Yes, we do sticks of Blackpool rock. And yes, we do thrilling rollercoasters.... We also do a pretty good line in rock ‘n’ roll - as well as punk, jazz and blues, authentic country music, Motown, Northern Soul, opera, classical, West End musicals, Wurlitzer organ music, top-class tribute acts and house.
Blackpool’s eclectic mix of live music is very much down to the astonishing range of venues across the resort.
At one end of the scale there are large venues such as the outdoor Tower Festival Headland Arena with a capacity of up to 20,000 people, which we hope will make a return in 2023, and the Opera House and Empress Ballroom (each with a 3,000 capacity).
Add to that iconic venues such as The Blackpool Tower Ballroom, the three piers and Pleasure Beach Arena. Then throw in a whole raft of cabaret bars, pubs and clubs with live performance, intimate and alternative late-night music venues, and you start to see why Blackpool’s music offering has something for everyone.
Watch out in 2023 for some big-name announcements for bands and solo performers, as well as the arrival of some of the world-class musicals that have already graced Broadway and London’s West End.
- Jersey Beats – VIVA Blackpool, throughout 2023
- Waterloo - The Best of Abba, Blackpool Grand Theatre, 20 January, 2023
- Gareth Gates In The Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Blackpool Grand Theatre, 24 January, 2023
- Rock The Gardens, Winter Gardens, 27 - 28 January, 2023
- Queen Extravaganza - Opera House, Winter Gardens, 27 January, 2023
- Come What May, Blackpool Grand Theatre, 1 February, 2023
- The Magic of Motown, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 3 February, 2023
- The Rocky Horror Show, Blackpool Grand Theatre, 13 - 18 February, 2023
- The Big Country Music Show, Blackpool Grand Theatre, 12 February, 2023
- Rock of Ages, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 20 - 25 February, 2023
- The Sound of Springsteen, Blackpool Grand Theatre, 26 February, 2023
- Beyond The Barricade, Blackpool Grand Theatre, 12 March, 2023
- Mamma Mia! Opera House, Winter Gardens, 21 March - 1 April, 2023
- Re-Take That, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 14 April, 2023
- Billy Ocean, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 29 April, 2023
- Joe Bonamassa, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 10 May, 2023
- The Proclaimers, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 20 May, 2023
- Grease: The Musical, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 24 - 27 May, 2023
- The Spongebob Musical, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 13 - 17 June, 2023
- The Lancashire Hotpots, Blackpool Grand Theatre, 8 July, 2023
- Rebellion Festival - Winter Gardens, 3 August - 6 August, 2023
- Disney's Winnie the Pooh, Blackpool Grand Theatre, 14 - 16 August, 2023
- Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On Concert - Tower Festival Headland, 1 September, 2023
- The British Country Music Festival – Winter Gardens, 1 - 3 September, 2023
- Heathers The Musical, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 12 - 16 September, 2023
- Alfie Boe, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 13 October, 2023
- Gabrielle, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 12 November, 2023
- Cliff Richard, Opera House, Winter Gardens, 13 November, 2023