Your diary of the big gigs coming to Lancashire soon, including the likes of Status Quo, White Stripes, Paul Weller, Doves, Blondie, The Coral, Australian Pink Floyd, The Magic Numbers and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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
Dervish, Platform, Morecambe, £11.50 - £12.50
The Cranebuilders, Down Dime, Nice Peter, Adelphi, Preston, £3
Veda Hille, The Neon Trees, Farmers Arms, Lancaster
Show Of Hands, Mechanics, Burnley, £11 - £13
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, The Violets, Farmers Arms, Lancaster
So Effective feat. Jon Da Silva, 53 Degrees, Preston, £8
The Love Machine, Thwaites Theatre, Blackburn, £8 - £10
Zenith, Lotus Circle's Wol, Rush To The Yukon, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool
Kev Brigend, Mill, Preston
NOVEMBER 6
Wingates Brass Band, Mechanics, Burnley, £5.50
NOVEMBER 7
Dervish, Mechanics, Burnley, £11 - £12.50
NOVEMBER 8
Alexander O'Neil, Opera House, Blackpool, £17.50 - £19.50
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, Percy Sledge, Opera House, Blackpool, £35
Jellybean, 53 Degrees, Preston, £9
The Stylistics, Guild Hall, Preston, £14.50 - £17.50
Otis Grand, Platform, Morecambe, £8 - £9
Blackstar, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool
NOVEMBER 13
Katherine Jenkins, Municipal Hall, Colne, £15 - £17
Finbar Furey, Platform, Morecambe, £10 - £12
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 22's, 53 Degrees, Preston, £9
Heatwave Project, Platform, Morecambe, £8 - £9
Help She Can't Swim, Farmers Arms, Lancaster
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
The Neon Trees, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool
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
Gone Beggin, Ewood Working Mens Club, Blackburn, £5
Bootleg Beatles, Guild Hall, Preston, £15.50 - £17.50
Classic Clapton, Dome, Morecambe. £10
The Other Smiths V The Other Morrissey, 53 Degrees, Preston, £10
NOVEMBER 26
Kings Of Swing, Guild Hall, Preston, £15.50 - £16.50
No Hope In New Jersey, Zombina And The Skeletones, Armrug, Adelphi, Preston
Howdenjones, Platform, Morecambe, £8 - £10
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, Misterlee, Farmers Arms, Lancaster
DECEMBER 3
Peggy Seeger, Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy, Platform, Morecambe, £11.50 - £13.50
The Houghton Weavers, Library Theatre, Darwen
Goodgreef, 53 Degrees, Preston, £13
Zenith, Very Almost, Sinister Footwear, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool
The Jam Restart. Mechanics, Burnley, £7 - £8
DECEMBER 4
Kelly Joe Phelps, Mechanics, Burnley, £8 - £10
Burnley Choir And Orchestra, Municipal Hall, Colne, £8
Slaughter And The Dogs, The Tache, Blackpool, £10
DECEMBER 5
The Saw Doctors, Dome, Morecambe, £18.50
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, The Baker Street Irregulars, Farmers Arms, Lancaster
DECEMBER 10
Noel Noel, Platform, Morecambe, £9 - £10
Tommy Emmanuel, Mechanics, Burnley. £14.50
Bobby Darin Songbook, Winter Gardens , Blackpool. £25
DECEMBER 11
Rufus Wainwright, Guild Hall, Preston, £20
DECEMBER 14
Doves, Guild Hall, Preston, £17.50
The Coral, Sugarhouse, Lancaster, £15
Morecambe Band Christmas Concert, Platform, Morecambe, £6
DECEMBER 17
Howard Jones, Mechanics, Burnley, £10 - £12
Perfect Riot, The Stealers, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool
Morecambe Band Christmas Concert, Platform, Morecambe, £6
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
Lotus Circle, Interruptions, Mornin Wood, Liquid Lounge, Blackpool
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
JANUARY 27
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, King George's Hall, Blackburn
FEBRUARY 5
North West Brass Band Championships, Guild Hall, Preston, £4 - £5
FEBRUARY 10
The Long Blondes, Farmers Arms, Lancaster
FEBRUARY 11
Marty Wilde, Dome, Morecambe, £10 - £12.50
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
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 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 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.
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