Music Venue Trust announce free gig at Liverpool’s Eurovision Village with The Lightning Seeds and more

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Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery have joined forces to host a one-off free gig at the Eurovision Village in Liverpool, which is set to take place later this month.Scheduled for next Wednesday (May 10), the show is the latest instalment to the ongoing ‘United By Music Tour’ which features over 20 gigs at 20 music venues across the city.This marks the third time that the two organisations have joined forces, and follows a previously-announced series of shows taking place in Liverpool between May 8 and May 12, which all sold out within four minutes.Designed to both celebrate the city’s iconic music scene and support grassroots venues throughout the UK, the acts performing at Wednesday’s show include The Lightning Seeds, Girls Don’t Sync, Michael Aldag, and Miles Kane.The event will be hosted at the Eurovision Village at Liverpool’s Pier Head.

However, the tickets will not be sold in advance, so those wanting to attend are advised to head down quickly on the day, as all 15,000 spaces will be given out for free on a first-come-first-served basis.

Gates will open for hopeful attendees at noon, and there will be a range of performances building up to the main show, which kicks off at 6:30 pm BST.Set to run until approximately 10 pm, a variety of acts competing in Eurovision 2023 are also expected to make appearances at the show.

Find out further details here.“We were completely blown away by the fantastic response to the announcement of The National Lottery’s United by Music Liverpool events,” said Mark Dayvd, CEO of Music Venue Trust.“Liverpool is still the home of live music and we simply couldn’t meet the demand from local audiences to be part of a celebration of everything the city has to offer.