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Children The BME exhibition is suitable for children. All children under the age of 5 are admitted free to the exhibition. Children under the age of 16 should be accompanied at all times by an adult over the age of 18. Parents with young children are welcome in BME. Buggies may be taken anywhere. Locker facilities will be provided, subject to availability. Baby changing facilities are available. Visitor Health and Safety BME may draw visitor’s attention to certain Health & Safety procedures to which visitors must adhere to. Visitor Conduct BME reserves the right to prosecute any persons found damaging or defacing any part of the Experience. Visitors are required to observe the following prohibitions while at the Experience: No smoking No pets or animals except for guide dogs and hearing dogs No consumption of food and drink inside the exhibition (except bottled water) without expressed permission of BME No access to any area of the attraction other than areas designated for access by visitors No use of illegal drugs or consumption of alcohol except in authorised places and in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003 Security In the interest of safety, visitors may be asked to submit to a search of their person or belongings and anyone refusing to submit or found to be in possession of materials believed by BME to be dangerous or unsuitable will be denied entry or removed from the Experience. BME accepts no responsibility for loss, theft or damage to any personal belongings brought into the Experience or left in lockers. Photography Photography and video recording is strictly prohibited within the galleries. 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Exhibition launch event in conversation with Peter Hooton and Keith Mullin from The Farm 70 Years of the Official Singles Charts Exhibition Launch - In Conversation with The Farm 17 November 2022 - 7.30pm November 14th 2022 will mark 70 years since the first singles chart was published by the New Musical Express’s Percy Dickins in 1952, topped by Al Martino’s Here In My Heart. BME is partnering with the Official Charts Company to honour the UK's chart-topping singles over those 70 years. From legendary chart battles, Christmas hits, record breakers and novelty records to one-hit wonders, holiday hits and classic themes tunes – the No.1 spot is the coveted spot for any musician. Join us for a very special evening in conversation with Peter Hooton and Keith Mullin from The Farm as they discuss the Official Charts. They’ll be talking about their chart-topping heroes and influences, their own chart singles and their No.1 single as part of The Justice Collective, He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother. We’ll be playing the videos of Groovy Train, All Together Now and He Ain’t Heavy on the big screen before the band discuss each single. Groovy Train reached No.6 in September 1990 and All Together Now peaked at No.3 in December 1990. It was on the crest of this wave that their album Spartacus reached No. 1 the following year. The Justice Collective went on to take the coveted Christmas No.1 position in 2012, beating X Factor winner James Arthur. The Farm will be in conversation with Liverpool’s UNESCO Head of Music, Kevin McManus. Image: The Justice Collective collecting their No.1 Award, credit Tony Attile. All tickets £8.

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In conversation with Mark Radcliffe EVERYTHING - THE REAL THING STORY plus Q&A with Chris Amoo The ‘other four lads from Liverpool’ tell their story from the tough streets of Toxteth to the bright lights of New York, and international stardom as Britain’s first million-selling soul and funk band. Against a backdrop of racism and social and political turmoil, The Real Thing were the first all-black British band to hit No.1 in the pop charts – with the perennial ‘You To Me Are Everything’ – and as a result became the original black pin-ups for teenage fans in the UK. Other hits like ‘Can’t Get By Without You’, ‘You’ll Never Know What You’re Missing’ and ‘Can You Feel the Force’ set dancefloors alight, but their proudest moment was composing their anthemic ‘Children of the Ghetto’ – the first ever song to address the plight of black people in the UK, and is now a staple of Mary J Blige’s live stage act. The band’s massive success has also been tempered with personal tragedy, but for the very first time Eddy, Chris and Dave tell their incredible story of a 45-year-long career. After five decades, they remain the true pioneers of British soul. Narrated by Game of Thrones actor Jacob Anderson, Everything – The Real Thing Story also stars Billy Ocean, David Essex OBE, Trevor Nelson MBE, Kim Wilde, Paul Barber, Denise Pearson and Louis Emerick. After the film, Chris Amoo will be in conversation with Liverpool’s Head of Music, Kevin McManus. Film Running Time: 1hr 34mins Rating 15 This event forms part of ON RECORD - UNTOLD & RETOLD in association with LCR Music Board, a celebration and exploration of black music in Liverpool and the role it has played in the city and in communities over the past 70 years. Please note there are no ads and trailers. Museum galleries are closed during film screenings. Event Date: October 24 2020 Time: 7.00pm Ticket Price: £10/ Concession/ Independent Liverpool member £8

An evening of conversation and acoustic performance with Ocean Colour Scene's Simon Fowler. One for the Road - An Evening with Simon Fowler Thursday 9 March, 7.30pm Expect a very special evening when we are joined by Simon Fowler, frontman of Ocean Colour Scene for an evening of storytelling and acoustic performance. Discussing his extraordinary book, One For The Road , Simon Fowler recounts his life and songwriting through the prism of 69 songs from all stages of his career, from the first song he wrote when he was 16, through his formative groups, The Great Betrayal and The Fanatics, to Ocean Colour Scene and their multi-platinum selling albums in the mid-nineties. Revealing a panoply of disparate influences from William Yeats and Cole Porter to David Bowie, Lou Reed and Neil Young, Simon reveals the stories behind the songs, the people and the places that inspired them and how he feels about them now. Simon will play a selection of Ocean Colour Scene classics from The Day We Caught The Train and The Circle to Profit In Peace alongside a selection of new and previously unheard songs. Following the discovery of a cassette tape recorded in 1986 featuring over 20 previously unreleased songs, including a handful later recorded by Ocean Colour Scene, Simon will play a selection of these for the first time in public. Simon will be joined by his lifelong friend and award-winning and best-selling author, Daniel Rachel. Having grown-up three doors apart, Daniel lived with Simon through the heyday of the Nineties and witnessed first-hand the writing of the multi-platinum selling Moseley Shoals. Discussing their adventures from forming bands in the Eighties to the Cool Britannia revelry of the nineties, An Evening with Simon Fowler promises to be a unique and heartfelt journey into fame, friendship and era-defining music. Copies of the book will be on sale at the event. ‘When I was a teenager, my dream was to become a football commentator. Wanting to become a pop star seemed a stretch too far. It seemed daft enough to want to be John Motson, let alone John Lennon.’ SIMON FOWLER ‘It’s brilliant, beautiful, gorgeous, stunning... the kind of book you want to smell and stroke.’ CHRIS EVANS, VIRGIN RADIO ‘These pages reverberate with an insight and also a superb gallows humour.’ LOUDER THAN WAR ‘Simon Fowler is a success because of being blessed with a wondrous voice. He writes stunning songs. And he tells a damn good yarn.’ DANIEL RACHEL Our Star Café-Bar will be open from 6.30pm. All tickets £20 Please note, our museum galleries are closed during events.

Temporary Exhibition @ the British Music Experience- Frankie Say 1984! The World Is My Oyster From Jan 9 2021 Frankie Say 1984! The World Is My Oyster 29 May 2021 to 30 January 2022 (extended) No band has ever dominated a year like Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1984. Born out of Liverpool’s post-punk scene with a brash, mischievous, ‘do what you want’ attitude - Frankie were a one-off. With their first three singles all going to No.1 – a feat previously only achieved by fellow Liverpudlians, Gerry and the Pacemakers – they dominated the charts and the airwaves. They had a sound and image unlike anything else; part punk with rock and dance thrown in for good measure. Are we living in a world, where sex and horror are the new gods? The world needed Frankie’s innocence and fun. With a bleak backdrop that included Thatcher, Reagan, Cold War, Trident, the miner’s strike, IRA bombs and HIV – Britain, and certainly Liverpool, were not in a good place. Frankie’s success allowed them to play about with political themes in a serious but entertaining way. Arguably the last great British pop band to get obsessed over? Maybe. Will we ever see their like again? Possibly not. The BME is celebrating Frankie’s enormous contribution to British popular music in their home city of Liverpool through a temporary exhibition of some iconic Frankie Goes To Hollywood stage outfits, instruments, memorabilia and a collection of retro “Frankie Say” merch. With focus on their meteoric success in 1984 and the political landscape of that year, the exhibition will launch with a BANG and conclude with Frankie Say 2020 – bringing the story up to date in a sombre but uplifting way, highlighting the strange times we are living through. The exhibition will be further supported through a season of events celebrating 1984, including film screenings, album playbacks and discussions. Kevin McManus, Head of UNESCO City of Music for Liverpool commented “I am delighted to hear the British Music Experience are celebrating one of Liverpool's most successful groups ever. When you look at our illustrious music heritage it takes something to stand out but from their very early days Frankie Goes To Hollywood always stood out. For a year or so they were the biggest band on the planet, cementing Liverpool's place as the music capital of the world. It is only fitting that this unique exhibition is taking place in Liverpool, the only city that could have given birth to such a brilliant, maverick band delivering works of pure pop genius. I think the exhibition will remind the world of just how significant FGTH were.” Harvey Goldsmith, legendary promoter and Chair of BME Trustees said “The British Music Experience is thrilled to host an exhibition so important to Liverpool and a close look at the year 1984, which captures our imaginations. We’re excited to try to decipher that magic something Frankie Goes To Hollywood brought to the world at just the right moment in time. It was an amazing year, when cultural norms were being pushed and challenged, Relax and then the wildly successful Frankie Say T-Shirt campaign was ground-breaking, followed by Two Tribes and The Power of Love. Frankie Goes To Hollywood smoothly pulled off a level of success not seen since the 1960’s.” Frankie Say 1984! is included with the cost of general admission to the British Music Experience. BANG Frankie Say 1984! - Exhibition Launch 28 May - 3pm and 7pm (BOTH EVENTS SOLD OUT) Join us for a private viewing of the Frankie Say 1984! exhibition before it opens to the general public. The lads are here! To start the exhibition off with a BANG, Frankie guitarist Nasher will be in conversation with local music-writer Paul Fitzgerald talking about how 1984 changed his life. Nasher will also be performing a short live set. To ensure as many people can join us whilst maintaining a distanced audience, we have two separate sittings for this event - 3pm and 7pm. All tickets £16. Tickets to the event will allow you unlimited general entry to the BME for one whole year. You can help us support and grow the archive and collection of instruments and outfits by agreeing to Gift Aid your event ticket. We will receive £0.25 for each £1 spent. Remember to complete your Gift Aid declaration and hand it to us on arrival. Thank you for the support. Image Credit: AJ Barratt

Temporary Exhibition celebrating 70 years of the Official Singles Charts from 1952 to 2022 70 Years of the Official Singles Charts 17 November 2022 - extended to 2 April 2023 November 14th 2022 will mark 70 years since the first singles chart was published by the New Musical Express’s Percy Dickins in 1952, topped by Al Martino’s Here In My Heart. To mark this moment, the BME is partnering with the Official Charts Company to honour the UK’s chart-topping singles over those 70 years in a temporary exhibition. The Official Charts have been a central part of British popular culture for 70 years and counting. With their finger on the throbbing pulse of the British record-buying, digital-downloading, music-streaming public, the Official Charts are the UK’s only official, trusted weekly barometer of what’s popular in music right now. As heard on BBC Radio 1, Top Of The Pops and MTV, the Top 40 Official Singles Chart has been chronicling the tastes of arguably the most influential music nation on the planet since the very first UK singles chart in November 1952. From The Beatles to Beyoncé, The Rolling Stones to Rihanna, Kylie to Miley, and Spice Girls to Little Mix, the Official Chart has crowned artist success week in, week out, across seven glittering decades. Whether it is Blur and Oasis locking horns in 1995, the Sex Pistols’ God Save The Queen controversially being held off Number 1 during the Queen’s Jubilee in 1977, or Rage Against The Machine taking on the X Factor in 2009’s greatest Christmas Number 1 battle in history – the Official Charts aren’t just the authority on what is popular in Britain, the Official Charts are British pop culture. Keep up with the Official Charts at OfficialCharts.com , on social media @OfficialCharts, and on TikTok @OfficialUKCharts. Entry to the exhibition is included in the price of admission. All tickets purchased are valid for 12 months and each eligible visitor has the opportunity to support the Museum by Gift Aiding the cost of admission.

ACCESSIBILITY The British Music Experience is located in the Cunard building, Pier Head, Liverpool Waterfront. General Access The British Music Experience has two entrances - a main entrance on Canada Boulevard (opposite the Mersey Ferry terminal) and an accessible entrance on Brunswick Street. Our main entrance features two flights of stone steps - 8 steps to a landing area, followed by 6 steps to the entrance. Within the entrance are 3 marble steps to the ticket desk. Our accessible entrance on Brunswick Street is reached via a ramp. Please use the intercom at the door and it will be answered by the main building reception. State that you are visiting BME and they will buzz you inside. You will then need to call the lift and head to the ground floor (0). You will then be met by a member of our crew who will take you through to our main entrance. Rest Points There are rest points within the main space. Seating is around the four marble pillars that are to the right and left of the main stage. There are also a small number of portable stools that can be used to sit in front of any of the displays - please ask our crew for more information. Parking The BME has no dedicated parking. There are 6 disabled parking bays on Brunswick Street and 1 on Water Street. There is a drop off lay-by at the front of the Pier Head Entrance. For more information on parking click here . Wheelchairs Our ticket desk has lowered counters and all circulation spaces within the British Music Experience are fully accessible for wheelchairs, including our Merch Store and Star Café. We have two folding wheelchairs which can be reserved by contacting our ticket desk on 0151 519 0915. The museum galleries, Merch Store and Star Café are all on one level. Bathroom Facilities There is an accessible toilet next to the Star Café. It is fitted with an emergency alarm and is monitored by staff throughout the day. Visitors with Hearing Impairments All point of sale areas inside the museum have integrated loop systems. Visitors with hearing aids should switch to their 'T' setting. Visitors with Visual Impairments Please note that the lighting levels can vary throughout the venue. Some galleries have low light while our Merch Store and Star Café have large windows and can be extremely bright. Assistance Dogs We welcome assistance dogs. If you would like any further information about visiting with your assistance dog, please contact our ticket desk on 0151 519 0915 or email info@britishmusicexperience.com . Carers The British Music Experience operates a Free Carers Policy. We will provide a free carer ticket to any customer requiring essential assistance for their visit. The carer's ticket does not need to be booked in advance. On arrival at the museum, please make yourself known along with the person you are caring for. Show the purchased ticket and either your carer's ID or your companion's proof of disability, and you will be issued your complimentary carer's ticket. We will guarantee entry for 1 carer per eligible visitor. ASD If you or a member of your party has ASD, please contact us on 0151 519 0915 or info@britishmusicexperience.com for advice about visiting the British Music Experience. We aim to ensure all of our visitors' access requirements are fully met. If you need any further information about accessing the BME, please telephone 0151 519 0915. Alternatively, please email info@britishmusicexperience.com.

Sam Ryder's Iconic Space Man jumpsuit on display at the British Music Experience Sam Ryder's Space Man Jumpsuit On Display at BME Harking back to some of the stage outfits of the likes of Ziggy Stardust, Freddie Mercury and Elton John, Sam Ryder’s black denim jumpsuit is encrusted with jewelled glass crystals, beads, pearls and embroidered symbolism. Luke Day was the stylist behind the monochrome jumpsuit which is heavy with symbols of the sun, moon, planets and stars. Inspiration was taken from heritage greats such as Bowie and Elvis as well as Sam’s love of astronomy and astrology. Without being gimmicky there is also a trace of the Union Jack in the design. Day enlisted the help of illustrator Joseph Larkowsky to get his and Ryder’s vision onto paper, while embroiderer Jenny King worked tirelessly to embellish the suit. And it shows. It shows how much Sam cared about representing the UK at the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. Sam Ryder won the hearts and minds of Eurovision and remains a favourite with fans being hailed as authentic with an incredible voice. Ryder has quickly become a national treasure. Describing the outfit Sam Ryder commented, “This jumpsuit was worn at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin during our performance of Space Man. For me, it tells the story of a turning point in the competition for the UK and in my personal journey with music. The suit itself took over 210 hours of work and over 15,000 beads and gems to create (around the same number of hours I spent practising the high notes in the song!) The process of writing Space Man with dear friends, the journey we went on as a team and the positive reception and result we received all culminated in a moment shared in this suit, and I couldn’t be more grateful it’s going on public display for Liverpool and fans a round the world to enjoy. ” Sam’s stylist, Luke Day commented, “Once I'd heard the song, I knew I wanted to be involved. I met Sam at the end of March and I'd seen his Eurovision rehearsal performance and knew that if we got the outfit right, this could be a real moment. A lot of the concept inspiration came from Britain's musical heritage; Ziggy Stardust, Freddie Mercury, Elton John. We wanted it to have a galactic, ‘space man’ feel, without it being too literal but to reflect his love of astronomy and astrology. Another inspiration was the Union Jack flag coat that David Bowie wore in the Nineties, which was designed by Alexander McQueen. The large cross design on Sam's body is taken from that piece. I enlisted the help of illustrator Joseph Larkowsky to get his and Ryder's vision onto paper, while embroiderer Jenny King worked for over 200 hours to hand embellish the suit with more than 15,000 pearls, beads and gems with sun, moon and star motifs. ”

A Very Simple Mind - In Conversation with Derek Forbes A Very Simple Mind In Conversation with Derek Forbes Wednesday 22 November, 7.30pm BME is thrilled to host this special in-conversation event for the long-awaited autobiography, A Very Simple Mind from Derek Forbes. Derek will also be playing selected acoustic tracks during the event. Derek Forbes started his musical career as a lead guitarist but soon changed to bass guitarist. He is known for those iconic spine-rattling bass riffs which we recognise in most Simple Minds' songs and he wrote and co-wrote many of the band's earliest classics. Derek is also well known on the international stage as songwriter and bassist for Big Country and Propaganda and has recorded with Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Kirsty MacColl. He won an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection in 2016 for his song writing for Simple Minds, voted best bass player in the World 1982 and best bass player from Scotland in 2010. He still lives in Glasgow and is planning his next tour. “…beneath the distinctive interplay between guitar and keyboards there was a powerful engine with a deep, punchy bass line driving the music forward. Enter Derek Forbes! ” Peter Walsh - Multi award winning record producer Derek will be in conversation with Liverpool's UNESCO Head of Music, Kevin McManus. The in conversation will be followed by a book signing. Books are available to purchase on the evening from Linghams Booksellers. All tickets £8. Please note, our museum galleries are closed during events.

In conversation with Will Sergeant plus book signing Echoes: A Memoir Continued In-conversation with Will Sergeant 24 August 2023 - 7.30pm *SOLD OUT* BME is thrilled to host the book launch event for Will Sergeant’s follow-up memoir, Echoes. Born and raised in a small council house in Melling, outside of Liverpool, Will Sergeant caught with raw honesty his early days in 2021’s Bunnymen: his mother leaving the family, his father damaged no doubt in ways we still don’t understand from World War Two, the demon drink skewering the lives of Will and his siblings. Despite a difficult start – and luckily for adolescent Will -- there was a chance visit to indie club Eric’s in Liverpool, which introduced him to the punk scene…and an alternative musical odyssey began. When Echo & the Bunnymen hit the studio to record their ground-breaking debut Crocodiles, the album was the making of the band, and a cult following began to grow. In Echoes, Will recounts the band’s whirlwind rise to stardom, sharing never-before-told anecdotes, including playing sold-out-shows at Whiskey A Go Go and experiencing the iconic New York club scene, supplemented by photographs of the cultural, social and political scenes at the time. This is a memoir to savour. Will Sergeant is a founding member of Echo & The Bunnymen. He has been cited as an influence for many bands and artists internationally, including U2, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Radiohead. He lives in the north west of England and still tours across the world to this day with his band. Will is in-conversation with Liverpool’s UNESCO Head of Music, Kevin McManus. The in-conversation will be followed by a book signing. Books are available to purchase on the evening from Linghams Booksellers. Tickets £8 - on sale Friday 7 July, 10am

Book event with author Daniel Rachel. This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll Book event with author Daniel Rachel Thursday 6 November, 7.30pm Pop Music, the swastica and the Third Reich Over the last seven decades, some of rock 'n' roll's most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor, stupidity, or crass attempt at subversion, rock 'n' roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans, the media, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime? In This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care, asking us to look anew at the artists that have defined us, inspired us and given us joy - and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century's worst atrocities. Alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and an examination of the place it holds in our cultural consciousness, Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed, whilst neither casting sweeping judgement nor offering easy answers. In doing so, he asks us to reassess the history of rock 'n' roll and sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first) century history as it defines us today. Join us as Daniel discusses the themes in his latest book with Mike Morris, Co-Director and founder of Writing on the Wall. Books will be available to buy on the evening and can be signed. Daniel and Mike will be further supported by the Merseyside branch of Stand Up to Racism who will be selling merch and giving out information. All tickets £8. Book Now Daniel Rachel Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. His previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (aTimes, Uncut, Rough Trade US and Resident Musicbook of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London. Please note, our museum galleries are closed during events.