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Every night there are dozens of acts playing jazz, pop, classical, folk and world music, not to mention international acts visiting the Echo Arena Liverpool.
The city is also home to the oldest surviving professional symphony orchestra in the UK, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, which is based in the Philharmonic Hall.
The Mathew Street Festival is an annual street festival that is one of the most important musical events in Liverpool's calendar. The dance music festival Creamfields was established by the famous Liverpool-based Cream clubbing brand which started life as a weekly event at Nation nighclub. and There are numerous music venues located acrsoss the city, however the Echo Arena is by far the largest. The 11,000 seater arena has hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards and world renound acts such as Andrea Bocelli, Beyoncé, Elton John, Kanye West, Kasabian and Lady GaGa.
Liverpool is home to a number of theatres, these include the Empire, Everyman, Liverpool Playhouse, Neptune, Royal Court and the Unity Theatre.
Comedy nights are featured on Friday and Saturday at Baby Blue, a nice club on the exclusive Albert Dock, which is known as a celebrity hotspot.
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Cavern Club, The club is where Brian Epstein first saw The Beatles performing on November 9, 1961.
Address: The Cavern Club
10 Mathew Street
Liverpool L2 6RE
Tel: 0151 236 9091
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Cineworld Liverpool is located at the Edge Lane Retail Park where there are many popular names in stores and resatruants. There is also a Hollywood bowl here if you want to make it a fun filled evening out.
Address: Montrose Way
Edge Lane Retail Park
Liverpool L13 1EW
Tel: 0871 200 2000
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Creamfields Liverpool - Creamfields is a large dance music festival featuring DJs and live acts. It is held annually on the UK's August Bank Holiday weekend in Daresbury
Address: Warrington
Cheshire WA4 4AR
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Echo Arena Liverpool, The arena has 7,513 permanent seats around three sides of a central floor suitable for indoor sports events.
Address: Echo Arena Liverpool
Kings Dock
Liverpool Waterfront
Liverpool L3 4FP
Tel: 0151 475 8888
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Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse together make up a single engine for creative excellence, artistic adventure and audience involvement.
Address: EVERYMAN
5-11 Hope Street
Liverpool L1 9BH
Tel: 0151 709 4776
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Foundation for Art and Creative Technology is a Liverpool-based cinema, art gallery and the UK's leading organisation
for the support & exhibition of film, art and new media.
Address: FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology)
88 Wood Street
Liverpool L1 4DQ
Tel: 0151 707 4444
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Liverpool 02 Academy , The O2 Academy Liverpool (formerly the Carling Academy Liverpool) is a music venue in London Road
Address: O2 Academy Liverpool
11-13 Hotham Street L3 5UF
Tel: 0151 707 3200
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Liverpool Empire Theatre is located on Lime Street in Liverpool, England. It is the largest theatre in Liverpool, and the largest two-tier theatre in Britain.
Address: Liverpool Empire
Lime Street
Liverpool
Merseyside L1 1JE
Tel: 0151 708 3200
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The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is the home of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the UK's oldest urviving professional symphony orchestra, and its music-making at home and abroad.
Address: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Hope Street
Liverpool L1 9BP
Tel: 0151 709 3789
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Liverpool Sound City - Liverpool Sound City is a four day festival this year running from 19th to 22nd May 2010 and is held at the Hard Days Night Hotel and multiple venues and spaces in Liverpool's cultural quarter.
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Odeon Switch Island is a 12 screen cinema located on the Switch Island Leisure Park. There are 900 free car parking spaces on site. Also on site are McDonalds restaurant, Mecca Bingo Hall, Matalan clothing store, Megabowl & Bakers Dozen pub / restaurant.
Address: ODEON Switch Island,
Dunnings Bridge Road
Netherton
Bootle
Liverpool L30 6TQ
Tel: 0871 22 44 007
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Odeon Liverpool One is a 18 screen cinema located on the leisure level of the Liverpool ONE development next to Debenhams on Wall Street.
Address: ODEON Liverpool ONE
14 Paradise Street
Liverpool L1 8JF
Tel: 0871 22 44 007
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Showcase Liverpool is a 12 screen cinema located in Norris Green around 5 miles from the City Centre.
Address: Showcase Cinemas Liverpool
340 East Lancashire Road,
Norris green
Liverpool L11 9YJ
Tel: 0871 220 1000
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The Bluecoat - The Bluecoat is the oldest Grade 1 listed building in central Liverpool and re-opened in March 2008, after a £14.5m redevelopment, as a major landmark on the UK map of contemporary culture. The Bluecoat uses its spaces to showcase talent across all creative disciplines including visual art, music, literature, dance and live art and is a hub for new talent, providing studio spaces for artists within a unique creative community.
Address: The Bluecoat
School Lane
Liverpool L1 3BX
Tel: 0151 702 5324
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The Masque - The Masque is a brand new music venue in Liverpool born out of the ashes of the old Barfly.
Address: The Masque
90 Seel Street
Liverpool
L1 4BH
Tel: 0151 707 6171
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Unity Theatre is one of the best loved Theatres in Liverpool. unity is dedicated to enhancing the quality of performing arts in the Liverpool City Region by encouraging creativity, participation, innovation and diversity.
Address: 1 Hope Place
Liverpool L1 9BG
Tel: 0151 709 4988
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