Sound City festival 2020 has been cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic and postponed for the first time till September 2020 and then till Spring this year. Many artists from last year’s lineup stayed unchanged and original tickets are still valid. 

Liverpool’s festival shared hundreds of new names and after a year off will definitely return to its amazing form. Beabadoobee, the last year’s biggest breakthrough who recently released debut album ‘Fake It Flowers’ said: “I’m so excited to get back to playing shows and people hearing my album and new EP live for the first time, AAARGRHERHIJJZZZZ”. 

Alongside headlining acts, there will be a performance from The Snots, Not3s, Baby Queen, The Murder Capital, The Mysterines, The Lathums, Lapsley, Miraa May to name a few. See full list below. 

Coming your way for 3 days across Liverpool, we’re delighted to reveal that global indie superstar @beabad00bee headlines Friday at Sound City, together with UK rap sensation @Not3sofficial, @GRACEYmusic_, @babyqueen and @TheSnuts!

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— Liverpool Sound City (@SoundCity) April 27, 2021

Jamie Webster also has been announced to share a stage. He said on his Twitter: “Sound City. Made up to be playing this festival I’ve grew up going to over the years. Can’t wait to play my original tunes and there’s Some boss bands/artists on”. He added: “Obviously as a young music enthusiast in the city I’ve spent a lot of weekends going to Sound City festival. Every year listening to the upcoming bands in the city as well as some of the bigger artists who come in outside of the city. Its just a boss day for music culture and people as well. After what we’ve been through the past year, it’ll be really nice to go out and play a festival in my own town. Buzzing for it and can’t wait to give the people what they want to hear and show them how much I’ve missed them. Gonna be a good weekend – especially the Saturday when I’m on!”.

Liverpool Sound City Festival will take place from 1st – 3rd October 2021 and tickets are available from £32.45 and can be purchased here.

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@FriendlyFires will set Sound City 2020 alight! Their first Liverpool show in over a decade, dance to their riotous party next May

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What makes this year’s Sound City very special is the appearance of the Hertfordshire indie band Friendly Fires. Their headlining show will be the first gig of the band in 2020, as well as their sole show in the north west and very first show in the city for over ten years. Friendly Fires’ fans can surely expect their “shape-throwing technicolour to this riotous street party of a festival”, according to the press release.

Joining the stage will be the new emo phenomenon Pale Waves. This indie pop band from Manchester broke out into the music scene with their impressive debut record My Mind Makes Noises, which was released back in September 2018. Also, the band recently won the Q Best Breakthrough Act at the Q Awards 2019.

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Introducing the second Sound City 2020 headliners @FriendlyFires! We can’t wait for them to being the dance-infused indie party down to the Baltic Triangle Alternative songstress @MarikaHackman and one of Scotland’s best new bands @TheSnuts also stop by, with @LouisBerry, @RealBadSounds, @Spector and @Marsicans all appearing across the weekend. The introspective songwriting craft of @BcCamplight will be on full show, whilst jangle-pop purveyors @Spinn_band will bring the sonic sunshine down on Liverpool. All this plus 100s more at Sound City 2020 Day splits/tickets coming Friday – last remaining Early Birds available from the bio #LetsStartAFuckingRiot

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Apart from the two huge headlining acts, Sound City also unveiled its full line-up in which musicians from various genres will take turn to play a show. Recently added to the bill are the critically-acclaimed indie rock artist Marika Hackman, West Lothian rock revivalists The Snuts and Liverpool’s lone-ranger of rockabilly pop Louis Berry.

The electronic duo Monarchy and the art rock band S.P.Q.R. are also booked for show slots at the festival. Meanwhile, the newcomers like Marsicans, SPINN, and Bad Sounds will make their appearance as well.

Check out the complete line-up from the Instagram post above.

Last year, Sound City did achieve its goal of gender-balanced line-up for the campaign of PRS KeyChange. The festival was able to curate the line-up in which 59% of all musicians were female and mixed groups. This year, Sound City will continue its remarkable achievement by holding a conference Sound City+ at the British Music Experience on May 1. More information about the conference will be announced soon.

And for more information about Liverpool Sound City 2020, please visit its official site.

Sound City Festival takes place around various venues in Liverpool and has seen the likes of The Kooks, White Lies and Catfish and The Bottleman included in the lineup.

The festival is to return next year, taking place over May5th-6th. Earlybird tickets for the whole weekend are on sale now for £35.

Although the lineup is yet to be announced, the festival is to be curated by a huge amount of partners, including BBC Introducing Merseyside, Glastonbury Silver Hayes and Hospital Records.

Here's the whole raft of heads who are partnering up with @SoundCity this year – full details: https://t.co/5bHGcIpfOd pic.twitter.com/Cvwt6Vc7g6

— GetintothisHQ (@GetintothisHQ) September 26, 2017

Previously, the festival has been held at Liverpool’s Clarence Dock but will be returning to the city centre for 2018, and the line up will be spread across different venues in the city.

The festival promises to deliver the latest breakthrough acts and big names worldwide.

Becky Ayres, Liverpool Sound City’s chief operating officer has 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 also lead us into the hugely ambitious plans that we have for 2019, which will be revealed over the coming months.”

Applications for artists who may wish to perform at Liverpool Sound City next May open soon, and there will be more festival information available next week.

Early bird tickets are on sale now.