RIP Le Bateau: a legendary Liverpool venue closes

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RIP Le Bateau: a legendary Liverpool venue closes

Some sad news to kick off the weekend: Le Bateau has officially closed. Amidst a season of venue and bar closures – most notably The Masque, and Static Gallery’s noise abatement notice which means it’s neutered for the foreseeable future – it’s incredibly sad to see the end of one of Liverpool’s longest-running indie spots. [...]

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Radar: Discoteca Poca

Time for a Garden Festival preview that doesn’t involve Monty Don and a herbacious border. The always dependable Discoteca Poca heads to town this weekend…

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Return of the Masque: Chibuku’s Easter extravaganza

Remember last week when we told you excitedly about Chibuku’s new home and said we were all going round there for the world’s best housewarming party etc etc? Well HANG FIRE. In a stroke of amazing fortune the Chibuku gang have manage to wangle another weekend in The Masque meaning their Thursday show with 2 [...]

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Radar: Chibuku at Easter

It’s Easter. And it’s time for the longest weekend of your year, courtesy of a couple of Belgians, a Housecat and a cast of brilliant support acts, at Chibuku.

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Win Chibuku Birthday Tickets

Never get invited to birthday parties? Here’s your chance to get on the guest list at the biggest birthday bash in town this weekend, as Chibuku celebrates with a double night of shake shake and birthday cake.

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Travelling Circus: Steve Lawler interview

Last weekend Circus held it’s last night at The Masque after convincing the powers that be to reopen the doors for one final time and allow the club to say a proper goodbye to the venue it’s called home for the past 10 years. A night renowned for putting on stellar line ups, we caught [...]

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Scruff with the smooth: Mr Scruff at The Magnet

For the last February show before the big birthday double whammy (no, we can’t wait for it either) Chibuku are welcoming back a very old friend – one of the first guest they ever booked all those years ago. Worryingly, we can remember that gig quite clearly which suggests that a) we’re getting pretty old [...]

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Clubbing comp: Jesse Rose and Duke Dumont at the Magnet

Throughout the month of February, Chibuku are making good use of their sister bar Magnet and hosting a number of intimate partaaays in the cool underground club there. We’re using the term underground in both senses of the word there – be careful on those stairs (heels + tequila + stairs = bruises – we’ve [...]

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Robert Dietz interview: mUmU’s 4th Birthday hits the Black-E

One of our favourite clubbing events in the city, mUmU blows up the balloons, hangs out the bunting and does its hair all nice on Saturday – it’s celebrating its fourth birthday. They’re back at the Black-E this weekend for their b’day shindig: Tobi Neumann, Laura Jones and a handful of others are set to [...]

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Seven Bars We Miss

We’re sad to see the closure of too many great arts and music venues of late. But when your favourite bar goes, boy that hurts. Here, then, are seven of our favourite watering holes that have long since called time. Bet you’ve got yours too?

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