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KingGeorgesHallBlackburn
@kinggeorgeshall
Autumn/Winter
2012/2013
Book your tickets now at our Box offi ce: 0844 847 1664

Comedy Festival
Paul Tonkinson
Fancy Man Tour £12 Thu 4th Oct, 8.00pm
Norman Prince & Paul Johnston
Lancashire Music and Fun £12 Fri 5th Oct, 7.30pm
George’s Comedy Club
MC Gordon Southern presents: Philberto,
Chris Stokes & David Longley £10 Fri 5th Oct, 8.00pm
Freddie Starr
Back from the Jungle £20 Sat 6th Oct, 7.30pm
Jimmy Carr
Gagging Order £25 Sat 13th Oct, 8.00pm
An evening with Boycie
Only Fools and Horses £16.50 Sun 14 Oct, 7.30pm
Stewart Francis
Outstanding In His Field £17.50 Sun 14th Oct, 7.30pm
Alan Davies
Life is Pain £25 Thu 25th Oct, 8.00pm
Kevin Precious
Not Appropriate £8 Thu 1st Nov, 8.00pm
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Pre-Concert Suppers served in Blakeys before most shows!
Call (01254) 503 238 for a sample menu or to reserve your table.

the 6th Annual Blackburn
and Darwen Comedy Festival
George’s Comedy Club
MC Katie Mulgrew presents: Steve Day,
Yianni Agisilaou & Steve Royal £10 Fri 2nd Nov, 8.00pm
Hairy Bikers
Larger Than Live £21.50 Thu 8th Nov, 7.30pm
Frisky & Mannish
Extra-Curricular Activities £15 Fri 9th Nov, 8.00pm
Roy Chubby Brown
The Helmet Scores Again £19.50 Sat 10th Nov, 7.30pm
Lancashire Hotpots
A Hard Day’s Pint £12 Sat 17th Nov, 7.30pm
Jimmy Carr
Gagging Order £25 Tue 20th Nov, 8.00pm
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
Rocket Theatre Company £10 Thu 22nd Nov, 7.30pm
Houghton Weavers
Christmas Show £12.50 Fri 30th Nov, 7.30pm
Gervase Phinn
A Celebration of Christmas £15.50 Sat 8 Dec, 7.30pm
Contact the Box Offi ce on 0844 847 1664 for ticket prices
Ask for our Festival Brochure at the Box Offi ce or download
it from www.blackburnanddarwencomedyfestival.com
Comedy Festival

Rock and Pop
Dressed to Kill
Sat 8 Sep - 7pm doors
Tickets £10 Adv/£12 Door
THE FARM
The Farm
Fri 19 Oct - 7pm doors
Tickets £15 Adv/£17 Door
THE
WORLDS
LONGEST
RUNNING
TRIBUTE
BAND
Freshers Week Live The Words
+ Mancalledhorse + New York Tourists + DJ
The Words
Wed 19 Sep - 7pm doors
Tickets £5 Adv/£7 Door
Norman Prince
& Paul Johnston
return with their
2 hour show of
Lancashire songs
and humour!
Norman Prince & Paul Johnston
Fri 5 Oct - 7.30pm start
Tickets £12
ALL TOGETHER NOW
THE BLUES BAND
PAUL JONES
DAVE KELLY
ROB TOWNSEND
GARY FLETCHER
TOM MCGUINNESS
The Blues Band
Sat 15 Sep - 7.30pm start
Tickets £18 Adv/£20 Door
Mod Legends
SECRET AFFAIR
Plus THE ITCH
Secret Affair
Fri 28 Sep - 7pm doors
Tickets £18 Adv/£20 Door
Jefferson Starship
Fri 12 Oct - 7.30pm start
Tickets £18 Adv/£20 Door
Charlie Landsborough
Sun 21 Oct - 7.30pm start
Tickets £18
See Charlie at his very best with a
blend of jaunty, up-tempo country
tunes, along with his trademark deep
and heartfelt ballads ... his traditional
and much-loved sound.
Pre-Concert Suppers served in Blakeys before most shows!
Call (01254) 503 238 for a sample menu or to reserve your table.

Chantel McGregor
One of the most exciting rock
and blues musicians that the
UK has ever produced!
plus guest
ALBANY
DOWN
Chantel McGregor
Fri 26 Oct - 6.30pm doors
Tickets £11 Adv/£13 Door
THE CLONE ROSES
RE-LIVE THE RESURRECTION
OF THE SUMMER
The Clone Roses
Sat 10 Nov - 7.30pm doors
Tickets £10 Adv/more on door
SPEAR OF DESTINY
‘Outlands and Beyond’
Tour 2012 plus Special Guests
Spear of Destiny
Fri 30 Nov - 7pm doors
Tickets £12.50 Adv/£15 Door
UK promotions in association with Singalonga
Productions and Park Circus Films presents
SING-A-LONG-A
Sing-A-Long-A Grease
Thurs 22 Nov - 7.30pm
Tickets £15
Be the fi rst to know
The Soultrain
The Soultrain
Sat 27 Oct - 7pm doors
Tickets £10 Adv/£12 Door
Catfish Keith
Catfi sh’s innovative
style of foot-stomping,
deep delta blues and
American roots music
has spellbound audiences
the world over.
Catfi sh Keith
Thu 15 Nov - 6.30pm drs
Tickets £10 Adv/£12 Door
Houghton Weavers
Fri 30 Nov - 6.30pm drs
Tickets £12.50
From the producers of the smash hit Sing-A-Long-A Sound
of Music. This fully interactive screening of the classic fi lm
with on screen subtitles is “The one that you want”.
The host will lead a vocal warm up, judge a fancy dress
competition and show you how to use your free goody bag.
It couldn’t be easier or more fun!
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Rock and Pop

Rock and Pop
Blackburn’s (2nd annual) Punk Festival
Sat 6 Oct - 3pm doors
Tickets £12.50 early bird / £16 Advance / £18 on the door
Blues Festival / Walter Trout
Sun 7 Oct - 2pm doors
Tickets £19 Adv
Andy Fairweather
Mon 22 Oct - 7.30pm drs
Tickets £20
BLACKBURN
BLUES FESTIVAL 2
Following on from last year’s
inaugural event, the 2nd
Blackburn Blues Festival
promises to be even better, with
American headline act, WALTER
TROUT, and a fantastic line-up
of special guests.
Andy Fairweather Low
& The Low Riders
One of the world’s most respected
musicians, Andy Fairweather Low,
is joined by The
Low Riders - a who’s
who of the best players on the rock scene.
Martin Stephenson
and
THE DAINTEES
plus special guests
The North Wests
only show on their
current UK tour.
Martin Stephenson and The Daintees
Sat 24 Nov - 6.30 pm drs
Tickets £17 Adv/£19 Door
Peggy SeegEr
Peggy has made 22 solo recordings
and taken part in more than 100
more with other performers. A
singer and multi-instrumentalist, she
is considered to be one of North
America’s fi nest female folksingers.
Peggy Seeger
Thu 11 Oct - 6.30pm drs
Tickets £15
Rolan Bolan &
Charlotte O’Connor
Marc Bolan 35th Anniversary
concert featuring the legend’s
son, Rolan, plus special
guest, singer-songwriter
Charlotte O’Connor.
Rolan Bolan + Charlotte O’Connor
Fri 9 Nov - 6.30 pm doors
Tickets £7 Adv/£9 Door
The Proclaimers
Scottish legends
call into Blackburn
as part of their UK
tour to promote
their new album
‘Like Comedy’
The Proclaimers
Sat 8 Dec - 7 pm doors
Tickets £24.50 Adv/Door more
Pre-Concert Suppers served in Blakeys before most shows!
Call (01254) 503 238 for a sample menu or to reserve your table.

Indoor Car Boot Sale
Sun 9 Sep and Sun 18 Nov
8am - 2pm
Multicultural Wedding
Fayre & Venue Showcase
Wedding Fayre
Sun 16 Sep 10am - 4pm
Christmas Party Nights
Sat 15 & 22 Dec 7.30 for 8pm
Everyone welcome!
Admission only £1,
accompanied children FREE
AMPLE FREE PARKING
THROUGHOUT THE AREA
Supporting Age UK and
The British Heart Foundation
Stalls £10. To book a space contact
Margaret Chambers on 01254 503220 or
email events@kinggeorgeshall.com
Fashion Runway Shows, Music and much more...
You are invited to a unique opportunity to gain an all-access
view of one of the largest venues in the North West.
� e stunning Georgian style Grade II listed building in the
heart of Blackburn’s Town Centre is guaranteed to impress
and can cater for up to 1800 guests.
Be the fi rst to know
Admission Free
Everyone Welcome
STALLS
INCLUDING:
White Door Photography
Chair Coverz
Balloons & Party Decor ...
Stems Floral Design
Bridal Bliss
Larenzo
Andrew’s Carriage Masters
and many more!
CHRISTMAS
PARTY NIGHTS
Bring YOUR party to ours!
Includes 3-course meal,
table decorations, Live Band ‘Loving It’
and Disco till 1.00am.
* EARLY BOOKING RECOMMENDED*
Tickets £26.50
£10 deposit secures your place!
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Panto’s
Mother Goose
12 - 31 December
For performance times and tickets please
go to our website or contact the Box Offi ce

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
14 - 24 December
For performance times and tickets please
go to our website or contact the Box Offi ce

BLACKBURN CLASSICS
The Hallé
Dvorák Cello Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’
Markus Stenz conductor
Miklós Perényi cello
The Hallé’s Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz
tonight teams up with Miklós Perényi for what is possibly
the greatest of all cello concertos – that of the great
Czech master Dvorák.
The Hallé
Sat 20 Oct - 7.30pm
The Hallé
Fri 30 Nov - 7.30pm
Coppelia Presented by the Vienna Festival Ballet
A production in traditional style of this well loved ballet, danced
to the music of Delibes. Perhaps one of the most magical
and comical of the classics, a ballet full of humour,
triumph and love, culminating with the wedding
Pas de Deux by the young couple. A bright and
light hearted story which appeals to the whole
family, about an eccentric toy maker who
makes a wonderful lifelike mechanical doll.
Workshop at 4pm - come and meet the company.
Vienna Festival Ballet
Wed 17 Oct - 7.00pm
Tickets from £13
The Hallé Classical Extravaganza including:
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 1
Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
Rossini Overture: The Silken Ladder
Berlioz Overture: Le Carnaval Romain
Barber Adagio for Strings
Verdi Overture: Sicilian Vespers
Gershwin Cuban Overture
Prokofi ev Cinderella’s Waltz and Midnight from Cinderella
Andrew Gourlay conductor
Tickets from £13
Tickets from £13.50
MARKUS STENZ
(photo courtesy of Catrin Moritz)
ANDREW GOURLAY
Pre-Concert Suppers served in Blakeys before most shows!
Call (01254) 503 238 for a sample menu or to reserve your table.

THE NATIONAL OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE OF BELARUS IS ONE
OF THE THREE THEATRES TO RECEIVE THE STATUS ‘BOLSHOI’
Puccini’s Madam Butter� y, is the magni� cent story about the trusting Japanese maiden that catches a fancy to
an American o� ce. To become his bridge she has to cross cultural boundaries and go against the will of her
family. Alone she faithfully awaits his return with a serious dilemma at her hands. A deeply tragic and gripping
opera that will truly a� ect it’s spectator.
Madam Butterfl y
Sun 17 Feb 7.30pm
Tickets from £17
Ask at the Box Offi ce for further information

Kathleen Ferrier
Her Life & Legacy
Fri 26 October - 8pm
Prizewinners Recital
Sat 27 October - 2pm
Centenary Concert
Sat 27 October - 8pm
Sun 28 October - 10am - 1pm,
2 - 5pm, 7 - 9.30pm (The Final)
Kathleen Ferrier Society Centenary Celebrations
Kathleen Ferrier - Her Life & Legacy
The evening will consist of Kathleen Ferrier
recorded music and excerpts from
letters written by Kathleen Ferrier
Tickets £5
On the Door
Kathleen Ferrier Society Centenary Celebrations
Kathleen Ferrier - Prizewinners’ Recital
Thomas Isherwood, 2011 Bursary Winner (Baritone)
Harriet Eyley, 2011 Joyce Budd Second Prizewinner (Soprano)
Tickets £5
On the Door
Kathleen Ferrier Society Centenary Celebrations
Kathleen Ferrier - In Celebration
Centenary Concert | Diana Moore (Mezzo)
Christopher Glynn (Piano)
Soloists from the Royal Northern College of Music
Tickets £15
Concessions £12.50
The 17th Kathleen Ferrier Society
Bursary for Young Singers Competition
Eight major Music Colleges select
the best two singers
from the 2011/2012 First Year Students
Tickets £3 per session
or £7.50 for whole day (on door)
Pre-Concert Suppers served in Blakeys before most shows!
Call (01254) 503 238 for a sample menu or to reserve your table.

Darwen Brass Concert
Sat 8 Sep 7.30pm
DARWEN BRASS
ENTERTAINS ITS TOWN
Darwen’s local band, Darwen Brass, is on the up!
Darwen Brass is off to the fi nals of the National Brass
Band Championship on September 22nd; fl ying the fl ag
for Darwen and the North West.
Join them for an evening of their favourite music
and give them a great Darwen send off.
Something for everyone.
Blackburn Music Society
Broadway to Hollywood
An evening of spectacular showstopping numbers, choral and instrumental,
from the greatest shows and silver screen, including:
Miss Saigon, West Side Story, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast,
the Lion King and many others.
Blackburn Music Society will be joined by Bolton Choral Union and
Blackburn and Darwen Brass band for this special event.
Broadway to Hollywood
Sat 3 November 7.30pm
Guys & Dolls
Wed 17 - Sat 20 Oct 7pm doors
Conductors Michael Greenhalgh and Nick Sheppard.
Be the fi rst to know
Tickets £7.50
Tickets from £11
Darwen’s own Pepperpot Hill Theatre
Group is proud to present our
10 th anniversary production of the
fabulous musical ‘Guys & Dolls’
One of the most popular shows of all time,
‘Guys & Dolls’ tells the story of slick gambler Sky
Masterson and his unlikely romance with
Salvation Army sergeant Sarah Brown.
Packed with musical masterpieces such as
‘Luck Be a Lady’ and ‘Sit Down, You’re Rocking the
Boat’, ‘Guys & Dolls’ is sure to be an unforgettable
evening of musical theatre at its best.
Tickets £10
Concessions £7
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Regular‘club’Nights
BLACKBURN
...ALL SATURDAYS
60’s & 70’s Soul and Mod Classics
DJ’S RONNIE BROWN & JULIAN KELLET
Now in our 18th Year - the legendary 3-room
SOUL NIGHT OUT
What’s On...
What’s On...
Presented by
9PM-2AM OCT 20/DEC 15/FEB 16 £3 ADV B4 11PM / £5 AFTER
Motown / Northern / 80’s+90’s Anthems / Jazz Funk / Disco
9PM-3AM SEP 22/NOV 24/JAN 26/APR 27 £10 ADV / £13 B4 12PM / £15 AFTER
DANCE FLOOR CLUB HITS FROM THE 90’S TO THE MID 00’S!
UTOPIA REUNION
WHEN THE OLD DAYS WERE THE GOOD DAYS
10pm-3am Nov 03 * Mar 30 £5 adv / £9 door
The hottest Soul and R+B from the 80’s, 90’s & Y2000+
DJ’s Mike Stephens / Bigger / Barry Maleady
10pm-3am Dec 29/Feb 23/Mar 30/May 25 £8 adv / £10 door
A night of House Music featuring Haçienda Legend:
GRAEME PARK
Guest DJ Tony Cannon+North Bar DJ’s Reunion
SAT 27 OCT 2012 10pmPM - 3am AM
£10 advance / more on the door

19 Sept 17 Oct
21 Nov 19 Dec
Free cup of tea or co� ee
& biscuits at the interval
Afternoon Music Hall
Wed 2pm - 4.30pm
Tickets £2.50
(Inc. afternoon tea)
DARWEN LIBRARY THEATRE
Every Month
Don Banks
kindly supported by
Darwen Town Council
Afternoon Variety Show
Wed 2pm - 4.30pm
Tickets £2.50
(Inc. afternoon tea)
TICKETS
ONLY
£2.50
5 Sept 3 Oct
7 Nov 5 Dec
Free cup of tea or co� ee
& biscuits at the interval
DLT FILM SOCIETY
25 Sept
My Wild Irish Rose
23 Oct
Salmon Fishing
in the Yemen
20 Nov
Magic Mike
11 Dec
Yankee Doodle Dandy
D.L.T. Film Society
2pm
Membership £3
Adv & Door
Darwen’s
very own Annual
Christmas Concert
An afternoon of Christmas Music
and Carols with the award winning
Blackburn and Darwen Band
Sun 2 Dec 1.30pm
Blackburn’s Annual
Civic Carol Concert
Mon 17 Dec 6.30pm
FREE Tickets for both
concerts available soon
Box Office: 0844 847 1664
Regular Daytime Events

KGH - SEPTEMBER
8 Dress to Kill
9 Car Boot Sale
15 The Blues Band
16 Multicultural Wedding Fayre
19 The Words
28 Secret Affair
KGH - OCTOBER
4 Paul Tonkinson
5 George’s Comedy Club
6 Freddie Starr
6 Blackburn Punk Festival
7 Blackburn Blues Festival
12 Jefferson Starship
13 Jimmy Carr
14 Stewart Francis
17 Vienna Festival Ballet
19 The Farm
20 The Hallé
21 Charlie Landsborough
25 Alan Davies
26-28 Kathleen Ferrier Society
KGH - NOVEMBER
1 Kevin Precious
2 George’s Comedy Club
3 Broadway to Hollywood
8 Hairy Bikers
9 Frisky & Mannish
10 Roy Chubby Brown
10 The Clone Roses
17 Lancashire Hotpots
18 Car Boot Sale
20 Jimmy Carr
22 Sing-A-Long-A Grease
30 The Hallé
30 Spear of Destiny
KGH - DECEMBER
7 George’s Comedy Club
8 The Proclaimers
12-31 Mother Goose Panto
15+22 Christmas Party
Nights
17 Blackburn’s
Annual Civic
Carol Concert
KGH - FEBRUARY
17 Madam Butterfl y
DLT - SEPTEMBER
8 Darwen Brass Concert
DLT - OCTOBER
5 Norman Prince & Paul Johnston
11 Peggy Seeger
14 An evening with Boycie
17-20 Guys & Dolls
22 Andy Fairweather Low
26 Chantel McGregor
27 The Soultrain
DLT - NOVEMBER
9 Rolan Bolan
15 Catfi sh Keith
22 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
24 Martin Stephenson and The Daintees
30 Houghton Weavers
DLT - DECEMBER
2 Darwen’s Annual
Christmas Concert
8 Gervase Phinn
14-24 Snow White
for Regular Event
dates see
pages 14 and 15
CAR PARKING
Fielden Street Multi-storey Car Park is perfectly
situated only a short walk from our front door
Simply tap BB2 1LH in to your SatNav!
Most of the area’s on-street parking
is FREE after 6pm !