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What's On in Liverpool: 5 to 11 September 2026
What's on in Liverpool from 5 to 11 September 2026: Waitress, Stewart Lee, Jane McDonald, Everton v Man Utd, Baltic Triangle day parties and ticketed gigs.
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Liverpool's first full week of September is a busy one: Baltic Triangle day parties and a five-stage festival on the Saturday, Everton at home to Manchester United on the Sunday, then Waitress at the Empire all week before Stewart Lee, two Liverpool Cathedral concerts and Jane McDonald at the arena close it out.
Thursday and Friday are the crowded nights, with several shows starting within 45 minutes of each other across venues that are not close together. Pick one main booking rather than planning to move between them.
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The week's events, day by day
- Saturday 5: No Play Festival at Rough Trade, plus Baltic Triangle day parties on Jamaica Street, at Liberte Sky Garden and at Camp and Furnace.
- Sunday 6: Everton v Manchester United, 2pm, Hill Dickinson Stadium. Then Connected Voices at the Auditorium and Spell Songs at the Philharmonic.
- Monday 7 to Saturday 12: Waitress at the Liverpool Empire, with a matinee on Wednesday.
- Wednesday to Friday: Stewart Lee, with a sold-out Music Room show on the Wednesday and two Philharmonic Hall shows on Thursday and Friday.
- Thursday 10 and Friday 11: Tunde of Lighthouse Family, then Boney M., both at Liverpool Cathedral.
- Friday 11: Jane McDonald at the M&S Bank Arena, and the most congested gig night of the week.
Saturday 5 September
No Play Festival at Rough Trade
No Play Festival runs midday to 10pm at Rough Trade on Hanover Street, with a published line-up of dozens of artists across five stages. The early start makes it the exception among Saturday's listings, most of which are evening events.
Baltic Triangle day parties
Three afternoon-into-evening events run with heavily overlapping hours, so this is a choose-one rather than a crawl:
- Don't F**k with Disco takes over Jamaica Street, 2pm to 10pm, 21+, phone-free, hats required. The listings currently disagree on the last entry time, so check the time printed on your ticket.
- Mansion Rooftop Party 2 at Liberte Sky Garden, 2pm to 10pm, last entry 5pm, 18+.
- All Day 90s Pop at Camp and Furnace, 3pm to 8pm, 18+.
The Big Indie Tribute Festival
The Big Indie Tribute Festival is at the Dome, Grand Central Hall on Renshaw Street, 6pm to 10pm, 14+ with under-18s accompanied by an adult.
Theatre and classical
Saturday 5 September is the final Liverpool date for Dirty Dancing at the Liverpool Empire before the theatre switches to Waitress on Monday. At the Philharmonic, Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George is at 7.30pm, with The Lost Notes in the Music Room at 8pm.
Sunday 6 September
Everton v Manchester United, 2pm
Everton play Manchester United at home at 2pm at the Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. It is worth knowing even if you are not going: a Manchester United away following means extra crowds moving through the city and out to the north docks through the afternoon, which overlaps with door times for the early-evening events. Anyone with a ticket for a late-afternoon show should plan the journey rather than assume it fits.
Connected Voices at the Auditorium
Connected Voices is at the Auditorium on the M&S Bank Arena campus at Kings Dock. Doors 3.30pm, performance from 4.30pm, a choir of more than 200 voices with a live band, and under-14s must be with an adult. The 4.30pm start is tight straight after a 2pm football match on the same side of the city.
Spell Songs at the Philharmonic
Spell Songs, the music project that grew out of Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris's books, is at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall at 7.30pm. Ticket bands are listed at £26, £29, £34 and £39, before the Philharmonic's 10% booking fee.
Fin Taylor at the Tung Auditorium
Comedian Fin Taylor brings his book tour show to the Tung Auditorium at the University of Liverpool, 7.30pm to 9pm. That makes Sunday evening a straight choice between Fin Taylor and Spell Songs rather than both.
Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 September
Waitress, the musical with songs by Sara Bareilles, opens at the Liverpool Empire on Monday 7 September and runs to Saturday 12. Evening performances start at 7.30pm, with a running time of about 2 hours 35 minutes including the interval.
Monday and Tuesday are the quietest evenings of the week for major events, which makes them the easiest nights to build around a theatre booking with food or drinks elsewhere. Our guide to Liverpool pubs on Monday and Tuesday nights covers where to go afterwards.
Wednesday 9 September
Waitress has both a 2.30pm matinee and a 7.30pm performance, the only matinee in its Liverpool run.
At the Philharmonic Music Room, Stewart Lee's Pea Green Boat is at 8pm, with Will Sergeant of Echo & the Bunnymen on ambient guitar. The Philharmonic listed this as sold out when checked; try the venue's own channels for returns rather than resale listings.
Thursday 10 September
This is where the evening gets crowded. These all start between roughly 7pm and 8pm:
- Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 7.30pm. Age guidance 14+, under-16s with an adult.
- Tunde of Lighthouse Family at Liverpool Cathedral, doors 7pm, performance from about 7.45pm, 18+, seated, wheelchair accessible.
- From the Jam at the Cavern Club, 7.30pm to 11pm, 18+.
- Emotion Wave at Commune, a smaller electronic and experimental night, 7pm to 11.30pm.
- Waitress at the Empire, 7.30pm.
Friday 11 September
The densest evening in this guide, spread from the waterfront to Hope Street, the cathedral and the Baltic Triangle.
- Jane McDonald: Living the Dream at the M&S Bank Arena, 14+ with under-18s accompanied. The event page has the arena's parking, transport and accessible-booking detail.
- Boney M. at Liverpool Cathedral, doors 7pm, from about 7.45pm, 18+, seated, wheelchair accessible.
- Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf, second night, Philharmonic Hall, 7.30pm.
- Waitress at the Empire, 7.30pm.
- Pulp and Blur performed live at Camp and Furnace, 7pm to 11pm, 18+.
- Static & Smoke 5 at The Hold beneath The Shipping Forecast, 6pm to 10.30pm, 18+. The listing states no wheelchair access, so check before booking.
Cheaper gigs and album launches
Several sub-£20 shows run this week, mostly at the Jacaranda and Camp and Furnace: Cassia (Mon 7), Corto.Alto (Wed 9), Arrested Development at Hangar 34 (Sat 5), and the Camp and Furnace Black Sabbath tribute (Fri 11). Our cheap Liverpool gigs guide has the full month with checked prices.
Comedy
Hot Water Comedy Club at Blackstock Market runs headline shows most nights, including triple-headline bills on Saturday 5 and Friday 11 September. Check the Hot Water listings for line-ups and times.
Getting around
These venues are not in one district. The Empire is by Lime Street, the Philharmonic and the Tung Auditorium are up on and near Hope Street, Liverpool Cathedral is further south, Camp and Furnace and Jamaica Street are in the Baltic Triangle, and the arena and the Auditorium are at Kings Dock.
That matters most on Thursday and Friday. Leave time for the last part of the journey rather than treating every city-centre venue as next door, and check Merseyrail and Merseytravel for the last train or bus home on the day. Sunday afternoon also has the extra movement from the Everton match.
Age and access, at a glance
Do not assume two similar venues have the same rules. From the listings checked:
| Event | Age | Access note |
|---|---|---|
| Don't F**k with Disco | 21+ | Phone-free, hats required |
| Mansion Rooftop Party 2 | 18+ | Last entry 5pm |
| All Day 90s Pop | 18+ | |
| Big Indie Tribute Festival | 14+ | Under-18s accompanied |
| Connected Voices | Under-14s accompanied | |
| Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf | 14+ guidance | Under-16s with an adult |
| Tunde, Liverpool Cathedral | 18+ | Seated, wheelchair accessible |
| Boney M., Liverpool Cathedral | 18+ | Seated, wheelchair accessible |
| From the Jam | 18+ | |
| Jane McDonald | 14+ | Under-18s accompanied |
| Static & Smoke 5 | 18+ | Listed as no wheelchair access |
Check the final booking page before paying, particularly if you need step-free access, a companion ticket or accessible seating.
Our top picks
- Saturday day party: one of Jamaica Street, the Liberte rooftop or Camp and Furnace. Their hours overlap almost completely, so pick on the music.
- Something seated midweek: Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf at the Philharmonic, Thursday or Friday.
- Friday night out: the Boney M. concert at the cathedral, or the Pulp and Blur tribute at Camp and Furnace if you want it cheaper and later.
That is where we would start. Book what fits your week and enjoy it.
For the wider month, see our what's on in Liverpool in September 2026 guide, the cheap gigs guide, or the live Liverpool what's on listings.