5th December, 6pm at Picture House At FACT.  Followed by an exclusive Q+A with Matt Greenhalgh and Josh Bolt.

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The Levellers Return To Liverpool In 2020 As Part Of U.K. And European Tour.

After their incredible performance at the London Palladium last month, the Levellers have now announced U.K. and European tour dates for 2020, including a night at Liverpool’s Grand Central on 1st March.

Still going strong after 30 years in the game, they have long been, and still are, one of the best live bands around and they will be returning next year with a new studio album, alongside an extensive tour taking in double nights at some of their favourite towns and cities.

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