Your diary of the big gigs coming to Lancashire soon, including the likes of G4, Doves, Joss Stone, The Strokes, The Coral, Australian Pink Floyd, The Magic Numbers, The Levellers and Fun Lovin' Criminals.

DECEMBER 14

Doves, Guild Hall, Preston, £17.50

The Coral, Sugarhouse, Lancaster, £15

Morecambe Band Christmas Concert, Platform, Morecambe, £6

DECEMBER 16

Superkings, Yorkshire House, Lancaster, £3

DECEMBER 16

Freakjesus, DarkSoul, Call To Arms. Mill, Preston, £3

The Rising, The Foresters, Blackburn

Lorna Christie, Akzo Nobel Sports And Social Club, Darwen

DECEMBER 17

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

Perfect Riot, The Stealers, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool

Star 27, Sanctuary, Burnley

Morecambe Band Christmas Concert, Platform, Morecambe, £6

DECEMBER 18

Joss Stone, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool. £23.50

The Flow, Knowles Arms, Blackburn

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

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

Manchester Camerata, Grand, Blackpool, £9.50 - £19.50

DECEMBER 19

The Exorsisters, Lord Bishop Rocks, The Cellar Bar, Blackburn

Sadie Hawkins Dance, Three Ages Of Elvis, Yorkshire House, Lancaster, £3

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 22

Baby Bitch, The Exorsisters, The Bobbin, Lancaster

DECEMBER 24

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

Lotus Circle, Interruptions, Mornin Wood, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool

DECEMBER 30

Asylum, Baby Bitch, Dragstrip Junkies, For My Anger. Mill, Preston, £3

Kamikaze Sperm, Boredom, Minions Of Jeffrey, Charles Napier, Blackburn

DECEMBER 31

Mike Sanchez, Mechanics, Burnley. £20

Retrogression, Municipal Hall, Colne, £15

Zenith, Stormy Weathers, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool

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

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

British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Grand, Blackpool, £25 - £29.50

Diane Shaw's Supreme Soul Show, Pines Hotel, Chorley

JANUARY 5

Katzenjammer, Grand, Blackpool, £9.50 - £11.50

JANUARY 6

How's My Pop, Kriss Foster, Gregson Centre, Lancaster, £3 - £4

Boredom, Kings Arms, Clitheroe, free

JANUARY 20

Diane Shaw's Supreme Soul Show, Pines Hotel, Chorley

JANUARY 22

Richard Ashcroft, Guild Hall, Preston

JANUARY 27

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

FEBRUARY 4

Goldblade, Boredom, The Guilty Pleasures, 12 Bar, Preston

FEBRUARY 5

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

FEBRUARY 8

Richard Thompson, Grand, Blackpool, £15 - £22.50

FEBRUARY 10

The Long Blondes, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

FEBRUARY 11

Marty Wilde, Dome, Morecambe, £10 - £12.50

FEBRUARY 12

Joe Bonamassa, Grand, Blackpool, £11

FEBRUARY 14

The Strokes, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool

Diane Shaw's Supreme Soul Show, Pines Hotel, Chorley

FEBRUARY 17

The Research, 53 Degrees, Preston, £6

FEBRUARY 18

The Kings Of Swing, Dome, Morecambe, £15

FEBRUARY 21

The Magic Numbers, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, £15

FEBRUARY 24

The Delays, 53 Degrees, Preston

King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys, Platform, Morecambe

FEBRUARY 25

The Fall, John Cooper Clarke, Dome, Morecambe

FEBRUARY 26

Fairport Convention, Grand, Blackpool, £12.50 - £17.50

FEBRUARY 27

Hundred Reasons, 53 Degrees, Preston, £8

MARCH 4

Abbie Lathe And Friends, Worden Arts Centre, Leyland, £10

MARCH 5

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

MARCH 11

Bachelor Boy, Dome, Morecambe, £12.50

MARCH 21

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

MARCH 25

The Levellers, 53 Degrees, Preston, £16

MARCH 27

Australian Pink Floyd, Guild Hall, Preston

MARCH 24

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

MARCH 31

Houghton Weavers, Platform, Morecambe

APRIL 1

Off The Wall, Dome, Morecambe

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

Morecambe Band Easter Concert, Platform, Morecambe

APRIL 15

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

Bellowhead, Platform, Morecambe

APRIL 21

The Muffin Men, Platform, Morecambe

APRIL 30

The Drifters, King George's Hall, Blackburn

MAY 13

The Handsome Family, Platform, Morecambe

MAY 19

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

JUNE 2

G4,Opera House, Blackpool, £27.50

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.