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Liverpool Sound City

Tickets On Sale

Liverpool Sound City

Liverpool, North West

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Fest TimelineUpdated: 3 Apr 2026

Today

1 Jan 2025

Tickets on sale

Tickets on sale

Tickets on sale (exact date unconfirmed, sale currently live)

1 Jan 2025

1 Oct 2025

Early bird on sale

Early bird on sale

Super Early Bird tickets on sale (sold out)

1 Oct 2025

1 Nov 2025

Early bird on sale

Early bird on sale

Early Bird tickets on sale (sold out)

1 Nov 2025

1 Dec 2025

Tickets on sale

Tickets on sale

First Release tickets on sale (current tier)

1 Dec 2025

2 Dec 2025

Tickets on sale

Tickets on sale

2026 tickets on sale (earliest confirmed listing date)

2 Dec 2025

5 Feb 2026

Headliners announced

Headliners announced

Headliners KEO and Jalen Ngonda confirmed

5 Feb 2026

1–3 May

Liverpool Sound City 🎉

Liverpool Sound City 🎉

1–3 May

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Liverpool Sound City is a multi-venue music festival and industry conference held across bars, clubs and performance spaces in Liverpool city centre, focused on emerging and breaking artists. It runs across three days, with Friday given over to the S…

Website

soundcity.uk.com

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Genres

AlternativeIndie

Date

1 - 3 May, 2026

Location

Liverpool, North West

Size

Large · 30,000

Established

2008, Running 18 years

Vibe

Spread across Liverpool's city centre pubs and venues, it moves at your pace, with people darting between small packed rooms to catch bands they barely know and stumbling into sets they didn't plan on. The crowds are up for it and the rooms fill fast, so you spend as much time walking Seel Street as you do standing still.

WHAT PEOPLE SAID ABOUT 2025

“Venue-hopping is half the fun”

“Small rooms, concentrated energy”

“Best for discovering new acts”

“Crowds ready to mosh early”

“Pubs and stages side by side”

TicketsUpdated: 4 Apr 2026

Prices and availability are indicative. Always confirm on the official ticket page.

ADMIT ONE

Weekend Ticket

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Day Tickets

ADMIT ONE

Early Bird

Conference OnlyFri 1 May

£65

ADMIT ONE

Saturday Day TicketSat 2 May

?

ADMIT ONE

Sunday Day TicketSun 3 May

?

LineupUpdated: 2 Apr 2026

Keo

Keo

Jalen Ngonda

Jalen Ngonda

Kate Nash

Kate Nash

Westside Cowboy

Westside Cowboy

Brooke Combe

Brooke Combe

The Molotovs

The Molotovs

Keyside

Keyside

Dea Matrona

Dea Matrona

Teenage Joans

Teenage Joans

The Rolling People

The Rolling People

Michael Aldag

Michael Aldag

CUSP

CUSP

Mercy Girl

Mercy Girl

The Lilacs

The Lilacs

Marina Josephina

Marina Josephina

Mt JonesBashtTIDETIEDBrookiTom RowleyAdult LeisureGirl in the Year AbovePISSCherryholtBlossom CaldaroneashnymphSaint ClairDolderFinn ForsterLittle Grandad

Recent NewsUpdated: 12 Apr 2026

SOUND CITY REVEALS FULL LINE-UP FOR 2026 | RGM

Newly confirmed names including The Rolling People, TIDETIED, Brooki, Tom Rowley, Adult Leisure, Basht and a long list of equally intriguing newcomers turn ...

rgm.press·1 week ago

Kate Nash & More Announced For Sound City 2026 (Music News)

Kate Nash confirmed for Sound City as over 30 new, established and emerging artists commit to May's festival of new music · Charlie Noordeweir.

giveitaspin.co.uk·3 weeks ago

Kate Nash Leads Over 30 New Acts Announced For Liverpool's Sound City 2026

Further acts have been announced for this year's Sound City in Liverpool.

stereoboard.com·3 weeks ago

Kate Nash to Headline Sound City 2026 as 30+ New Acts Join ...

Kate Nash has been confirmed for Sound City 2026, leading a wave of over 30 newly announced artists set to take over Liverpool across the ...

babystepmagazine.com·3 weeks ago

Heading north: Liverpool Sound City 2026 brings Keo, Jalen Ngonda, Australia’s T

Liverpool Sound City returns in 2025 with Keo, Jalen Ngonda, Brooke Combe and Australia's Teenage Joans leading a stacked lineup.

theaureview.com·4 weeks ago

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