UB40 have played at Aintree Racecourse

THE Jockey Club Live are well known now for bringing live music to major horse racing courses and on 14 June 2019 they delivered another fantastic concert at the historic Aintree Racecourse. After racing finished, the English reggae and pop band, UB40 who started out in Birmingham, back in 1978, took to the stage. The band preformed many of it's hit songs, from their 50 singles, including:- Kingston Town and Red Red Wine... In true Liverpool style, some of the audience changed the words to Red Red Wine to Red Red Rum, in honour of the legendary Grand National winner. But this was a relaxed and fun atmosphere and a fantastic end to this years Jockey Club Live events at Aintree Racecourse.

1 of the audience said:- "I did not win today on the track, but it's still and amazing experience to go to the races, but to have UB40, live, well that makes it magical. It is fantastic to see Astro and Duncan Campbell performing." To find out about other Jockey Club Live events, that take place at:- Aintree Racecourse, Carlisle Racecourse, Epsom Downs Racecourse, Haydock Park Racecourse, Market Rasen Racecourse, Newmarket Racecourses, Sandown Park Racecourse, and Wincanton Racecourse visit:- TheJockeyClubLive.Co.UK We will bring you more photos and coverage in our next issue.

Liverpool Gin sponsors Liverpool International Music Festival

ONE of the UK's largest independent drinks manufacturers is the headline sponsor of this year's Liverpool International Music Festival. Merseyside based Halewood Wines & Spirits, owner of Liverpool Gin, will be the title partner for the City Council organised Sefton Park music extravaganza, which takes place on 20 July and 21 July 2019, with the event now called Liverpool International Music Festival with Liverpool Gin. Leanne Ware, Head of White Spirits, Halewood Wines and Spirits said:- "We're really excited about Liverpool Gin being the headline sponsor of one of our home City's most high profile music events. We're proud to be supporting LIMF."

The super premium, organic gin will bring a Liverpool Gin Bus on site, as well as a Liverpool Gin Garden to offer an oasis of calm. The headline sponsors will also be providing lucky festival goers with floor mats to take the weight off their dancing feet as well as comfy seating areas. Those with VIP tickets will benefit from Liverpool Gin tipis and bespoke trailer bars offering a wide range of food and drink. Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for culture, tourism and events, Councillor Wendy Simon, said:- "We're delighted that such a well recognised and respected brand as Liverpool Gin has come on board to support LIMF 2019. Halewood Wines and Spirits is a major player in the independent drinks industry and it's fantastic that such a prominent business in the Region is working with the City Council to help stage what has become one of the most popular festivals in our events calendar. It not only brings an economic boost to the City, but LIMF stands out from the competition as an accessible, inclusive and musically diverse event which showcases some of the very best local, national and international acts, alongside up and coming, home grown talent. We look forward to working with the team at Halewood to make LIMF 2019 the best yet."

Super(sonic) new exhibition at British Music Experience

A brand new exhibition celebrating some of the most seminal bands of the 90's is going on display in Liverpool's British Music Experience. For the 1st time, official artwork and memorabilia for Oasis will feature as part of a unique showcase which will go on display in the Cunard Building venue, from Friday, 14 June 2019. It comes 25 years after the release of the Manchester superband's debut studio album:- 'Definitely Maybe.'

Liverpool's Head of UNESCO City of Music, Kevin McManus, said:- "This exhibition is a real coup for the British Music Experience; Brian Cannon was a key player in the music industry and he worked with a huge number of artists who shaped the 90's music scene. This is the 1st time the artwork will be on display alongside a collection of Oasis memorabilia, and some of the exhibits will show that Oasis, a band so intrinsically linked with Manchester, have a number of Liverpool links, which is really fascinating. It really is a must visit showcase for not only fans of the band, but for music fans in general."

Called:- 'Microdot ... The 90's,' it has been curated by graphic designer Brian Cannon who set up creative agency Microdot which went on to become the most sought-after music related artwork team in the world, with the words:- 'Sleeve design by Microdot' adorning more than 75 million records worldwide. They worked on albums by The Verve, Suede and Super Furry Animals.

The exhibition will shine a spotlight on some of the agency's work, as well as work in progress designs, creations that didn't make the final cut as well as a selection of original props used on some of the album sleeves and in videos. This includes:- the Gibson Flying 'V' guitar played by Noel Gallagher for the Oasis video:- 'D'You Know What I Mean.'

Curator Brian Cannon, said:- "I'm really excited by the opportunity to put together this unique exhibition which for the 1st time features a collection of incredible memorabilia, as well as key work from Microdot.  I have always wanted to do something like this in Liverpool, and the British Music Experience is the perfect place for this with its amazing collection of British music artefacts. The team there are all real music enthusiasts and I've really enjoyed working with them on this project."

For the new showcase, Brian Cannon has worked with Brian Garcia who lives in America and has the world's biggest Oasis memorabilia collection. Some of his items which will be on display will include guitars and clothing worn by the band as well as the equipment on which they recorded the originals demos of tracks such as Rock N' Roll Star and Columbia.

Members of the media are invited to the launch of the exhibition at 7.30pm, Thursday 13 June at the British Music Experience. Both Brian Cannon and Brian Garcia will be in attendance.  'Microdot ... The 90's' will run until Saturday, 31 August 2019, and is included as part of the standard ticket entry to the British Music Experience.  For more information visit:- BritishMusicExperience.Com.