McCartney Times

In a week that saw Liverpool at the heart of announcements involving Taylor Swift, Andrea Bocelli and George Harrison, Kevin McManus, Head of UNESCO City of Music, explores why Liverpool is in the global music spotlight again.For me every week in Liverpool is music week, but this week has been stellar even by our incredibly high standards.Cunard announced that the maiden call of the new Queen Anne ship will be celebrated with an amazing musical line up which will include Andrea Bocelli as well as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. And if that’s not enough, there’s further local involvement with DJ sets from the wonderful Lauren Lo Sung and the scouse king of soul and funk, Craig Charles.A blue plaque to celebrate the birthplace of one of the most famous musical sons – and in my personal opinion, the best Beatle – George Harrison was unveiled at his birthplace in Wavertree. A real significant moment for music fans across the world.But the music story that got by far the biggest reaction was the news that Liverpool was going to turn into Taylor Town for a week as a celebration of the fact that the global superstar Taylor Swift is doing three stadium dates in Liverpool.

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Source: Blog: “Liverpool is a place that genuinely has music at its heart and knows its power to bring people together and create special moments.” – Liverpool Express