Holly Johnson Welcome To The Pleasuredome
21 June 2025
HOLLY JOHNSON
PRESENTS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME
CELEBRATING FOUR DECADES OF FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD'S GROUNDBREAKING DEBUT ALBUM
INCLUDES HUGE HOMETOWN SHOW AT LIVERPOOL M&S BANK ARENA
Music legend and global LGBTQ+ icon Holly Johnson has announced the Welcome To The Pleasuredome 40th Anniversary Tour celebrating four decades since the iconic debut album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The six date tour for June 2025 includes a major homecoming at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Saturday 21st June.
Following his critically acclaimed 2023 shows, Holly Johnson returns to the stage with a brand-new production featuring the timeless hits that made Frankie Goes to Hollywood one of the most influential bands of the 80s. Fans can expect to hear iconic anthems like the chart-topping “Relax,” “Two Tribes,” and the ethereal “The Power of Love.”
To coincide with the tour, a new exhibition, “The Holly Johnson Story”, opens at the Museum of Liverpool on September 14th, 2024 running until Sunday 27 July 2025. This landmark exhibit explores the life and career of the iconic singer, from his Liverpool roots to international fame. It will feature costumes, memorabilia, personal stories of those impacted by HIV, and Holly's own artwork. The exhibition promises a journey through his triumphs and struggles, showcasing him as a groundbreaking LGBTQ+ icon. For more information visit HERE.
Hospitality
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One Night Only
VIP BOX- Book your own VIP Box for £125 per person! (Minimum booking of 4 people required, maximum booking is 12 people) -
One Night Only
SODEXO LIVE! LOUNGE - £125 per person (Includes Premium Seat, (BLOCK 15), Exclusive Lounge Seat, Delicious Food Platter and Welcome Drink)
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Most Liverpool city centre bound buses will call at either Queen Square bus station (a 15-minute walk) or Liverpool ONE Bus Station, which is only a five minute walk to M&S Bank Arena.
For further information on bus routes within Merseyside, you can visit https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/customer-information/routes-and-maps/
For up-to-date information on all bus, train and ferry services, call Traveline Merseyside on 0871 200 22 33, open 8am – 8pm, 364 days a year or visit www.merseytravel.gov.uk
For all car journeys it's best to follow the white on brown tourist route signs for the Waterfront. These signs are visible on the major routes into the city. Exhibition Centre Liverpool is situated on the Kings Dock directly adjacent to the south side of the Albert Dock. Upon arrival, the Kings Dock entrance is clearly sign posted.
From the North...
Leave the M6 at junction 26 and follow signs for M58 Liverpool. Follow to end of M58 and then take signs for A59 Liverpool. Continue to follow Liverpool City Centre until picking up signs for the Waterfront.
From the South...
Leave the M6 at junction 21A and take the M62 to Liverpool. At the end of the M62 follow signs for Liverpool City Centre along Edge Lane, picking up and following signs for Waterfront.
From the south...
Avanti West Coast operates hourly, direct services from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street (with a journey time of just over two hours). Other long-distance rail services also operate into Liverpool Lime Street station.
M&S Bank Arena is a 20-minute walk from Lime Street or a short taxi ride. You can also transfer at Lime Street onto the underground Wirral Line trains to James Street station (10 minute walk) or catch the CityLink Route C4 (7am – 8pm) directly to the venue. If travelling from outside Merseyside, you can catch an underground train to James Street station from Lime Street station, inclusive of the cost of your train ticket.
Flying into Liverpool John Lennon Airport...
A taxi from the airport to the city centre will take approximately 20 minutes or the express bus service Route 500 will take approximately 25 minutes, dropping you off within a five minute walk of M&S Bank Arena, while Manchester’s international airport is just 45 minutes away by car.
This is a '3/4 Seated' event - this means that three quarters of the arena is in use. This is a layout for guidance only, as each event layout is unique, so please refer to the individual plan provided when booking your tickets online as the actual layout may differ from this image.
Accessible Bookings
To book accessible tickets please call our box office on 0344 8000 400 on the day that the event goes on sale - this applies to both presale and general sale.
Our contact centre is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
The M&S Bank Arena has recently partnered with Nimbus Disability and The Access Card to ensure customers' needs are met at events. Nimbus is one of the country’s leading providers of disability-related advice and support to professional organisations and is recognised as a leading authority on accessible ticketing in the UK.
To ensure the right tickets are sold to the right people, we will require all access bookers for events at ACC Liverpool to provide us with a Nimbus registration number to qualify for any accessible tickets or discounts available at the time of booking. Registering is free to Ticket Quarter customers with an option to upgrade for £15 to have access to all participating venues. For more information please visit here.
Our new on-site temporary multi-deck car park is now open.
Kings Dock Car Park
There are 1450 parking spaces available in the on-site Kings Dock Car Park, with accessible bays and electric charging points on every floor.
There is plenty of parking nearby too, more information on driving to the venue and parking can be found here.
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult