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Ribble Valley Beat-Herder festival boasts all the best bits of Glastonbury

5:20pm Friday 17th May 2013

THREE days of sheep-chaperoned fun, and all the good bits that people still really love about Glastonbury, just about sums up Ribble Valley’s fun-packed Beat-Herder Festival.

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Punk legends Stiff Little Fingers head to Preston

5:34pm Friday 17th May 2013

GROWLING out the raw-edged lyrics to Wasted Life, Gotta Getaway and Alternative Ulster, Jake Burns engineered one of punk’s landmark offerings with Stiff Little Fingers’ first album, Inflammable Material.

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Dub pioneer Neil Perch to perform in Clitheroe

5:32pm Friday 17th May 2013

DUB pioneer Neil Perch, the man behind Zion Train, was on his way to a PhD in biochemistry and a career in the pharmaceutical industry, when he saw the legendary Jah Shaka Sound System play.

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Guitarist Andy Fairweather-Low to return to Darwen

5:22pm Friday 17th May 2013

ANDY Fairweather Low is heading back to his ‘second home’, Darwen Library Theatre, in November.

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Vote for Blackburn band Sky Valley Mistress to perform at The Red Bull Download Festival

11:29am Friday 10th May 2013

BLACKBURN band Sky Valley Mistress have rocked their way into the semi-finals at The Red Bull Download Festival 2013.

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Noddy Holder still Crazee about Slade

11:17am Friday 10th May 2013

GLAM rock legend Noddy Holder is being lined up for this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing as he celebrates 60 years on the stage.

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Hilarious musical comedy on the Chorley stage

6:01pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is the title of the CADOS Studio play showing this week at Chorley Little Theatre.

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London Philharmonic Orchestra come back to Blackburn

4:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

THE famous London Philharmonic Orchestra performs in Blackburn for the first time since 1950 next week.

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Line up: Ribble Valley Jazz Festival

3:12pm Friday 3rd May 2013

Ribble Valley Jazz Festival runs from lunchtime today until Sunday and features live performances at venues around Clitheroe.

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Southside Johnny ready for Burnley’s 25th International Rock and Blues Festival

12:43pm Friday 3rd May 2013

SOUTHSIDE Johnny pulls his truck over beside the ‘sidewalk’ as he drives through his hometown of New Jersey, with a friendly tone in voice that makes him an instant hit on the phone.

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The Zombies to play Burnley's R'n'B Festival

5:43pm Friday 26th April 2013

BURNLEY’S 25th International R’n’B Festival will be graced by The Zombies on May 5 this year.

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James Taylor Quartet expect 'fireworks' at Ribble Valley Jazz Festival

5:41pm Friday 26th April 2013

JAMES Taylor has always been completely his own man, the dark horse who sings in his local choral society and has an entirely separate life as a psychotherapist.

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Young Knives to play in Clitheroe

5:46pm Friday 26th April 2013

YOUNG Knives are sharpening their instruments for their first visit to Clitheroe.

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10CC hit-maker still inspired after 40 years in music

2:05pm Friday 19th April 2013

10CC were pop wizards, and in the 1970s they bestrode the music charts with witty, hook-laden gems such as Rubber Bullets, Life Is A Minestrone, I’m Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday.

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Mark E Smith speaks out as The Fall return to Clitheroe after 28 years

4:00pm Friday 12th April 2013

MARK E Smith arrives exactly on time, offers a warm handshake and politely asks if he could have a bottle of cold beer.

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MOBO winner Esco Williams to bring soul to Blackburn

9:55am Friday 12th April 2013

MOBO Award winning artist Esco Williams has been announced as one of the headliners at this summer’s Blackburn Festival.

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