New Kapsule music venue opening at Invisible Wind Factory this weekend

A brand-new music venue is opening at the Invisible Wind Factory in Liverpool this weekend.

Kapsule will offer a small and intimate setting in the basement of the larger Ten Streets site, giving artists and promoters the chance to use one of the best sound systems in the North West – if not the UK.

The aim is to ensure local promoters, producers and aspiring musicians have the best possible experience, both sonically and more generally, in a club setting.

And to add a new location for hundreds, if not thousands, of music lovers in the city to enjoy a range of sounds while continuing to invest in, and expand, Liverpool’s musical heritage and nightlife sector.

John MacGregor, assistant manager of the Invisible Wind Factory, says:

“We’re really excited about the prospect of what we can achieve with this space, working with a range of Liverpool-based promoters covering a wide spectrum of music.

“We have an incredibly talented sound engineer, Barney Rosenthal, who’s been fixing, building and maintaining sound systems here for close to 10 years. This unique sound system, coupled with the creativity of our team here at IWF, have ensured that every element of this build is tailored towards providing the highest quality clubbing experience both for the artists performing and for our guests.”

He goes on:

“Kapsule is a small and intimate space aiming to support promoters at a grassroots community level and, for us, it’s a way to be able to provide a different, more accessible venue to our larger space.

“It’s a different offering to our larger scale shows and all the events we have in May are local promoters with a mix of Liverpool-based and international artists. It’s going to be a busy opening month with a programme that we are really proud of, and a quality of sound that you won’t get anywhere else.”

Kapsule opens this Friday with promoters, 909, inviting former Cream residents Steve Parry and Samuel Lamont to take to the stage, while on Saturday Dungeon Meat have been invited by Paul Street Sounds.

John says Kapsule has an important role to play too:

“At a time when music venues across the city – and across the country – are closing down at a rate of knots, we truly believe this could amplify and elevate Liverpool’s grassroots music scene and those operating within it.

“For the most part it’s about creating a community and supporting that community. Yes, places have closed down – like The Bakery, a brilliant venue – so there is a risk. It’s not an easy time for music venues right now.

“But we want to give people a unique venue where they can come and express themselves in whatever way they need to.  

“We’ve got one night that’s been running for closing in on 11 years, Mirror Moves, which is mainly new wave, post-punk and synth-pop, and BLC, which is focused more around house and techno, and all the things in between. Each show we have here we are really proud of hosting and feel privileged to have developed relationships with both the artists performing and the promoters we are working with.

“We want Kapsule to be somewhere that offers something for everyone with a variety of genres, and we hope that the acts we’ve got coming throughout the first month of May show that.”

May events

May 2 – 909 with Samuel Lamont & Steve Parry

May 3 – Paul Street Sounds w/ Dungeon Meat

May 16 – And I Think You Know The Reason Why w/ Smudge

May 23 – Neu Sound w/ Gwenan

May 24 – Outer Waves Festival

May 25 – Mirror Moves

May 30 – BLC w/ Lupini, Emmie, Alien Izz & Fivlay

May 31 – La Rumba w/ TBA

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