What's on in Wigan

Black Parade - 00’s Emo Anthems and Chop Suey - Nu-Metal Anthems are coming to The Boulevard - Wigan for a huge two-room Halloween Party!

Sat, 26 Oct | 21:00 - 03:00

- Black Parade (in the live room)
- Chop Suey inc Karaoke w/ Rob Star (in the main bar area)
- Halloween Fancy Dress
- Free Shot for Every Singer
- Free Pizza
- Beer Pong

Wigan's BIGGEST Alternative Halloween Party! Alternative Party Anthems all night across two rooms from My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Paramore, Slipknot, Taking Back Sunday, Bring Me The Horizon, Fall Out Boy, System Of A Down, Panic! At The Disco, Rage Against The Machine, Blink-182, Korn, All American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, Enter Shikari, Papa Roach, Pierce The Veil plus loads more...

Advance Tickets: £6.00 (excludes fees)

Age restriction: 18+

The venue operates a Challenge 25 policy. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18. Accepted forms of ID are: Drivers License (full or provisional), a valid Passport or a Citizenship Card with the PASS hologram and SIA logo.

Dress Code: We politely request no tracksuit/jogging bottoms.

KDS Promotions presents: Motörheadache - the UK's number one tribute to Motörhead w/ support from Underskin

Sat, 2 Nov | 19:30 - 22:30

Advance Tickets: £12.00 (excludes fees)

Age restriction: 18+

The venue operates a Challenge 25 policy. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18. Accepted forms of ID are: Drivers License (full or provisional), a valid Passport or a Citizenship Card with the PASS hologram and SIA logo.

Dress Code: We politely request no tracksuit/jogging bottoms.

Our next concert will be the Kell Wind Trio, with Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon with Valerie Langfield, Piano on 2nd November 2024. They last played for us in 2017 and have always presented something interesting from the wind trio repertoire. This time they will be playing pieces by Mozart, Grainger, Schulhoff and Hummel plus some surprises no doubt. The trio are named after the English clarinettist Reginald Kell, who in the 1950’s played with most of the UK’s leading orchestras as well as pursuing a career in the USA where he concentrated on teaching, solo and recording work. He taught the well known jazz clarinettist Benny Goodman.

Alastair Roberts plays regularly with a number of orchestras in the Manchester area including the Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra and the Cheshire Sinfonia. He is a member of several chamber groups that perform regularly throughout the North West of England including the Telemann Baroque Ensemble.

Geoffrey Smith has been principal clarinet of the Stockport Symphony Orchestra since its inception in 1975. He also plays regularly as principal clarinet with both Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra and Cheshire Sinfonia. He has also appeared many times as soloist with these and other orchestras.

Ian Harvey was a Junior Exhibitioner at London’s Royal Academy of Music. His musical commitments include the position of principal bassoon with the Stockport Symphony Orchestra. He runs his own business repairing woodwind instruments.

Dr. Valerie Langfield is a pianist, accompanist, teacher and composer. She has also published widely on music, and wrote the definitive biography of the song-composer Roger Quilter. Opera is a major interest, and she co-founded Retrospect Opera
www.retrospectopera.org.uk
known for its innovative recordings of British operas.

Reviews:

As always ,the Kell Wind Trio provided an attractive and entertaining combination of classical and lighter music, performed with great skill and style. The interesting and amusing introductions enhanced the experience for everyone. The audience left with a spring in its step.

The very adept players included a wide variety of music from the elegance of Mozart to a lively folk dance by Grieg, a modern sonata by Poulenc and the timeless humour of Herold’s famous Clog Dance. With excellent arrangements throughout, and informative introductions the extended applause demanded an encore and a future return.

Tickets are Members & Patrons £10 General Tickets £15.00

Blinked 182 - a tribute to Blink 182 w/ Half Real Lavigne - a tribute to Avril Lavigne

Sat, 9 Nov | 19:30 - 22:30

Advance Tickets: £10.00 (excludes fees)

Age restriction: 18+

The venue operates a Challenge 25 policy. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18. Accepted forms of ID are: Drivers License (full or provisional), a valid Passport or a Citizenship Card with the PASS hologram and SIA logo.

Dress Code: We politely request no tracksuit/jogging bottoms.

Wigan born singer-songwriter Chris Bannister's distinctive vocal style has always led to him being compared to the great American singer, John Denver. Fourteen years ago Chris started performing a show in tribute to John Denver, but from the very start Chris was determined not to copy the visual aspect of John’s performances but to maintain his own identity when playing worldwide hits such as ‘Annie’s Song’, ‘Take Me Home Country Roads’ and ‘Leaving On A Jet Plane’. He has performed in the USA at the annual Aspen In October festival eight times, often performing with members of John’s band. He has also played to sold out audiences in Europe and across the UK, and is recognized as one of the best performers of John’s music in the world.

During the show at Wigan Parish Church, Chris will also be performing some of the Christmas songs that John Denver loved to perform as well as some original songs from his latest album 'The Calling Course' inspired by his family history in Wigan and Nova Scotia, Canada.

A fun gathering of laff-a-minute Ukers
2nd Thurday of the month
£1 per Uke...
8 'till late