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

JANUARY 18

The Fall, Club Nirvana, Wigan, £15

JANUARY 19

I Fagiolini, The Great Hall, Lancaster University, Lancaster

JANUARY 20

Working For A Nuclear Free City, Martin Chitty, Token Gesture, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

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

JANUARY 22

Richard Ashcroft, Guild Hall, Preston

JANUARY 27

James Taylor Quartet, Marine Hall, Fleetwood

Dustin's Bar Mitzvah, North Bar, Blackburn

The Resistance, The Box Set, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

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

Radioactive Man, 12 Bar, Preston

FEBRUARY 3

Suicidal Birds, Steveless. Farmers Arms, Lancaster

Letz Zep - Central Club, Blackpool

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

Acoustic Strawbs, Platform, Morecambe

Jim Noir, The Lodger, Superkings, One Chip Potato, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

FEBRUARY 11

Tony McPhee, Platform, Morecambe

Mark Radcliffe's Family Mahone, 12 Bar, Preston

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

FEBRUARY 12

Joe Bonamassa, Grand, Blackpool, £11

FEBRUARY 14

The Strokes, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool

Fairport Convention, Mechanics, Burnley

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

FEBRUARY 16

The Four Tops, Dome, Morecambe

FEBRUARY 17

Automation, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

The Research, 53 Degrees, Preston, £6

The Fortunes & The Ivy League, Marine Hall, Fleetwood

FEBRUARY 18

Stacks Of Soul, Mechanics, Burnley

The Kings Of Swing, Dome, Morecambe, £15

The Temperance Seven, Marine Hall, Fleetwood

FEBRUARY 21

The Magic Numbers, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, £15

FEBRUARY 23

The Sessions, Mechanics, Burnley

FEBRUARY 24

The Delays, 53 Degrees, Preston

King Creosote, M Craft, Thee Neerlymen, Martin Chitty, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys, Platform, Morecambe

The Itch, Middle Finger Salute, King Georges Hall, Blackburn

Born To Run, Ighten Leigh Social Club, Padiham Road, Burnley

The Cavern Beatles, Marine Hall, Fleetwood

FEBRUARY 25

The Fall, John Cooper Clarke, Dome, Morecambe

The Ghettobillies, Mechanics, Burnley

FEBRUARY 26

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

FEBRUARY 27

Hundred Reasons, 53 Degrees, Preston, £8

MARCH 3

The Stone Roses Experience, King Georges Hall, Blackburn

Dirtblonde, Theoretical Girl, Y'r Impossible, Kiwis Ned, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

MARCH 4

Paul Jones, Mechanics, Burnley

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

MARCH 5

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

MARCH 9

Psappha Ensemble. Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster

MARCH 11

Bachelor Boy, Dome, Morecambe, £12.50

MARCH 12

Geno Washington And Ram Jam Band, Platform, Morecambe

Letz Zep - Grand Theatre, Lancaster

MARCH 17

The Retro Spankees, Armrug, Farmers Arms, Lancaster

MARCH 21

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

MARCH 22

Wishbone Ash, Mechanics, Burnley

MARCH 24

Cara Dillon. Platform, Morecambe

The Conmitments, Marine Hall, Fleetwood

Rose Kemp, Men Diamler, The English Tea, Farmers Arms. Lancaster

The Clone Roses, Lovelacer, Mechanics, Burnley

MARCH 25

The Levellers, 53 Degrees, Preston, £16

Elvis Collection, Mechanics, Burnley

MARCH 27

Australian Pink Floyd, Guild Hall, Preston

MARCH 24

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

MARCH 30

DIXI Jazz, Marine Hall, Fleetwood

MARCH 31

Daniel O'Donnell, Opera House, Blackpool

Houghton Weavers, Platform, Morecambe

APRIL 1

Daniel O'Donnell, Opera House, Blackpool

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

The Manfreds, Platform, Morecambe

APRIL 7

Halle Orchestra, King George's Hall, Blackburn

APRIL 9

Christine Collister, Platform, Morecambe

Yorkshire Building Society Brass Band, Mechanics, Burnley

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 20

Waterson Carthy, Mechanics, Burnley

APRIL 21

The Muffin Men, Platform, Morecambe

APRIL 22

Hayseed Dixie, Platform, Morecambe

The Muffin Men, Mechanics, Burnley

APRIL 27

Glenn Tilbrook And The Fluffers, Platform, Morecambe

APRIL 29

Juan Martin, Platform, Morecambe

APRIL 30

The Drifters, King George's Hall, Blackburn

MAY 2

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers, Mechanics, Burnley

MAY 3

We'll Meet Again, Mechanics, Burnley

MAY 5

Tony Hadley, Dome, Morecambe

Voulez Vous, Mechanics, Burnley

MAY 7

Chris Farlowe With The Norman Beaker Band, Marine Hall, Fleetwood

MAY 8

Tommy Emmanuel, Mechanics, Burnley

MAY 9

Richard Ashcroft - Empress Ballroom, Blackpool

MAY 12

The Four Tops, Mechanics, Burnley

MAY 13

The Handsome Family, Platform, Morecambe

Limehouse Lizzy, Mechanics, Burnley

MAY 15

Tommy Emmanuel, Marine Hall, Fleetwood

MAY 19

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

MAY 20

Halfway To Paradise, Mechanics, Burnley

MAY 27

The Lazy Jumpers, Platform, Morecambe

MAY 28

The World Of Genesis, Mechanics, Burnley

JUNE 2

G4,Opera House, Blackpool, £27.50

JUNE 3

Voulez Vous, Dome, Morecambe

JUNE 9

Talon - The Best Of The Eagles, Dome, Morecambe

JUNE 16

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

JUNE 17

Country Legends Of The Grand Old Opry, Dome, Morecambe

Wyre Blues Dayfeaturing Nick Dow and Blues Roots, Guy Tortora Band, Sean Webster Band, Paul Lamb and The King Snakes, Sherman Robertson and Dr Feelgood, Marine Hall, Fleetwood

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