THEATRE: More than 2m people in the USA have been captivated by Blue Man Group’s anarchistic instruction manual on gaining popularity in the modern world of music and beyond. The three bald, blue, mute men, above, perform whirlpool drumming, marshmallow throwing and paint spitting.Echo Arena, tickets £39.50 plus booking/handling fee, 0844 8000 400.
FILM: Directed by Peter Leeson, Us and Them is a compelling reflection of the inequalities perpetuated by planners in a modernising city, documenting the clearances in the 60s of communities effected by the construction of the second Mersey road tunnel and the destruction of the old Scotland Road.FACT, tickets free of charge, 08717 042063.
MUSIC: Liverpool’s Sound City festival gets under way with a whole list of gigs to choose from for the opening night. Clinic and The Seal Cub Clubbing Club gets our vote. Leggate Autopsy Theatre, Victoria Gallery and Museum, Brownlow Hill, tickets £10 advance, www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk
