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Sound on The Ground at Blackpool Cricket Club – the countdown begins
24 Aug

Sound on The Ground at Blackpool Cricket Club – the countdown begins

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsMusic & Gigs, , ,
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lockdown has been long and laborious, what of the nightclubs, live events, sport, and music? These things feel so important as we begin to creep back to holidays and shared experience again - what is on offer for the big bank holiday weekend. I caught up with the organisers behind Blackpool Cricket Clubs latest offering - Sound on The Ground. [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="33396" img_size="large"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is not often Blackpool might get Philamonic Orchestras and classic house music acts in one weekend. These acts might be reserved for Lytham Proms or Manchester. But a small committee attached to The Cricket Club has…
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Do You Own The Dance Floor Celebrates the History of The Hacienda
27 Sep

Do You Own The Dance Floor Celebrates the History of The Hacienda

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsMusic & Gigs, , , , ,
Do You Own The Dancefloor? – a documentary about the Hacienda auction is due to be screened at The Regent Cinema in Blackpool on October 7th. ‘Do you own the Dancefloor?’ tells what happened when the legendary Manchester nightclub the Haçienda was knocked down and sold off. In November 2000, many of the key elements from the iconic venue ended up as 69 lots at a charity auction before it was demolished to make way for a block of apartments. It resulted in parts of the nightclub - the epicenter of Manchester’s pop culture in the 1980s and 1990s –…
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