Tag Archives: Echo Arena

Jethro Tull, Gig Review. Auditorium, Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

All things must pass, all things must be realised, including the moment when you might see an artist for the final time, plying their trade, putting the finishing touches to the great epic, the last fingernail on the finger that touches God, or the finale, the flute of a genius put down beside his leg, stiff-arched and relaxed after a show in which many would perhaps suggest would be the last time they know to be in the company of one who has left arguably more than most in this precious life of ours. All things must end, as George Harrison once duly noted; however it doesn’t mean you cannot have a feast of brilliance brought to the table as you say possible and intended goodbyes.

Jethro Tull, Gig Review. Auditorium, Echo Arena, Liverpool. full post

(540 words, estimated 2:10 mins reading time)

Deacon Blue, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool. (2016).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Deacon Blue just keep coming back to the Echo Arena, it would be astonishing if they didn’t turn up at the venue, unlock the door and make themselves several discerning cups of tea, such is the passion for performing in Liverpool and their fondness for the city’s crowd.

Deacon Blue, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool. (2016). full post

(393 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Boxing Night Just Got Special With A Performance Of Dreaming Of A Barry White Christmas.

The producers and cast of Dreaming of a Barry White Christmas are staging a special Boxing Night performance of the hit comedy for people in need of some joy in their lives. Over 500 invited and nominated guests will be entertained by the all-star Liverpool cast of the adult festive show on the evening of Friday 26th December and local charities are invited to nominate deserving people for free places.

Dreaming of a Barry White Christmas first stormed EchoTwo @ Liverpool’s Echo Arena for five nights last Christmas. This year, it returns by popular demand for an extended run in the intimate surroundings of the Echo Arena’s sister venue, The Auditorium. The show will run from Monday 15th December to Saturday 3rd January 2015.

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(778 words, estimated 3:07 mins reading time)

Michael Palin: Travelling To Work, The Auditorium, Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The world never seems to have enough of Michael Palin. From the early sprouting of comedy genius that resided in the Yorkshire soul, to the creative overload that burgeoned in Monty Python to becoming one of television’s leading travel presenters, throughout it all he remained one of Britain’s favourite and captivating sons.

Michael Palin: Travelling To Work, The Auditorium, Echo Arena, Liverpool. full post

(440 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Steve Earle, Gig Review. The Galleria, Echo Arena, Liverpool.

steve earle in Liverpool. August 2014. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The word legend is, at times, overused. It is the way of the English language that almost anything or anybody can have the word placed before it and that is perfectly acceptable. For what else is the fluidity of the sematic if not for marking out certain well used phrases if it has a sense of positivity attached to it?

Steve Earle, Gig Review. The Galleria, Echo Arena, Liverpool. full post

(540 words, 1 image, estimated 2:10 mins reading time)

Red Sky July, Gig Review. The Galleria, Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The Echo Arena is arguably the perfect place to go when you really want to be part of a large crowd, the heaving mass of humanity enjoying the finest that Rock and other genres have to offer, Whether it’s Roger Waters, Status Quo, Muse or even the legendary Neil Young, the arena has a vibe that means Liverpool music fans don’t have to travel to far off venues in Manchester, Birmingham or London.

Red Sky July, Gig Review. The Galleria, Echo Arena, Liverpool. full post

(407 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Eagles, The History Of The Eagles, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The Echo Arena in Liverpool was built for nights such as this, the Midsummer sun starting to wind its way back to the southern hemisphere, the evening glow of June racing its way across the Irish Sea and on its way America to the home of some finest rock bands you could ever hope to see play in the place where legends were born. A city that gave legends its British meaning to the country rock scene of the Eagles, legendary music that if written down in a book would be classed as fable, too fabulous for words but with a spirit that endured for over 40 years. You might never see the Eagles in Liverpool again, for those who took advantage of the summer sun giving its warmth to the city below; they were further warmed by the afterglow of some of the finest music to ever come out of America.

Eagles, The History Of The Eagles, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool. full post

(884 words, estimated 3:32 mins reading time)

Alfie Boe To Perform In Liverpool As Part Of New U.K. Tour.

Alfie Boe, ‘The Nation’s Favourite Tenor’ has confirmed details of his second U.K. arena tour for November and December 2014 including a night at the Liverpool Echo Arena on Sunday 30th November.

In his 2013 tour sold out, which included two nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Boe played to almost 80,000 fans.

This new tour follows the news of Alfie’s new album, which is due for release on October 20th, 2014.

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Culture Club To Perform In Liverpool With Alison Moyet Announced As Special Guest.

There is not a country in the world that doesn’t know the names of Boy George and Culture Club. Grammy Award winners Culture Club sold in excess of 100 million singles and over 50 million albums, and were one of the biggest pop bands of the 1980s. They achieved seven straight Top 10 hits in the U.K., nine Top 10 singles in the U.S.A. and nine Top 20 singles in Australia. They had number 1 singles in over a dozen countries and multi-platinum album sales across the world, and were first group since The Beatles to have three Top Ten hits in America from a debut album. They were also the first group in music history to have an album certified diamond in Canada. The band consisted of Mikey Craig (bass guitar), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Jon Moss (drums and percussion) and flamboyant front man Boy George (lead vocals.)

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(314 words, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

Elbow, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Elbow in Liverpool 2014. Photograph by Mr. Darren Moore.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

For many inside the Liverpool Echo Arena it may well have been the first opportunity to see Elbow in such a setting. The enormous roofed space in which has held so many great concerts since it first opened its doors to the public in 2008 now reverberated and swayed to the atmospheric delights employed by Elbow.

Elbow, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool. full post

(634 words, 1 image, estimated 2:32 mins reading time)