Jim Pearson – Retrospective
+ SCAREDYCATS + IGLOO HEARTSEVENTS471 PRESENTS
After over a decade shaking up the North West music scene, indie maverick Jim Pearson takes a final bow before heading to London — and he’s not going quietly.
This one-off retrospective at Future Yard on 17.01.2026 reunites his cult band Scaredycats for their first show in two years, bringing their sharp wit and scrappy brilliance back to the stage. Expect chaos, charm, and a few curveballs.
Also joining are ethereal art-pop duo Igloo Hearts — long-time collaborators and kindred spirits. Rare performances, real emotion, and a night full of surprises.
Come say goodbye the only way Jim knows how: loud, weird, and wonderful.
Support comes from Scaredycats + Igloo Hearts.
Tickets on sale now.
Jim is an indie songwriter who has been an active performer in the North West for more than a decade. He has just self-released his ninth solo album “Death to Mortality”.
He is also singer, songwriter, and guitarist in niche NW band Scaredycats whose debut album “Dumb Animals” was pronounced album of the year by Liverpool Sound and Vision in 2017.
In 2020 Jim formed/joined international supergroup Nothing on TV, their second mini album “Transmit” has just been released.
Jim’s songs range from the whimsical to some of the most bitter and sombre themes, yet always with a paradoxical childlike spirit that meets them head-on – wide-eyed and full of hopeful energy.
His music has been played regularly on BBC 6 Music, and according to Tom Robinson, “You never can be sure what kind of project Jim will come up with next, but you can always be sure it’s gonna be pretty darn good.”
Most recently Jim won the Judges Award at the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2023 with his song The Boy with the Red Hat.
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VENUE INFO
Future Yard is open every day from 10am – so you can stop by for a coffee or a pre-show drink in our bar area whenever you like. Our pizza kitchen is open on weekends and before every gig, 5-9pm.
The live room doors open at 7:30pm (this is separate from our bar area), and music starts shortly after. The bar is open after the show.
Events471 presents
Jim Pearson – Retrospective
+ Scaredycats
+ Igloo Hearts
Saturday 17th January 2026
7:30pm doors
75 Argyle Street
Tickets £15.00 advance
Tickets available online in advance or in person at the Future Yard Box Office.
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. We cannot issue refunds to under 16s who are not accompanied by an adult.
Future Yard is a cashless venue – all payments are taken by contactless or chip and pin. Live curfew 11pm.
If you have any specific access requests, please read all of the details about accessibility at Future Yard here.