What's on: Listings August 17 - 24 (From Lancashire Telegraph)

What's on: Listings August 17 - 24

1:14pm Friday 17th August 2012 in What's on in Lancashire

THEATRE

DANDY DICK — Manchester Opera House, Tuesday, August 28 to Saturday, September 1.

CALENDAR GIRLS — Chorley Little Theatre, Saturday, September 1 to Saturday, September 8.

OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD — Octagon Theatre, Bolton, Monday, September 3 to Saturday, September 22.

FAWLTY TOWERS: THE DINING EXPERIENCE — The Lowry, Salford Quays, Tuesday, September 4 to Sunday, September 9.

GIGS

SUPER 8 CYNICS — the Grand, Clitheroe, Saturday, August 18.

ON PAROLE — with Pinhead, The Alex, Dukes Brow, Blackburn, Saturday, August 18.

THE VIEW — King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Sunday, August 19.

PAUL KELLY — Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, Friday, August 24.

THIS IS THE KIT — the Grand, Clitheroe, Sunday, August 26.

BUSH — Manchester Academy, Wednesday, August 29.

GRANDDADDY — Manchester Ritz, Wednesday, August 29.

RITA ORA — Sound Control Manchester, Wednesday, August 29.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE — with Blancmange, Avenham Park, Preston, Sunday, September 2.

THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN — The Lowry, Salford Quays, Wednesday, September 5.

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB — Sound Control, Manchester, Wednesday, September 5.

PATTI SMITH — Manchester Academy, Friday, September 7.

LOOSE ENDS — Manchester Ritz, Friday, September 7.

THE MIGHTY S — the Grand, Clitheroe, Saturday, September 8.

PURESSENCE — Manchester Ritz, Saturday, September 8.

THE CULT — with the Mission and Killing Joke, Manchester Apollo, Monday, September 10.

MARILLION — Manchester Academy, Monday, September 10.

LADY GAGA — Manchester Arena, Tuesday, September 11.

THE BLUES BAND — King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Saturday, September 15.

THE WORDS — King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Wednesday, September 19.

GEORGE MICHAEL — Manchester Arena, Friday, September 21 DEXYS — Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Friday, September 21.

DAPPY — Manchester Academy, Monday, September 24.

MAVERICK SABRE — Manchester Academy, Tuesday, September 25.

BETH JEANS HOUGHTON — Manchester Deaf Institute, Tuesday, September 25.

RUBY TURNER — the Grand, Clitheroe, Wednesday, September 26.

W.A.S.P. — Manchester Ritz, Thursday, September 27.

THE STUMBLE and KYLA BROX — the Grand, Clitheroe, Friday, September 29.

SECRET AFFAIR — King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Friday, September 28.

X SIMPLE MINDS — Burnley Mechanics, Friday, September 28.

AZAELIA BANKS — Manchester Academy, Friday, September 28.

DARREN HAYES — Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Friday, September 28.

SPIRIT OF 79: THE UNIVERSAL, MISSING ANDY, THE STORIES and THE SHADE — the Grand, Clitheroe, Saturday, September 29.

YEASAYER — Manchester Ritz, Saturday, September 29.

MARC ALMOND — The Lowry, Salford Quays, Sunday, September 30.

BALLET

SWAN LAKE — The Lowry, Salford Quays, Wednesday, September 19 to Saturday, September 22.

NORTHERN BALLET: MADAME BUTTERFLY — Palace Theatre, Manchester, Tuesday, September 25 to Saturday, September 29.

BRASS

AROUND THE WORLD: BLACKBURN AND DARWEN BRASS BAND — Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn 

CEILIDH

SHAKE A LEG — Colne Muni, Saturday, September 8.

COMEDY

MICK MILLER AND JIMMY CRICKET — The Lowry, Salford Quays, Sunday, September 2.

JIM JEFFRIES — Opera House, Manchester, Tuesday, September 4.

GEORGE’S COMEDY CLUB — King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Friday, September 7.

DANNY BHOY — The Lowry, Salford Quays, Sunday, September 9.

FRANCESCA MARTINEZ — The Lowry, Salford Quays, Sunday, September 16.

ALAN DAVIES — Palace Theatre, Manchester, Tuesday, September 18.

MARK WATSON — Burnley Mechanics, Friday, September 21.

DANNY BHOY — Chorley Little Theatre, Sunday, September 23.

ANDI OSHO — Chorley Little Theatre, Saturday, September 29.

DANCING

BALLROOM DANCING — Colne Muni, Saturday, August 18.

FESTIVALS

GREAT BRITISH RHYTHM AND BLUES FESTIVAL — Colne Muni and various venues around the town, Friday, August 24 to Monday August 27.

ICE SHOW

HOT ICE SHOW — Blackpool Pleasure Beach, until Saturday, September 8.

JAZZ

PENDLE JAZZMEN — Inn on the Wharf, Burnley, Thursday, August 23 PENDLE JAZZMEN — Inn on the Wharf, Burnley, Thursday, August 30.

KIDS

DORA THE EXPLORER — Globe Theatre, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, until Saturday, August 26.

ANGELINA BALLERINA — Palace Theatre, Manchester, Friday to Sunday, August 17 to 19.

THE ENORMOUS TURNIP — Civic Theatre, Oswaldtwistle, Sunday, September 30.

MAGIC

MONSTER MAGIC SHOW — Chorley Little Theatre, Friday, September 14.

MUSICALS

LEGALLY BLONDE — Opera House, Manchester, Tuesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 22.

THE FULL MONTY — Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Company, Pendle Hippodrome, Tuesday, September 25 to Saturday, September 29.

SISTER ACT — Opera House, Manchester, Tuesday, September 25 to Saturday, 6 October.

MUSIC HALL

DON BANK’S AFTERNOON MUSIC HALL — Darwen Library Theatre, Wednesday, September 5, 2pm VARIETY SHOW SPECTACULAR — The ACE Centre, Nelson, Monday, September 17.

AFTERNOON MUSIC HALL — King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Wednesday, September 19, 2pm.

SPORT

MAINE ROAD MAGIC 2 — The Lowry, Salford Quays, Sunday, September 9

SOUL

MECCA RELIVED — King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Saturday, August 18.

BIRDTRAP SOUL NIGHT — Walter Street Club, Brierfield, Saturday, August 18.

TWISTED WHEEL NIGHT — The Venue, Colne, Thursday, August 23.

SOUL NIGHT — Rolls Royce Leisure Club, Barnoldswick, Saturday, August 25.

SOUL NIGHT — Bay Horse, Fence, Sunday, August 26.

BANK HOLIDAY SOUL — De Lacy Arms, Whalley, Monday, August 27.

SOUL NIGHT — Padiham Town Hall, Saturday, September 8 SOUL NIGHT OUT — King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Saturday, September 22.

TRIBUTE

ELVIS AND THE GOLDEN GREATS — Darwen Library Theatre, Saturday, August 18.

ONE STEP BEHIND — Civic Theatre, Oswaldtwistle, Saturday, September 1.

ABBA FOREVER — the Grand, Clitheroe, Friday, September 7.

TRIBUTE TO ROY ORBISON — Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn, Saturday, September 8.

DRESSED TO KILL — King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Saturday, September 8.

LET’S HANG ON — Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn, Friday, September 14.

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC — Abba Tribute, Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre, Saturday, September 15.

RATPACK VEGAS SPECTACULAR — the Grand, Clitheroe, Friday and Saturday, September 14 and 15.

CREGAN AND CO. — the Grand, Clitheroe, Friday, September 21.

LIMEHOUSE LIZZY — the Grand, Clitheroe, Saturday, September 22.

ELVIS — Civic Theatre, Oswaldtwistle, Saturday, September 22

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