![Catch Wayne Coyne's keynote speech: Undoubtedly one of the greatest, most charismatic and unique frontmen of his time, the Flaming Lips mad scientist will be taking to the stage ahead of their Saturday headline-slot to talk about his genre-defying journey through sound, insane live shows, and fearless approach to treading his own path through life. He'll be speaking on Friday 22 May.]()
Catch Wayne Coyne's keynote speech: Undoubtedly one of the greatest, most charismatic and unique frontmen of his time, the Flaming Lips mad scientist will be taking to the stage ahead of their Saturday headline-slot to talk about his genre-defying journey through sound, insane live shows, and fearless approach to treading his own path through life. He'll be speaking on Friday 22 May.
![Pick up something at the Record Fair: You, love music, you love vinyl - so go treat yourself to some of 10,000 LPs on offer along with special guest DJs and much more throughout the weekend.]()
Pick up something at the Record Fair: You, love music, you love vinyl - so go treat yourself to some of 10,000 LPs on offer along with special guest DJs and much more throughout the weekend.
![Wrap your eyes around Screenadelica: Local heroes Screenadelica have become world-renowned for their utterly beautiful gig posters, making prints for everyone from Queens Of The Stone Age, Pixies, Bjork, New Order, Elton John and loads more. See them in all of their glory with this exhibition and stall.]()
Wrap your eyes around Screenadelica: Local heroes Screenadelica have become world-renowned for their utterly beautiful gig posters, making prints for everyone from Queens Of The Stone Age, Pixies, Bjork, New Order, Elton John and loads more. See them in all of their glory with this exhibition and stall.
![Hear the legendary Edwyn Collins: From his time in influential post-punk heroes Orange Juice to his incredible solo work and myriad other projects, and coming back fighting after being left unable to walk or talk from suffering two severe cerebral haemorrhage Collins is nothing less than a national treasure. Hear his truly inspirational story in his own words at a Keynote Speech on Thursday 21 May.]()
Hear the legendary Edwyn Collins: From his time in influential post-punk heroes Orange Juice to his incredible solo work and myriad other projects, and coming back fighting after being left unable to walk or talk from suffering two severe cerebral haemorrhage Collins is nothing less than a national treasure. Hear his truly inspirational story in his own words at a Keynote Speech on Thursday 21 May.
![Get lost in the Brazilica Carnival: Described as 'samba meets Mad Max', taste the more exotic and hedonistic side of South America with dance and more madness on the streets of Liverpool on Friday 22 May.]()
Get lost in the Brazilica Carnival: Described as 'samba meets Mad Max', taste the more exotic and hedonistic side of South America with dance and more madness on the streets of Liverpool on Friday 22 May.
![Catch Mark E Smith in conversation: Ozzy Osbourne and Marilyn Manson can do one - this is the scariest man in rock. With an unflinching artistic ethos, a notoriously barbed wit, countless stories from the punk era, 31 albums under his belt with The Fall and still creating and terrifying people today, this is one chat you won't want to miss on Thursday 21 May.]()
Catch Mark E Smith in conversation: Ozzy Osbourne and Marilyn Manson can do one - this is the scariest man in rock. With an unflinching artistic ethos, a notoriously barbed wit, countless stories from the punk era, 31 albums under his belt with The Fall and still creating and terrifying people today, this is one chat you won't want to miss on Thursday 21 May.
![Dance with the Lantern Parade: Liverpools own Lantern Company will be taking to the streets with brand new set of illuminated puppet creatures making their UK debut following a night time appearance in Hong Kong - inspired by astonishing images revealed through the photomicroscopic lens, in a world where sci-fi meets carnival, pop culture, manga cartoons and Haute Couture. Which sounds nuts. Catch it on Saturday 23 May.]()
Dance with the Lantern Parade: Liverpools own Lantern Company will be taking to the streets with brand new set of illuminated puppet creatures making their UK debut following a night time appearance in Hong Kong - inspired by astonishing images revealed through the photomicroscopic lens, in a world where sci-fi meets carnival, pop culture, manga cartoons and Haute Couture. Which sounds nuts. Catch it on Saturday 23 May.
![In Conversation with The Vaccines: Not only are they headlining Sound City and due to drop their incredibly bold and forward-thinking new album English Graffiti, but The Vaccines will be in conversation at the event from 4pm on Friday 22 May. If there's any justice, their new album will see explode into superstardom, do get your questions in now while you can.]()
In Conversation with The Vaccines: Not only are they headlining Sound City and due to drop their incredibly bold and forward-thinking new album English Graffiti, but The Vaccines will be in conversation at the event from 4pm on Friday 22 May. If there's any justice, their new album will see explode into superstardom, do get your questions in now while you can.
![The Rise Of The Rock Toff: Legendary punk journalist and musician John Robb leads this talk with Ed Lilo, Reverend & The Makers' Jon McClure and many more to discuss if and how school music spending cuts and crippling the benefits system are making music 'a luxury' for wealthier artists such as Mumford, Mark Ronson and Coldplay - cutting out the working class voice in music. A hot topic. Catch it from 10.15am on Thursday 21 May.]()
The Rise Of The Rock Toff: Legendary punk journalist and musician John Robb leads this talk with Ed Lilo, Reverend & The Makers' Jon McClure and many more to discuss if and how school music spending cuts and crippling the benefits system are making music 'a luxury' for wealthier artists such as Mumford, Mark Ronson and Coldplay - cutting out the working class voice in music. A hot topic. Catch it from 10.15am on Thursday 21 May.
![Everything Everything discuss Everything Everything: They're pretty brilliant, and we're all more than a little excited about their new record. Catch the band discussing their past, present and future from 4.15pm on Friday 22 May.]()
Everything Everything discuss Everything Everything: They're pretty brilliant, and we're all more than a little excited about their new record. Catch the band discussing their past, present and future from 4.15pm on Friday 22 May.
![Have a dreamy night with Space Cadets: Saturday night sees the quayside area transform into a floating, inflatable spectacle of illuminated sculptures and visual art - the perfect companion to seeing The Flaming Lips.]()
Have a dreamy night with Space Cadets: Saturday night sees the quayside area transform into a floating, inflatable spectacle of illuminated sculptures and visual art - the perfect companion to seeing The Flaming Lips.
![See Julian Cope: Not only the man behind The Teardrop explodes, but one of the finest experimental artists of the 20th and 21st Centuries. See him talk all things music, art, culture, politics and beyond on Thursday 21 May.]()
See Julian Cope: Not only the man behind The Teardrop explodes, but one of the finest experimental artists of the 20th and 21st Centuries. See him talk all things music, art, culture, politics and beyond on Thursday 21 May.