What’s On Friday 29th July

Pubs and bars

SOUL PRIORITY. Olive Tree Brasserie, Wood Street, St Annes.

THE BLUE PIG ORCHESTRA. The Venue, North Promenade, Cleveleys.

MAGIC TREES. St Annes based Canadian band. The Cedar Tavern, Cedar Square, Blackpool.

HOOKER. The Royal Oak, Lytham Road, South Shore.

THE HEAT. Debut at this venue. The Old Town Hall, Market Place, Poulton. 9.30pm.

NICK UNLIMITED. Blues and rock. The Raikes Hall, Liverpool Road, Blackpool.

THE SHAKERS RHYTHM AN BLUES BAND. The Town House, The Crescent, St Annes.

THE FULL FAT BOOGIE BAND. The Black Bull, Great Eccleston.

MONKEY SHOVEL. The Steamer, Queens Terrace, Fleetwood.

PETER AND JOSH SCHOFIELD. Early doors warm up from the father and son DJ dynasty. Followed by Kenny Dyson. Che Bar, Talbot Square/Market Street, Blackpool.

DEREK THE IRISH LEPRECHAUN. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Queens Promenade, Bispham. Afternoon.

PINEAPPLE JACK. The Theatre Bar, Winter gardens, Church Street, Blackpool. Daily lunchtime plus Saturday evenings for the season.

FUN FACTORY. With DJ Doug E. Love. Walkabout, Queen Street, Blackpool. To 3am.

JOE DAVIS DISCO AND KARAOKE. The Excelsior, Lytham Road, South Shore.

THE JOHN ADAMS TRIO. Plus guests with jazz, blues and swing. The Galleon, Adelaide Street, Blackpool. Also Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

GUEST ACTS. Churchill’s, Topping Street. Blackpool.

AFTERNOON ENTERTAINMENT. Guest vocalist. plus disco at night. The Townsman, Topping Street, Blackpool.

ROXY HART AND BONNIE LA BLUE. Cabaret all night. Free admission before 9.30pm. Roxy’s, Queen Street, Blackpool.

FRIDAY NIGHT EXPERIENCE. With DJ Banksy. Rumours, Talbot Square, Blackpool. 10pm to 4am.

UPFRONT FRIDAY. Deeper house djs from the UK and Ibiza. Bar 137, Church Street, Blackpool. 1am.

DANNY HOWARD. Chill out grooves to funky house. Henry’s Bar, Henry Street, Lytham.

JIMMY DAY. Che Bar, Talbot Square, Blackpool.

DISCO NIGHT. Papa Greywolf. Bay Horse Hotel, Station Road, Thornton.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. Rota of weekly acts. Scruffy Murphy’s, Corporation Street, Blackpool. And Saturday.

Rock, pop and jazz

MIKE ROSSI’S ROCK AND ROLL PARTY NIGHT. Guests this week – The Hot Rock Trio. Theatre Bar, The Queens Hotel, The Promenade, South Shore.

GLYN BAILEY AND THE MANY SPLENDID THINGS. New Britannia Inn, Preston.

Theatre and shows

DESTINATION DANCE. Showcase for the youngsters from the Phyllis Davies School of Dancing. Marine Hall, The Esplanade, Fleetwood. 7.15pm. And Saturday.

HOT ICE 2011. International skating spectacular back by popular demand. The Arena, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. 2.30 and 7.30pm.

LEGENDS. Back for its 13th year, four tributes in each of two shows. Tonight – Meat Loaf, Robbie Williams, Freddie Mercury and Tom Jones. Central Pier Showbar, Blackpool. Nightly (no shows Monday).

DEREK ACORAH. A weekly trip beyond the veil. North Pier Theatre, Blackpool. Ends October 28 (no shows September 9, 16, 23 and 30).

BOOZE, BIRDS AND BLACKPOOL ROCK. A brand new adults’ only rock and rollercoasting musical starring Scott Wright, Andrew Irvine, Carol Holt and full cast. The Paradise Room, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. Nightly except Tuesday and August 7. Ends September 3.

SHAMAN. Spectacular acrobatic and circus show presented by Poland’s Ocelot company. The Globe, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. 4 and 7.30pm. To September 3.

AS YOU LIKE IT. Closing the main auditorium’s current season with Shakespeare’s gloriously sunny comedy. The Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester. Monday to Saturday, 7.30pm. Wednesday and Saturday matinees, 2.30pm. To August 6.

MERLIN AND THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR. Celebrating 25 years of walkabout theatre in the park – and probably bringing the tradition to an end. The Dukes, Williamson Park, Lancaster. Monday to Saturday, 7.15pm. Now ends August 20.

Irish, folk and country

THISTLE. Royal British Legion Club, Mayfield Avenue, St Annes.

THE CAPTAIN’S CREW. Joining in the Cider Festival. Plus The Over Wyre Cloggers and DJ Darrell Edwards. Guy’s Thatched Hamlet, Canalside, Bilsborrow, near Garstang. from 9pm.

Social clubs

VARIETY NIGHT FUND RAISER. Five hours of live entertainment with Breaker, Jenny Ball, drag cat and dj. After show party at Roxy’s. Blackpool North Social and Sports Club, Cross Street, North Shore. 7.30pm to 1am.

CARL SCHOFIELD PLUS JEX. Stanley Road WMC, Stanley Road, (off Hornby Road), Blackpool. Details, (01253) 621168.

JANICE YORKE. Duple Social Club, 96a Bond Street, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341647.

HEATHER DEE. Brun Grove WMC and Institute, 1 Brun Grove (off Ansdell Road), Blackpool. Details, (01253) 762186.

TOM MCCLOUD. Hampton Road Social, Off Lytham Road, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341508.

RED & BLUE. Layton Institute, Westcliffe Drive, Layton. Details, (01253) 391774.

HELEN O’NEIL. Blackpool’s Number One Club, Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 341441.

TAKE TWO. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road, Bispham. Details, (01253) 357519.

TOM COLLINS PLUS NICKY NEWSOME. Bloomfield Club, 128 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 344583.

DAVE BETTON. Hotels and Apartments Club, 122 Coronation Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 623784.

LEE ROBERTS PLUS LEIGH MYERS. Philharmonic WMC & Institute, Foxhall Road, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 621039.

PAUL TOPHAM. Cleveleys Men’s Club, Slinger Road, Cleveleys. Details, (01253) 853219.

HAYLEY MACK. Brunswick Club, Bethesda Square, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 624208.

JON WILLIAMS. St Annes Conservative Club, 314 Clifton Drive North, St Annes. Details, (01253) 723471.

NICO. Blackpool Catholic Club, 30 Queen Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 622979.

TONY JAMES. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club. 135, Victoria Road West, Cleveleys. Details (01253) 852709.

TOM MCLEOD. Station Road Social Club, 11 Station Road, Blackpool.

Cabaret

WAINWRIGHT SUMMER SPECTACULAR. Big One Production presents Gilly Maxwell, Katie Mitchell, Jordan Riley, Bianca Rudman and youngsters from Whittaker’s Dance Academy and Time Stage School. The Wainwright Club, Hornby Road, Blackpool. Doors 7pm. Show 8pm.

Karaoke

FUN KARAOKE AND PARTY DJS. Nellie Dean’s , North Promenade, Blackpool.

KARAOKE NIGHT. The Albert, Lytham Road, South Shore.

KARAOKE. Daily do it yourself session. Chubby’s Bar, The Promenade, Blackpool. From 9am to 6pm.

KARAOKE. Knobby’s Bar. West Street, Blackpool. And Thursday, Friday and Saturday. From 7pm.

KARAOKE. And Play Your Cards Right. Christ The King Social Centre, Chepstow Road, Blackpool.

KARAOKE roadshow. Bloomfield Hotel, Ansdell Road, Blackpool.

KARAOKE. With R Mark. Seven Stars Hotel, Hallgate, Stalmine.

KARAOKE. With Ray and Chelsea Stevens. The Stanley Bar and Cabaret, Chapel Street, Blackpool. from 8pm.

KARAOKE NIGHT. The Rose & Crown, Corporation Street, Blackpool.

KARAOKE/DISCO. With the Steve Linz. The Dickens Inn, Cleveleys. From 7pm.

KARAOKE. 3,000 songs to choose from. The Ramsden Arms, Talbot Road, Blackpool.

THE CAROLOKE ZONE. With Carol Hartwell. The Sandyforth Arms (formerly Last Orders), Trunnah Road, Thornton.

JAY’s KARAOKE. Prizes and bargain priced meals. The Newton Arms. Normoss.

KARAOKE AND PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT. With Dave, Emma and Sean. The Highfield, Highfield Road, South Shore. 9pm to midnight.

KARAOKE PARTY TIME. With host Sam. The Duke of York, Dickson Road, Blackpool. From 9pm.

KARAOKE PARTY NIGHT. Choose from over 50,000 songs. The Cherry Blossom Hotel, Warley Road, North Shore. From 9.30pm.

KARAOKE DISCO. Over 40,000 tracks. The Sandpiper, Cleveleys Avenue, Cleveleys.

KARAOKE. With DJ Marki. The Rose & Crown, Corporation Street, Blackpool. 8pm.

BULL KARAOKE ROADSHOW. The Albert, Lytham Road, South Shore.

KARAOKE. The Victoria, Dock Street, Fleetwood. To 1am.