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Live Music
Preston
Love Inc Launch Party. £5. The Dark Room, Roper Hall, Friargate. Tel. 01772 279861. 10:30pm-3:30pm, January 11th
The Skids and Big Country. £12.50. Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Road. Tel. 01772 804444. 7pm-11pm, January 19th
Bowie Experience. £26. Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Road. Tel. 01772 804444. 7:30pm-10pm, January 25th
Enter Shikari. From £27. Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Road. Tel. 01772 804444. 7pm, January 26th
Brass at the Guild. From £9. Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Road. Tel 01772 804444. 9:30am, January 27th
Penetration. £14. The Continental, South Meadow Lane. Tel. 01772 499425. 8pm-11pm, February 1st
Mothership - Tribute to Led Zeppelin. £12. The Continental, South Meadow Lane. Tel. 01772 499425. 8pm-11pm, February 2nd
Lipstick on Your Collar - the 50s and 60s Show. From £24. Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Road. Tel. 01772 804444. 7:30pm, February 2nd
John Smith: Hummingbird. £15. The Continental, South Meadow Lane. Tel. 01772 499425. 7pm-11pm, February 6th
FM. From 310. LiVe Preston, Guild Hall, Lancaster Road. Tel. 01772 804444. 7pm-11pm, February 8th
Apy Mundays - Tribute to Happy Mondays. £12. The Continental, South Meadow Lane. Tel. 01772 499425. 8pm-11pm, February 9th
The King is Back - Ben Portsmouth takes care of Elvis. From £31.50. Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Road. Tel. 01772 804444. 8pm February 10th
Blackburn
The Everly Brothers and Friends. From £20. Blackburn Empire Theatre. Aqueduct Road. Tel. 01254 685500. 7:30pm, January 12th
The Story of Neil Diamond. From £22. Blackburn Empire Theatre, Aqueduct Road. Tel. 01254 685500. 7:30pm, January 18th
AC/DC UK Tribute Act. £18. Blackburn Empire Theatre, Aqueduct Road. Tel. 01254 685500. 7:30pm, January 19th
Thank Abba for the Music. £18.50. Blackburn Empire Theatre, Aqueduct Road. Tel. 01254 685500. 7:30pm, January 25th
The Swing Commanders. £12. Blackburn Empire Theatre, Aqueduct Road. Tel. 01254 685500. 7:30pm, January 26th
Cash: The Voice and Sound of Johnny Cash. From £16.50. King Georges Hall, Northgate. Tel. 01254 582579. 7:30pm, January 26th
The Vaccines. From £24.50. King Georges Hall, Northgate. Tel. 01254 582579. 7pm, January 28th
Kaiser Chiefs. From £38. King Georges Hall, Northgate. Tel. 01254 582579. 7pm-11pm, January 31st
The George Michael Story. From £20. Blackburn Empire Theatre, Aqueduct Road. Tel. 01254 685500. 7:30pm-11pm, February 1st
The Lionel Riche Songbook. £21.50. King Georges Hall, Northgate. Tel. 01254 582579. 7:30pm, February 2nd
TAKE THAT: Greatest Hits ft. Re-Take That. £19. Blackburn Empire Theatre, Aqueduct Road. Tel. 01254 685500. 7:30pm, February 8th
Blackpool
Wrong Jovi Live. £6. Layton Concert Hall, The Layton Club, Westcliffe Drive. 7pm-1am, January 11th
Steve Steinman's Vampire Rock featuring Sam Bailey. From £31. The Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street. Tel. 01253 743300. 7:30pm, January 19th
Viva Showtime. £21. Viva Blackpool, 3 Church Street. Tel. 01253 297297. 1:30pm-4:30pm, January 24th
Electro 80s Live. From £3. Stanley Ward Conservative Club, 92-49 Common Edge Road. Tel. 01253 314018. 8:30pm-12am, January 26th
The Guns n Roses Experience. £5. Layton Concert Hall, The Layton Club, Westcliffe Drive. 8pm-1am, February 8th
Theatre
Preston
Searching for Dr Branovic. From £8. Playhouse Theatre, Market Street West. Tel. 01772 252288. 7:30pm-9:45pm, January 19th
Beyond the Barricade. Musical Theatre Concert Tour. £24.50. Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Road, Tel, 01772 804444. 7:30pm-10pm, January 19th
Chorley
NT Live: I'm Not Running. Stage on Screen. £10. Chorley Little Theatre, Dole Lane. Tel. 01257 264362. 7pm, January 31st
NT Live: The Tragedy of Richard II. Stage on Screen. £10. Chorley Little Theatre, Dole Lane. Tel. 01257 264362. 7pm, February 3rd
Blackpool
The Russian State Ballet of Siberia: Swan Lake. From £22. The Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street. Tel. 01253 743300. 7:30pm, January 11th-13th
Alice In Wonderland, Children's Pantomime. From £13.50. The Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street. Tel. 01253 743300. 7pm January 25th & 26th, 2pm January 26th
Entertainment
Preston
Tea Dance January - Live music provided by Blackpool Tower Ballroom organist. From £5.50. Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Road. Tel. 01772 804444. 2pm, January 29th
Blackburn
February Monday Club Variety. £3.50. Blackburn Empire Theatre, Aqueduct Road. Tel. 01254 685500. 2pm, February 4th
Dara O'Briain, £24.50. King Georges Hall, Northgate. Tel. 01254 582579. 8pm, February 7th
The Adult Panto: Hansel and Gretel. £18. Blackburn Empire Theatre, Aqueduct Road. Tel. 01254 685500. 7:30pm, February 9th
Chorley
Peterloo. Film on big screen. £5. Chorley Little Theatre, Dole Lane. Tel. 01257 264362. 7:30pm-10pm, January 27th
Blackpool
Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club. £18.50. Blackpool Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street. Tel. 01253 290111. 7:30pm-10:45pm. February 1st
Bing Live. From £15. The Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street. Tel. 01253 743300. Various times, February 2nd-3rd
James Wilton Dance presents the Storm. From £8.50. The Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street. Tel. 01253 743300. 7:30pm, February 8th
Community Events
Preston
Lecture: Help and Healing on the Spiritual Path. Free event. Quacker Meeting Room, 161 St Georges Road. 1:30pm-2:45pm, January 13th
Jive, Lindy Hop, Rock n' Roll and Swing Vintage Dance Class. £6. Preston Masonic Hall, Ashlar House, 2 Saul Street. Tel. 01772 252170. 7:30pm-10:30pm, January 14th
Blackburn
Jive, American Style, Rock n' Roll, Swing & Strolls 1940s & 1950s. £6. Canberra Club, Samlesbury Aerodrome, Myerscough Road. Tel. 01254 768529. 7:30pm-10:30pm, January 15th