Five things to do next week (24-30 June 2024)

Assistant editor Iain Lynn with his entertainments guide to five things to do next week in and around Lancashire

Transcript

00:00Hello, welcome to another edition of Five Things To Do, and we start this week in Lytham

00:09St Anne's where, at the Louvre Pavilion, G4 are celebrating their 20th anniversary.

00:14The UK's number one vocal harmony group and original X Factor stars celebrate a double

00:19decade in the limelight with a spectacular anniversary show. G4 have been wowing audiences

00:24with their incredible harmonies and stunning vocals ever since appearing on the first series

00:28of the X Factor in 2004. Their unique blend of classical training alongside a pioneering

00:34approach to popular classics has seen them hailed as the King of Popera and earned them

00:39a legion of loyal fans all over the world. You can see them on the 27th of June for £29.50.

00:47To Burnley next to see Chris Connor in the world famous Elvis show at the Burnley Mechanics

00:50Theatre on the 29th of June. Direct from the West End, the world famous Elvis show stars

00:55and is created by the world-renowned Chris Connor with his 12-piece band and backing

01:00vocals The Sweet Harmonies. Many people who are not lucky enough to have seen Elvis will

01:04feel that they've just seen the closest possible in looks, moves, sound and mannerisms to the

01:09real deal. Tickets on that one are £30.

01:13More music next as more park in Preston welcomes the return of Rockpressed on Saturday and

01:17Sunday the 29th and 30th of June. The UK's largest tribute act is back for a fantastic

01:2210th anniversary. Rockpressed will bring three stages of outstanding tribute acts to

01:26Moor Park. Enjoy fairground rides, food, drink and of course your favourite rock songs performed

01:31by outstanding tribute acts to bands like Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Fleetwood Mac, The

01:37Smiths and loads more. Day tickets are just £12 for adults and £8 for children.

01:44Take a stroll along North Pier in Blackpool next to the Joe Longthorn Theatre at the end

01:48where on the 30th of June you can spend an evening with Darren Day. West End star Darren's

01:52many credits include the title role in Joseph and his amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at

01:57the London Palladium, Tony Parker in Coca-Cabana at the Princess of Wales Theatre and Danny

02:02Zuko in Greece at the Cambridge Theatre. Numerous TV credits include Danny Houston in A Holly

02:07Oaks, David Wilde in Doctors and Will Morgan in Stella who was a contestant in the very

02:12first series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and a finalist on Celebrity Big Brother.

02:17Darren is a major recording artist including This Is The Moment, a collection of Darren's

02:21favourite musical theatre numbers. Enjoy an intimate cabaret evening accompanied by Joe

02:26Longthorn's musical director Mr Andy Mudd with tickets costing £20.

02:33Finally adrenaline-fuelled thrills and spills in East Lancashire as the Colne Super Soapbox

02:37Challenge gets underway on the 30th of June. Come along to watch brave soapbox racers hurtle

02:42down a huge ramp outside the Town Hall all the way down Albert Road to the finish line

02:46outside Tubs of Colne at the Colne Big Super Soapbox Challenge. It'll be a great day out

02:51for all the family with continual commentary and all the action visible on large format

02:55screens as well as the excitement of the course itself. There'll be a fun fair, live music

03:00and lots of food and drink concessions to choose from. Watch out for a celebrity guest

03:03too. Don't forget for spectators this is a free community event so you really have no

03:08excuse not to be there. That's it, join me next time for another 5 Things To Do but in

03:12the meantime take care and have a great weekend.

03:16Thanks for watching!