John Carpenter, and Warpaint for Liverpool Music Week

Liverpool Music Week 2016

Wednesday 26th October to Saturday 5th November 2016
various venues, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
£50 for wristband

John Carpenter, Warpaint, Cat's Eyes, Gogo Penguin, Clean Cut Kid, and She Drew The Gun are the first acts announced for Liverpool Music Week which runs from Wednesday 26th October through to Saturday 5th November 2016, at various venues throughout Liverpool.

For its 12th edition, the festival will be based around the hub of the Arts Club venue in Liverpool City Centre, with a run of shows at the Liverpool Dome and Grand Central Hall, as well as festival headliner John Carpenter playing in the stunning surroundings of the Liverpool Olympia ballroom.

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This year also sees the launch of a limited number of LMW16 Wristbands that allow entry to all of this year’s shows for just £50, on sale now.

Liverpool Music Week’s founding-director, Mike Deane, said, "We are so thrilled to be bringing such an iconic international artist to the city in John Carpenter as this year's headliner in one of Liverpool's most iconic and stunning venue spaces. The reaction to the announcement has been phenomenal, and we expect this to go down as one of the festival's most legendary nights since our first, in 2003.

"We're also very pleased to announce the first round of this year's local bands - two of the most exciting breakthrough acts - nationally-prominent Clean Cut Kid and She Drew the Gun, who are both fresh from triumphant and significant Glastonbury weekends, and will each curate their own nights at this year's LMW.

"As always, LMW will aim to strike balance of highlighting the best and most creative local artists, alongside an inventive programme of the most exciting national & international touring acts all with the backdrop of a mixture of our favourite, most iconic and many underused city spaces.

"Liverpool is buzzing right now, and this announcement is just the tip of the iceberg. It's set to be a very exciting year."

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