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FILMS
Friday, January 16, 2009
the weekend
Pampered pooch on the run
Blood and gore in glorious 3D MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D (18) Rating: 4/10
PATRICK Lussier’s gore-laden remake of the 1981 Canadian slasher flick, about a pickaxe wielding serial killer with a penchant for extracting human hearts, spares no expense with the fake blood.
BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA (U) Rating: 6/10
EVERY dog has its day and for the diamond-clad pooch at the centre of this perky comedy, every day is filled with Italian leather booties and the finest distilled drinking water. But what happens when a ridiculously pampered canine, who won’t leave the house without her bling, is stranded far from home at the mercy of the elements? Beverly Hills Chihuahua collars some decent laughs as it spins a predictable dog out of water yarn, augmented with slick visual effects, which allow the lovable, four-legged protagonists to talk to each other. Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore) is the four-legged companion of cosmetics doyenne Vivian Ashe (Jamie Lee Curtis), who lavishes all of her love on the snooty Chihuahua. When Vivian is called away to Europe on business and the usual dog sitter is indisposed, the doting owner entrusts her most prized possession to selfish niece Rachel (Piper Perabo), who only wants to party with her friends. To that end, Rachel heads for Mexico on a weekend break with two gal pals and drags Chloe along for the ride. Unfortunately, the Chihuahua is stolen by villainous dog-napper Vasquez (Jose Maria Yazpik), who organises illegal dogfights. He plans to throw Chloe to her death at the jaws of his bloodthirsty Doberman, El Diablo. Luckily, an emotionally crippled German Shepherd called Delgado (Andy Garcia) steps in to save Chloe from her fate and the unlikely partners in crime go on the run for their lives.
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In the prologue alone, the body count reaches double figures as the psychopath rampages through a hospital, disembowelling entire wards of patients and staff. The slaughter doesn’t abate as drunken revellers feel the sharp end of the murderer’s hefty instrument of torture. All this gratuitous, wanton bloodshed might be scary if we cared about the characters but screenwriters Todd Farmer and Zane Smith are much more interested in how many ways you can tear someone apart with the one weapon.
PACKING A PUNCH: Mickey Rourke as Randy ‘The Ram' Robinson
My Bloody Valentine 3D keeps the killer’s identity concealed until the final showdown.
A knockout!
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fter years of largely forgettable supporting roles, Mickey Rourke makes a Golden Globe award-winning comeback in the title role of director Darren Aronofsky’s hard-hitting drama. The Wrestler is a mesmerising account of one man’s painful quest to realise his dreams. It’s a brilliantly crafted slice of life, shot predominantly on handheld cameras to keep us uncomfortably close to the characters as they grapple for supremacy in the wrestling ring, to the delight of the baying masses. Rourke is the beating heart of the picture and he is simply spellbinding as a veteran bruiser, who refuses to stay down and out for the count when fate knocks him onto the ropes. He copes magnificently with the physical demands of the role but also captures the character’s internal conflict, bawling his eyes out as he laments: “I’m an old broken-down piece of meat, and I’m alone, and I deserve to be alone.’’
THE WRESTLER (15) Rating: 9/10
After years of physical wear and tear inside the wrestling ring, Randy “The Ram’’ Robinson (Rourke) is struggling to keep up with the pace of the low paid exhibition matches. After one gruelling bout, he suffers acute pain in his chest and is told that unless he rests up, his heart will give up entirely. Forced to live in the real world, fading lord of the ring Randy ekes out a meagre living behind the deli counter of a local supermarket and strives to re-connect with his estranged daughter, Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood). He also pursues a romance with lap dancer Cassidy (Marisa Tomei). However, the lure of the wrestling ring proves too great and when a promoter promises a big payday for a re-match with arch-nemesis The Ayatollah, Randy risks everything to perform one final time.
Will’s tale of fate is just a tease SEVEN POUNDS (12A)
Rating: 5/10
DO you want to know a secret? Huddle closer, so no one else can hear. Will Smith’s perplexing new film, a meditation on life and death which reunites him with director Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit Of Happyness) and conceals a hushhush final reel revelation, is a monumental tease. The twist, which brings clarity to the intentionally fractured narrative, is blindingly obvious from the pedestrian, opening 15
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SECRET LIVES: Rosario Dawson as Emily Posa and Will Smith as Ben Thomas minutes. Sadly, what you see is what you get with Muccino’s emotionally manipulative film, and what you get is a terribly earnest tale of self-sacrifice and redemption, which affixes a makeshift halo to
Smith, casting him as a broken man with a secret who seeks absolution in the most ridiculous way imaginable. We can’t discuss the ending but be assured, it’s overblown and unintentionally funny, milking crocodile tears from half the supporting characters. In flashback, we watch as Ben tracks down seven strangers whose fates are somehow connected to his own. As he worms his way into these people’s lives, Ben conceals a curious truth: that the strangers all have roles to play in a grander endeavour.
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Buff leading man Jensen Ackles and his costars are all easy on the eye but fail to register above the din of Michael Wandmacher’s original music and the lashings of entrails. Limbs and appendages fly through the air in glorious 3D, causing the audience to duck for cover. Sick and twisted fun for a Friday night, but hardly edifying.
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LISTINGS
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FRIDAY Attractions BLACKPOOL TOWER. The £3 million Jungle Jim’s Towering Adventureland Victorian Ballroom, Aquarium, Circus and Tower Top Ride (weather permitting). Weekends, plus ballroom only on Wednesday. From 10am. Central Promenade, Blackpool. Details (01253) 622242 SEA LIFE CENTRE. Includes the latest attraction Suckers. Golden Mile, Blackpool. Daily from 10am. Details, (01253) 621258. SANDCASTLE WATERPARK. Award winning seafront attraction with its £3.5 million Hyperzone white knuckle area. Weekends and school holidays. Details, (01253) 343602. BLACKPOOL ZOO AND DINOSAUR SAFARI. Home to more than 400 animals as well as 32 different dinosaurs. Daily from 10am. East Park Drive, Blackpool. Details (01253) 830830. LOUIS TUSSAUDS WAXWORKS. Brad Pitt and Samuel L Jackson are among the faces in Celeb City. Daily from 10am. Central Promenade, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 625953. FARMER PARR’S ANIMAL WORLD. Rare breeds galore. With added Santa Claus until December 24. Wyrefield Farm, Rossall Lane and Fleetwood Road, Fleetwood. Daily, 10am to 5pm. Details, (01253) 874389.
Music AFTERNOON DANCE. With Michael Conradd. Community Centre, Kirkham. 2pm. RHYTHM KINGS. Easy listening piano drums and vocals, jazzy swing. Westerfield’s Restaurant, North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade, Fleetwood.
Theatre and shows BILLY LIAR. Third year drama students from the University of Cumbria revive Keith Waterhouse Willis Hall’s sometimes dark comedy. The Dukes, Moor Lane, Lancaster. And Saturday, 8pm. DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. David Wood’s adaptation of the Roald Dahl children’s classic. Octagon Theatre, Howell Croft South, Bolton. To January 17 - times vary. Box office, (01204) 520661. GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic by Neil Bartlett and an alternative to the usual festive fun. Library Theatre, St Peters Square, Manchester. To January 17. Times vary. Box office, (0161) 2367110. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. A revival of the theatre’s 1999 success story - David Holman’s adaptation (with music) of the Dickens tale. Theatre By the Lake, Keswick. To January 17. Times vary. Box office 017687 74411.
SEE HOW THEY RUN. Philip King’s wartime farce seen the Grand earlier this year starring ‘Allo ‘Allo’s Arthur Bostrom. Royal Exchange Theatre, St Anns Square, Manchester. To January 24. Box office, (0161) 833 9833. MARY POPPINS. One of only a handful of regional dates for the blockbuster musical. Palace Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester. To March 7. Box office, (0844) 8472277.
ROY LYNCH. Radio Wave presenter in residence. The Loft Wine Bar & Nightclub, Lofthouse Way, Fleetwood. DISCO NIGHT. Halfway House, St Annes Road, Squires Gate. DJ NIGHT. Whittle Springs, Talbot Road, Blackpool. And Saturday.
Pubs and bars
JJ’S KARAOKE. The Excelsior, Lytham Road, South Shore. 8.30pm. CAROLOKE. Disco, fun and karaoke with Carol Hartwell. Last Orders, Trunnah Road, Thornton. TOP NIGHT KARAOKE. With resident host Robbie. The Links, Heeley Road, St Annes. KARAOKE DISCO. Over 40,000 tracks. The Sandpiper, Cleveleys Avenue, Cleveleys. KARAOKE NIGHT. Plus comedy from Janice YorkeThe Old Bridge Cabaret Pub, Lytham Road, South Shore. KARAOKE COMPETITION. Weekly £20 drinks voucher for winner. Scruffy Murphy’s, Corporation Street, Blackpool. KARAOKE. Knobby’s Bar, West Street, Blackpool. From 7pm to late. BILLY’S SINGALONG KARAOKE. The Plough, Chain Lane, Staining. KARAOKE. With DJ Marki. The Rose & Crown, Corporation Street, Blackpool. 8pm. FUN KARAOKE. With Steve and guests. The Duke of York, Dickson Road, Blackpool. From 8.30pm. KARAOKE AND FUN QUIZ. With the Canny Man. Progress Sports & Social Club, Exchange Street, Blackpool. 8pm midnight. KARAOKE. Jaggy Thistle, York Street, Blackpool. Noon to 2am. RAGIN’ BULL KARAOKE ROADSHOW. The Albert, Lytham Road, South Shore. FUN KARAOKE. Over 5000 song titles discounted drinks for singers. The Dickens, Princess Road, Cleveleys. 8.30pm. KARAOKE & ENTERTAINMENT. With Cliff - £100 prize money plus bingo. Burn Naze Hotel, Gamble Road, Thornton. KARAOKE. The Victoria, Dock Street, Fleetwood. To 1am. KARAOKE PARTY. With DJ Rob Dingaling and drinks promotions. Bar 19, Queen Street, Blackpool. 3 - 8pm.
RUPERT FABULOUS. Rock covers. The Oxford, Oxford Square, Marton. HUGGY AND THE BEARS. Plus special guests. The Royal Oak, Breck Road, Poulton. 9pm. THE WHITE CAT BLUES BAND. Blackpool Rugby Club, Mossom Lane, Bispham. BLUE PIG ORCHESTRA. The Steamer, Queens Terrace, Fleetwood. THE JEPS. 60s to ‘00s cover band. The Queens, Fleetwood. NATASHA MARIE. Soul diva. G Casino, Sandcaste Waterworld, South Shore. ON THE EDGE. King Edward VII, Central Drive, Blackpool. DAVE GARTHWAITE. Chart, commercial, r ‘n’b and dance. Schofields, Birley Street, Blackpool. FULL ON FRIDAY PARTY NIGHT. Walkabout, Queen Street, Blackpool CABARET NIGHT. Resident compere plus guest acts. The Princess Music Hall Tavern, Foxhall Road, Blackpool. Also Saturday. PARTY NIGHT. With resident dj Andy. West Coast Bar, Bispham Road, Cleveleys. From 8pm to 2am. THE NUTS. Games, girls, giveaways and drinks offers. Brannigans, Market Street, Blackpool. DJ’S GINGE AND TRIGGER. Rumours, Talbot Square, Blackpool. DISCO NIGHT. With djs’ Kudos, Dave G and Aka Ali. From the 60s to current sounds.The Queens, Talbot Road, Layton. R&B TO OLD SCHOOL. Chubby’s Bar, 94-98 The Promenade, Blackpool. Free admission. IAN CALVERT and SCOTT WALKER. Party, pop chart and dance music. The Edge, Hardhorn Road, Poulton. And Saturday. SOUL NIGHT. Soul, Motown, Philadelphia and Northern with DJ John Miles. Plus live acts. Soul Suite, Queen Square, Queen Street, Blackpool. DAVE WARD ROADSHOW. Disco night latest releases, chart and classic hits. The Ship & Royal, Clifton Street, Lytham. 9pm to 1am. DISCO NIGHT. With Papa Greywolf. Bay Horse Hotel, Station Road, Thornton. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. The Royal, Marton Drive, Marton. DJ NIGHT. Ed Mahon with house and Hed Kandi. 1am, Pleasant Street, Lytham. From 10pm. PARTY NIGHT. With DJ Daryl. Bar 19, Queen Street, Blackpool.
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Quiz nights BIG MICK’S FUN QUIZ. The Squirrel, Bispham Road, Bispham. QUIZ NIGHT. With Barrie and Jean. Hampton Road Club, South Shore.
Nightclubs SPIRIT. Music for all tastes with guest djs. Spirit, The Venue, North Promenade, Cleveleys. 10pm to 3am.
www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk ANDY J’s FEELGOOD NIGHT. Start the weekend with a plus - free admission with flyer, drinks £1.50 until midnight. The Residence, Vicarage Road, Poulton. URBAN UNDERGROUND. DJ Fontalba with r&b, reggae and bashment. Hush, Talbot Square, Blackpool. From 10pm to 4am. CLUB NIGHT. Dave Jay in the dance arena plus rota of residents with different styles in different rooms. Plus Over 25s Night in The Gallery. Club Sanuk, North Promenade, Blackpool.
Rock, blues and pop ROCK AND ROLL PARTY NIGHT. With guest bands. Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, The Promenade, South Shore.
Social clubs SUE FORREST. Stanley Road WMC, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 621168. ON THE LEVEL. Duple Social Club, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341647. JUNIOR TALENT SHOW HEAT 7. Layton Institute. Details (01253) 391774. ZAK SCOTT. Brunswick Club, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 624208. TOM COLLINS. Bloomfield Club, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 344583. PAUL STEWART. Hotels and Apartments Club, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 623784. JOHN GILLAN. North Shore WMC, Cross Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 627974. KEN ROBERTS. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club, Cleveleys. Details (01253) 852709. ROB JOHNSON. Claremont Conservative Club, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 620981. MADDIE STORM. Cleveleys Men’s Club, Slinger Road. Details, (01253) 853219. HARD 2 BEAT. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road. Details, (01253) 357519. STEPHANIE YOUNG. St Annes Conservative Club, 352 Clifton Drive North, St Annes. Details, (01253) 723471. PICTURE THIS. Highfield Road & Rec., South Shore. Details, (01253) 342389. FREE AND EASY. With the Terry Martin Duo. Blackpool RBL Club, King Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 626308.
SATURDAY Pubs and bars SISTACATED. Soul, Motown and disco trio. G Casino, Sandcaste Waterworld, South Shore. LOST CITY SINNERS. 70s rock to present day. The Lane Ends, Weeton Road, Wesham. SMOKIN’ MONKEY. The King Edward VII, Central Drive, Blackpool.
Comedy JASON MANFORD. Comedy show originally scheduled for last November. The Platform, Station Buildings, Central Promenade, Morecambe. 8pm. WHO WRITES THIS CRAP? An inspired parody by Joel Stickley and Luke Wright on junk mail, magazine, marketing and spam. The Dukes, Moor Lane, Lancaster. 8.30pmm.
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Success of murder nights are planned, the success of which THE Freckleton-based Harlequins group has led to them being staged in start the new year with murder in mind. Southport, Much Hoole and St Michael’s. The group (right), who formed two years Vice chairman Chris Shelstone, said: ago, plan a murder mystery at Freckleton "Local village halls have realised they can Memorial Hall in March. Rehearsals are raise funds for their local under way for the show, church/club by inviting called Theatre of Horror, on us. We charge a small Friday and Saturday, March fee which goes straight 6-7. Calum Burdon Charity into our funds that we May will see the group Concert can use to enhance the stage a full length comedy Lowther Pavilion, Lytham play called Happy Campers. Saturday January 17, 7.30pm facilities we provide at Freckleton.” The play, set in the Harlequins are seeking new Yorkshire countryside is on members. If you are interested contact Friday and Saturday, May 22-23. Chris on (01772) 880203. Fans of the Harlequin’s production of Tickets for this year will be £7 inc hot pot Girl’s Night are also in for a treat as the group plan to stage the sequel, Girls Night from Barbara on (01772) 682491 or from Chris on 01772 880203. Too, in October. More murder mystery
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JAZZY JACK. American soul singer. The Links, Heeley Road, St Annes. CAROLINE GEORGE. Female vocals. The Burn Naze, Gamble Road, Thornton. JIMMY DAY. Back by popular demand. Che Bar, Talbot Square, Blackpool. DAVE GARTHWAITE. Chart, commercial, r ‘n’b and dance. Schofields, Birley Street, Blackpool. CABARET NIGHT. Resident compere plus guest acts. The Princess Music Hall Tavern, Foxhall Road, Blackpool. Also Friday. PARTY NIGHT. With resident dj Andy. West Coast Bar, Bispham Road, Cleveleys. From 8pm to 2am. SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY. The biggest party in town with prizes and Grab The Ads. Brannigans, Market Street, Blackpool. DISCO AND KARAOKE PARTY NIGHT. Halfway House, St Annes Road, Squires Gate. JAM MACHINE. John J, Andy Senior and Leakie teaming their talents for big city feel in the intimate bar. Bar Red, Church Street, Blackpool. 8pm to 2am. Admission free. R&B NIGHT. With DJ Benji. Chubby’s Bar, 94-98 The Promenade, Blackpool. Free admission. To 3am. IAN CALVERT and SCOTT WALKER. Party, pop chart and dance music. The Edge, Hardhorn Road, Poulton. And Friday. 70s/80s NIGHT. With DJ Dex. The Gynn, Gynn Square, North Shore. DJ GLENN MILLER. Party soul and disco plus live acts. Soul Suite, Queen Square, Queen Street, Blackpool. COLIN JON. Party night. Rumours, Talbot Square, Blackpool. THE JOE WILDY SHOWBAND. Weekly residency. Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, The Promenade, South Shore. POP QUIZ. Music through the decades. The Fairhaven, Marine Drive, Ansdell. From 9pm. DJ NIGHT. House and Hed Kandi. 1am, Pleasant Street, Lytham. From 10pm. ULTIMATE PARTY NIGHT. With DJ Daryl. Bar 19, Queen Street, Blackpool. FAMILY NIGHT. Music and games for all the family. Progress Sports & Social Club, Exchange Street, Blackpool. 8pm midnight. DJ NIGHT. Whittle Springs, Talbot Road, Blackpool. And Friday. BLUE PIG ORCHESTRA. Rock covers. The Oxford, Oxford Square, Marton. TOM McLOUD. Vocals. The Falcon, Hardhorn Way, Poulton.
Men wanted St Annes on Sea Amateur Operatic Society need men! The long running theatrical society is seeking talent for a musical in 2009. The group is rehearsing for its production Hot Mikado based on the original Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. To be a success however, a 10-strong male chorus is needed as well as the principal characters. Now the group is calling out to would-be thespians in their search for men to fill these musical shoes. Group spokesman Peter Taylor said: “This is the perfect opportunity for any
■ Ring Lisa Ettridge with am dram news on 361729● email lisa.ettridge@blackpoolgazette.co.uk
men who can sing, dance or act to have a go! We are not looking for professionals – just someone who has rhythm, tune or both.” The society recently swept the board at the NODA awards Their 2008 production of Jekyll & Hyde won four awards including Best Musical and Best Overall Production. Anyone interested is asked to visit www.stannes operatics.co.uk , call chairman Janet Radcliffe on 07711 521670 or turn up to the next rehearsal on Thursday, 7.30pm, at Church Road Methodist Centre, St Annes.
LISTINGS
Friday, January 16, 2009
Theatre and shows
WEEK-
See listings for Friday.
Karaoke KARAOKE NIGHT. The Royal, Marton Drive, Marton. KARAOKE. The Gardeners Arms, Fleetwood Road, Thornton. 8.30pm. F&J’s AFTERNOON KARAOKE. Churchill’s, Topping Street, Blackpool. KARAOKE. Knobby’s Bar, West Street, Blackpool. From 7pm to late. FUN KARAOKE. With Steve and guests. The Duke of York, Dickson Road, Blackpool. From 8.30pm. RAGIN’ BULL KARAOKE ROADSHOW. The Albert, Lytham Road, South Shore. And Friday. KARAOKE/DISCO. Plus jackpot bingo. The Tank, Preston Street, Fleetwood. KARAOKE. The Victoria, Dock Street, Fleetwood. To 1am. KARAOKE PARTY. With DJ Rob Dingaling and drinks promotions. Bar 19, Queen Street, Blackpool. 3 - 8pm.
Nightclubs RILEY & DURRANT. Return of the Galaxy FM duo plus local heroes Rick Turner, Chris Pitcher and Sam Alame. The Syndicate, Church Street, Blackpool. SATURDAY NIGHT LOVIN’. With Paul Dunne, Devito, Dave Jones and Paul Walker with dance, club anthems, house, electro, oldskool and trance (Dance Arena), Jaylen & Jones with funky house, r&b, current floorfillers (Buddha Room), Lee Hirst - chart and party, r&b and bassline (The Studio and The Gallery). Club Sanuk, North Promenade, Blackpool. ANDY J. Resident dj in residence. The Residence, Vicarage Street, Poulton. SPIRIT. Music for all tastes with guest djs. Spirit, The Venue, North Promenade, Cleveleys. 10pm to 3am. URBAN ON ICE. DJ Fontalba with urban, real r&b, hip hop, reggae and bashment. Hush, Talbot Square, Blackpool. From 10pm - 4am. CLUB NIGHT. Party, chart and indie with Lee “Jester” Watson (Level 1), DJ Fubar with dance, house and electro (main arena) and r’n’b and hip hop (Level 3)., The Syndicate, Church Street, Blackpool. STEVE KELLY. Dance music all the way. Club Monaco, Teanlowe Centre, Poulton.
Social clubs VINNIE MAC. Stanley Road WMC, Stanley Road, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 621168. LOUISE LORRAINE. Duple Social Club, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341647. TICKETY BOO. Hampton Road Social, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341508. SOMETHING CATCHY AND WILD THING. Layton Institute. Details (01253) 391774. LEE DAVID. Comrades of the Great War Club (Blackpool) Ltd, 116 Adelaide Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 625841. KEN MORRELL PLUS TREVOR WALLACE. Bloomfield Club, Blackpool. (01253) 344583. GERRY SANDON. Hotels and Apartments Club, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 623784. SUSIE BEE. North Shore WMC, Cross Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 627974. SARAH TOTTY. Blackpool Trades & Social Club. Details (01253) 622580. VICARIO. Blackpool Central Bowling and Social Club. Details, (01253) 341145. LEE WAINWRIGHT. Brunswick Club, Blackpool. Details (01253) 624208. EDDIE PARTRIDGE. Claremont Conservative Club, Westminster Road, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 620981. BILOXI BLUES. Thornton Cleveleys Royal British Legion. Details, (01253) 852450. JAMES DEVINE PLUS BOBBY BERAN. Cleveleys Men’s Club. (01253) 853219. STEVE SHANNON. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road. Details, (01253) 357519. DAVID PEEL. St Annes Ex-Servicemens Club. Details, (01253) 721033. RONNIE WEST. St Annes Conservative Club. Details, (01253) 723471. THIN ICE. Highfield Road & Rec., South Shore. Details, (01253) 342389. ROB JOHNSON. Blackpool Catholic Club. Details, (01253) 622979.
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BILLY J McGregor and his 10 piece band return to Preston Guild Hall on Saturday to pay tribute to Elvis Presley. Over two hours The King’s best known recordings are performed live on stage during a roller coaster ride of the 50s, 60s and 70s with musical direction from Alan Wearmouth. No cod Memphis accents, no miming to backing tracks and absolutely no wigs or false stick on sideburns. After five years touring the largest and most prestigious venues throughout the UK, The Elvis Collection has been hailed as one of the best Elvis tribute shows ever. Billy J McGregor is himself a lifelong fan of The King but he is not a lookalike - rather a pure tribute show in the purest sense with his band re-creating the greatest hits of Elvis
The Elvis Collection
Preston Guild hall Presley`s 23 year recording career. Listen to songs like Jailhouse Rock, American Trilogy, Suspicious Minds, Johnny B. Goode, Devil in Disguise, Hound Dog and more sung with passion and attention to detail. Says Billy: “With The Elvis Collection we take the legend of The King back to what really counts - the music. “Elvis was such a charismatic guy yet too many Presley tribute shows rely on jokey impersonations that completely miss the point. “We don’t do that. Every one of our shows is a party with a definite feel good factor that plays some of the greatest music ever made.”
TONY G FORD. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club. Details (01253) 852709. JOOLS JONES. Knott End WMC, Salisbury Avenue. Details, (01253) 810362. JULIE STEVENS. Willows Catholic, Kirkham. Details, (01253) 682195. FREE AND EASY. With the Terry Martin Duo. Blackpool RBL Club, King Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 626308. CABARET NIGHT. Weekly guest. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club. (01253) 852709.
Music FRAZER GILLESPIE. Music to dine by. Westerfield’s Restaurant, North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade, Fleetwood.
Rock and pop THE ELVIS COLLECTION. Billy J. McGregor, the TEC Band, Beale Street Horns and Vegas Voices pay tribute to the music of Elvis Presley. Charter Theatre, Lancaster Road, Preston. 7.30pm.
SUNDAY Rock, pop and jazz MIKE LOVELL 4. Weekly beats with the eats. Art Deco Cafe, Stanley Park, Blackpool. 1 - 3pm. ALL THAT JAZZ. Wyre Levee Stompers (first Sunday), Sounds Easy (second Sunday), Ted Taylor Quintet (third Sunday) and Sounds 18 (last Sunday). North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade, Fleetwood. JAZZ ON A SUNDAY. Cyril Roe and Smooth Jazz (first Sunday), Teddy Taylor and Amanda Lucas (second Sunday), Teddy Taylor and guests (third Sunday) and James Swinnerton (fourth Sunday). The Bourne Arms, Bourne May Road, Knott End. 3 - 6pm.
Theatre and shows See also listings for Friday. FYLDE FOLLIES 2009. A variety show with a twist featuring the Blackpool & Fylde College Big Band with Terry Reaney, The Kirkham Singers and many surprises. Lowther Pavilion, West Beach, Lytham. 7.30pm.
Music ANTHONY KING. Lunchtime music to accompany Sunday lunch. Westerfields Restaurant, North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade, Fleetwood.
Pubs and bars TONY MITCHELL. In acoustic mood. The Steamer, Queens Terrace, Fleetwood. 1 - 3pm. I LOVE VODKA SUNDAY. Commercial dance and chart anthems. Brannigans, Market Street, Blackpool. IAN HOOPER AND PAUL DOBIE. Two of the area’s most popular singers and musicians in weekly session. The Edge, Hardhorn Road, Poulton. 8pm DJ NORRIE. Party night. Rumours, Talbot Square, Blackpool. OPEN MIC NIGHT. Take your own instruments. Free admission. Drinks promotions. The Blue Room, Church Street, Blackpool. From 8pm. WIND DOWN SUNDAY. Soul - Motown and Northern from Glenn Miller. Soul Suite, Queen Square, Queen Street, Blackpool. MISS PATRICIA’S MUSIC HALL. Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, The Promenade, South Shore. 1 - 5pm. CABARET NIGHT. Different act weekly.Theatre Bar, Queens Hotel, The Promenade, South Shore. 8.30pm to midnight. BINGO AND FIND THE JOKER. Minimum cash prize of £50. The Golden Eagle, Anchorsholme. 3.30pm. DJ TRIGGER’S WEEKEND FINALE. Bar 19, Queen Street, Blackpool. DISCO/KARAOKE. Plus Skint Or Mint. The Tank, Preston Street, Fleetwood. FAMILY FUN DAY. DJ Sean Whitham with karaoke, party hits and more. The Royal Oak, Breck Road, Poulton. Noon to 4pm. POKER NIGHT. The Royal, Marton Drive, Marton.
Nightclubs I LOVE SUNDAYS. Dave Pope and Craig Smith play r&b, hip hop and funky house. Drinks promotions. Main Arena, Club Sanuk, North Promenade/Springfield Road, Blackpool. 10.30pm to 3.30am
Quiz nights PRIZE QUIZ. Robin Ross or Stevie Good. Silver Sands, Burlington Road West, South Shore. 9pm. QUIZ NIGHT. Free beer giveaway and £50 bonus question. The Excelsior, Lytham Road, South Shore. 8.45pm. FUN PUB QUIZ NIGHT. With the Caroloke
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CLIFF’S KARAOKE. The Steamer, Queens Terrace, Fleetwood. KARAOKE. Knobby’s Bar, West Street, Blackpool. From 7pm. KARAOKE. King Edward VII, Central Drive, Blackpool. From 8pm. FUN KARAOKE. And games. With host Steve. The Duke of York, Dickson Road, Blackpool. From 8.30pm. FAMILY KARAOKE. The Hansom Cab, Station Road, Lytham. 4-7pm. AFTERNOON KARAOKE. With Michael. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club, Victoria Road West, Cleveleys. 3 - 5pm. KARAOKE. Frenchman’s Cove, South King Street, Blackpool. FUN KARAOKE. Jaggy Thistle, York Street, Blackpool. Mid day to 2am. KARAOKE NIGHT. More than 3,000 tunes. The Regal Hotel, Victoria Road West, Cleveleys. Also Thursday, 8pm. KARAOKE NIGHT. Weekly session. The Victoria, Church Road, St Annes. KARAOKE/DISCO. Plus Skint Or Mint. The Tank, Preston Street, Fleetwood. KARAOKE PARTY. With DJ Rob Dingaling plus quiz, bingo and drinks promotions. Bar 19, Queen Street, Blackpool. 3 - 8pm.
Irish, folk and country
Zone. Last Orders, Trunnah Road, Thornton. QUIZ DAY. Plus bingo and Play Your Cards Right with compere Joe Gordon. The Victoria, Dock Street, Fleetwood. From 5pm. QUIZ NIGHT. And Play Your Cards right. The Boot ‘n’ Shoe, Elswick. 9.15pm. QUIZ NIGHT. With Paul Gee plus Play Your Cards Right. The Links, Heeley Road, St Annes. QUIZ NIGHT. Plus The Accumulator. Presented by Danny. The Belle Vue, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool. FUN QUIZ NIGHT. Plus meat raffle and Name That Tune. Hosted by Trigger. The Burn Naze, Gamble Road, Thornton. From 4pm QUIZ AND CHARITY FUN QUIZ NIGHT. Weekly quiz, firtnightly fund raiser for Brian House Children’s Hospice. Blackpool Catholic Club, Queen Street, Blackpool. QUIZ NIGHT. Including general knowledge and music rounds. Also Open The Box. The Mere Park Hotel, Preston Old Road, Marton. STEVE M’s SUNDAY QUIZ NIGHT. General knowledge, pop, rollovers hosted by Steve Mulligan. The Mount Hotel, The Esplanade, Fleetwood. QUIZ NIGHT. Plus Open the Safe. Cash prizes to be won. Gardeners Arms, Fleetwood Road, Thornton. PETE’S QUIZ & MUSIC. With prizes. The Clarence, Preston New Road, Marton. 8.45pm LANDLORD’S GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ. 40 weekly general knowledge questions in the new look pub. The Boot & Shoe, Elswick. 9pm. BEER AND CASH QUIZ. Chance to win £50 bonus prize. Dog & Partridge, Lytham Road, South Shore. QUIZ AND BINGO NIGHT. Blackpool’s No 1 Club, Bloomfield Road, South Shore. MUSIC QUIZ. Plus Guess the Key. Raikes Hall Hotel, Liverpool Road, Blackpool. From 8.30pm. QUIZ NIGHT. The Admiral, St Annes Road West, St Annes. FAMILY FORTUNES QUIZ. Devonshire Arms, Devonshire Road, North Shore. From 9.30pm.
Karaoke KARAOKE. With guest DJ. The Royal Oak, Breck Road, Poulton. Free admission. From 8pm. KARAOKE NIGHT. The Old Bridge, Lytham Road, South Shore. 8.30pm.
THE DIDDLEY DEES. Weekly Irish and country session. The Halfway House, St Annes Road, Squires Gate. THE FLEETWOOD COLLECTIVE. Calming folk music to unwind to. All welcome to play or listen. The Victoria Bar, North Euston Hotel, The Esplanade, Fleetwood. 8.30pm. COUNTRY AND WESTERN NIGHT. Live music, shoot outs, bucket draw. Hampton Road Club, South Shore. COUNTRY AND WESTERN NIGHT. Guest act weekly. Progress Sports & Social Club, Exchange Street, Blackpool. 7.30pm.
Social clubs JULIET LLOYD. The Wainwright Club, 117 Hornby Road, Blackpool. details, (01253) 620555. JOHN MALCOLM. Duple Social Club, 96a Bond Street, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341647. BOB MORGAN. Hampton Road Social, Off Lytham Road, South Shore. Details, (01253) 341508. KIRA. Layton Institute, Westcliffe Drive, Layton. Details (01253) 391774. TONY HALL. Blackpool Trades and Social Club, 7 Chadwick Street, off Central Drive, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 622580. TONY HALL. Blackpool Central Club, Kent Road, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 625735. TAM RYAN. Brunswick Club, Bethesda Square, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 624208. CHARLIE. Talbot Club, 46 Milbourne Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 624305. CHELSEA STEVENS (LUNCH) MIKE ALONE (EVENING). Bloomfield Club, 128 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 344583. TONY G FORD. North Shore WMC, Cross Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 627974. JUST DEVINE. Thornton Cleveleys Royal British Legion, Rough Lea Road, facing Cleveleys Bus Station. Details, (01253) 852450. ROB STEVENS. Cleveleys Men’s Club, Slinger Road, Cleveleys. Details, (01253) 853219. LINDA DEE. Bispham Con. Club, Red Bank Road, Bispham. Details, (01253) 357519. CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT. Blackpool Catholic Club, 30 Queen Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 622979. RICKY HOWARD. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club, 135 Victoria Road West, Cleveleys. Details (01253) 852709. MAGGIE ON KEYBOARD. Stanley Road WMC, Stanley Road, (off Hornby Road), Blackpool. Details, (01253) 621168. FREE AND EASY. With the Terry Martin Duo. Blackpool RBL Club, King Street, Blackpool. Details, (01253) 626308. GRAHAM LEE AND GUESTS. Lunchtime and evening entertainment. Thornton Cleveleys Wings Club, 135 Victoria Road West, Cleveleys. Details, (01253) 852709.
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the weekend
OME and join the party at South Shore’s liveliest pub – The Burlington in Lytham Road, Blackpool, where there’s lots of winter specials on offer. Bring your party to their party – free buffets are provided for parties of 20-plus. At The Burlington, there’s a new Sizzling Platter menu which launches on Monday, January 19 and features sizzling steaks from just £3. Also new are Pub Favourites with a choice of five meals at only £1.99. These include Chicken and Chips, Scampi and Chips, Sausage and Mash, Fish and Chips and Burger and Chips, all with peas! Drink specials cover house wine from £5.99 a bottle, and you can double up for £1 on spirits. Alcopops are three for £5.95, but check plus many more discounts – check in the pub for details. The Burlington also offers a full live entertainment programme. There’s a resident DJ every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Lil C or Avon on the decks. And don’t miss the Lee Michaels tribute to Robbie Williams on Friday, January 23. Enjoy all the usual live football plus this month: ■ Bolton v Man Utd – Sat Jan 13, 3pm ■ Sunderland v Villa – Sat Jan 17, 3pm ■ WBA v Man Utd – Sat Jan 27, 7.45pm ■ Wigan v Liverpool – Sat Jan 28, 7.45pm Be early for the big games!
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Join in the party! TUCK IN: Don’t miss great food offers at South Shore’s liveliest pub – The Burlington