ABOUT SOUTH RIBBLE LIVE 2026 LONGTON
Thank you for supporting our weekend of live music and entertainment.
We’ve got 130 performances across 17 venues in Longton on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June.
The much-loved event, organised jointly by South Ribble Borough Council and the Creative Network, will feature performances from 7pm (Friday) and 5pm (Saturday) in each venue lasting 45 minutes with a 15-minute changeover in between sets. People will be able to come and go as they like in any of the venues.
Wristbands will be required for entry to the event, which cost £6, and get you into every venue, on both nights. Under 12s go free and do not need a wristband – there are certain venues, due to their licensing conditions, that children won’t be allowed into.
This information will be included at the top of each venue page.
Bringing the highest-quality events to South Ribble
We know South Ribble is a vibrant and exciting place, jam packed full of incredible night-time venues and creative artists ready to take the borough by storm! Our South Ribble Live events showcase the very best of South Ribble and allows our night-time economy to keep on thriving. It’s a great weekend out for our residents, but our venues, people and entertainment acts also draw in many visitors from further afield which gives us a great boost in our local economy that benefits everyone!
Enjoy the show!
There are a wide variety of acts, ranging from rock and soul bands to guitarists, ska groups, indie, pop, dance groups and singers. All the information for venue locations, performance details, including timings can be found in this programme. Any last-minute changes can be found on the website at discoversouthribble.co.uk/live
A TASTE OF LEYLAND
Saturday 19 September
Leyland Town Centre, 11am to 5pm
THE CREATIVE NETWORK
We are really looking forward to this year’s South Ribble Live, which we are confident will be a fantastic success!
The Creative Network* and South Ribble Borough Council have worked together to deliver this festival since 2013, and we are proud of what we’ve achieved. Last year was a fantastic success with over 5,000 people attending the festival.
The Creative Network is a grass-roots, non-profit, community group that is committed to developing the local creative arts scene by:
1 Creating fantastic memories of live entertainment
2 Encouraging local venues to see live entertainment as part of their business model
3 Bringing hundreds and hundreds of creative people together because... we believe that when you bring creative people together... great things happen!
To continue growing this vision, we need your support. Subscribe to our free newsletter by emailing info@thecreativenetwork.org.uk You’ll then receive our email containing all kinds of creative arts-related events and information for our area.
Thank you for your support, Nigel Stewart.
*Supported by Lancashire County Council
BLACK BULL (THE)
119 Liverpool Road
Longton
Preston PR4 5AA
No U18’s after 8pm. Including outdoor areas
FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
7pm Double Hipness
Acoustic Contemporary Covers/Duo
8pm Not Dead Yet
Laid back Jazz & Blues Influenced Covers of Our Favourite Rock and R&B Songs/Band
9pm Restless Angels
Rock, Blues & Prog Pop Covers/Band
10pm Stage Concern
Rock, Soul & R&B Covers/Band
*All acts subject to change
5pm Finley Henry Contemporary Covers/Solo
6pm Jagpie
Retro Rock ‘n’ Pop & Country Rock Covers/Band
7pm The Elderly Brothers Rock & Pop Covers/Band
8pm Quandary
Rock, Pop, Blues & Soul Covers/Band
BOOTHS
Longton
Liverpool Road
Preston PR4 5NB
7pm Ryan Francis
8pm
5pm PQA
Indie Acoustic Britpop/Solo
Too Old To Be Told
60s-Based Blues, Country, Rock & Folk Covers/Troupe
9pm Taylor Goode
Acoustic Indie & Pop Covers/Solo 10pm No Act
*All acts subject to change
Musical Theatre/Troupe
6pm
Burnt Ashes + Oliver Mercer
Rock Covers/Band + Acoustic
7pm
Isabelle Crawley
Rock Covers & Originals/Solo
Musical Theatre Covers/Solo
8pm Bandicoot
Rock & Pop Covers with a Comedy Twist/Band
GOLDEN BALL (THE)
150 Liverpool Road
Longton
Preston PR4 5AU
No U18’s after 9pm. U18’s must be accompanied by an adult before 9pm FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
7pm Shade Rock Covers & Originals/Band
8pm Sneetch
Classic & Modern Punk & Punked-Up Rock Classics/Band 9pm Kindred Acoustic Rock & Pop Covers/Duo 10pm Milhouse Indie-Rock Originals/Band
*All acts subject to change
5pm Roger’s Codgers 20th Century Acoustic Covers/Trio 6pm Andy Kinder Acoustic Rock, Blues, Pop, Country & Jazz Covers/Duo 7pm David Sings... Back to the 80’s 80s Pop Covers/Solo 8pm Reelin’N’Rockin 60s, 70s, 80s + Rock & Roll/Band
HOPTON’S TAP HOUSE & COCKTAILS
4a Chapel Lane
Longton
Preston PR4 5EB
7pm
5pm
Konnie Teresa Music
Pop, Indie, 90s, Musical Theatre & Classical Covers/Solo
8pm
Peter Gildernew
Acoustic Indie Rock Covers & Originals/Solo
9pm Chique Pop Covers/Duo
10pm Bee Smith Country Covers/Solo
*All acts subject to change
No U18’s after 9pm. U18’s must be accompanied by an adult before 9pm
Chris Daly Mixed Rock, Punk & Ballads/ Solo 6pm
Michelle Daneliuk Pop & Rock Covers/Solo 7pm Phil Ashforth
Indie, Rock & Pop Covers & Originals/Solo
8pm FAB
Harmony-led Acoustic Covers from Across the Decades/Band
LEMON TREE (THE)
136 Liverpool Road
Longton
Preston PR4 5AU
U18’s must be accompanied by an adult
FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
7pm Amber Moore
Acoustic Rock & Pop/Solo
8pm
John & Becky
Pop, Country & Soul Covers/Duo
9pm
George Geirnaert
Indie & Pop Covers/Solo
10pm
Ben Percival
Pop, Jazz & Country Covers/Solo
5pm
Joe & Luke
Acoustic Rock & Indie/Duo
6pm
John Clayton
Acoustic Rock & Pop Covers/Solo
7pm
*All acts subject to change
Adam Tarrant
Pop, Rock & Indie Covers from 80s to Present/Solo
8pm
DustiN
Acoustic Covers with Cuban Percussion/Duo
LONGTON LIBRARY (THE)
Liverpool Old Road
Longton
Preston PR4 5HA
7pm
Owd Tom’s Yard
Traditional Folk from Lancashire/Trio
8pm
The Woodplumpton
Ukulele Players
Modern Pop Covers/Troupe
9pm
John Reed
5pm
Rob Clarke
Folk, Folk Rock & Progressive Folk Originals/Solo
10pm Junk
Pop & Rock Covers & Originals/ Duo
*All acts subject to change
FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
Singer Songwriter, Acoustic, Chanson, Blues & Beat Poetry Originals & Covers/Solo
6pm Sunday
Folk Covers & Originals/Duo
7pm
Peter Gildernew
Acoustic Indie Rock Covers & Originals/Solo
8pm
Glyn Shipman
Singer-Songwriter/Solo
LOUNGE (THE)
2B Franklands
Longton
Preston PR4 5PD
FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
7pm Ryan Clifton
Acoustic Covers/Solo
8pm Plato’s Locker
Indie Rock Originals/Band
9pm Thomas Corrigan
Acoustic Indie Folk Originals/Solo
10pm Morgan Watson
Acoustic Pop Covers/Solo
5pm Nick Medway Covers of Great Country, Rock & Pop/Solo
6pm Rachel Heap Pop Ballads/Solo
7pm Joanne Wright Ballads/Solo
*All acts subject to change
8pm Natasha Jane Ballads, Soul & Motown Covers/Solo
ORCHID CAFÉ (THE)
139 Liverpool Road
Longton
Preston PR4 5AB
7pm
Retro Martin
60’s & 70’s Covers/Solo
8pm
Andy Kinder
Acoustic Rock, Blues, Pop, Country & Jazz Covers/Duo
9pm
Claire Rachel
Laidback Pop Covers/Solo
10pm
Adam Tarrant
Pop, Rock & Indie Covers from 80s to Present/Solo
*All acts subject to change
U18’s must be accompanied by an adult
FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
5pm Rainy City Classic & Contemporary Blues/ Trio
6pm
Ryan Clifton
Acoustic Covers/Solo
7pm
Victoria
Country, Folk & Easy Listening Covers/Solo
8pm
Colt Murphy Jnr
Acoustic Modern Country Covers/Solo
RAM’S HEAD (THE)
67 Liverpool Road Longton
Preston PR4 5HA
FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
7pm Chique Pop Covers/Duo
8pm Colt Murphy Jnr
Acoustic Modern Country Covers/Solo
9pm Tim Moss
Rock, Pop & Folk Covers & Originals/Solo 10pm The Al-Chemists
Melodic Pop Originals/Band
*All acts subject to change
5pm Drop Zone
Rock & Pop Covers/Band 6pm
ARCEU5
7pm Super Troupers
Rock Covers & Originals/Band
Abba Covers/Trio 8pm The Yard Dogs
Soul, Rock & Blues Covers/Band
RED LION (THE)
138 Liverpool Road
Longton
Preston PR4 5AU
7pm Manuka Twins
Pop-Rock Covers & Originals/Duo
8pm
Bingo Bay
Alt-Rock Originals/Band
9pm Konnie Teresa Music
No U18’s after 8pm. U18’s must be accompanied by an adult before 8pm
FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
5pm Mighty Quinn Folk, Soul, Blues Covers/Duo
6pm Three State Pop Punk Covers/Band
10pm On Edge
*All acts subject to change
Pop, Indie, 90s, Musical Theatre & Classical Covers/Solo
7pm John & Becky Pop, Country & Soul Covers/Duo
High Energy 70s Rock Covers from Late 60s to Early 80s/Band
8pm The Harry Mason Project Rock & Blues Originals/Band
ROMANO’S RESTAURANT
84 Liverpool Road
Longton
7pm Alice Bentham
70s Soft Rock & Pop Covers/Solo
8pm
Pink Vintage
40s, 50s & 60s Vintage Covers/Duo 9pm Buzz Cadillac & the Lightning Rods Rock, Pop & Jazz Covers/Trio
10pm
Top Marks Rock Covers/Trio
*All acts subject to change
Preston PR4 5NB 5pm Amy, The Lancashire Nightingale Show Tunes & Parodies/Solo 6pm Morgan Watson Acoustic Pop Covers/Solo 7pm Nick Medway Covers of Great Country, Rock & Pop/Solo 8pm Bridge Too Far Americana Covers/Trio
SPAR
Official programme sponsor
58-60 Liverpool Road
Longton
Preston PR4 5PB
7pm
Phoebe Bishop
Modern Pop Covers/Solo
8pm
Victoria Country, Folk & Easy Listening Covers/Solo
9pm
The Long Night
Electronic Rock Originals/Solo
10pm Laid Back Phil & Si Roberts
5pm
Super Troupers
Abba Covers/Trio
6pm
*All acts subject to change
Rock & Pop Covers/Duo
Craig Stanley
7pm
Rob Clarke
Rock, Folk & Country Acoustic Covers/Solo
Singer Songwriter, Acoustic, Chanson, Blues & Beat Poetry Originals & Covers/Solo
8pm
Amber Moore
Acoustic Rock & Pop/Solo
ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
Liverpool Road
Longton
Preston PR4 5AA
FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
7pm
Gathered Voices
A Capella Choral/Choir
8pm
Preston Handbell Ensemble +
Cottam Ukuleles + Good Day
Sunshine Recorder Group
Handbell, Ukuleles & Recorders Perform Songs/Troupe
9pm Isabelle Crawley
Musical Theatre Covers/Solo
10pm
Amy, The Lancashire
Nightingale
Show Tunes & Parodies/Solo
*All acts subject to change
5pm Preston People’s Choir A Capella Pop, Folk & World Songs/Choir
6pm The Chorley Cakes Ceilidh/Ensemble 7pm One Voice Community Choir Gospel/Choir 8pm The Red Rosettes
Ladies A Capella Harmony/ Choir
ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH HALL
Liverpool Road
Longton
Preston PR4 5AA
7pm
South Ribble Concert Band
Musical Theatre & Film Music/ Ensemble
8pm Jazzmatazz
Jazz & Swing/Band 9pm SambAfriq
Percussion Troupe/Ensemble
10pm Niamh Horne
Acoustic Rock, Pop & Indie Covers/Solo
*All acts subject to change
FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
5pm Preston Concert Band
Big Band, Jazz, Film & TV Scores/Ensemble
6pm
The Purple Pythons + Lilly Rock Covers/Band + Acoustic Pop Covers/Solo
7pm Worldwise Samba Drummers
Percussion Troupe/Ensemble
8pm Eirian Grilli & Harry Bullock Songs from the Musicals/Duo
Chapel Lane
Longton
ST. OSWALDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Preston PR4 5EB 5pm No Act 6pm No Act 7pm No Act 8pm No Act
U18’s must be accompanied by an adult FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
7pm
St. Oswald’s School
Choir & Guitar Group
Pop Covers/Troupe
8pm
Eirian Grilli & Harry Bullock
Songs from the Musicals/Duo
9pm Lilly
Acoustic Pop Covers/Solo
10pm Charlie Faulkner
Acoustic Rock & Pop Covers/Solo
*All acts subject to change
VM SPORTS CLUB
FRI 26 june SAT 27
7pm Christine Sayman Motown & Soul Covers/Solo
8pm Craig Stanley
Rock, Folk & Country Acoustic Covers/Solo
9pm David Sings....Back to the 80’s 80s Pop Covers/Solo
10pm Blowjangles
Ska, Reggae & Pop Covers/ Band
*All acts subject to change
U18’s must be accompanied by an adult
Longton Victory Memorial Recreation Ground (off Victory Lane) School lane Longton Preston PR4 5DL 5pm DogBoneDean Blues Originals & Covers/Solo 6pm Caroline 95 Indie Rock Covers & Originals/Band 7pm Roxianna Blue Rock, Pop, Country & Blues Originals/Solo 8pm Bison Rock Covers & Originals/ Band
WI HALL
19 School Lane
Longton
Preston PR4 5YA
7pm Nick Medway
Covers of Great Country, Rock & Pop/Solo
8pm Cunliffe
Ethereal Alternative Pop Originals & Covers/Solo
9pm Duo Guitarissimo
Classical Guitar Pop & Rock Instrumentals/Duo
10pm No Act
5pm The Woodplumpton Ukulele Players Modern Pop Covers/Troupe
6pm Glyn Shipman Singer-Songwriter/Solo
7pm Buzz Cadillac & the Lightning Rods Rock, Pop & Jazz Covers/Trio 8pm Peter James Golden Oldies
*All acts subject to change FRI 26 june SAT 27 june
Golden Oldies/Solo
