‘ACT 1.5 PRESENTS’ LEGENDARY
NILE RODGERS & CHIC
M&S BANK ARENA LIVERPOOL
SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER
The legendary Nile Rodgers & CHIC will play a very special show at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Saturday 30th November as part of the ‘Act 1.5 Presents’ series.
This unique series of live shows which also include dates with Massive Attack and IDLES are being staged to mark that Liverpool is the world’s first ‘UN Accelerator City’ for climate action – an accolade to recognise the project and the city’s commitment to technical innovation and smart regulation to rapidly decarbonise the live music and TV/Film production sectors.
The announcement follows Massive Attack’s ‘Act 1.5’ show in Bristol last month where the band hosted their first large-scale climate action accelerator that sought to completely reimagine how music events can be staged. Building on the methods first trialled in Bristol, and continuing their partnership with clean energy provider Ecotricity, ‘Act 1.5 Presents…’ will test, operate & adapt a range of measures to dramatically reduce the level of carbon emissions and air pollution that would usually be produced at an event of this scale. These include:
– A localised presale period for anyone living in the Liverpool City Region from 12.00 Wednesday 25th September.
– An entire event site powered entirely by 100% renewable energy.
– A public transport incentive initiative in partnership with Merseytravel, Avanti West Coast and Trans Pennine Express that will generate a vital reduction in audience travel emissions (where up to 80% of emissions for major live music events are generated)
– A meat free arena
– 100% zero to landfill waste removal
– “Plug & Play” Single Technical set Up shared by each act
– Show to end earlier than standard at 22:00 to allow audiences to use public transport to get home
Excited to be a part of this new live series in November, Nile Rodgers is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and a multiple Grammy Award winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist. Additionally he is the Co-Founder and Chairman of We Are Family Foundation.
As the co-founder of CHIC, Rodgers pioneered a musical language that generated chart-topping hits like “Le Freak”, the biggest selling single in the history of Atlantic Records, and sparked the advent of hip-hop with “Good Times.”
His work in the CHIC Organization including “We Are Family” with Sister Sledge and “I’m Coming Out” with Diana Ross and his productions for artists like David Bowie (“Let’s Dance”), Madonna (“Like A Virgin”) and Duran Duran (“The Reflex”) have sold over 500 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide while his innovative, trendsetting collaborations with Daft Punk (“Get Lucky”), Daddy Yankee (“Agua”), and Beyoncé (“Cuff It”, “Leviis Jeans”) reflect the vanguard of contemporary hits.
Nile Rodgers’ impact on music production is not only evident in his chart-topping hits but also in his ability to innovate and adapt to evolving musical trends. His contributions continue to inspire generations of musicians and producers, cementing his status as a true icon in the history of modern music.
Speaking on the new show Nile said:
“Some of the greatest CHIC shows have taken place in Liverpool so I’m thrilled that we are bringing our funk back to the city. We love the people and it’s always a night to remember. However, the circumstances this time are special, as we’re joining forces with our friends in Massive Attack to launch Liverpool’s UN climate action programme across music and film. Our We Are Family Foundation community of global youth changemakers have been sounding the alarm and working in the climate change space for years, as have Massive Attack, and now it’s time for all of the music and film communities to get onboard. Yes, we’re going to have a party at Liverpool Arena, but we’re also going to act!“
Ticketing
We know that the majority of both carbon emissions and air pollution for major live events comes from how the audience travels. To try and tackle this issue, tickets for this unique event will be released in two blocks.
The first block release will be available to those that live in the Liverpool City region, with an exclusive 48-hour regional presale taking place between 12:00 on Wednesday 25th September and 12:00 on Friday 27 September.
For these ticket buyers, an additional small but fixed fee will be added to your gig ticket to cover your public transport to the event. This will mean that on the day of your show, you can enjoy unlimited travel on any train, any bus or any ferry on the Merseytravel network – all day – getting you to and from the show.
It’s estimated that 500 cars = 1 train so this unique TAG ticket (Travel and Gig) is a vital part of the experimental nature of these shows: participating in this experiment will keep Merseyside air cleaner for the people that live here, and significantly draw down dangerous greenhouse gases.
If you live within the Liverpool City region, then get tickets here: https://www.mandsbankarena.com/act-1-5-presents/
In the second block release of tickets, all fans will be able to purchase tickets from 12.00 on Friday 27th September. Offers and incentives on public transport from outside the region – especially rail travel – will be shared with buyers via their ticketing agent.
For general sales (opening at 12:00 on Friday 27th) please visit: https://tix.to/ACT1.5PRESENTS
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Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
