Liverpool International Music Festival adds over 30 more acts

JP Cooper, Elli Ingram, Zak Abel, Sunset Sons, and more for FREE event

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 28th Apr 2015

JP Cooper

Thursday 27th to Monday 31st August 2015
various venues , Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 1AF, England MAP
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Last updated: Tue 14th Jul 2015

JP CooperElli Ingram, Zak Abel, and Sunset Sons lead the latest of acts announced for the 3rd annual FREE Liverpool International Music Festival happening between Thursday 27th and Monday 31st August 2015 at multiple venues across the city.

The five day event will also hosts DJs , Anton Powers, Ian Longo, Liam Hincks, Phil Taggart, and Ras Kwame on the LIMF Central Stage in Sefton Park.

The line-up also includes The Tea Street Band, Silent Sleep, Holy Thursday, She Drew The Gun, Esa Shields, Barberos, Pacific, Blue Saint, Dave Monks, No Fakin DJ's, Rosenblume, Sunstack Jones, Grace Hartery, Ivan Campo, Little Sparrow, Me & Deboe, The Midnight Ramble, Paul Straws, Paul Wilkes, and TJ & Murphy.

For the day and stage splits click here.

Also revealed is a new partnership, SA to UK: Arts & Activism, a transAfrican collaboration seeing two Liverpool and two South African artists travel to respective countries. All artists will work together to create and perform a collection of songs about activism, struggle and identity, which will be performed for the first time at LIMF 2015.

Other events that make up the programme includeThe Bluebird at The Bluecoat Project, and The Record Producers Live In Liverpool with special guest record producer Lamont Dozier.

In addition LIMF will be teaming up with Liverpool clubbing institution Circus for an after-party on Saturday night at Sefton Park's Palm House. Circus has embodied clubbing in the city for over a decade, progressing from a humble house party to a international institution. LIMF x Circus will feature Lewis Boardman, Catz & Dogz and founder Yousef for a party to end all parties.

LIMF Curator, Yaw Owusu said, "Very pleased to announce the next stage of the LIMF 2015 programme - which adds depth to what I believe is our best festival programme so far. It has been a pleasure working alongside our various artistic friends such as Steve Levine, Bido Lito!, Getintothis, Mellowtone and Circus to further strengthen the offer.

"Also with joy we have been able to partner with the British Council, Steve Biko Foundation and Steve Biko Housing Association to make a very exciting and important music collaborative project happen between South African artists and Liverpool-based artists. And don't forget we still do have more to announce!"




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