Tag Archives: Southport

The Christians, Gig Review. The Atkinson, Southport.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

To undertake the task of performing two gigs in two very different venues in one day is perhaps something only Phil Collins would have thought of undertaking as part of raising awareness on the starving people in Ethiopia as part of Live Aid in 1985. However laudable, he did some help from all the organisers behind the event and the good fortune to have the luxury of Concorde to take him between London and Philadelphia.

The Hummingbirds, Gig Review. The Atkinson, Southport.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

They are one of the great young bands and artists that call Liverpool their home. Alongside many others that in the last few years have made the city’s music addicts sit up and take notice of the new and tremendously exciting breed coming through, such as All We Are, Stealing Sheep, Path Unknown, Joe Symes and The Loving Kind, Only Child, Mono L.P.s, Matt Breen, Buckle Tongue, Rob Vincent and Carrianne Hayden, The Hummingbirds name has travelled far and wide, beyond the metaphorical city walls and out into the open world. People outside the city have once more discovered what makes Liverpool tick like no other in the U.K. and perhaps in the world.

Sporting legends Blofeld And Baxter Visit Southport In May.

Two of the titans of U.K. cricket are coming to The Atkinson, Southport with a side splitting show full of memories from within the Test Match Special commentary box.

B.B.C. cricket legends Henry Blofeld and Peter Baxter are in Southport on the 21st June 2013 as part of their theatre tour of a brand new humorous show detailing their exploits in the commentary box from the last 40 years. For the first time in public, Henry Blofeld and Peter Baxter are set to wow the crowds with their hilarious cricketing tales.