# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Only Child - with strings beside the seaside 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 09 Dec, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: GRATEFUL FRED PRESENTS: AN EVENING WITH "ONLY CHILD" WITH STRINGS BESIDE THE SEASIDE // + THE SILVER FREDS 

Alan O'Hare, aka "Only Child", makes emotional music.

Since forming in 2012, his band have released five acclaimed LPs, three EPs, a live mini-album recorded with a string quartet and a decade-celebrating compilation LP on Crosstown Records.

The group have headlined The Music Room at Royal Liverpool Philharmonic on many occasions, alongside sold-out shows at The Zanzibar Club, 81 Renshaw, The Magnet and Thornton Hough Village Club on Wirral.

"Only Child" have also supported the likes of Blue Rose Code, My Darling Clementine, Pete Wylie, Ian Prowse & Amsterdam, Steve Pilgrim, Gemma Hayes, Martin Stephenson, John Bramwell, Mick Flannery and many more.

"Only Child" play an annual with strings concert and O'Hare is delighted to be bringing a string quartet with him to Southport for the first time in 2026, following sold-out strings shows at Tate Liverpool, Prohibition Recording Studios and Leaf Liverpool. 

"Only Child" take their cue from the likes of Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Mike Scott & The Waterboys and Christy Moore.' Liverpool Acoustic'

"The message is as beautiful as the musical execution." Americana UK

The Silver Freds are the "house band" at the long standing Grateful Fred's Americana, Roots and Acoustic Nights at Southport's Atkinson Theatre.

Performing songs and instrumentals with their lineup of fiddle, percussion, guitar, banjo, mandolin and bass, "The Freds" repertoire ranges from Old-Timey jugband songs, Americana classics, folk and blues standards and their own originals.

With both bands offering a wide range of songs and tunes right across the genres the evening will have something for everyone who enjoys live acoustic music.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/southport/only-child-with-strings-beside-the-seaside/200030035338611
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, performances, art, theatre, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Southport
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Southport Bijou Cinema
- **lat**: 53.64871754457
- **long**: -3.0029851198196
- **full address**: Southport Bijou Cinema, 8 Post Office Avenue,Southport, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Only Child - with strings beside the seaside  being held?
  - **A:** Only Child - with strings beside the seaside  takes place on Wed, 09 Dec, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Wed, 09 Dec, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Southport Bijou Cinema, 8 Post Office Avenue,Southport, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Only Child - with strings beside the seaside ?
  - **A:** Only Child - with strings beside the seaside  is organized by Only Child.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Only Child - with strings beside the seaside  is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Southport, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Only Child - with strings beside the seaside  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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