What's On in Liverpool
Friday 07 August 2026 · This weekend · City guide
Liverpool is pulling out all the stops this Friday, with a city-wide spread of live music, comedy, tribute nights, and late-night dancing that could keep you moving from teatime until the early hours. Whether you want to catch a proper live gig in an intimate venue, laugh until your sides ache, or lose yourself on a dance floor, the city has a version of Friday night with your name on it. Get your plans sorted early — this lot will not wait around.
Highlights

Bob Marley performed LIVE by The Marley Experience — Camp and Furnace is one of Liverpool's most atmospheric spaces at the best of times, but fill it with the sunshine rhythms of Bob Marley and something genuinely special happens. The Marley Experience are renowned for their faithful, full-hearted recreation of the reggae legend's catalogue, and this is the kind of show that has people swaying with strangers and grinning from ear to ear. Doors from 7:00pm, tickets £19–£22 — an absolute steal for a night that will feel like a proper event.

Future Child: EP Launch Show — There is something electric about being in the room when a band plays their new music live for the very first time, and that is exactly what is on offer at the legendary Jacaranda Club tonight. Future Child are launching their new EP here at 7:00pm, and this intimate basement venue — one of the city's most storied — is the perfect place to witness a moment that might just feel significant in a year or two. Tickets are only £10, which means you have absolutely no excuse to miss it.

Friday Triple Headline Show — Hot Water Comedy Club at Blackstock Market is one of the best nights out in the north of England, full stop, and the Friday Triple Headline Show packs three comics onto one bill for a measly £9. Whether you are after a proper belly laugh to kick off the weekend or just want to see where all the fuss is about, 7:00pm is when the fun starts and the value is genuinely hard to argue with.

The Kilkennys — The Liverpool Irish Centre has a warmth and community spirit that few venues can match, and tonight it hosts The Kilkennys — one of Ireland's most beloved live acts, known for their raucous, roof-raising blend of traditional Irish music and crowd-pleasing energy. This is the sort of night where the whole room ends up singing along whether they planned to or not, and the atmosphere will be something else entirely. Kick off at 7:30pm, tickets £20.

ABBA-Mania Party @ DysCo, Liverpool — DysCo Liverpool is already one of the city's most joyfully uninhibited nights out, and an ABBA-themed party there from 6:30pm is the kind of thing that sounds ridiculous until you are inside and Dancing Queen comes on and suddenly everyone is a convert. With tickets starting from just £3, this is peak Friday night at a price point that barely dents your drinks budget. Dress up, or do not — either way you will have a brilliant time.

LILWARB ALL NIGHT LONG [B2B Special] — If you want to see the night out well and truly through, Arts Club is the place to be from 11:00pm as LILWARB takes over for a B2B special that promises to run until the lights come up. Arts Club's main room is a genuinely world-class space for this sort of thing — serious sound, serious crowd, serious dancing — and at £8–£20 it is the natural destination for anyone who finds the rest of Friday's offerings wrapping up too early.
Full listings
| Event | Venue | Time | Price | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Music | |||||
| Big Condo Records Presents Ampville 6 | The Hold The Shipping Forecast | 6:00pm | £10 | Tickets | |
| Bob Marley performed LIVE by The Marley Experience | Camp And Furnace | 7:00pm | £19–£22 | Tickets | |
| Future Child: EP Launch Show | The Jacaranda Club | 7:00pm | £10 | Tickets | |
| JohnsysShots Presents: August Bash Day 1 | Heebies Tunnel | 7:00pm | £8 | Tickets | |
| The Cavern Club Beatles - Live Tribute Show | Cavern Club | 7:30pm | £25 | Tickets | |
| Casino Club - Liverpool | Kazimier Stockroom | 7:30pm | £10 | Tickets | |
| Dreamboat Annie live at Archive Liverpool | Archive Liverpool | 7:30pm | £6 | Tickets | |
| The Kilkennys | Liverpool Irish Centre | 7:30pm | £20 | Tickets | |
| Nightlife | |||||
| Under The Skin | Commune Liverpool | 5:00pm | £5 | Tickets | |
| FREAKY FRIDAYS: A Night of Shows & Games @ FunnyBoyz Liverpool | FunnyBoyz Liverpool UK | 6:30pm | £3–£150 | Tickets | |
| ABBA-Mania Party @ DysCo, Liverpool | DYSCO Liverpool | 6:30pm | £3–£25 | Tickets | |
| Liverpool Pub Crawl: Meet New People, Come Solo or With Friends | BlackCat | 9:00pm | £18 | Tickets | |
| Sound Of Solidarity | Quarry | 9:00pm | £4–£7 | Tickets | |
| Madonna Party with Live Tribute @ Navy Bar, Liverpool | Navy Bar 2.1 | 9:30pm | £5–£21 | Tickets | |
| TAYLOR SWIFT Tribute Party @ Dysco, Liverpool | DYSCO Liverpool | 9:30pm | £3–£21 | Tickets | |
| DISCO INFERNO | Drag Queen DJs & Retro Music @ Dysco, Liverpool | DYSCO Liverpool | 10:00pm | £3–£199 | Tickets | |
| LILWARB ALL NIGHT LONG [B2B Special] | Arts Club | 11:00pm | £8–£20 | Tickets | |
| Comedy | |||||
| Friday Triple Headline Show | Hot Water Comedy Club At Blackstock Market | 7:00pm | £9 | Tickets | |
| Hot Water Green Room Podcast LIVE | Hot Water Comedy Club At Blackstock Market | 8:00pm | £15 | Tickets | |