FROM ERIC’S TO EVOL: THE STORIES OF PUNK AND COUNTER CULTURE IN THE UK

An exciting addition to ‘Eric’s To Evol’ will be the Story of Punk and Counterculture Panel in partnership with The Guardian where experts will be discussing the impact of punk and counterculture since the 70’s being held on 20th July at District Liverpool. Tickets start from as little as £10 and can be found with more information from www.limfestival.com/limf-presents.

For the last 40 years the punk-indie attitude has been prevalent in Liverpool and has led to the creation of some of the most influential cultural movements the city has ever seen. These are movements that have connected not just with the people of Liverpool but with the world. LIMF showcases those key venues, artists and scenes. With incredible live performances at its heart ‘From Eric’s To Evol’ is the inter-generational story of Liverpool’s underground music scene and how it has redefined itself in terms of music, fashion and popular culture over 40 years.

76 – 16: FROM ERIC’S TO EVOL – LIVE (Punk / New Wave) and 76 – 16: FROM ERIC’S TO EVOL – LIVE (Liverpool)

Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) has announced the full line up for its very special LIMF Presents event, 76 – 16: FROM ERIC’S TO EVOL. Showcased in two events, the first being 76 – 16: FROM ERIC’s TO EVOL LIVE (Punk / New Wave) at Arts Club on Saturday 23 July. Buzzcocks, Clinic, Poltergeist, Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies, Feral Love, Veyu, Lying Ba****ds, Organ Freeman, Queen Zee & The Sasstones will play followed by an aftershow at Magnet with DJ’s REVO (EVOL), Jules Bennett (Liquidation), Chris W (Mirror Moves) Norman Killon (Eric’s), Bernie Connor (Eric’s) and Marc Jones (Planet X).

The second event will see Lightning Seeds, Pete Wylie & The Mighty Wah!, The Clang Group(featuring Clive Langer from Deaf School) and Sugarmen celebrating the local Liverpool scene for 76 – 16: FROM ERIC’S TO EVOL – LIVE (Liverpool) at the O2 Academy Liverpool on 24th July in what will be an unforgettable live show.

76-16 From Erics’s to Evol: The Story of Punk and Counterculture Panel 

An exciting addition will be the Story of Punk and Counterculture Panel in partnership with The Guardian where experts will be discussing the impact of punk and counter-culture since the 70’s being held on20th July at District Liverpool.

The panel will commence on 20th July, addressing the important issues and questions surrounding the punk movement such as – what are the drivers for counterculture movements? Is it music, fashion, inspirational individuals, key venues or a mix of all of these? What exactly is punk’s legacy? Panel members include:

 John Robb – Musician/Journalist/Author (Panel Host)
Paul Du Noyer – Journalist and Author of ‘Liverpool: Wondrous Place’ as well as books on Deaf School, Paul McCartney and John Lennon
Pete Wylie – The Mighty Wah!
Pauline Murray – Lead Singer of punk rock band Penetration
Craig Pennington – Bido Lito! Magazine (Publisher) and Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia (Director)
Jayne Casey – a leading light of Liverpool culture since the 1970s

Tickets start from as little as £10.00 inclusive of booking fee and can be purchased with more information from www.limfestival.com.

Music Director Marc Jones comments, “Liverpool has always had a small but very important underground music scene. In 1976 Eric’s opened its doors and punk exploded into life, thanks bands like the Clash, Ramones and Sex Pistols who all played Eric’s! In many ways Eric’s has been as influential to Liverpool as both the Cavern and Cream have been and out of this scene came a set of Liverpool bands that went on to dominate the 80’s…bands like Echo & the Bunnymen, Wah! Heat, Teardrop Explodes, OMD and Frankie Goes To Hollywood. It’s a great tradition that has been continued by the likes of the Lomax, Zanzibar, Evol and the much missed Korova. It’s a great story and one we will be telling at this year’s Liverpool International Music Festival through a unique live show demonstrating how it has redefined itself in terms of music, fashion and popular culture over 40 years!”

Unesco Co-ordinator Kev McManus says, “This is a real celebration of 40 years of music and counter culture in Liverpool. It will excite interest from music lovers from across the world. It is a particularly poignant event for me personally as my passion for music and my involvement in the music scene in the Liverpool music scene was ignited by attending a series of memorable gigs at Eric’s.

These two shows and the accompanying panel discussion are a tribute to the great music and memorable venues that have lit up the Liverpool music scene over the last 40 years. Places like Eric’s, the Warehouse, the Picket, Zanzibar, Kazimier, Korova, Planet X, and the bands that played these venues have played a vital role in ensuring that the Liverpool music scene has remainder so vibrant over the last forty years. 

The two nights showcase some of the best of the new Liverpool talent like The Sugarmen who have just signed to Warners. But I’m delighted that we have managed to secure Liverpool artists who were part of the original Eric’s scene in the shape of Ian Broudie, Pete Wylie, will sergeant as well as the likes of The Buzzcocks who played Eric’s many times.”

LIMF is an inherently different festival representing the latest chapter of an ever evolving global music city. Presenting its most ambitious and vibrant programme to date, the four days features a showcase of artists, music and projects that have and are redefining music and culture. LIMF 2016 is made up of LIMF Presents with events from Giles Peterson’s From The Soul to Yousef’s House Nation, the award-winning LIMF Academy and Europe’s largest free music event taking place in Sefton Park, LIMF Summer Jam that include acts such as The Wombats, Lianne La Havas, Sigma, Wretch 32, Craig Charles and many more. Last year LIMF attracted over 160,000 music lovers, cementing Liverpool’s reputation as a must-visit destination and establishing LIMF as the current voice of this global music city with an experimental but accessible programme for all.

LISTINGS

LIMF Summer Jam

Sigma
The Wombats
Lianne La Havas
Wretch 32
WSTRN
Kwabs
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Ms Dynamite
DJ Target
Maverick Sabre
Shakka
Craig Charles
Clean Cut Kid
Anne-Marie
Samm Henshaw
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band
China Crisis
John Power Band
Dave McCabe and the Ramifications
Stealing Sheep
The Vyrll Society
Adele Roberts (R1)
Greg Wilson
Rhys Lewis
Jalen N’Gonda
Michael Seary
Amique
Ali Ingle
Seramic

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
Tarabband
47SOUL
Yaz Fentazi Trio
Whirling Durvish
Sufi Mahmoud Pharaoh
Sefton Park, Liverpool, Merseyside L17 1AF
Tickets: FREE
For more information: LIMFestival.com