The next chapter of Future Yard is nearly here. On 21st January 2027 we will open FY2, our new 600-capacity space, with a special launch party for the community who backed our Build Our Future crowdfunder. Every pledge, ticket and word of encouragement has helped us get to this point, and to shape what comes next.

Seeing the building grow and develop over the past seven months has been extraordinary, watching our ambitions become reality before our eyes. Future Yard’s physical evolution has progressed so quickly since we broke ground in the spring, and right now we can’t wait to share it with you.
Bigger. Bolder. Built together.

Our original intention was to open FY2 in October, and we booked an ambitious Autumn programme to give the new space the start we wanted to share with you. Shows are booked months in advance, and those bookings were made with every expectation that we would be ready. As the project progressed, despite the hard work and best intentions of ourselves and our construction partners, the complexities of the site and unforeseen construction setbacks meant that our opening timetable had to change.

The Grandmaster Flash show in October was intended to be our opening show. We wanted a legend like GM Flash to play for our audience in Birkenhead, and moving the show to Invisible Wind Factory was a real disappointment for us too. Rather than cancel the show and disappoint the hundreds who bought tickets, we chose to find another way for it to go ahead – and we’re thankful to the team at IWF for helping us make that happen.

Unfortunately, some other shows booked for November and December as part of the new space’s planned opening season are also affected. Most have moved to new dates in 2027, some have changed venue; none have been cancelled. These changes are limited to shows intended for the new space; the rest of our programme is unaffected.

We have compiled a list of all show changes below, and ticket holders for affected shows will receive an email with full details, including refund options.

We’re sorry for the inconvenience and disappointment these changes cause. Thank you to the artists, venues and you, our audience, for your patience and support as we make these new arrangements. From January onwards, all of our shows will take place here in Birkenhead.

Now, we’re fine-tuning the details for 21st January, to make sure that FY2 is a true audiovisual marvel. We’re so excited to welcome you inside FY2, whether at the launch party or during the opening programme that follows, which will usher Future Yard into an exciting new era. An era that has been made possible by our supporters, who share our ambition to see treasured communal spaces like music venues not merely survive, but thrive.

Together, we’re building a bigger, bolder Future Yard, right here in Birkenhead. See you on the dancefloor x

The Future Is Birkenhead

SHOW CHANGES

Xzibit, 22.11.26 | Show moving to Invisible Wind Factory on the same date. All original tickets remain valid for the new show. Refunds are available from the point of purchase. [See Tickets, DICE, physical*]

Omega Nebula, 27.11.26 | Show moving to Joy, 2 Cleveland Street (CH41 6ND). All original tickets remain valid for the new show.

Irvine Welsh Q&A Sides with Chris Hawkins + Jack Said What Afterparty, 11.12.26 | Show being rescheduled to 2027, new date TBC. Ticket holders will be informed by email of the new date. All original tickets remain valid for the new date.

The Cheap Thrills, 12.12.26 | Show moving to 13.03.27. All original tickets remain valid for the new date. Refunds are available from the point of purchase. [See Tickets, physical*]

Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, 18.12.26 | Show being split across original date and Saturday 19th December, at Future Yard. Please see email correspondence from the point of purchase (See Tickets or DICE) about exchanging tickets. If you bought a physical ticket, please contact tickets@futureyard.org.

Nuggets Live, 19.12.26 | Show moving to 12.03.27. All original tickets remain valid for the new date. Refunds are available from the point of purchase. [See Tickets, physical*]

*If you have a physical ticket you would like to exchange or refund, please come in to our venue Box Office between 10am and 11pm to process it. You must bring your physical tickets with you, and the card you used to make the transaction.