Your diary of the big gigs coming to Lancashire soon, including the likes of Doves, Shakin' Stevens, Saw Doctors, The Coral, Australian Pink Floyd, The Magic Numbers, The Levellers and Fun Lovin' Criminals.

DECEMBER 5

The Saw Doctors, Dome, Morecambe, £18.50

DECEMBER 6

The Others, 53 Degrees, Preston, £8

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

Misty's Big Adventure, The Baker Street Irregulars, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

Burn Machina, Protocol Of Poetry, Drop In The Ocean. Mill, Preston, £3

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 16

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

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

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. The Cellar Bar, Blackburn

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

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 20

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

JANUARY 27

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

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

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

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

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 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.