Plus Special Guests ONE SIDED HORSE & THE CAPITAL

ChameleonsVox is the continuation of legendary Chameleons UK, arguably the most influential band ever to come out of Manchester. ChameleonsVox features vocalist, bassist and principle composer Mark Burgess.

The Chameleons were an English post-punk band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester. The band consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarists Reg Smithies and Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever.

The Chameleons released their debut album, ‘Script of the Bridge’, in 1983. They shortly followed that with ‘What Does Anything Mean? Basically’ and ‘Strange Times’ in 1985 and 1986 before disbanding in 1987 due to the sudden death of the band’s manager.

In 2009, Burgess and Lever reformed to play Chameleons back catalogue material, under the name ChameleonsVox. They issued an EP, ‘M+D=1(8), in November 2013. Sadly Lever died in 2017 however Burgess carries ChameleonsVox on.

Please note: For events in LiVe (venue), the time stated on the website is the DOORS time.

This is a standing event.

All ages welcome, under 14’s must be accompanied by an adult over 18.

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We also welcome SKA FACE! A 10 piece Ska band from Blackpool-on-Sea with a combined age exceeding 450 years, old enough to know better but young enough not to care. We play classic Ska and 2 Tone with an infectious groove and unstoppable energy that just makes you want to groove.

This is going to be the Christmas party of the year!

Expect ska legends, ska covers and the best ska DJs in town! Come skank till you drop!

Please note: The time stated on the website for this event is the DOORS time.

This is a standing event.

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Presenting a night of Clubland dance music.

6pm til 4am

CLUBLAND MAIN ARENA
Love Inc Live, N-Trance, Jessy Live, Ian Van Dahl, Blackout Crew Live, Ultrabeat, Flip n Fill, Dee Dee Live, Micky Modelle, Rezonance Q Live, Rob Cain, Nocturnal By Nature, Cheeze, Keyes, Finchy & Cover & B

SOPRANOS ROOM 2
Scott Brown, Klubfiller, Fitzy & Rossy B, Cheeze, Nicki B, Kenty, Alex R, Yannis G, Carl Hill

MC G, Cover, Master C, Eazy, Lukey P, Junior, Korkie

BBDD V SUNRISE
Awesome 3, Slipmatt, Stu Allan, Shaun lever, Candy & Grundy, Butty and Recca, Klubkillaz, Jordan senior, Jacob Callaghan, Grimmy

This is the booking page for Standard Tickets. FOR VIP TICKETS CLICK HERE

Tickets are also available via Skiddle.com

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Presenting a night of Clubland dance music.

6pm til 4am

CLUBLAND MAIN ARENA
Love Inc Live, N-Trance, Jessy Live, Ian Van Dahl, Blackout Crew Live, Ultrabeat, Flip n Fill, Dee Dee Live, Micky Modelle, Rezonance Q Live, Rob Cain, Nocturnal By Nature, Cheeze, Keyes, Finchy & Cover & B

SOPRANOS ROOM 2
Scott Brown, Klubfiller, Fitzy & Rossy B, Cheeze, Nicki B, Kenty, Alex R, Yannis G, Carl Hill

MC G, Cover, Master C, Eazy, Lukey P, Junior, Korkie

BBDD V SUNRISE
Awesome 3, Slipmatt, Stu Allan, Shaun lever, Candy & Grundy, Butty and Recca, Klubkillaz, Jordan senior, Jacob Callaghan, Grimmy

This is the booking page for VIP Tickets. FOR STANDARD TICKETS CLICK HERE

Tickets are also available via Skiddle.com

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Delivering over two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, and of course ending with a stunning finale from Les Mis. The concert features David Fawcett (Valjean), Andy Reiss (Enjolras & Resident Director for the National Tour of Les Miserables), Katie Leeming
(Eponine) and Poppy Tierney (Cosette), together with a live band who capture the feel of the original orchestrations of the chosen musicals.

To this day every musical note is still played and sung live – very rare indeed. Beyond the Barricade gives musical theatre songs a bold concert format treatment – but with the conviction and intention to deliver the material as if the audience are watching the original performance.

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After releasing an independent single the band were played by John Peel, supported The Clash in concert and then were signed to Virgin Records in 1978. Their first singles were ‘Sweet Surburbia’, ‘The Saints are Coming’ and ‘Into the Valley’ – the latter reaching the UK Top Ten in early 1979.

Their seminal debut album ‘Scared to Dance’; came out in 1979 and was quickly followed by two chart singles – ‘Masquerade’ and ‘Working for the Yankee Dollar’. Both singles were taken from the Bill Nelson (Be Bop Deluxe) produced second album ‘Days in Europa’. The album also featured new member Rusty Egan of Rich Kids & Visage fame after the departure of Tom Kellichan. The band released two more albums ‘The Absolute Game’ (1980) and ‘Joy’ (1981) before splitting. Stuart Adamson went on to have worldwide success with his new band Big Country.

BIG COUNTRY
Formed in 1981 by guitar playing founder members, the late Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson, both native of the band’s hometown Dunfermline in Scotland. Initially driven by a shared vision of widescreen guitar melody, harmony and lyric, the classic Big Country sound was further enhanced later that summer by the arrival of drummer Mark Brzezicki and bass player Tony Butler. This is the Big Country that (with Producer Steve Lillywhite), recorded the classic debut album ‘The Crossing’ in 1983.

The band broke massively worldwide with the release of the album’s classic singles ‘Fields Of Fire’, ‘Chance’ and signature song ‘In A Big Country’, which went on to become massive worldwide hits, selling over 2 million copies and driving ‘The Crossing’ to 3 prestigious Grammy nominations in the USA.

The run of success continued throughout the 1980′s with the release of the anthemic single ‘Wonderland’ and the second album ‘Steeltown’ (1984), which debuted at Number 1 in the UK and contained the hit singles ‘East Of Eden, ‘Just a Shadow’ and ‘Where The Rose Is Sown’.

Please note: The time stated on the website for this event is the DOORS time.

This is a standing event.

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Bowie Experience continues to amaze audiences with an astounding attention to detail, bringing the golden years of David Bowie to theatres across the globe. So, put on your red shoes and Let’s Dance!

★★★★★
“Phenomenal”
“Absolutely brilliant”
Ticketmaster Reviews

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Hot off the heels of winning Best Album at the Kerrang! Awards for Top 5 album ‘The Spark’, the soaring career of alt rock band Enter Shikari continues to rise as they announce their longest UK tour to date beginning on 1^st December 2018.

The extensive ‘Stop The Clocks’ tour which takes in London’s Brixton Academy, The Welly in Hull, the Cheese & Grain in Frome, Cymru in Llandudno and Glasgow Barrowlands is an opportunity to see the band up close on their longest ever UK tour.

Rou Reynolds says:
“Our most recent UK tours have been of the “eight or nine shows in arenas / big sheds” variety, so we consciously wanted to switch it up a bit going into 2019. Enter Shikari have always kept dipping back into more intimate venues over the years, no matter how big our headline shows have become. That’s where we cut our teeth. The heat-sweat-and-visceral-human-connection of smaller gigs is every bit the equal of the impressive-scale-and-expensive-production of arena shows. We’ve never seen the latter as an evolution away from the former. They exist on opposite sides of the same coin for us. 

It’s also no secret that austerity and the looming potential disaster of Brexit have seen people having to be a lot more careful with how they spend their money. With things being what they are right now, it doesn’t seem fair for only those who can afford the travel to a major city for a night out (plus the inevitable other costs that go along with it) to be able to see a show. Playing 28 dates across the UK is our way of taking what we do back to as many people as possible, in the most intimate and direct way”.

Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult

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The competitions will include five sections plus The British Open Youth at the Guild Festival and will take place together with Brass at the Guild 2019 in the Guild Hall and Charter Theatre.

This is held across Preston Guild Hall’s two fantastic venues: The Grand Hall, which was designed as a prestigious concert venue seating over 2,000 guests, and The Charter Theatre, a smaller venue with a much more traditional theatre ambiance.

A total of 40 to 50 Brass Bands are expected to compete and a wealth of fine music performances is ensured.

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Step back in time to the golden era of music where the jukebox roared and feet didn’t touch the floor. Get your dancing shoes at the ready, grab yourself a milkshake and relax – you are in for an evening of back to back hits from the 1950s and 60s!

From the birth of Rock n Roll through to the Beat Group sounds of the British Invasion and beyond, the show is packed with over forty hits from the likes of Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Ronettes, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black and many more.

Performed by a full live band, featuring some of the country’s top musicians, this incredible show features excellent vocals, tight harmonies and an infectious sense of fun.

Dancing in the aisles is strictly compulsory so bring your dancing shoes and let the good times roll!

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