What’s On - May 23, 24 & 25, 2014
friday
theatre and shows
GARETH MALONE: THE LIVE TOUR. Get ready to sing from your seat as Gareth Malone invites you, the audience, to be part of his first ever live tour next year. Opera House, Church Street, Blackpool. 7.30pm. blackpool dance festival. The world’s first and foremost festival of dancing. Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool.
pass the butler. Chaos that is pure Python bliss. Lowther Pavilion, West Beach, Lytham. 7.30pm.
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Hide Adsands show band. With special guests Jeff Hooper and Mikey Powell. Sands Venue, Central Promenade, Blackpool. With or without meal.
Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee. Bill Kenwright, by special arrangement with Agatha Christie Ltd, presents Robert Powell as Hercule Poirot in Black Coffee. The Grand Theatre, Church Street, Blackpool. 7.30pm.
mr wonderful. Presented by the Wimdmill Players. Thornton Little Theatre, Fleetwood Road North, Thornton.
pubs and bars
monkberry. 60s and 70s music. The Strawberry Gardens, Poulton Road, Fleetwood. 9.30pm.
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Hide Adthe coustics. Long-time musical partners Liam McKenzie and Nick Corcoran are an electric/acoustic duo. The Bar @ Toast, Wood Street, St Annes.
blue pig orchestra. Gardeners Arms, Fleetwood Road North, Thornton.
wyreless acoustic. Jacks Bistro, Wood Street, St Annes.
SOCIAL CLUBS
vici moran & maurice mallone. Stanley Road WMC, Stanley Road, (off Hornby Road), Blackpool.
gary peters. Duple Social Club, 96a Bond Street, South Shore.
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Hide Adtony rydal. Brun Grove WMC and Institute, 1 Brun Grove (off Ansdell Road), Blackpool.
mike byrne & the sunrockers. Hampton Road Social, Off Lytham Road, South Shore.
karen jay. Blackpool’s Number One Club, Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.
spit ya pippins. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road, Bispham.
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Hide Adla belle. Bloomfield Club, 128 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.
jez. Hotels and Apartments Club, 122 Coronation Street, Blackpool.
martin gabriel. Brunswick Club, Bethesda Square, Blackpool.
helen louise. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club. 135, Victoria Road West, Cleveleys.
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Hide Advicky la plumme. Ex-Forces Family Club, 11 Station Road, South Shore.
saturday
((May 24)))
theatre and shows
RAT PACK VEGAS SPECTACULAR SHOW. Purveyors of Cool swing into town with The Greatest Music of the 20th Century. Wonderful memories - totally live show - successful worldwide. Opera House, Church Street, Blackpool. 7.30pm.
blackpool dance festival. The world’s first and foremost festival of dancing. Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool.
pass the butler. Pure Python bliss. Lowther Pavilion, West Beach, Lytham. 7.30pm.
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Hide Adroy chubby brown. Returning with his bluest show yet! Sands Venue, Central Promenade, Blackpool. With or without meal.
Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee. Bill Kenwright, by special arrangement with Agatha Christie Ltd, presents Robert Powell as Hercule Poirot in Black Coffee. The Grand Theatre, Church Street, Blackpool. 2.30pm & 7.30pm.
mr wonderful. Presented by the Wimdmill Players. Thornton Little Theatre, Fleetwood Road North, Thornton.
pubs and bars
monkberry. 60s and 70s music. The Venue, Cleveleys. 9.30pm.
mike lee. Return appearance of a popular acoustic guitarist and vocalist. The Bar @ Toast, Wood Street, St Annes.
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Hide Adwyreless acoustic. The Burlington, Lytham Road, South Shore.
social clubs
rob russell. Fleetwood Working Mens Club, Kemp Street, Fleetwood.
darren lee & corinne lori. Stanley Road WMC, Stanley Road, (off Hornby Road), Blackpool.
scott slattery. Duple Social Club, 96a Bond Street, South Shore.
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Hide Adnikki miller. Brun Grove WMC and Institute, 1 Brun Grove (off Ansdell Road), Blackpool.
borders of dawn. Hampton Road Social, Off Lytham Road, South Shore.
glitterballs. The Layton, Westcliffe Drive, Layton.
chris stewart. Claremont Conservative Club, Westminster Road, Blackpool.
jim forrest. Blackpool’s Number One Club, Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.
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Hide Adcountry revival. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road, Bispham.
mike alone & sid scouse. Bloomfield Club, 128 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.
kristie charles. Hotels and Apartments Club, 122 Coronation Street, Blackpool.
kurtis king (lunch), murray g mack & mr fizeek (eve). Philharmonic WMC & Institute, Foxhall Road, Blackpool.
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Hide Adcharleigh. Thornton Cleveleys Royal British Legion, Rough Lea Road, facing Cleveleys Bus Station.
sister rendition plus tam ryan. Cleveleys Men’s Club, Slinger Road, Cleveleys.
ashley rebanks. Brunswick Club, Bethesda Square, Blackpool.
chelsea stevens. Comrades of the Great War Club (Blackpool) Ltd, 116 Adelaide Street, Blackpool.
danny kilzer. Knott End WMC, Salisbury Avenue, Knott End.
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Hide Adjames alexander. St Annes Conservative Club, 314 Clifton Drive North, St Annes.
the kasuals. Highfield Road & Rec., 79 Highfield Road, South Shore.
vikki st clair. Blackpool Catholic Club, 30 Queen Street, Blackpool.
laura fletcher. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club, 135 Victoria Road West, Cleveleys.
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Hide Adbob more. Ex-Forces Family Club, 11 Station Road, South Shore.
others
launch of dales trail. An activity walk around the fields and paddocks. See the horses and ponies and the new foals. Penny Farm World Horse Welfare, Preston New Road, Blackpool. 11am-4pm.
sunday
(((May 25)))
theatre and shows
KILLER QUEEN. Killer Queen have been performing their tribute to Queen’s concert since 1993. Their expert musicianship, extraordinary energy and accurate portrayal of the world’s greatest live band have rightfully earned Killer Queen the title of Queen tribute royalty. Opera House, Church Street, Blackpool. 7.30pm.
blackpool dance festival. The world’s first and foremost festival of dancing. Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool.
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Hide Adpasha & katya. With their spectacular dance troupe. Lowther Pavilion, West Beach, Lytham. 7.30pm.
the karpenters. This tribute band fully retains the integrity of The Carpenters music. Sands Venue, Central Promenade, Blackpool. With or without meal.
Morecambe. This unmissable brand new production of Tim Whitnall’s Olivier award-winning play, stars the Olivier-nominated Bob Golding as comedy icon, Eric Morecambe. The Grand Theatre, Church Street, Blackpool. 7.30pm.
pubs and bars
thistle. Irish band. The Golden Ball, Poulton.
shiver. Hard hitting rock covers. The Bar @ Toast, Wood Street, St Annes.
sounds 18 big band. North Euston Hotel, Fleetwood. 8.30pm.
SOCIAL CLUBS
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Hide Adnigel miles & emma louise. Stanley Road WMC, Stanley Road, (off Hornby Road), Blackpool.
miss sugar. Duple Social Club, 96a Bond Street, South Shore.
roy jackson. Brun Grove WMC and Institute, 1 Brun Grove (off Ansdell Road), Blackpool.
steve procter. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road, Bispham.
lee wainwright (lunch), impact (eve). Bloomfield Club, 128 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.
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Hide Adjohn malcolm. Hotels and Apartments Club, 122 Coronation Street, Blackpool.
tony roscoe (lunch), georgia & paul squires (eve). Philharmonic WMC & Institute, Foxhall Road, Blackpool.
rhianna gibons. Thornton Cleveleys Royal British Legion, Rough Lea Road, facing Cleveleys Bus Station.
donna reid. Cleveleys Men’s Club, Slinger Road, Cleveleys.
emma louise & max fox. Brunswick Club, Bethesda Square, Blackpool.
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Hide Adneil jayson. Ex-Forces Family Club, 11 Station Road, South Shore.
others
launch of dales trail. An activity walk around the fields and paddocks. See the horses and ponies and the new foals. Penny Farm World Horse Welfare, Preston New Road, Blackpool. 11am-4pm.
vintage tea party. Afternoon tea, nostalgic games, cake and jewellery stalls. The Park Club, West Drive, Cleveleys. 2-5pm.