Article: The coolest festival in the hottest venue; Jade Wright reports from the Dubai Sound City festival.(Features)

Byline: Jade Wright

TRAVEL anywhere in the world and say you''re from Liverpool. Odds on the first things strangers mention are football and music. The football may not be as glittering as we might like at the moment - but Liverpool''s reach as a global music brand is taking yet another step forward with the inaugural Dubai Sound City festival this weekend.

Organised and staffed by Liverpool companies, the festival has flown in more than 100 bands, including Happy Mondays, Echo And The Bunnymen, and The Human League, plus 40 expert speakers, coming in over ...

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