From concerts to comedy tours, Liverpool is home to a bursting selection of events over the next three months.

September

Liverpool Disco Festival

August 19 • Content, Cains Brewery Village

Billed as the city’s friendliest party, Liverpool Disco Festival is putting on a special 10th edition with a suitably fabulous line-up of artists and DJs from 2 pm through to the night. Disco legends Odyssey are back with a full band for a live performance, there’ll be Ten City, Byron Stingily with his hits Mighty Real and Get Up Everybody, and DJ John Morales on his farewell tour.

The Bodyguard

September 12 - 16 • Liverpool Empire

Fans of Whitney Houston are in for a treat with this award-winning hit musical - here again by popular demand. Telling the love story of former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, who’s hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker, it features Whitney classics like Queen of the Night, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and I Will Always Love You.

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN

September 16 • M&S Bank Arena

Echo & The Bunnymen have earned their place in Liverpool’s music history and still have a loyal fanbase all over the world. In September they’ll perform a series of orchestral concerts including one at the arena, recreating their album Ocean Rain in its entirety, joined on stage by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for songs including Ocean Rain, Seven Seas and The Killing Moon.

The Jamaica Street Carnival Party

August 27 • Jamaica Street, Baltic Triangle

The last sunny bank holiday weekend of the year deserves a street party and Jamaica Street in the Baltic Triangle is throwing a huge one. After two years of bringing international reggae and dancehall acts like Kranium, David Rogidan and Stylo G together with the best local artists, the carnival is back with more outdoor and indoor stages, an outdoor market and its biggest line-up yet.

Nathan Carter

September 16 • Philharmonic Hall

He was born in Liverpool and, after growing up surrounded by the songs of country legends like Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash, Nathan Carter has gone on to establish himself as one of the UK’s biggest and best-selling Irish Country music stars. After performing packed arena shows and even one for Pope Francis in Dublin, Nathan is back home for one night at the Philharmonic.

Busted

September 22 • M&S Bank Arena

Embarking on a major UK arena tour, Busted are ready and raring to celebrate 20 years since their debut song ‘What I Go To School For’ climbed its way up the charts. Performing a collection of pop-punk hits from the pervious two decades, enjoy the likes of ‘Crashed The Wedding’, ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ and ‘Year 3000’ from the three cheeky chaps.