Blackpool Gazette - Music & Dance Feed

Rat Pack swing back into town

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:14:43 GMT

Don’t tell Wayne Kennedy that Dean Martin was an also ran to Frank Sinatra.

Comedy, hardcore heroes, Strypes – and banjo!

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:37:09 GMT

Success by degrees – that’s certainly the case for 53 Degrees, at Fylde Road, Preston, arguably one of the North West’s most eclectic venues.

June festival’s pride of place at Winter Gardens

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:25:18 GMT

More acts are signing up to be part of this year’s Blackpool Pride Festival which will be headlined by singer Gareth Gates.

Vintage dancing girls take to the floor

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:24:08 GMT

Centenarians were invited to put on their dancing shoes and relive their youth as Blackpool’s most famous attraction celebrated its birthday.

Sister talks of Bernie’s brave cancer battle

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:37:26 GMT

Maureen Nolan has spoken of her sister Bernie’s brave confrontation with cancer.

Homecoming for Little Boots

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:42:54 GMT

She’s Blackpool’s very own music sensation and for singer and DJ Little Boots, there’s nothing quite like coming home.

The unforgettable cabaret

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:12:00 GMT

Now don’t forget ... there’s a charity night for The Not Forgotten Association at the Talk of the Coast at the Viking Hotel, South Promenade, Blackpool, on Sunday.

Alfie comes home to star in arts show

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:41:33 GMT

An international singing star has returned to his past to appear in a renowned TV arts show.

Little Boots comes home

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:29:15 GMT

A Blackpool singer will pay a special visit to her home town tomorrow as excitement builds over the release of her second album.

‘I always thought ABBA would reform’

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:43:52 GMT

In the second part of our exclusive interview, Björn Ulvares talks to Gazette Entertainment Writer Steve Canavan about his life both in and out of ABBA.

Björn and Blackpool are ready to rock!

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:01:57 GMT

Gazette Entertainment Writer STEVE CANAVAN talks exclusively to ABBA legend Björn Ulvares about Mamma Mia! coming to Blackpool.

Festival set to be one of the greenest ever

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:00:49 GMT

Lytham’s star-studded Proms festival weekend will be one of the UK’s “greenest” ever events, organisers revealed today.

We’re cheering all the way

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:47:39 GMT

Meet the youngsters hoping to be cheering all the way to the final of an international competition.

Pop star Aiden’s charity goal

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:20:44 GMT

Blackpool’s own pop sensation Aiden Grimshaw is set to take part in a star-studded football tournament aimed at raising money for charity.

Feathered friends flying high

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:01:24 GMT

It is the company behind some of the most extravagant and amazing showgirl outfits seen by millions worldwide.

Tom has The Voice... and will be back

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:08:56 GMT

The future is bright for singer Tom Gregory, who, despite not getting past the blind audition of The Voice, is keen to get cracking on his music career.