Liverpool's Sound City goes 'back to its roots' in 2018

Words: Ellie Ward

Liverpool’s Sound City Festival returns next year with a move back to its city centre roots after having moved out to Clarence Dock.

The festival will take place at various venues across the city, between May 5 - 6, with early bird tickets - now almost sold out -  on sale at £35 for the full weekend, from here.

⚠️ TICKET WARNING! £35 Super Early-bird Weekend Festival Wristbands for Sound City 2018 are now over 90% SOLD OUT! https://t.co/ro7pmA6v05 pic.twitter.com/gMkf6LbrFR

— Liverpool Sound City (@SoundCity) September 29, 2017

Curators of stages and events for the weekender include Glastonbury’s Silver Hayes, Kendal Calling, BBC1XTRA, Heavenly Recordings, Moshi Moshi Records, Domino, Ninja Tune, and many more.

The festival's line-up will be unveiled over the coming months.



Becky Ayres, the chief operating officer for Sound City, said: “We delivered three hugely ambitious and successful years of Sound City on the north docklands of the city. Sound City was the first to shine a beacon on this neglected area of the city and, by doing so, we’ve even encouraged Everton FC to relocate to our former festival site.

“We now feel it is time for us to come back to the city centre and embark on the next stage of our journey. 2018 will all be about re-establishing new links and a new feel. This will alsolead us into the hugely ambitious plans that we have for 2019, which will be revealed over the coming months.”