IPO will take over all three Cavern stages (Front Room, Live Lounge and Cavern Pub) from 15th – 22nd May inclusive. More details to follow.
International Pop Overthrow (or IPO, as it has affectionately become known) is a pop music festival which has been held for the past eighteen years in Los Angeles. We have also held IPO for various years in Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Phoenix, Detroit, Atlanta, Portland, Nashville, Austin, Vancouver, and Toronto, as well as in Liverpool (at the world famous Cavern Club), and London, UK! We are greatly looking forward to all of the IPO shows in 2018!
Each International Pop Overthrow features between 25-180 of the best pop bands from around the world. Everyone, from musicians to spectators, has a wonderful time and although we’re all exhausted by the end, we part company with one prevailing thought: “I can’t wait to do it again next year!”
The purpose of International Pop Overthrow is two-fold: one aim is to give every worthy band who’d like to play their music in a festival atmosphere the chance to do so, and the other is to bring pop music the attention it so richly deserves. We have made great strides to that end, garnering press in several noteworthy papers and blogs in each city in which we hold the festival, and creating a very positive buzz about pop music within the independent music community. In addition, every artist who plays the festival feels as if they’re part of something fulfilling, being on bills with likeminded artists with whom they can bond, and playing in front of an audience who will “get” their music.
www.internationalpopoverthrow.com
Admission to the IPO Festival depends on when you would like to visit. Please see below for information on general admission prices:
- MONDAY – WEDNESDAY: FREE ENTRY
- THURSDAY: FREE ENTRY BEFORE 7pm; £4 AFTER 7pm
- FRIDAY: £2.50 BETWEEN 12PM and 8PM(on the door only); £5 AFTER 8PM, £6 ALL DAY PASS
- SATURDAY:£2.50 BETWEEN 12PM and 8PM (on the door only); £5 AFTER 8PM, £6 ALL DAY PASS
- SUNDAY: £2.50 BETWEEN 12PM and 8PM (on the door only); £4 AFTER 8PM, £5 ALL DAY PASS
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
•Please note that normal solo acoustic artists will perform from 11am – 6pm (Monday – Thursday) on the front stage and Lennon / McCartney tributes will be on from 2pm – 6pm (Friday – Sunday) during the festival!
| Tuesday, May 15: The Cavern Pub3:30 A View of Earth From The Moon 4:15 WHY NOT NOW 5:00 David Luke 5:45 Twister 6:30 Erin Black & The Devil’s Hand 7:15 Rogue Frequency 8:00 The Gentle Scars 8:45 The Aim 9:30 The Trip Takers 10:15 Watchtower 11:00 Jack Bartlett 11:45 Last Fakers |
Tuesday, May 15: The Cavern Club Front Stage 6:15 Sue Hedges 7:00 Deborah Henriksson 7:45 Sarah Siddiqui 8:30 Edgar Road 9:15 WHY NOT NOW 10:00 Last Fakers 10:45 David Luke 11:30 Jose Estragos Band 12:15 Jesse Vaz and The Velvet Reign |
| Tuesday, May 15: The Cavern Club Back Stage 6:00 The Aim 6:45 Jose Estragos Band 7:30 Twister 8:15 Erin Black & The Devil’s Hand 9:00 Sue Hedges 9:45 Christine B Phelan 10:30 The Arcadeans 11:15 The Gentle Scars 12:00 Rogue Frequency |
Wednesday, May 16: The Cavern Pub3:30 The Fiscus 4:15 Jesse Vaz and The Velvet Reign 5:00 The Beat Movement 5:45 Edgar Road 6:30 Nine Violets 7:15 Scott Beckett 8:00 The Gallerys 8:45 The Icon 9:30 The Shades 10:15 4 Brothers 11:00 Micah Gilbert 11:45 The Arcadeans |
| Wednesday, May 16: The Cavern Club Front Stage 6:15 Joe Symes & The Loving Kind 7:00 The Trip Takers 7:45 The Shades 8:30 Jack Bartlett 9:15 Ladies 10:00 The Gallerys 10:45 Nine Violets 11:30 The Beat Movement 12:15 Las Auténticas |
Wednesday, May 16: The Cavern Club Back Stage 6:00 Micah Gilbert 6:45 Searching For Sylvia 7:30 Olly Neasham 8:15 The Parson Red Heads 9:00 Las Auténticas 9:45 Hijinx 10:30 Rob Clarke and The Wooltones 11:15 Scott Beckett 12:00 4 Brothers |
| Thursday, May 17: The Cavern Pub3:30 Deborah Henriksson 4:15 Christine B Phelan 5:00 TBA 5:45 Matt Purcell 6:30 David Novan 7:15 David Minchin (Innocents) plus Cassidy Minchin and Richards 8:00 Searching For Sylvia 8:45 Caper Clowns 9:30 The Stanleys 10:15 The Lost 45s 11:00 The Bad Losers 11:45 The Ronains |
Thursday, May 17: The Cavern Club Front Stage 6:15 The Bad Losers 7:00 Toxic Melons 7:45 TBA 8:30 The Maureens 9:15 Campfire Social 10:00 The Fiscus 10:45 The Parson Red Heads 11:30 David Minchin (Innocents) plus Cassidy Minchin and Richards 12:15 Mean Frequency |
| Thursday, May 17: The Cavern Club Back Stage 6:00 Meadowlake 6:45 Sarah Siddiqui 7:30 KingFast 8:15 David Novan 9:00 Alison Green 9:45 The Orangutans 10:30 Michael Roberts 11:15 TBA 12:00 The Lost 45s |
Friday, May 18: The Cavern Pub12:15 By The Royal 1:00 viseMénn 1:45 The Orangutans 2:30 Meadowlake 3:15 Thee Wylde Fuzz Show 4:00 The Top Boost 4:45 Squire 5:30 The Rising 6:15 The Speak 7:00 Dragon Rapide 7:45 The Firewalkers 8:30 Vermu 9:15 Sunshine Bloom 10:00 The Seasongs 10:45 Jack Woodward 11:30 Turner 12:15 The Electric Stars 1:00 Last Breath |
| Friday, May 18: The Cavern Club Front Stage 12:00 Sleuth 12:45 Alison Green 1:30 Dawn Oberg 2:00 – 6:00: The Cavern Club Tribute to Lennon & McCartney 6:15 Jack Woodward 7:00 Michael Roberts 7:45 In Deed 8:30 Turner 9:15 Squire 10:00 The Men 10:45 The Electric Stars 11:30 The Speak 12:15 The Rising 1:00 Thee Wylde Fuzz Show |
Friday, May 18: The Cavern Club Back Stage 12:30 Matt Purcell 1:15 The Ronains 2:00 Mean Frequency 2:45 Sleuth 3:30 Toxic Melons 4:15 Benjamin Schoos 5:00 Dragon Rapide 5:45 viseMénn 6:30 Caper Clowns 7:15 Sunshine Bloom 8:00 Campfire Social 8:45 The Maureens 9:30 Picnic Republic 10:15 The Firewalkers 11:00 Last Breath 11:45 Joe Symes & The Loving Kind 12:30 The Stanleys 1:15 The Jeremy Band |
| Saturday, May 19: The Cavern Pub12:00 Dawn Oberg 12:45 Lauren MacKenzie 1:30 Marco Rea 2:15 Kontiki Suite 3:00 Honeybug 3:45 The Deep Six 4:30 Ulysses 5:00 – 10:00: Regular Cavern Pub Entertainment: The Amazing Kappa 10:00 The Men 10:45 The Mayflowers 11:30 Amoeba Teen 12:15 Benjamin Schoos 1:00 The Oxides |
Saturday, May 19: The Cavern Club Front Stage 12:00 Vermu 12:45 Picnic Republic 1:30 mylittlebrother 2:00 – 6:00: The Cavern Club Tribute to Lennon & McCartney 6:15 The Icon 7:00 The Vinylos 7:45 The Beatniks 8:30 The Top Boost 9:15 Spygenius 10:00 till ??: Regular Cavern Club Entertainment: The Cavedwellers |
| Saturday, May 19: The Cavern Club Back Stage 12:30 Lloyd & Daly 1:15 By The Royal 2:00 The Grande 2:45 In Deed 3:30 The Belmondos 4:15 Johnny Remember Me 5:00 Amoeba Teen 5:45 The Seasongs 6:30 Mark Frith & The Mayflowers 7:15 Marco Rea 8:00 mylittlebrother 8:45 The Deep Six 9:30 Kontiki Suite 10:15 The Know Escape 11:00 Ulysses 11:45 Watchtower 12:30 Rafa Skam (The Yellow Melodies) 1:15 Tommy Lorente & la Cavalerie |
Sunday, May 20: The Cavern Pub12:15 Darling BOY 1:00 Olivier Rocabois (ALL IF) 1:45 Rafa Skam (The Yellow Melodies) 2:30 The Elms Estate 3:15 Bob of The Pops 4:00 The Strangest Feeling 4:45 The Grande 5:30 Split Sofa 6:15 Tommy Lorente & la Cavalerie 7:00 The Shudders 7:45 The Newds 8:30 Escapade 9:15 Tytania 10:00 The Dream Factory 10:45 The Telmos 11:30 Jengi |
| Sunday, May 20: The Cavern Club Front Stage 12:00 Honeybug 12:45 Bob of The Pops 1:30 The Know Escape 2:00 – 6:00: The Cavern Club Tribute to Lennon & McCartney 6:15 Darling BOY 7:00 Olivier Rocabois (ALL IF) 7:45 Ken Kurson (of The Lilacs) 8:30 Stootsie 9:15 Johnny Remember Me 10:00 The Belmondos 10:45 The Mayflowers 11:30 Autos Detroit 12:15 The Jeremy Band |
Sunday, May 20: The Cavern Club Back Stage 12:30 Lauren MacKenzie 1:15 The Strangest Feeling 2:00 The Beatniks 2:45 The Dream Factory 3:30 The Vinylos 4:15 The Oxides 5:00 -9:00: Lennon’s Bar Spanish Pop Exchange Program 9:00 The Elms Estate 9:45 Split Sofa 10:30 The Shudders 11:15 Tytania 12:00 Escapade |
| Monday, May 21: The Cavern Pub3:30 Carry On Tale 4:15 Ken Kurson (of The Lilacs) 5:00 Rob Clarke and The Wooltones 5:45 Dave Rave 6:30 Suncharmer 7:15 Stootsie 8:00 Magic Seas 8:45 The Ragamuffins 9:30 Rogue State Circus 10:15 The Dying Lights 11:00 Brave New World 11:45 TBA |
Monday, May 21: The Cavern Club Front Stage 6:15 Mark Frith & The Mayflowers 7:00 Olly Neasham 7:45 Lloyd & Daly 8:30 Suncharmer 9:15 The Telmos 10:00 Hijinx 10:45 Dave Rave 11:30 Jengi 12:15 The Dying Lights |
| Monday, May 21: The Cavern Club Back Stage 6:00 Brave New World 6:45 Carry On Tale 7:30 TBA 8:15 Autos Detroit 9:00 Spygenius 9:45 Alain Pire Experience 10:30 Magic Seas 11:15 Rogue State Circus 12:00 The Ragamuffins |
Tuesday, May 22: The Cavern Pub3:30 Emperor Penguin 4:15 The Viewers 5:00 TBA 5:45 Carl Morris 6:30 The Theme 7:15 Alex and The Boss Jockeys 8:00 Luke Gallagher 8:45 KingFast 9:30 Midland Railway 10:15 The Gold Needles 11:00 Tim O’Connor 11:45 Felix Langstieh |
| Tuesday, May 22: The Cavern Club Front Stage 6:15 TBA 7:00 Tim O’Connor 7:45 Andy Palmer 8:30 The Gold Needles 9:15 Alain Pire Experience 10:00 The Viewers 10:45 The Theme 11:30 Alex and The Boss Jockeys 12:15 A View of Earth From The Moon |
Tuesday, May 22: The Cavern Club Back Stage 6:00 Luke Gallagher 6:45 Ladies 7:30 TBA 8:15 Felix Langstieh 9:00 Carl Morris 9:45 The Newds 10:30 Andy Palmer 11:15 Emperor Penguin 12:00 Midland Railway |