Selector: aya (LIVE)
+ RICHIE CULVER + MARK LECKEY (DJ SET)TATE + FUTURE YARD PRESENTS
We are extremely proud to be working with Tate Liverpool to present Selector – a brand new collaboration that will merge the worlds of contemporary art and contemporary music. The series will launch with Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Leckey guest curating a range of events between 10th and 13th June, including an artist ‘In Conversation’ talk and three fascinating live events, under the title of Music From The Age Of Spiritual Machines.
Selector will explore the musical inspirations on Mark Leckey’s work, through conversation and performance, celebrating the influence music has on his art. Since the latter half of the 20th Century the relationship between music and art in contemporary culture has become increasingly entwined. Artists across genres are inspiring each other, breaking boundaries and experimenting with their practices. Selector is an opportunity to witness these artistic collisions, in a shared, immersive experience.
aya
Huddersfield born, London based artist aya centres her work with the transfigurative power of experience and memory on the physical body.
Her most recent album hexed! was released on Hyperdub and was nominated as The Quietus’ Album Of The Year for 2025. The album confronts the depression and dysfunction of addiction haunting the golden hours that were romanticised on her debut album im hole.
“ON HER THRILLING SECOND ALBUM, AYA’S ABRASIVE MIX OF TECHNO, UK BASS, NOISE AND INDUSTRIAL BECOMES A SURGICAL TOOL FOR EXPLORATIONS OF TRAUMA AND IDENTITY” - THE QUIETUS
RAINY MILLER
Rainy Miller is the solo project of Preston-born, Manchester-based artist, producer and label head Jack Bowes, whose work exists in a space where raw emotion meets atmospheric soundscapes. Focused on spotlighting the vibrant emerging scene of the North West of England, Rainy founded his label Fixed Abode in 2020 as a platform to showcase the wealth of local talent.
Creating deeply personal music that marries fragile, delicate moments with visceral, aggressive energy, Rainy is carving his own path to recognition. Following his debut project Desquamation (2022), Rainy released the critically acclaimed full-length via his own Fixed Abode imprint — A Grisaille Wedding (2023) — featuring collaborations with the likes of Mica Levi, Coby Sey and Voice Actor, amongst others.
"RAINY MILLER CONTINUES TO CRAFT A UNIQUE SONIC UNIVERSE WHERE EXPERIMENTAL CLUB MUSIC INTERTWINES WITH ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDSCAPES AND REFLECTIVE SONGWRITING" - CRACK MAGAZINE
YEAH YOU
Father daughter duo, Gustav Thomas and Elvin Brandhi, based in Newcastle and Vienna who let music invade the family context, and have been known to make noise-pop out of field recordings taken in Ikea car parks. Their sound is defined as lo-fi noise pop, often leaning on dirty beats and heavily distorted miniature heavily distorted miniature synthesisers to create a bed for Brandhi to loose her stream-of-consciousness lyrics over. Improvised music doesn’t come much more raw.
VENUE INFORMATION
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 show, 5-9pm.
The live room doors open at 7pm (this is separate from our bar area), and music starts shortly afterwards. The bar is open after the show.
KITCHEN
NAPOLI MEETS BIRKENHEAD
Made hot and fresh in-house each day, our pizzas use the best ingredients sourced from independent suppliers in Merseyside and beyond. The result is a classic Italian pizza handcrafted in Birkenhead, with a tasty new twist.
- All our pizzas are vegetarian and vegan friendly, available by the slice or a full 16″ pizza
- Kitchen open 5pm-9pm for this event. Usual opening hours are 5-9pm on Fridays + Saturdays, plus all show days
- Slice + A Pint deal available before 7pm on all show days
- View the full menu here
Get down early to take advantage of our amazing offers on pizza and drinks, and make sure you’re there to support the supports!
Tate Liverpool + Future Yard present
aya (Live)
13th June 2026
Future Yard / Tate Liverpool + RIBA North
17:00 – 23:00
@ Future Yard
£25 advance / £20 for Tate Members and Tate Collective
This is a standing show
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.
If you have any specific access requests, please read all of the details about accessibility at Future Yard here.
