Club nights in Liverpool this week (21-28 Jul)
Things get trippy in Liverpool as a galactic graduation party and a night of hard acid hit Kitchen Street, while Liverpool International Music Festival brings a global air to the city. Plus: book ahead for a 17-hour marathon from Mark Farina.
We've searched the listings to bring you our pick of club nights in Liverpool this week – plus the latest news on clubs you should book ahead for, festivals and more. Think we've missed something? Send lauren@theskinny.co.uk the details...
Don't-miss parties this week:
Thu 21 Jul
Third Summer of Love: 2016 graduation blowout
24 Kitchen Street, 10pm, £3.03-£4.20
Seems like Liverpool has a better graduation party than we ever did (harumph): join Heart of Darkness for a deep space voyage to the outer reaches of acid, disco, rave and Detroit techno, and forget all about that 2:2.
Sat 23 Jul
A Night of Acid & Techno
24 Kitchen Street, 10pm, £5
Simple parties are the best parties, and you can't say fairer than 'a night of acid & techno'. Don't let the unassuming name fool you, though – this will be a night of the awesomest, weirdest hard acid sounds from James Binary, legendary Liverpool party UpItUp's Jacques Malchance, and 'rare shiny Pokemon' TJ Roberts. However, first one to play Pokemon Go instead of losing their shit is a square.
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mUmU sessions: Gary Beck & Lee Rands all night long
New Bird Street Warehouse, 29 Jul, 10pm, £13
The seventh #session from Liverpool lot mUmU brings Scottish techno head Gary Beck into line with mUmU co-conspirator Lee Rands, for six hours of proper hardcore stuff. Last few tickets left.
Jolt x Hustle presents Mark Farina
Botanical Garden (12-11pm) and 24 Kitchen Street (11pm-5am), 6 Aug, £15
Deep breaths for this 17-hour (!) marathon from Jolt and Hustle, spanning two venues and bringing you two sets from Mark Farina – the first (at the Botanical Garden) celebrating 25 years since his Mushroom Jazz 8 Tour and keeping things chilled, the second (at Kitchen Street) taking us back to the raw roots of Chicago house. What a treat.
STATK present Adam Shelton & MR KS
New Bird Street Warehouse, 19 Aug, 7pm, £12
One of the largest nights in August comes courtesy of the STATK bunch, who take over the Botanical Garden from 7pm and play through to 4am with One Records founder Adam Shelton. Promising a journey through several dimensions, this is your ideal warm-up for the impending bank holiday weekend.
Festival watch
This weekend!
Liverpool International Music Festival (21-24 Jul): Thris Tian, Lewis Boardman, Yousef and many more play various events across LIMF weekend. Listen to Yousef's current favourite tracks.
bluedot (Jodrell Bank, Cheshire, 22-24 Jul): find art by Brian Eno, sets from Underworld and Jean Michel Jarre, Ben UFO and many more all performing at a space observatory. Ridic.
Tramlines (Sheffield, 22-24 Jul): One of the biggest weekends in the North returns with a stupidly good clubs lineup as ever, including Boddika, Derrick Carter, Leon Vynehall and oh god, the quality just goes on forever.