Based on the autobiography of the record label’s founder Berry Gordy, Motown: The Musical premiered on Broadway in April 2013 and has been playing at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre since February 2016. Featuring classic hits by the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, the production tells the story of the man who broke down barriers…
Just three weeks before Northamptonshire welcome Middlesex for their first home game of the season, the club will be hosting a very different occasion when gin and rum will be the order of the day at the County Ground. Sponsored by Schweppes 1783, the venue hosts a Gin and Rum Festival on 16 March, where…
The X Factor Live Tour 2019 begins in Nottingham this week, with the stars of the 2018 series Dalton Harris, Scarlett Lee, Anthony Russell, Danny Tetley, Acacia & Aaliyah, Brendan Murray, Shan Ako and Bella Penfold going on the road to venues across the UK and Ireland until 6 March. And if the sight of…
Now in its 32nd consecutive year, Wigan Beer Festival takes place from Thursday, 28 February, to Saturday, 2 March, at Robin Park Sports and Tennis Centre, opposite the DW Stadium. The festival will feature more than 70 real ales from brewers such as Newcastle’s Almasty, Atom from Hull and Beatnikz Republic out of Manchester. There’s…
Blackpool is seeing a Revival of alternative rock in March, when some of the UK’s biggest tribute bands descend on the town for two days reliving the best sounds from the Nineties and Noughties. Following the success of the inaugural event in March last year, Revival Music Festival returns to the impressive Norbreck Castle, Blackpool,…
When it started back in Glastonbury in 1995, people thought it wouldn’t run for 25 weeks let alone 25 years, but a quarter of a century later the Circus of Horrors is still running amok around the globe. An amazing amalgamation of bizarre and breathtaking circus acts, the “shocky horror” show pulls together a series…
Beer… tick. Gin… tick. Sport… tick. Live music… tick. Summer fun… tick. Seems the Ormskirk Beer Festival ticks all the right boxes for a fabulous weekend of great summer entertainment for all the family. Taking place at Ormskirk Rugby Club in Green Lane on 23-24 June, the festival will feature 23 great ales, lagers, craft…
