Your diary of the big gigs coming to Lancashire soon, including the likes of G4, Joss Stone, The Strokes, Australian Pink Floyd, The Magic Numbers, The Levellers and Fun Lovin' Criminals.
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
Kamikaze Sperm, Boredom, Minions Of Jeffrey, Charles Napier, Blackburn
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 6
How's My Pop, Kriss Foster, Gregson Centre, Lancaster, £3 - £4
Boredom, Kings Arms, Clitheroe, free
JANUARY 20
Diane Shaw's Supreme Soul Show, Pines Hotel, Chorley
JANUARY 22
Richard Ashcroft, Guild Hall, Preston
JANUARY 27
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, King George's Hall, Blackburn
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
The Long Blondes, Farmers Arms, Lancaster
FEBRUARY 11
Marty Wilde, Dome, Morecambe, £10 - £12.50
FEBRUARY 12
Joe Bonamassa, Grand, Blackpool, £11
FEBRUARY 14
The Strokes, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool
Diane Shaw's Supreme Soul Show, Pines Hotel, Chorley
FEBRUARY 17
The Research, 53 Degrees, Preston, £6
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
FEBRUARY 27
Hundred Reasons, 53 Degrees, Preston, £8
MARCH 4
Abbie Lathe And Friends, Worden Arts Centre, Leyland, £10
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 2
G4,Opera House, Blackpool, £27.50
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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