Lancashire gig guide

OCTOBER 26

Matt Munro Jr, Guild Hall, Preston, £13 - £15

OCTOBER 27

Wishbone Ash, Platform, Morecambe, £15

The Needs, 53 Degrees, Preston, £3.50-£6

Lovelacer, Outsider, The Works, Blackburn

Capulet, Inside The Black Square. I Am Mike. Mugstar, 12 Bar, Preston

Lupus In Fabula, Jelly's Last Jam, Zenith, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool, free

OCTOBER 28

Akoustik Anarkhy, 53 Degrees, Preston, £5

Lena Martell, Platform, Morecambe, £9 - £10

Bearsuit, Envelopes, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

One Night Of Queen, Guild Hall, Preston, £14.50 - £16.50

Cavern Beatles, Municipal Hall, Colne, £10 - £12

Jerry Lee Lewis Tribute, Football Club, Darwen

OCTOBER 29

Scout Niblett, Former Bullies, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

This Is Seb Clarke, Mill, Preston, £3

Charlottefield, Projections, Epideme, 12 Bar, Preston

Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Guild Hall, Preston, £10 - £12.50

The Darwin Theory, Cellar Bar, Blackburn, free

The Loungs, Adelphi, Preston

Joy-copter, Attic, Accrington

Whole Lotta Led, Municipal Hall, Colne

Slack Alice, Dome, Morecambe, CANCELLED

OCTOBER 30

The Bluetones, 53 Degrees, Preston, £12.50

Burnley Municipal Symphony Orchestra, Mechanics, Burnley, £3 - £8.50

NOVEMBER 2

Mem Shannon, King George's Hall, Blackburn, £10 - £12

Devil To Pay, Giles, Neon Trees, Saving Grace, Rossall Tavern, Fleetwood, free

NOVEMBER 3

Elkie Brooks, Opera House, Blackpool, £18 - £20

Louie, 53 Degrees, Preston, £3.50 - £6

The Illegal Eagles, Guild Hall, Preston, £15.50

NOVEMBER 4

Nils Lofgren, Municipal Hall, Colne, £20

Veda Hille, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

Show Of Hands, Mechanics, Burnley, £11 - £13

Dervish, Platform, Morecambe, £11.50 - £12.50

Star27, Mill, Preston, £3

Aura4, Pail, Garland Green, Y'r Impossible. Liquid Lounge, Blackpool, free

Sex Pistols Experience, King George's Hall, Blackburn, £8-£10

Off The Wall, Opera House, Blackpool, £12.50 - £17.50

Ultimate Girl Band Tribute Show, Thwaites Theatre, Blackburn, £8 - £10

Tallica, 12 Bar, Preston

NOVEMBER 5

Aidan Smith, Adelphi, Preston, £4

Mika Bomb, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

So Effective feat. Jon Da Silva, 53 Degrees, Preston, £8

The Love Machine, Thwaites Theatre, Blackburn, £8 - £10

Kev Brigend, Mill, Preston

NOVEMBER 6

Wingates Brass Band, Mechanics, Burnley, £5.50

NOVEMBER 7

Dervish, Mechanics, Burnley, £11 - £12.50

NOVEMBER 8

Charlie Landsborough, Guild Hall, Preston, £14 - £16

NOVEMBER 9

Manchester Camarata, Guild Hall, Preston, £15 - £23.50

NOVEMBER 10

White Stripes, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, sold out

The Zombies, Platform, Morecambe, £14

NOVEMBER 11

White Stripes, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, sold out

The Proclaimers, Guild Hall, Preston, £18.50

Smokie, Guild Hall, Preston, £16.50 - £18.50

Ken Nicol, Worden Arts Centre, Leyland, £12

The Stiffs, King George's Hall, Blackburn, £9

The Vibrators, North Bar, Blackburn

Persil, The Chemistry Experiment, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

Colonial Movement Company, Attic, Accrington

The Beatlemaniacs, Thwaites Theatre, Blackburn, £8 - £10

NOVEMBER 12

Jerry Lee Lewis, Opera House, Blackpool, £35

Jellybean, 53 Degrees, Preston, £9

The Stylistics, Guild Hall, Preston, £14.50 - £17.50

NOVEMBER 13

Katherine Jenkins, Municipal Hall, Colne, £15 - £17

Adam Bomb, Rossall Tavern, Fleetwood, free

Ga Ga, The Grand, Lancaster, £11 - £12

NOVEMBER 14

Alan Price, Thwaites Theatre, Blackburn, £11 - £13

Greg Lake, Guild Hall, Preston, £21 - £23

NOVEMBER 16

The Damned, Mill, Preston, £14

Bridge, Z-List Tears, Fultons Point, Brother Rabbit, Rossall Tavern, Fleetwood, free

NOVEMBER 17

The Deadbeats, 53 Degrees, Preston, £3.50 - £6

Manchester Camerata, Municipal Hall, Colne, £8 - £10

Mugenkyo Drummers, The Grand, Lancaster, £11 - £13

NOVEMBER 18

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, King George's Hall, Blackburn

Puressence, 53 Degrees, Preston, £12

The Subways, The Kooks, 53 Degrees, Preston, £9

Catfish Keith, King George's Hall, Blackburn, £9

Three Men And Black, Municipal Hall, Colne, £12

Adam Bomb, 12 Bar, Preston

Triad, Library Theatre, Darwen

YYZ, Mill, Preston

NOVEMBER 19

Simon and Oscar - Ocean Colour Scene unplugged, The Mill, Preston, £15

Bjorn Again, King George's Hall, Blackburn, £11.50 - £14

Who's Next, 12 Bar, Preston

NOVEMBER 20

Aled Jones, Guild Hall, Preston, £21.50

NOVEMBER 24

Status Quo, Opera House, Blackpool, sold out

Triphazard, Stormy Weathers & The Lagoons Of Love, Litterbug, Lookin, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool, free

NOVEMBER 25

Status Quo, King George's Hall, Blackburn, £28.50

Zombina And The Skeletones, The VCs, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

Bootleg Beatles, Guild Hall, Preston, £15.50 - £17.50

The Other Smiths V The Other Morrissey, 53 Degrees, Preston, £10

NOVEMBER 26

Kings Of Swing, Guild Hall, Preston, £15.50 - £16.50

Meatloaf Story, Opera House, Blackpool, £18 - £20

Custard Pie, 12 Bar, Preston

NOVEMBER 27

Burnley Municipal Choir, Mechanics, Burnley, £3 - £8.50

NOVEMBER 29

Feeder, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, £18.50

DECEMBER 1

Forward Russia, 53 Degrees, Preston, £3.50 - £6

Joe Brown and Marty Wilde, Guild Hall, Preston, £15.50 - £19.60

Ga Ga, King George's Hall, Blackburn, £10 - £12.50

Rollin Stoned, Mechanics, Burnley, £6 - £8

DECEMBER 2

Paul Weller, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool. £28.50

Blondie, Opera House, Blackpool, £30

The Houghton Weavers, Library Theatre, Darwen

Hank And Lily, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

DECEMBER 3

The Houghton Weavers, Library Theatre, Darwen

Goodgreef, 53 Degrees, Preston, £13

The Jam Restart. Mechanics, Burnley, £7 - £8

DECEMBER 4

Kelly Joe Phelps, Mechanics, Burnley, £8 - £10

Burnley Choir And Orchestra, Municipal Hall, Colne, £8

DECEMBER 6

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Guild Hall, Preston, £5 - £23.50

DECEMBER 8

Half Man Half Biscuit, The Mill, Preston, £15

Mostly Autumn. Mechanics, Burnley. £15

DECEMBER 9

Shakin' Stevens, Guild Hall, Preston. £17.50 - £19.50

King Pleasure And The Biscuit Boys, Mechanics, Burnley, £8 - £11

Carol Decker and Limahl, Winter Gardens , Blackpool, £25

Mistys Big Adventure, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

DECEMBER 10

Tommy Emmanuel, Mechanics, Burnley. £14.50

The Long Blondes, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

Bobby Darin Songbook, Winter Gardens , Blackpool. £25

DECEMBER 11

Rufus Wainwright, Guild Hall, Preston, £20

Slaughter And The Dogs, The Tache, Blackpool, £10

DECEMBER 14

Doves, Guild Hall, Preston, £17.50

The Coral, Sugarhouse, Lancaster, £15

DECEMBER 17

Howard Jones, Mechanics, Burnley, £10 - £12

DECEMBER 18

Joss Stone, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool. £23.50

King's Division Normandy Band, Guild Hall, Preston, £9.50 - £11

Civic Choirs Christmas Concert, Municipal Hall, Colne, £6

DECEMBER 20

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, King George's Hall, Blackburn

Mozart Festival Orchestra, Guild Hall, Preston, £14 - £20

DECEMBER 21

Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band, Guild Hall, Preston, £13.50

DECEMBER 24

Houghton Weavers and Wingates Brass Band, Guild Hall, Preston, £12 to £14

DECEMBER 31

Mike Sanchez, Mechanics, Burnley. £20

Retrogression, Municipal Hall, Colne, £15

Johann Strauss Orchestra, Guild Hall, Preston, £16.50 - £21.50

Manchester Concert Orchestra, Guild Hall, Preston, £16.50 - £21 - £31

JANUARY 27

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, King George's Hall, Blackburn

FEBRUARY 5

North West Brass Band Championships, Guild Hall, Preston, £4 - £5

FEBRUARY 21

The Magic Numbers, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, £15

FEBRUARY 24

The Delays, 53 Degrees, Preston

MARCH 5

Jethro Tull, Opera House, Blackpool, £22.50 - £25.50

MARCH 21

European Union Chamber Orchestra, Guild Hall, Preston, £13 - £23.50

MARCH 24

Meatloaf Story, King George's Hall, Blackburn, £13.50 - £14.50

APRIL 6

Gerry And The Pacemakers, Dave, Dee Dozy, Beaky Mick and Tich, Wayne Fontana and PJ Proby, Guild Hall, Preston, £19 - £21

APRIL 7

Halle Orchestra, King George's Hall, Blackburn

APRIL 14

Gene Pitney, Opera House, Blackpool, £18 - £22.50

APRIL 15

One Night Of Queen, Opera House, Blackpool, £12.50 - £16.50

MAY 19

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, King George's Hall, Blackburn

JUNE 16

Meatloaf Story, Opera House, Blackpool, £15 - £17

If you know of a gig in Lancashire that's not been listed above, please email pcockerton@lancashire.newsquest.co.uk with the details.