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.
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
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
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 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
The Kings Of Swing, Dome, Morecambe, £15
The Temperance Seven, Marine Hall, Fleetwood
FEBRUARY 21
The Magic Numbers, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, £15
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
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
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 24
Cara Dillon. Platform, Morecambe
The Conmitments, Marine Hall, Fleetwood
Rose Kemp, Men Diamler, The English Tea, Farmers Arms. Lancaster
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 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
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 22
Hayseed Dixie, Platform, Morecambe
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 5
Tony Hadley, Dome, Morecambe
MAY 7
Chris Farlowe With The Norman Beaker Band, Marine Hall, Fleetwood
MAY 9
Richard Ashcroft - Empress Ballroom, Blackpool
MAY 13
The Handsome Family, Platform, Morecambe
MAY 15
Tommy Emmanuel, Marine Hall, Fleetwood
MAY 19
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, King George's Hall, Blackburn
MAY 27
The Lazy Jumpers, Platform, Morecambe
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.
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