Sat 04 Oct
|Liverpool
Smackdown 2025 - Back To Our Roots!
Release the BEAST! Tickets for Smackdown XII on sale NOW. Listen in, we're changing it up this year, keeping it fresh... and cheap, we got you ;) so keep reading... Still unstoppable, untameable, and undeniably the best time you'll have in Liverpool. Better tell yer ma, you're gonna be out late!
Time & Location
04 Oct 2025, 11:00 – 05 Oct 2025, 02:00
Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
About The Event
Were you around for the Smackdown early years? We're dusting off the old format and seeing if it still fits (don't tell us if our butt looks big!) This year we've added some tasty stretch goals, so book early, tell your mates, bring your nan, see if your cousin's free- coz it's gonna be a big ole party!
Venues
Workshops and social will be at the Stanley Theatre, Liverpool Guild of Students, 160 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5TR
After party venue Brooklyn Mixer, 78 Seel St, Liverpool L1 4BH
Tickets:
NO LONGER ON SALE** Full Saturday Pass £50 includes all workshops, social dance and after party and any stretch goal bonuses
Saturday Social Only Pass £25 includes social dance and after party and stretch goal bonuses
Pay As You're Able Tickets also available for anyone who wants one- tick the box on the form or email us.
Schedule (detailed schedule will be sent out to attendees the week before the event)
11.30am-3pm Workshops
7.30pm-11.45pm Social Dance
12am-3am After party
Workshops (Included with full Saturday Pass)
Soul Train with the Liverpool Lockers https://www.instagram.com/theliverpoollockers/
Flamenco with Olga Riomao https://www.instagram.com/olgariomao/
Afro Dance with Wendy Okoli https://www.instagram.com/wendyokoli/
Be Awesome and Join the Smackdown Showcase
No competition, no rules just a showcase of how awesome you all are! Grab your mates and come up with a routine, do the Shim Sham to Mambo No.5, or wear matching leggings and swing out for whole song- whatever it is, we're on your team and we'll cheer dead loud for you!
Tell me about the Stretch Goals?
The Smackdown is the longest running swing dance event in the North West. Now, Scousers love a bargain (so much so, we invented Home and Bargain!) so to keep the Smackdown going and keep it affordable in light of rising city accommodation costs and cost of living pressures, we've chosen to have stretch goals instead of charging a higher upfront ticket price. This means that the more people buying tickets, the more cool stuff we can do and the better value the weekend is for everyone. Here's the goals:
**REACHED!** Stretch Goal 1 (50+ Tickets sold) we'll add an extra workshop on Saturday
**REACHED!** Stretch Goal 2 (65+ tickets sold) we'll have a live swing band on Saturday night
Stretch Goal 3 (80+ tickets sold) we'll put on a slap up lunch for everyone on Saturday- we love a boss butty!
Do us a favour, book early, tell all your mates, share the event in your Whatsapps, groups, discords and whatever else you're on these days. We can't wait to dance with yer!