Upcoming events.
Jay’s Open Mic MixrUPt Mixtape Jam with Aziz Ibrahim
🎤Jay’s Open Mic MixrUPt Mixtape Jam with Aziz Ibrahim🎤
Preston Jazz fest
The iconic Open Mic night returns – and it’s bringing serious energy with it.
Hosted by DJ Johnny Jay and the legendary Aziz Ibrahim (ex-Stone Roses / Simply Red), this is a night that celebrates musical freedom, collaboration, and cultural expression. Bring your instrument, your voice, your words, your beats – whatever you make music with – and get involved.
Expect an anything-goes mixtape jam of sounds, styles, and spontaneous magic. 🎶🔥
Performers AND listeners welcome – come through and support Preston’s most unpredictable and inspiring night of music.
No sign-up, no gatekeeping – just turn up and plug in.
Aziz Ibrahim is a renowned Manchester-born guitarist and composer, celebrated for his innovative fusion of rock, blues, and South Asian musical influences. With a career spanning over three decades, he has collaborated with iconic artists such as The Stone Roses, Simply Red, Ian Brown, Paul Weller, and Steven Wilson.
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📅 Tuesday, 2nd June
🚪 Doors Open at 7:30PM
📍 The Ferret, Preston
🎟 FREE ENTRY
Billy Bibby (founding member of Catfish and the Bottlemen) - The Balcony Tour
The Ferret is very excited to announce we'll be hosting Billy Bibby - founder member of Catfish and the Bottlemen - for an acoustic tour of 'The Balcony' where he'll be playing the album in its entirety, including a few bonus tracks for good measure!
The Ferret presents:
BILLY BIBBY
Founding member of
Catfish and the Bottlemen.
THE BALCONY TOUR
Friday 5th June
The Ferret, Preston
TICKETS ON SALE MON 24TH NOV at 7PM.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Billy Bibby - The Balcony Tour tickets from Skiddle .
Billy Bibby was the founding member and lead guitarist of Catfish and the Bottlemen and he was instrumental in writing and releasing their debut album, 'The Balcony,' which charted Top 10 and was certified 2x platinum in the UK, selling over 1 million copies worldwide.
Since then, Billy has fronted other bands, HAIG and Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles, touring extensively across the UK and building a significant following. For this unique tour, Billy will solely focus on and celebrate his contribution to 'The Balcony' album, something he has never done before!
Billy Bibby will be performing the first Catfish album in its purest form with a stripped-back acoustic set featuring all the tracks recorded on it. The Balcony Tour will be full of nostalgia, powerful delivery and include short anecdotes about the times spent writing and recording it with the band. This is a must-see for Catfish fans!
From Billy - "I'm so excited to be playing these songs again! After 11 years, this album has become somewhat of a cult indie rock classic, and I'm so proud that I was a part of that which reached so many people's ears around the world!
SPECIAL thanks to every one of you who also bought it! This is a thank you to you guys and a closure for myself to be able to go and gig these tracks again and have some fun singing them with you all helping sing them back!
Let's tear some roofs off with our lungs!"
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The Ferret presents:
BILLY BIBBY
Founding member of Catfish and the Bottlemen.
THE BALCONY TOUR
Friday 5th June
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/41607237
All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
BCUC & guests - Preston Jazz Festival - Official After Party
Preston Jazz & Improvisation Festival presents:
THE OFFICIAL FESTIVAL AFTER PARTY
with special guests
BCUC
(Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness // Soweto, South Africa)
Saturday 6th June, doors 5pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
FREE TICKETS (booking in advance is advised).
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The official after party for Preston Jazz Festival. An evening of dancing & good times, with world class live music from Soweto, South Africa - the incredible BCUC aka Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness. This is the full-on festival finale! Amazing DJs & live music til late!
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Demand for this FREE concert will be high and tickets are limited.
FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE...
Please only pick up tickets if you wish to attend. Should your plans change - please return your tickets via Skiddle & they will be passed on to waiting fans. Visit skiddle.com/orders to cancel your order.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: BCUC & guests - Preston Jazz Festival - Official After Party tickets from Skiddle .
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BCUC: Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness - Indigenous funk, hiphop consciousness and punk rock energy from Soweto, South Africa.
"Loved their set, it was one of my highlights of a great weekend" - Nick Dewey, Glastonbury Festival
"Without a doubt the best live act I saw"- Gilles Peterson
"Guaranteed to touch untapped corners of your soul" - Okayafrica
"The most impressive newcomers this year" - The Guardian
From humble beginnings, rehearsing in a shipping container a stone's throw from the church where Desmond Tutu organised the escape of the most wanted anti-Apartheid activists of Soweto, BCUC have grown to become one of the world's most celebrated bands, playing the biggest stages at some of the most important festivals in the world: Glastonbury West Holts, Roskilde, Afropunk Brooklyn, Worldwide, Womad, Boomtown, Colours of Ostrava & many more.
Like its elders, Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness sees its music as a hedonistic trance, but also as a weapon of political and spiritual liberation. 2023 even saw them win the prestigious Womex Artist Award, an accolade usually reserved for much older artists, in recognition of their fearless work ethic and prodigiously transformational live shows.
The seven-piece band has been mesmerising audiences both locally and globally with its indigenous funk and high-energy performances that have fast made it one of South Africa's most successful musical exports. Artistic heirs to Philip "Malombo" Tabane and Batsumi, they give contemporary voice to the ancestral traditions of indigenous peoples. Jazz sounds of 1970s and '80s productions replaced by hip-hop influences and punk-rock energy, taking the listener on an intriguing epic journey, sharing their controversial yet interesting views on modern Africa. They tackle the harsh realities of the voiceless, especially the plight of the uneducated workers at the bottom of the social food chain.
BCUC taps into the elusiveness of the spirit world of ancestors by which they are inspired. The Africa portrayed by BCUC is not poor, but rich in tradition, rituals and beliefs.
"We bring fun and emo-indigenous Afro psychedelic fire from the hood," says vocalist Kgomotso Mokone.
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+ GUESTS TBA
Full DJ lineup from 5pm til late - TBA.
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FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM Skiddle: skiddle.com/e/42457502
Please only pick up tickets if you wish to attend. Should your plans change - please return your tickets via Skiddle & they will be passed on to waiting fans. Visit skiddle.com/orders to cancel your order.
Made possible thanks to public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
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All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
THE FERRET OPEN MIC With Jamie Brewer
🎤Open Mic Night at The Ferret🎤
Slight change of date this month…
Tuesday 9th June
with host: Jamie Brewer!
📅 Tuesday, 9th June 2026
🚪 Doors Open at 7 PM
📍 The Ferret, Preston
🎟 FREE ENTRY
Join us as we welcome local bands and musicians to The Ferret stage to showcase fresh new material and hidden gems. Expect an exciting mix of emerging talent and seasoned performers, alongside our wonderful host Jamie Brewer!
🕖 Open Mic Slots from 7PM
All performers are welcome - Arrive early to secure your spot! Bring your acoustic or electric guitars, backing tracks, keyboards, or whatever you need to show us what you’ve got.
🎶 Basic Backline Provided
We’ve got a drumkit, bass amp, and guitar amp ready for you. Drummers, please bring your breakables. For specific requirements, just get in touch beforehand.
💡 First-Come, First-Served Slots
Make sure to arrive early to grab your moment in the spotlight!
Don’t miss this chance to be part of another amazing year of live music at The Ferret!
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📅 Tuesday, 9th June 2026
🚪 Doors Open at 7 PM
📍 The Ferret, Preston
🎟 FREE ENTRY
Ed Fringe Previews - The Chubby Northerner / Henning Nilsen
DOUBLE BILL:
SPOKEN WORD
The Chubby Northerner: Condoms & Cucumbers
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (7.30pm)
The Ferret, Preston PR12XQ
Duration: 60mins
Condoms & Cucumbers is a bold, witty, and disarmingly honest solo show that unpacks the messy, often contradictory rules of masculinity and asks what it really means ‘to be a man’
Blending spoken word, theatre, comedy, and audience interaction, it invites you to help rewrite the rules of “being a man.” From locker rooms to leotards, sex ed to Brits abroad, it unpacks the pressures and stereotypes that shape male identity. Funny, honest, and thought-provoking, this is a shared experience that sparks conversation and challenges us to talk more openly.
Instagram: @thechubbynortherner
STAND UP COMEDY
Henning Nilsen: A Letter to My Parents
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (8.45pm)
The Ferret, Preston PR1 2XQ
Duration: 60mins
Viral sensation Henning Nilsen recalls the emotional journey from leaving his Finance job to making his challenging Edinburgh Fringe debut. What makes an accountant from Norway quit his stable job and move to the UK to pursue a career in stand-up comedy? In this brutally candid show, Henning attempts to answer these questions.
Henning is an award-winning stand-up comedian making waves in the UK. He's a viral sensation with over 100 million online views and has in a short time gained a large following through his dry humour videos. He regularly performs at the top comedy clubs in the UK and has toured internationally in the US, Europe and Asia. His first solo show '1 And Done' had sold out shows at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe in 2025.
Strong language/swearing. Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes references to suicide/self harm.
Venue details: The Ferret, Fylde Road, Preston PR1 2XQ
Part of Enjoy The Show’s #Edfringe Preview season in Preston
Double bill tickets £15 from Skiddle
Doll Circus (Germany) + guests
DOLL CIRCUS (Germany)
+ guests TBA
Thurs 11th June
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY
Doors 7pm
Doll Circus is a five-piece whirlwind from the midst of bavaria. Terry Lee, Katharella, Mini Vanilli, Vero Pistolero and Shake, the Snake: Kickin your ass with razorsharp heels, hitting your ears with hot Spice N' Roll, pounding your stomachs with heavy beats.
VERB T (The Four Owls) + guests - THE FERRET is 20! UK Hiphop Special
THE FERRET is 20!
"The Ferret is 20!" is a series of special events celebrating 20 years of The Ferret in Preston. Between May & August, we'll be presenting a series of shows featuring some of our favourite artists from around the world - as well as grassroots artists from the across the North West & around the UK.
AND, thanks to public funding by Arts Council England, this series of shows will all be FREE ENTRY &/or very low-cost. Our aim is to encourage more people to experience world-class live music in the intimate setting of The Ferret.
We'll be asking you to tell a friend, invite someone who has never been to The Ferret, invite someone who loves live music but hasn't been to a gig in yonks, maybe invite someone who doesn't even realise what's right on their doorstep.
The Ferret is 20! UK HIP-HOP SPECIAL
VERB T
The Four Owls // High Focus Records
HALF DECENT
Oxford-based rapper & producer
DJ MARK SKI
DJ & producer // FFSYTHO? live DJ
+ guests TBA
Local grassroots artists are encouraged to apply for support slots. See below.
Fri 12th June 2026
7pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
FIRST 50 TICKETS ARE COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE!
Then just £5 per ticket (while stocks last).
Claim your free tickets here:
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: The Ferret is 20! ft VERB T + Half Decent + DJ Mark Ski + more tickets from Skiddle .
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Claim your free tickets at skiddle.com/e/42447131
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Check out the amazing lineup:
>>> VERB T
Verb T is one of the most prolific hip hop artists in the UK and a member of supergroup The Four Owls, he has worked with most of the biggest names in UK hip hop including Jehst, Sway, Harry Love and many more. Verbs is an artist with a unique style and lyrical outlook embracing classic 90's U.S hip hop as well as experimenting with new styles with his own production. Noted influences include artists such as Slick Rick, Al Green, De La Soul, and Jimi Hendrix. Verb T's music has covered topics of social awareness, paranoia, drug addiction and self improvement.
A cornerstone of UK underground hip hop, Verb T is known for his razor-sharp storytelling, dark humour and unmistakable laid-back flow. Emerging from London's late-90s open mic scene, he built a cult following through acclaimed solo releases, collaborations with producer Harry Love, and landmark projects on Low Life Records and High Focus Records.
A founding member of The Four Owls alongside Fliptrix, Leaf Dog and BVA, Verb T has toured extensively across the UK, Europe and the US, sharing stages and records with names including Sway, Jehst, DJ Premier, Kool G Rap and R.A. The Rugged Man.
With a catalogue spanning underground classics like Bring It Back To Basics, Morning Process and the Foggy trilogy with Illinformed, Verb T remains one of UK rap's most respected and consistent voices, still pushing forward with recent releases including The Tower Where The Phantom Lives and 2025's To Love A Phantom with Vic Grimes.
>>> HALF DECENT
Half Decent is an Oxford-London based rapper and producer turning heads in the UK and beyond. Half Decent puts relatable and thought-provoking lyrics at the forefront of his eclectic sound. He's a keen observational lyricist, who blurs the lines between genres, making him a truly unique artist.
>>> DJ MARK SKI
DJ Mark Ski is a Northampton hip-hop DJ, turntablist and producer widely regarded as the "Godfather of the Northampton Hip-Hop scene". Known for his razor-sharp cuts and heavyweight live sets, he's shared stages with some of the genre's biggest names and currently serves as live DJ for FFSYTHO, bringing raw energy and classic hip-hop craftsmanship to every performance.
>>> PLUS GUESTS TBA
Local grassroots artists are encouraged to apply for support slots. Please listen to the acts on the bill and put yourselves forward for relevant shows only. Applications can be made via our Apply To Play form which you can find here.
The Ferret is 20! UK HIP-HOP SPECIAL
VERB T
HALF DECENT
DJ MARK SKI
+ guests tba
Fri 12th June 2026
7pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
Claim your free tickets at skiddle.com/e/42447131
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
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All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Sugarstone
Sugarstone make their long-awaited return to the stage, with a huge homecoming show at The Ferret in Preston.
Empire Events Presents:
SUGARSTONE
+ special guests
Saturday, 13th June
The Ferret, Preston
TICKETS: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Sugarstone-at-The-Ferret/42308139/
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Sugarstone are BACK.
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Empire Events Presents:
SUGARSTONE
+ special guests
Saturday, 13th June
The Ferret, Preston
TICKETS: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Sugarstone-at-The-Ferret/42308139/
All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Preston DJ Social
Preston DJ Social
Sunday 14th June
3–7PM
The Ferret, Preston
We’re nearly in the middle of the year and we’ve only had one “normal” social. The next one is at @theferretpreston 3PM - 7PM on Sunday the 14th of June. Were keeping it simple, play some tunes and hang out. If the weather's good, we might be outside in the sunshine. Looking forward to seeing everyone in a chilled-out, laid-back setting.
Open deck sign-up is on the day, newcomers and friends welcome. Sets are 15 minutes (were more of a social than an open deck), play what you love and what makes you happy. We use AlphaTheta 3000Xs so please update your Rekordbox (6.8.2 or higher) and sync your librarys.
The Ferret doesn’t serve food but they let us order in from local takeaways, please support them and get your drinks from the bar. Free Sunday parking near by. Were 15 minutes from the train station, 20 minutes from the bus station.
See you there!
THE ZAWOSE QUEENS (Tanzania) + guests // THE FERRET is 20!
THE FERRET is 20!
"The Ferret is 20!" is a series of special events celebrating 20 years of The Ferret in Preston. Between May & August, we'll be presenting a series of shows featuring some of our favourite artists from around the world - as well as grassroots artists from the across the North West & around the UK.
AND, thanks to public funding by Arts Council England, this series of shows will all be FREE ENTRY &/or very low-cost. Our aim is to encourage more people to experience world-class live music in the intimate setting of The Ferret.
We'll be asking you to tell a friend, invite someone who has never been to The Ferret, invite someone who loves live music but hasn't been to a gig in yonks, maybe invite someone who doesn't even realise what's right on their doorstep.
The Ferret is 20: We welcome back one of our favourite acts of 2025, the incredible Zawose Queens! Soaring chizeze fiddle, buzzing illimba thumb piano, ngoma drums that chatter & thunder - a blend of the organic, harmonic & modern-day electronic...
THE ZAWOSE QUEENS
Tanzania // Real World Records
+ guests TBA
Local grassroots artists are encouraged to apply for support slots. See below.
Thurs 18th June 2026
7pm - 10:30pm
The Ferret, Preston
FIRST 50 TICKETS ARE COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE!
Then just £5 per ticket (while stocks last).
Claim your free tickets here:
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: THE ZAWOSE QUEENS (Tanzania) + more tba // The Ferret is 20! tickets from Skiddle .
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Claim your free tickets at skiddle.com/e/42448161
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
>>> THE ZAWOSE QUEENS
The Zawose Queens are Leah and Pendo Zawose of the Tanzanian Wagogo people, whose joyous otherworldly vocals and polyphonic rhythms deftly blend the acoustic, electronic, traditional and modern.
There is spirit and fire in the music of The Zawose Queens. There's the vibrations of the ancestors, coming through on traditional instruments - soaring chizeze fiddle, buzzing illimba thumb piano, ngoma drums that chatter and thunder - and voices that go deep, high and out there. There's the connection to nature, to ceremony and ritual, in their dance-inspired fusion, their blend of the organic, harmonic and modern-day electronic. There are lyrics that tell, in their native kigogo, of the passion for music, the wonders of life. Of pride in environment, in tradition. In their East African roots.
Pendo and Leah Zawose showcase the fluid polyrhythms and rapturous polyphonic singing of the Gogo (aka Wagogo) people of the arid, hilly Dodoma region of central Tanzania. The most famous exponent of this musical tradition is the late, great Dr Hukwe Zawose (Pendo's father and Leah's grandfather).
Maisha, the debut album by The Zawose Queens (on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records), marks the first time that women from this famous musical family take their place as lead vocalists and performers. Emboldened by workshops in songwriting and music production with visiting UK-based producers Oli Barton-Wood (Jordan Rakei, Obongjayar, Nilufer Yanya) and Tom Excell (Nubiyan Twist, Onipa), The Zawose Queens began writing their first ever songs. The resulting collection of songs range from the stripped back and traditional-sounding to those treated with subtle electronic elements, with beats and drops and found sounds and switch-ups.
>>> PLUS GUESTS TBA
Local grassroots artists are encouraged to apply for support slots. Please listen to the acts on the bill and put yourselves forward for relevant shows only. Applications can be made via our Apply To Play form which you can find here.
The Ferret is 20!
THE ZAWOSE QUEENS
+ guests tba
Thurs 18th June 2026
7pm - 10:30pm
The Ferret, Preston
Claim your free tickets at skiddle.com/e/42448161
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
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All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Acid Reign
Thrash Legends Acid Reign are coming back to The Ferret Preston!
Acid Reign
Saturday 20th June 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7PM
Tickets: http://skiddle.com/e/41998898
Born out of the steel-and-sarcasm heartland of Harrogate, Yorkshire, Acid Reign have spent four decades proving that British thrash metal has a pulse, and a wicked sense of humour.
Formed in 1985 by vocalist Howard "H" Smith, drummer Mark Ramsey Wharton, bassist Ian Gangwer, and guitarist Gary "Gaz" Jennings, the band quickly carved out a reputation as one of the most exciting and irreverent acts on the UK metal circuit. Blending high-speed riffs with satirical, socially conscious lyrics, they brought something distinctly British to a genre largely dominated by American acts.
The band went on to share stages with thrash royalty including Nuclear Assault, Exodus, Flotsam and Jetsam, Dark Angel, and Candlemass, building a devoted fanbase through relentless touring across the UK and Europe.
Their debut album The Fear arrived in 1989, followed by Obnoxious in 1990. Though the shifting tides of the early '90s metal landscape eventually took their toll, Acid Reign played their final show at the iconic London Marquee Club in 1991, bowing out with their heads held high and their mosh pits still raging.
The story didn't end there. In 2015, frontman H rebooted the band with an all-new lineup, declaring it not a reformation but a reboot, with everyone in the band having Acid Reign in their DNA. Since their return, the band has toured extensively across the UK and Europe, earning a fearsome live reputation built on high energy, mass stage diving, and violent pits. Their comeback included a headline slot at Bloodstock that has since become the stuff of legend.
In September 2019, they released The Age of Entitlement via Dissonance Productions, their first full-length album in 29 years, to widespread critical and fan acclaim. Produced by Jayce Lewis, it proved Acid Reign hadn't mellowed with age; if anything, they'd gotten angrier, sharper, and more vital.
Now, with their fourth studio album Daze of the Week set for release on the 15th May 2026, the reign is far from over.
Ed Fringe Previews - Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin: Good News! It's Been Destroyed
SPOKEN WORD and COMEDY
Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin: Good News! It's Been Destroyed
Weds June 24, 2026 (8pm)
Duration: 60mins
Award-winning comedian and poet Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin turns his eye towards the state of the nation, everything changing too quickly and the rumours that his dad's a dog – he's not a dog, stop saying he is.
Join the co-founder and host of cult nights Everything Is F*cked and Poetry and Comedy for Palestine, as he tries to make sense of the world around him, and life as he knows it, being destroyed. Is it for the best? Only time will tell! But probably not.
Praise for previous work:
★★★★★ ‘Riveting, hilarious...addictive’ EdFringe Review
★★★★★ ‘At the top of his game’ Bunbury Magazine
★★★★ ‘His unique style sets him apart’ North-West End
★★★★ ‘A star’ Broadway Baby
‘Star of the future’ The Sunday Times
Winner - Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Show
Winner - G&B Comedy New Act Competition
Winner - Manchester Word War Slam
Finalist - Hammer and Tongue National Slam
Nominee - Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Performer
Instagram: @broccantyzack
Venue details: The Ferret, Fylde Road, Preston PR1 2XQ
Part of Enjoy The Show’s #Edfringe Preview season in Preston
Tickets £8 from Skiddle
PET NEEDS // Everywhere At Once x THE FERRET is 20!
THE FERRET is 20!
"The Ferret is 20!" is a series of special events celebrating 20 years of The Ferret in Preston. Between May & August, we'll be presenting a series of shows featuring some of our favourite artists from around the world - as well as grassroots artists from the across the North West & around the UK.
AND, thanks to public funding by Arts Council England, this series of shows will all be FREE ENTRY &/or very low-cost. Our aim is to encourage more people to experience world-class live music in the intimate setting of The Ferret.
We'll be asking you to tell a friend, invite someone who has never been to The Ferret, invite someone who loves live music but hasn't been to a gig in yonks, maybe invite someone who doesn't even realise what's right on their doorstep.
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AND! This edition of The Ferret is 20! joins forces with Everywhere At Once Festival (powered by National Lottery) - The UK's biggest music festival on your doorstep! 1200+ gigs. 500+ venues.1 weekend.
Everywhere At Once x The Ferret is 20!
Another belter show as we welcome back Ferret Friends™ - PET NEEDS - explosive, relentless & showstopping!
PET NEEDS
Essex // High Energy Punk Rock
+ guests TBA
Local grassroots artists are encouraged to apply for support slots. See below.
Fri 26th June 2026
7pm - 11pm
The Ferret, Preston
FIRST 50 TICKETS ARE COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE!
Then just £5 per ticket (while stocks last).
Claim your free tickets here:
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Everywhere At Once vs The Ferret is 20! ft PET NEEDS + guests tickets from Skiddle .
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Claim your free tickets at skiddle.com/e/42455606
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
>>> PET NEEDS
Founded with humble bedroom-band beginnings by brothers Johnny and George Mariott and now joined by Jules (drums) and Ryan (bass) - PET NEEDS' career has been sky-rocketing ever since the release of their acclaimed debut 'Fractured Party Music' back in 2021. From getting signed, to SOLD OUT shows, rave reviews, to rabid fans, and embarking on extensive global tours with the likes of Frank Turner, The Lottery Winners, Flogging Molly; demand for these four lads from Essex has been on a trajectory with the stratosphere. Having attracted attention with their relentless live shows and powerful studio releases, PET NEEDS have attracted praise from the likes of Backseat Mafia, The Rodeo, Times Radio, NARC Magazine and more with the latter dubbing the showstopping Frank Turner-produced album 'Primetime Entertainment' as a record of "joyous experimentation".
>>> PLUS GUESTS TBA
Local grassroots artists are encouraged to apply for support slots. Please listen to the acts on the bill and put yourselves forward for relevant shows only. Applications can be made via our Apply To Play form which you can find here.
Everywhere At Once Festival x The Ferret is 20!
PET NEEDS
+ guests tba
Fri 26th June 2026
7pm - 11pm
The Ferret, Preston
Claim your free tickets at skiddle.com/e/42455606
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
#theferretis20 #tfi20
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All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: The Lathums
Everywhere At Once is a nationwide grassroots music festival taking place from June 26–28, 2026, spearheaded by the Music Venue Trust (MVT) and The National Lottery.
It will feature over 1,200 gigs across 500+ UK grassroots venues, acting as a "festival on your doorstep" during Glastonbury's 2026 fallow year, aiming to support local venues.
Everywhere At Once powered by The National Lottery presents:
The Lathums
Sunday 28th June 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7PM
TICKETS: https://www.universe.com/events/everywhere-at-once-the-lathums-tickets-5C9Z20
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The Lathums are an English indie rock band from Wigan, Greater Manchester, formed in 2018 when vocalist/guitarist Alex Moore, guitarist Scott Concepcion and drummer Ryan Durrans were placed together at The Music Project college; bassist Matty Murphy joined later.
Their sound blends jangly guitar pop with energetic rock and thoughtful lyrics. Signed to Island Records soon after forming, their debut album How Beautiful Life Can Be (2021) went straight to No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, followed by From Nothing To A Little Bit More (2023) and Matter Does Not Define (2025).
The band have built a devoted fanbase with sold‑out tours and radio hits, earning them a strong place in the UK indie scene.
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All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Ed Fringe Previews - Tom Little in His Comfort Zone
STAND UP COMEDY
Tom Little in His Comfort Zone
Wednesday, July 08, 2026 (7.30pm)
The Ferret, Preston PR1 2XQ
Duration: 60mins
Reviews:
‘A properly talented comic. Unique is an appallingly overused word. But you know it when you see it. I see it in Tom Little’ ★★★★ The Scotsman
‘Inventive, unexpected and often very silly... with material as strong as he has, he surely can't remain a hidden treasure for long’ ★★★★ Chortle
‘His elevation to TV panel show favourite is surely only a matter of time' ★★★★ The Wee Review
‘Catch him on his way to stardom’ i Newspaper
‘The real deal... Could end up in movies' (Spectator).
‘Gut-wrenchingly funny’ FringeReview
'An unashamed crowd-pleaser’ BeyondTheJoke
‘Hilarious’ The Mirror
@thisistomlittle
Venue details: The Ferret, Fylde Road, Preston PR1 2XQ
Part of Enjoy The Show’s #Edfringe Preview season in Preston
Tickets £8 from Skiddle
CROCODILES + guests // The Ferret is 20!
THE FERRET is 20!
"The Ferret is 20!" is a series of special events celebrating 20 years of The Ferret in Preston. Between May & August, we'll be presenting a series of shows featuring some of our favourite artists from around the world - as well as grassroots artists from the across the North West & around the UK.
AND, thanks to public funding by Arts Council England, this series of shows will all be FREE ENTRY &/or very low-cost. Our aim is to encourage more people to experience world-class live music in the intimate setting of The Ferret.
We'll be asking you to tell a friend, invite someone who has never been to The Ferret, invite someone who loves live music but hasn't been to a gig in yonks, maybe invite someone who doesn't even realise what's right on their doorstep.
CROCODILES
USA // Psychedelic Noise-Pop + Lo-Fi Garage Punk
+ guests TBA
Local grassroots artists are encouraged to apply for support slots. See below.
Tues 14th July 2026
7pm - 10:30pm
The Ferret, Preston
FIRST 50 TICKETS ARE COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE!
Then just £5 per ticket (while stocks last).
Claim your free tickets here:
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: The Ferret is 20! // CROCODILES + guests tba tickets from Skiddle .
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
>>> CROCODILES
Nearly 20 years ago, two teenage punks met at an antifascist gathering in their hometown of San Diego. A quick bond was formed over politics, poetry andmusicand the two very quickly became inseparable. Many projects followed, ranging from abrasive punk bands to harmonious '60s-indebted pop groups.
For the last 18 years, Charles Rowell and Brandon Welchez have been creating together under the name Crocodiles. Forever shape-shifting, the band have been celebrated and been maligned, but they have never been boring. And they have been nearly impossible to pin down. Are they psych-punk? Noise-pop? Art-gaze? They are all of this and none of this and more than this. Put simply, Crocodiles are one of the great rock 'n' roll bands of their generation. After nearly two decades, nine albums (including their latest dark-hearted salvo Greetings From Hell), and hundreds of shows around the globe the duo show no signs of letting up.
>>> PLUS GUESTS TBA
Local grassroots artists are encouraged to apply for support slots. Please listen to the acts on the bill and put yourselves forward for relevant shows only. Applications can be made via our Apply To Play form which you can find here.
The Ferret is 20!
CROCODILES
+ guests tba
Tues 14th July 2026
7pm - 10:30pm
The Ferret, Preston
Claim your free tickets at skiddle.com/e/42460239
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
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All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
bis
Disco/Punk legends bis move into their fourth decade of a rollercoaster existence, from Kandy Pop to Eurodisco to The Powerpuff Girls & beyond... Just don't let the music stop!
The Ferret presents:
bis
+ guests tbc
Fri 31st July
The Ferret, Preston
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To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: bis at The Ferret tickets from Skiddle .
bis >>>
Somehow, 2024 saw the 30th anniversary of the birth of Glasgow's Disco/Punk legends bis, and now they move into their fourth decade of a rollercoaster existence.
A whirlwind first 18 months saw bis go from playing to a handful of curious future fans in Glasgow basements to peak-time TV stardom on Top of the Pops and filling huge tents at festivals across Europe all while still teenagers. While the UK media was in equal parts enamoured and horrified by the unorthodox musical DNA of the band, their knack for a nagging melody, unrelenting energy and wide-eyed politics saw them hit big in Japan, nearly breakthrough in America where they had label support from the Beastie Boys and touring with a diverse range of acts reflecting the disparate range of influences the band had - Foo Fighters, The Cardigans, Bikini Kill and Pavement to name but a few.
Whilst perhaps best known for early Riot-Grrrl influenced hit 'Kandy Pop' or the later slick Techno-Pop of 'Eurodisco', the band are also known worldwide as creators of the original theme to 'The Powerpuff Girls' cartoon.
After 3 albums and countless singles, the band temporarily called it a day in 2003, frustrated by record label struggles. They would reunite occasionally (an Islington Academy sellout in 2007 and a triumphant Primavera in 2012 amongst others) but returned with renewed vigour in 2019 with the 'Slight Disconnects' album and again in 2022 with the Rave-influenced 'Systems Music For Home Defence'.
As part of the 30 year anniversary celebrations, the band performed a stand-out sell-out show at Glasgow's iconic St Luke's which gathered fans from around the globe as well as respect from contemporaries like Mogwai and Franz Ferdinand. With their reputation as a must-see live band gathering pace even now, upcoming bis shows in 2026 will provide a real treat for hardcore fans and newcomers alike.
Kandy Pop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xYZfDRX4CU
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The Ferret presents:
bis
+ guests tbc
Fri 31st July
The Ferret, Preston
TICKETS: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42257588
All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Ruts DC
What do you know about Ruts DC? What do you want to know about Ruts DC? It’s nearly fifty years since the two sevens clashed. In a little over fifty more years, they will clash again.
Back then the Ruts were hot wiring barbed wire guitar, passionate poetry and rhythm weaponry together somewhere in a London that probably does not exist anymore. Splicing heat haze dub thinking to the energy flash of punk, close to the big bang of late twentieth century culture. Open to ideas. Committed to ideals.
In 2025 Ruts DC have moved forward- taking these ideals and updating them to embrace the current cultural mindset. Drums and Bass building the defence wall. Guitar and whatever else lobbed in stun/attack mode. That is Ruts DC. That is all you really need to know.
“Ruts and Ruts DC songs move with a precise muscularity and carry lyrics of eloquent and graceful rage. No two-chord thrash with shouting over the top.”
“Some band’s sound punk. Some look punk. Some even look and sound punk. And some, simply, are punk. The Ruts were early challengers to the misunderstood notion that punk was a somewhat luddite dogma wherein complexity, creative exploration and musical prowess were considered a shameful affectation.’
Go back. Listen to everything. From the very beginning of The Ruts in 1977 to now, with the latest Ruts DC album ‘Counterculture?, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2016’s incendiary ‘Music Must Destroy’ album, both released via their own Sosumi Recordings.
People Unite.
Never Surrender.
www.rutsdc.com
Ruts DC
Thu 20th Aug 2026
The Ferret, Preston
£22.50 tickets
https://www.skiddle.com/e/42251671
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground-floor venue and facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Glastonferret 2026
GLASTONFERRET 2026
The Original Indoor Turfed Festival returns!
ft. A MASSIVE LIVE MUSIC LINEUP TBA…
THURS 27th - SUN 30th August 2026.
The Ferret | Preston.
EARLYBIRD 4-DAY WEEKEND TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
The legendary Glastonferret is back for 2026! Our annual 4-day festival of live music, real turf & hay bales, and proper good times. With festival decor, food vendors, craft & vintage stalls, beer garden DJ Sessions, late-night after parties, and of course a 4-day line-up of incredible live music, as per.
Full 4-day Weekend Tickets give you entry to the full shebang: from Thursday 27th August all the way through to Sunday 30th August. These super-tickets always fly out, so if you're a hardcore 4-dayer, don't wait to buy!
Events run from Thursday night until Sunday night (Bank Holiday).
Let’s go turfin’!
Tickets:
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Glastonferret 2026 tickets from Skiddle .
The GLASTONFERRET 2026 LINEUP:
From special guest headliners to local legends, outdoor DJ sessions to massive live shows - Glastonferret 2026 promises to be an absolute belter.
--- OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 27th August 2026 (from 4pm) ---
LINEUP TBA
--- Friday 28th August 2026 (from 2pm) ---
LINEUP TBA
--- Saturday 29th August 2026 (from 12pm) ---
LINEUP TBA
--- Sunday 30th August 2026 (from 12pm) ---
LINEUP TBA
Glastonferret isn't just about the bands on the main stage (although they’re all top notch) - these lot are here for your listening & dancing & feasting & shopping pleasure…
DJ SESSIONS:
From a Sunday night closing party with special guest DJs through to laidback afternoon beats & pieces we’ve got all sorts of selectors joining us for all-day DJ sessions out in our extended beer garden, as well as late night after parties once the bands have finished...
THURSDAY:
DJ LINE UP TBA
FRIDAY:
DJ LINE UP TBA
SATURDAY:
DJ LINE UP TBA
SUNDAY:
DJ LINE UP TBA
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FESTIVAL FOOD:
FOOD VENDORS TBA
CRAFTS & CLOTHING STALLS:
Adding a bit of colour to Glastonferret, local creatives will be showing their wares at our Glastonferret market stalls.
OFFICIAL MERCH STALL:
Official Limited-Edition Glastonferret T-shirts + band merch.
OTHER STALLS TBA
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2026 TICKET PRICES:
4 Day Weekend Tickets:
£55 Earlybird Discount Price
- access to the full event from Thursday 27th through to Sunday 30th August.
Single Day Tickets:
Thursday: TBC
Friday: TBC
Saturday: TBC
Sunday: TBC
All advance ticket prices are subject to Skiddle booking fees.
Any remaining tickets will be on sale on the door, but your cheapest option is to buy in advance, which also guarantees you entry in the case of a SELL OUT.
Tickets available from:
www.skiddle.com/festivals/glastonferret
theferret.live/listings/glastonferret2026
GLASTONFERRET 2026 - The Original Indoor Turfed Festival
THURS 27th - SUN 30th August 2026
Venue: The Ferret, 55 Fylde Rd, Preston, PR1 2XQ
All ages welcome - under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Full price tickets must be purchased for all attendees (only babes in arms are the exception). Please note: expect loud music throughout the venue - both inside & outside.
OPENING TIMES:
Thurs 27th Aug: 4pm - 1am
Fri 28th Aug: 2pm - 2am
Sat 29th Aug: 12pm - 3am
Sun 30th Aug: 12pm - 3am
Erotic Secrets of Pompeii + Peer Pleasure + Zvilnik
The Ferret presents:
Erotic Secrets of Pompeii + Peer Pleasure + Zvilnik
Thursday, 17th September
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
Tickets £12 adv
“Album of the week, album of the year, and quite possibly album of the decade” – Louder Than War
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Erotic Secrets of Pompeii + Peer Pleasure + Zvilnik tickets from Skiddle .
Erotic Secrets of Pompeii play wild, weird apocalyptic lounge music - a twisted amalgamation of angular art rock and transgressive post-punk, transmitted directly from the heart of the forbidden zone. ESOP's music is populated by grotesque imagery and vivid symbolism, drawing from artists across different mediums, such as Terry Gilliam, Salvador Dali, Leonora Carrington, Francis Bacon, William Blake, Robert Anton Wilson and Leigh Bowery.
The band released their debut album, Mondo Maleficum, to wide acclaim in January 2024, followed by their latest album Pitchfork Libra in October 2025 which they are currently touring across the UK and Europe. ESOP's music has received airplay from BBC Radio 6, Radio X & BBC Introducing, and the band have played major festivals such as Boomtown, The Great Escape, Shambala & Bearded Theory, along with supporting Heavy Lungs & Electric Six.
“Album of the week, album of the year, and quite possibly album of the decade” – Louder Than War
Peer Pleasure are one big dysfunctional family, founded as a lockdown project and existing as a groupchat long before a band.
Featuring a collective of members from the south east of Ireland the band mixes elements of Noise, Blues, Garage and Punk music with an unhealthy Cynicism, Absurdist humour, Parish hall level resent and a healthy dose of Bare Knuckle call outs and other video nasties.
ZVILNIK have been around longer than they should have but display evolutionary tenacity by changing form every time they are supposed to die. Currently a two headed beast of strings and beats.
Makers of sci-fi-surf-cabaret-alt-rock. Zvilnik are superconductors of eccentricity, abusers of electricity, wheeler-dealers of the wonderful and weird. It's music for the end times, hysterically firing a water pistol at an incoming asteroid.
Erotic Secrets of Pompeii + Peer Pleasure + Zvilnik
The Ferret, Preston
Thursday, 17th September
Tickets: £12
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground-floor venue and facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
NIC CAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - NEW DATE!
nic cage against the machine
NEW DATE: Fri 16th Oct 2026
The Ferret, Preston
TICKETS: skiddle.com/e/42082165
‼️ Please note: this is a rescheduled event.
All tickets for the April 2026 date will remain valid for this new date in October. You don’t need to do anything.
If you can't make it to the new date, please look out for an email from Skiddle for your refund options.
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When a band is this much fun, we had to invite them back immediately. If you missed out last time, here’s your chance.
This band is as much ridiculous fun as it sounds. To summarise, it's a Rage Against the Machine tribute band, fronted by a Nicolas Cage tribute, with movie-specific props & costumes.
Yes!
That's all you need to know.
All tickets for the April 2026 date will remain valid for this new date in October. You don’t need to do anything.
If you can't make it to the new date, please look out for an email from Skiddle for your refund options.
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The Ferret presents:
NIC CAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
FRI 16TH OCT 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/42082165
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground floor venue & facilities.
Dog friendly venue.
Aziz Ibrahim 'Lahore To Longsight' Tour
Aziz Ibrahim 'Lahore To Longsight' FULL BAND UK TOUR!
Aziz Ibrahim 'Lahore To Longsight' Tour
Saturday 7th November
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets: £15
www.skiddle.com/e/42364649
Aziz Ibrahim is a Manchester-born guitarist and composer whose career cuts through some of the most iconic names in British music. From his early days with Simply Red to stepping into the shoes of John Squire in The Stone Roses, Aziz has built a reputation as a fearless and versatile musician.
A sought-after collaborator, he has worked with Ian Brown, Paul Weller, Asia, Steve Hogarth of Marillion, and Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, contributing to acclaimed recordings and electrifying live performances.
Now, 25 years after it was first recorded, his long-lost debut album Lahore to Longsight finally sees the light of day. Featuring an all-star lineup including members of The Smiths, The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, the album stands as a powerful statement of Aziz’s artistry as both a guitarist and frontman.
Released as a limited-edition double vinyl for Record Store Day 2026 and backed by a full band UK tour, 2026 marks the long-overdue arrival of one of Manchester’s most compelling musical voices.
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Aziz Ibrahim 'Lahore To Longsight' album tour
Full Band UK Tour
Saturday 7th November
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets: £15
www.skiddle.com/e/42364649
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground-floor venue and facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
MC DEVVO
Alreet youns! Lend us 20p!
MC DEVVO, the Donny Soldier, is BACK for his 20th Anniversary / Retirement Retirement Tour.
MC DEVVO
Friday 13th Nov at The Ferret, Preston.
Tickets: £15 adv. On sale now.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: MC Devvo tickets from Skiddle .
DEVVO:
I am Darren Devonshire. Devvo for short.
MC DEVVO for when I'm rapping and shit.
I dun loads of stuff for TV and internet and that.
I like getting mashed out me mind and jail cells.
I had all the awards and then melted them down for chains and that.
Devvo as owt.
"MC Devvo was a precursor to the UK comedy rap market. Before Big Shaq, Roll Safe, Kurupt FM and all manner of YouTube and Instagram comedians, MC Devvo was satirising British life using music and comedy in a way that felt new. Maybe that's why he's had, in viral internet fame terms, an insanely long-lasting career." - VICE
Torridon + guests
Folk Rock from the Highlands of Scotland.
Folk Rock from the Highlands of Scotland. Torridon has cemented its reputation as one of Scotland’s most electric and high-impact folk-rock acts. Known for their thunderous, sold-out live performances, the six-piece band fuses the epic scale of rock and pop with the soaring power of Highland Bagpipes and traditional instrumentation.
Their anthemic sound is regularly compared to greats like Runrig and Big Country. Expect an explosive, hugely energetic show featuring fan favourites like the million-streaming hit “Highland Girl” and raw, emotive tracks from their latest album, Polaroid. This is heartfelt, modern Scottish storytelling backed by a truly immense, festival-ready sound.
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TORRIDON
+ guests
The Ferret, Preston
Saturday, 14th November
Tickets £12.50
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground-floor venue and facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Bad Wax Audio - BWA006
BWA006 - JUNGLE BIZZ
BAD WAX AUDIO x DIGITAL
Saturday, 30th May 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 9PM-3AM
Ticket link: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42303031
Back for 2026 with the iconic Function Records label owner and true legend of the D'n'B and Jungle community. The records this guy has released, and we have played through the rig many times, are endless, and it will be a pleasure to hear him on the system himself!
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DIGITAL
[Function Records / 31 Records / Metalheadz / V / Dispatch]
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[90-minute set]
Stephen Carr stands as a singular force in the music world, channelling his passion for sound system culture and his vast speaker collection into a style all his own. His unmistakable sound has left an indelible mark on drum and bass and jungle, inspiring a new wave of artists.
His influence echoes through every era of drum and bass. From crafting legendary soundtracks for the iconic Blue Note Sunday Sessions to pioneering the halftime style now embraced by many, he has released on the scene’s most pivotal labels. His dub-soaked productions have graced imprints like 31 Records, Certificate 18, Metalheadz, V, Reinforced, Dispatch, and countless others. Digital’s unmistakable sonic fingerprint pulses at the heart of the movement.
With more than 140 productions to his credit, his impact on drum and bass is impossible to overlook. Game-changing tracks like "Spacefunk," "Gateman," "Deadline," "Waterhouse Dub," and the electrifying "Phantom Force" with the late Spirit have redefined the genre. Digital’s raw, rolling, roots-driven sound remains a go-to weapon for selectors worldwide.
Digital’s ever-expanding Function Records label thrives year after year, hosting events and unleashing releases from himself and a roster of kindred talents like Outrage, DJ Crystl, Kiljoy, Charla Green, Tim Clay, Mad Vibes, Seba, and Olski.
Digital has always carved his own path, relentlessly shaping and reshaping his sound. His music tells the story of his journey, echoing his roots and steadfast devotion to the dance. Crafted for massive sound systems and unforgettable nights where bass shakes the floor, his beats defy fleeting trends. Nearly three decades in, Digital stands tall as one of jungle’s most revered pioneers.
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More to be announced.........
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BAD WAX AUDIO X DIGITAL
Saturday 30th May 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Doors Open: 21:00 PM - 3:00AM Close
Tickets: Available through Skiddle £4 / £6 / £8 / MOTD.
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Ticket link: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42303031
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Sound reinforcement by {BAD WAX AUDIO}
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Preston Sup & Mooch
Join us for the ultimate challenge with a purpose – the Preston Sup & Mooch, 15 Miles, 15 Pubs Charity Walk in support of Lancashire Mind!
This unique event is perfect for anyone who wants to make a difference while enjoying the beautiful scenery and pub culture of Lancashire.
📍 Where: Preston, Lancashire
📅 When: Saturday 30 May 2026
💵 Price: WALK ONLY: £15 per person, WALK AND PARTY: £19 per person, PARTY ONLY: £7 per person
⭕ Pin Badges: £4.50 per badge on TicketTailor (due to fees) or available on the day for £4.00 if there are any left! All sales will be for collection on the day.
We will announce the exact route details closer to the event date to ensure the best possible experience for all participants. Stay tuned for updates and get ready for an unforgettable day!
@Prestonsupnmooch
James Walsh (Starsailor) & Ben Ottewell (Gomez) w/ Granfalloon & Michael Brindley
The Ferret presents:
JAMES WALSH
(Starsailor)
&
BEN OTTEWELL
(Gomez)
+ Granfalloon & Michael Brindley
Friday 29th May 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
Tickets £25 advance
Tickets:
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: James Walsh (Starsailor) & Ben Ottewell (Gomez) tickets from Skiddle .
Experience an unforgettable night as two of the best voices of the past 30 years return to The Ferret for a special double bill, after their triumphant 2025 show. James Walsh of Starsailor and Ben Ottewell of Gomez will share the stage for a powerful evening of live music.
James Walsh - Starsailor frontman and solo artist - first found success as the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist with multi-platinum indie-rock band Starsailor. While known for iconic hits like Good Souls and Alcoholic, James has also carved out a powerful solo career, releasing acclaimed albums including Turning Point (2014), Tiger on the Bridge (2019), and Small Illusions (2021).
James has a prolific back catalogue, and his latest EP ‘Renewal’ offers the trademarks of James’ all-encompassing signature sound - beautifully-crafted songs, tender balladry, gorgeous melodies and candid lyricism which transports the listener into another dimension thanks to his captivating and endearing delivery.
Whether performing solo or with a band, James Walsh brings raw emotion and timeless songs to life with powerful, intimate live shows. From Starsailor hits to heartfelt solo tracks—every performance is unforgettable.
www.instagram.com/jameswalshmusic
Ben Ottewell is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist best known as a founding member of the critically acclaimed British band Gomez. Ottewell’s distinctive baritone voice and blues-inspired guitar work became central to Gomez’s unique sound.
Gomez formed in the late 1990s, quickly gaining attention for their eclectic style, which blended blues, rock, folk, and indie influences. Gomez’s 1998 debut album, Bring It On, was a breakout success, winning the prestigious Mercury Prize and propelling the band to international recognition.
Throughout Gomez's career, Ottewell's soulful voice and introspective lyrics resonated with fans, earning him a dedicated following. His solo career saw him exploring a more stripped-down acoustic sound, showcasing his raw talent and emotive storytelling. Ben is well known for his unmistakable voice and talent for blistering and inspired guitar solos.
And as GQ Magazine once wrote and anyone listening can attest, "[his] voice is not of this world.”
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The Ferret presents:
JAMES WALSH (Starsailor)
&
BEN OTTEWELL (Gomez)
+ Granfalloon & Michael Brindley
Friday 29th May 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
Tickets £25 advance
Ticket link: skiddle.com/e/42161456
All ages welcome. Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Electronic Music Open Mic
THE FERRET electronic music OPEN MIC
Tuesday, 27th May ‘26
The Ferret | Preston
Doors 7PM
FREE ENTRY!
Preston's Electronic Music Open Mic (EMOM) returns to The Ferret this Tuesday, 27th May.
Slots are up to 20 minutes. Some pre-booked slots have gone but we do have a few left - so email emompreston@gmail.com to grab one. Additional walk-in slots will be available on the night. First come first served.
This is an open stage night for electronic and experimental musicians, aimed at giving local artists a supportive space in which to play live and experiment. Open to all forms of electronic/experimental music including: ambient, chiptune, drone, drum & bass, dub, electronica, electropop, experimental hip-hop, field recordings, glitch, house, industrial, looping, noise, soundscape, synthwave, techno, trance & more!
Get out of your home studio or bedroom, and come out to a fun, supportive night with other enthusiastic tech heads, dabblers and music fans. You don’t need to be an established artist with a full repertoire. This is for anyone who wants to try their hand at playing live in a safe, motivating environment.
Computers, digital boxes, DJ controllers, drum machines, gadgets, groove boxes, keyboard synths, loop stations, modular synths, phone apps, samplers, sequencers… and everything in between. All welcome!
Come out and meet other music makers, producers and creative types from all walks of music making. There should be plenty of time to talk gear, production techniques and a whole range of inspiring ideas.
The event will run from roughly 7pm-11.00pm with wiggle room depending on interest.
Slots are up to 20 minutes. Some pre-booked slots have gone but we do have a few left - so email emompreston@gmail.com to grab one. Additional walk-in slots will be available on the night. First come first served.
Take to The Ferret stage with full live-music PA & sound engineer. We will have a table for you to setup on, and another one to the side, for the next performer to prep their gear. In order for the event to run smoothly, we ask that you prepare a mono or stereo mix of your setup before handing your outputs over to us; we will not be able to mix your outputs for you in the given time. Vocal mics & mic stands available.
Sorry - no acoustic guitars – unless they are being used to generate soundscapes or some other style of music in keeping with the night (e.g. through pedals, FX units etc.)
Additionally, feel free to bring a USB stick containing visuals you'd like to be projected during your set.
Entrance is FREE for both performers and spectators, so gather your friends and fellow electronic music enthusiasts to join us for an incredible night of creativity and musical exploration!
The Ferret, Preston
Tuesday, 27th May
7pm - 11pm
Free Entry
All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground floor venue & facilities.
Dog friendly venue.
Slots are up to 20 minutes. Some pre-booked slots have gone but we do have a few left - so email emompreston@gmail.com to grab one. Additional walk-in slots will be available on the night. First come first served.
Free Entry Stand Up comedy - Make The Ferret Mad Again!
“Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤
Who's a big baby? I think we all know the answer to that question. You know you've become completely ubiquitous when someone makes a general statement and we all think of the same person. So, go on... who were you thinking of? That's right... my uncle Steve. What a baby. So let's do a comedy night!
Make the Ferret Mad Again is a whole mess of a cheesecake and come in three lovely flavours, the most popular being a new act comedy night at the sweetmeat of Preston, The Ferret, with a lineup to make you go, "Cheese is a type of meat!" This month we have another amazing line-up that looks something like this!
Fil Milton MC
Andrew Lancaster
Hella Frei
Amir Bux
Amy Nic
Mark Devine
Katie Slater
Will Smith
...and a secret surprise guest!
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MTFMA: A monthly comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.
Curated by Fil Milton and featuring guest hosts each month, Make The Ferret Mad Again will land at The Ferret every 3rd Tuesday of each month - except this month, which is the 4th Tuesday.
These hilarious nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm). Everyone who has been to a MTFMA night says it's dead good, so you can't argue with advertising like that!
Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again!
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Tuesday 26th May 2025
Free entry
7pm Doors / 7:30pm Start Time (and I might actually stick to that for a change)
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month (but not this month)
THE FERRET is 20! Launch Weekender ft Man of Moon, The DSM IV, Loose Articles, Zookraught, The Empty Page & much more!
THE FERRET is 20!
This year marks The Ferret's 20th Birthday! Throughout the year, we'll be bringing back some of our favourite artists from across 20 years of incredible live music, as well as introducing you to some incredible brand-new acts (as per).
And now, we’re very excited to announce a new project!
“The Ferret is 20!” is a series of special events celebrating 20 years of The Ferret in Preston. Between May & August, we’ll be presenting a series of shows featuring some of our favourite artists from around the world - as well as grassroots artists from the across the North West & around the UK.
AND, thanks to public funding by Arts Council England, this series of shows will all be FREE ENTRY &/or very low-cost. Our aim is to encourage more people to experience world-class live music in the intimate setting of The Ferret.
We’ll be asking you to tell a friend, invite someone who has never been to The Ferret, invite someone who loves live music but hasn’t been to a gig in yonks, maybe invite someone who doesn’t even realise what’s right on their doorstep.
We launch this program with a pair of all-dayers featuring some of our favourite bands…
The Ferret is 20! - Launch Weekender
FREE ENTRY ALL DAYERS
Sat 23rd + Sun 24th May 2026
3pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
Claim your free tickets here:
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: The Ferret is 20! Launch Weekender tickets from Skiddle .
Sat 23rd May:
MAN OF MOON
THE DSM IV
OORYA
THOSE FKKKKNG SNOWFLAKES
TRIANGLECUTS
POCKETKNIFE
HUMMUS
Sun 24th May:
LOOSE ARTICLES
ZOOKRAUGHT (usa)
THE EMPTY PAGE
THE RED STAINS
THE DIRT
MUTT
DREW YOUNG
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Claim your free tickets at skiddle.com/e/42434771
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Check out the amazing lineup:
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MAN OF MOON
Since their beginning Man of Moon have been a standout live act. The Glasgow-based duo possess an extraordinary talent for cross-pollinating genres and styles but their sound is not hybridised, rather they are a synthesis of their influences; a pure sonic distillation of what has come before. You hear the mesmeric drones of Mogwai, the dynamic shifts of Radiohead, the harmonic angularity of Tool, the industrial amalgam of Nine Inch Nails, even hints of Pink Floyd's austere and abstract lyricism. Man of Moon are so much music in one band. And yet they've always sounded uniquely themselves; there is deep intentionality in every song's construction.
THE DSM IV
Formed in Liverpool in 2018 by former Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster frontman Guy McKnight, THE DSM IV crystallise the ultra real and the otherworldly, bringing a focused hyperrealism to the party. Their convention-defying live performances toy with audience expectations and stimulate questions of the narratives being sold to us as news—or entertainment—all to the beat of the drum machinist.
OORYA
- pronounced WHO ARE YA!? is a Queer Electro Punk Folk sonic excavation.
“We are pulsing against the tide of inequality, and the mycelium knows”
Made with a lyrically dancing neurodivergent synaesthetic soul machine; guitar, beats, synth and accompanied by Eon The Emotional Support Dinosaur. They are “incendiary” (BBC Introducing) “Breathtaking & Unforgettable” (Louder Than War) and a must see live! Guest artist on BBC 6Music’s Trunk Of Punk & signed to Society of Losers (Revolutionary Liverpool based record label) on their second gig.
“It is rare to see an artist so unique” (Future Yard)
THOSE FKKKKNG SNOWFLAKES
A vibrant clash of left wing punk, noise rock and jazz tinged math, a band formed as a means to scream out the dread and horror faced in these terrible times of our modern society. From the current mess of the UK political system to the intolerance of, well, everything. From race and gender to such simple items as Greggs releasing a Vegan Sausage Roll, the band are shouting about it backed with a tight unique sound and occasional off kilter humour.
"Deploying 1000 volts through the civility of discourse."
TRIANGLECUTS
Trianglecuts are a post punk electronic duo from Manchester. Recent gigs include supporting Dead Space Chamber Music and Vanishing at Samuel Worth Chapel in Sheffield, ‘Of Thee in the Tree’ at FellFoot Woods, Ulverston and ‘Say Hello Wave Goodbye’ at Aatma, Manchester.
POCKETKNIFE
Pocketknife are a Welsh/Mancunian melodic post-punk duo blending math-rock energy with hook-driven songwriting. Drawing influence from Biffy Clyro, PJ Harvey, Queens of the Stone Age and Dinosaur Jr., the band are known for intense live performances and have previously shared stages with Lightning Bolt, The Joy Formidable and Melt-Banana. After a hiatus, they've recently returned with new music and live shows.
HUMMUS
Lancaster four-piece Hummus blend prog-metal precision with funked-up grooves and leftfield pop hooks, serving up technically sharp original music packed with odd time signatures, soaring guitar work and plenty of personality.
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LOOSE ARTICLES
Recently winning themselves coveted, high profile support slots with the likes of New Order, Foo Fighters, The Lovely Eggs, and Gang of Four, Loose Articles are a punk quartet with plenty to say. Specialising in discordant, hypnotic repetition, tales of nights out, and radical politics, their music speaks to all those determined to get through the age of austerity with tongue in cheek and two feet firmly on the dancefloor.
Plying repetition (repetition, repetition…) with ragged edges and a sardonic, sarcastic drawl delivered with fierce, in your face, punk-fueled attitude, both feminine & threatening, Loose Articles are here to make a point.
Already heavily championed by Steve Lamacq at BBC 6 Music (where they’ve also seen strong support from Chris Hawkins, Tom Robinson and Amy Lamé) the band have also picked up love from John Kennedy at Radio X, appearing on the Evening Playlist, and have appeared on Spotify’s The Punk List & championed by NME as one of The NME 100 list.
ZOOKRAUGHT (Seattle, USA)
3 piece dance-punk from Seattle - “Vida Violet is the captivating full length debut album of Seattle Dance-Punk trio Zookraught. From the opening squalls of Key and Lock, to the dizzying pace and frenetic energy of Chew Tobacco, Spit, and even a chaotic visit to the Waterparks of America (and Other Places, Too), Zookraught has adeptly transcribed the magic of their live shows that has developed for them a cult-like following in the Seattle punk scene. To the listener willing to let go and Get Zooked, Vida Violet is the album of the year.” - Jocelyn Crafts on Zookraught’s album VIDA VIOLET, out now!
THE EMPTY PAGE
Born in a humdrum town, Manchester alt-punkers The Empty Page started life in a freezing cold rehearsal space in a former cotton mill. Their anxious, energetic songs address heavy subjects like victim blaming, toxic anti-ageing rhetoric, and the end of the (f***ing) world but also bed rot, disco nostalgia, and house cats.
Fiercely independent, the band has released two LPs on its own DIY label. Unfolding, recorded with Gggarth Richardson (L7/Biffy Clyro/RATM) in Vancouver Canada, and Imploding produced by Morton Kong (Orielles/Everything Everything) in Stockport.
Between albums, a trio of 7-inch singles were released on bedroom label Punk Fox, and more recently, another trio, recorded with Matt Peel (Eagulls, Dream Wife, Bodega) at Nave Studios, a former church in Leeds. These catapulted the band beyond their cult status, with recent single A Feminine Ending shared by rock legends Courtney Love of the band Hole and Shirley Manson from Garbage.
THE RED STAINS
Cooking up a plastic fantastic disco-punk sound from a collage of musical influences, Manchester four-piece The Red Stains embrace the kitsch and the tacky as a power to disrupt the male-dominated music industry. Their sharp and sarcastic lyrics hold a mirror up to domestic everyday life: consumerism, mental illness, public transport, discount supermarkets and being queer.
Forming the Red Stains’ distinctive ready-meal-punk sound are four ingredients: Natalie Lauren’s fiery and powerful vocals hang over a backdrop of Sterling Kelly’s gritty, throbbing bass, Robyn Elliott’s drum beats that demand your attention and newly added into the mix; Liss Connelly’s cosmic synthesisers that shapeshift like shimmering stardust on nuclear alert to create the familiar ‘Red Stains’ chaos. Turn your microwaves up, turn the volume up, turn the hoover on and get ready to dance your socks off.
THE DIRT
The Dirt are a transglobal collaboration between Japanese musician Sachiko and partner Jack (aka Leon the pig Farmer), a spoken word artist living in Manchester UK. they combine Psych shoe gaze guitars, electronic rhythms and abrasive spoken verse to full genre bending effect.
MUTT
A selection of janky riffs and melodic bass lines, seamlessly blending atmosphere and groove with a political message! Preston-based band MUTT make motivated music for motivated people. No love songs here!
DREW YOUNG
Music enthusiast.
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The Ferret is 20! - Launch Weekend
FREE ENTRY ALL DAYERS
Sat 23rd + Sun 24th May 2026
3pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
Claim your free tickets at theferret.live/tfi20
Sat 23rd May:
MAN OF MOON
THE DSM IV
OORYA
THOSE FKKKKNG SNOWFLAKES
TRIANGLECUTS
POCKETKNIFE
HUMMUS
Sun 24th May:
LOOSE ARTICLES
ZOOKRAUGHT (usa)
THE EMPTY PAGE
THE RED STAINS
THE DIRT
MUTT
DREW YOUNG
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All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Corella + Adult Leisure
Rock band Corella return like a bolt from the blue, offering a brand new ferocity and sense of purpose on their thunderous second album.
The Ferret presents:
CORELLA
+ Adult Leisure
Friday 22nd May 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
Tickets £20 + bf
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
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CORELLA
Rock band Corella return like a bolt from the blue, offering a brand new ferocity and sense of purpose on their thunderous second album.
“A Beautiful World to Lose” sees the four-piece take their formative influences – from Bloc Party to Foals – and hone them until they're razor-sharp, while working in the unique ingredients that give them their own, instantly recognisable sound. This is a record that buzzes with the energy the band are renowned for at their live shows, like lightning in a bottle, taking their songwriting and musicianship to new heights.
THE FERRET is 20! Bonnie Trash + Two Tonne Machete + Tay Temple
THE FERRET is 20!
This year marks The Ferret's 20th Birthday! Throughout the year, we'll be bringing back some of our favourite artists from across 20 years of incredible live music, as well as introducing you to some incredible brand-new acts (as per).
And now, we’re very excited to announce a new project!
“The Ferret is 20!” is a series of special events celebrating 20 years of The Ferret in Preston. Between May & August, we’ll be presenting a series of shows featuring some of our favourite artists from around the world - as well as grassroots artists from the across the North West & around the UK.
AND, thanks to public funding by Arts Council England, this series of shows will all be FREE ENTRY &/or very low-cost. Our aim is to encourage more people to experience world-class live music in the intimate setting of The Ferret.
We’ll be asking you to tell a friend, invite someone who has never been to The Ferret, invite someone who loves live music but hasn’t been to a gig in yonks, maybe invite someone who doesn’t even realise what’s right on their doorstep.
The Ferret is 20! - Show #1
BONNIE TRASH
Ontario - Canada - Post-Punk + Goth Rock
TWO TONNE MACHETE
NW + North Wales - DIY Feminist Punk
TAY TEMPLE
Alt Rock with a splash of Punk
Thurs 21st May 2026
7pm - 10:30pm
The Ferret, Preston
Claim your free tickets here:
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: The Ferret is 20! Bonnie Trash + Two Tonne Machete + guests tickets from Skiddle .
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Claim your free tickets at skiddle.com/e/42434771
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Check out the amazing lineup:
>>> BONNIE TRASH
Bonnie Trash is the project of twin sisters Emmalia and Sarafina Bortolon-Vettor, wedding post-punk's steeley-eyed austerity to goth rock's brooding grandeur. Rather than fashioning nightmares into reality, the band paints reality as a nightmare; rife with pain, suffering, and gothic theatre.
Like their forebears Joy Division, Black Sabbath, or John Carpenter, Bonnie Trash understands that everyday atrocities haunt the periphery of our lives. A black cloud looming on the edge of our vision. Curses abound. You can't ward them off. You'd best make an unholy racket.
Where their first full length, Malocchio (2022), shrouded Bonnie Trash's nightmares in dusky dreamlike reverb, Mourning You (2025) is vivid and immediate. Mourning You is less a post-mortem fantasia than a sudden, swift dagger to the heart. This is sorrow not as a lingering bruise, but a gushing wound.
Bonnie Trash has performed at renowned festivals across Canada, and has shared the stage with TRAITRS, Chastity, Dilly Dally, Bria Salmena, and The OBGMs. In 2025, they embarked on their first UK and USA tour, and played to a sold-out crowd at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg. They have been featured in Guitar World, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock Magazine, Exclaim!, BrooklynVegan, and The Line of Best Fit.
>>> TWO TONNE MACHETE
TWO TONNE MACHETE are a feminist alt punk band who make authentic, high energy, feel good punk anthems based in North West England and North Wales. Fronted by Emily's powerful vocals and guitars, their sound is bass-driven, melodic and unrelenting-landing somewhere between Mannequin Pussy, IDLES, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Distillers. Fiercely political and unapologetic, their songs tackle misogyny, control, toxic masculinity, sexuality and dissent with full-throttle energy and depth, keeping punk ethos front and centre.
Proudly DIY yet fast gaining momentum, TTM have been featured on BBC Introducing Merseyside and Radio X (John Kennedy), nominated for Radio Wigwam's Best Band, and won Best Band and Best Song at the Punk AF Awards 2025. With standout festival appearances at Focus Wales, Manchester Punk Festival and Rebellion Festival, they're building serious buzz.
>>> TAY TEMPLE
Alt Rock with a splash of Punk, Tay Temple is one of Manchester’s most ferocious acts.
Her music is centred in proudly asserting her queerness, advocating for self-expression and finding power in your own narrative.
Tay’s striking and dynamic live performance captivates audiences with untamed guitars, thrashing drums and soaring vocals that are ultimately a joyous outlet of rage. Citing influences of Dream Wife, Crawlers & Avril Lavigne.
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The Ferret is 20! - Show #1
BONNIE TRASH
TWO TONNE MACHETE
TAY TEMPLE
Thurs 21st May 2026
7pm - 10:30pm
The Ferret, Preston
Claim your free tickets at theferret.live/tfi20 or skiddle.com/e/42438587
Capacity is limited, so grab a FREE TICKET now to guarantee entry. PLEASE only take as many tickets as you need - if you need to return any tickets, please let us know so other Ferret Friends can use them.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
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All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Lancashire Sounds ft British Birds + Hauspoints + Pyramid Eyes
Lancashire Music Association presents:
LANCASHIRE SOUNDS
with special guests
BRITISH BIRDS + HAUSPOINTS + PYRAMID EYES
Tuesday 19th May, Doors 7pm
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY - TICKETS REQUIRED - see below…
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An evening of live music celebrating Lancashire's world class music scene, featuring special guests British Birds, Hauspoints + Pyramid Eyes. This edition of Lancashire Sounds focuses on the music coming out of one of the county's former industrial hubs, Chorley.
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Demand for this FREE concert will be high and tickets are limited.
FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE...
Please only pick up tickets if you wish to attend. Should your plans change - please return your tickets via Skiddle & they will be passed on to waiting fans. Visit skiddle.com/orders to cancel your order.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Lancashire Sounds: British Birds + Hauspoints + Pyramid Eyes tickets from Skiddle .
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British Birds:
Hatched in 2023 via tape loops and cheap nylon stringed guitars, Chorley-based British Birds soar from the depths of psych-tinged melancholy to the heights of disco-doused dystopia and back. From within the precariously soundproofed walls of their inconspicuous makeshift arthouse they meticulously craft their sound; dedicating themselves to the whole craft from recording, producing and releasing their records, to screenprinting their merch.
Thumping drums, grab-you-and-don't-let-you-go basslines, earwormy synth and sweet n shriek harmonies bolster frontman Bobby's cathartic vocals and staunchly stylistic guitar which jangles like Harrison's inner demon. The band have impressed fans around the country and beyond during tour support slots for The Lovely Eggs, Pale Blue Eyes and The Bug Club and their 3 live sessions for BBC 6 Music's Marc Riley.
British Birds were formed in 2023 after the closure of frontman Bobby Mambo's DIY venue Brock n Broll HQ which hosted acts such as Burger Records' Boytoy of New York, Salt Lake City's Max Pain & The Groovies, Castrovalva of Leeds, Manchester-based Fruit Tones, and Hannes Ferm from Stockholm. Bobby proceeded to piece together his new space with screen printing facilities and a recording studio which is largely built around his love of analogue equipment. This place provided the anvil and hammer to British Birds' debut LP In Search of Mr Rykyn, a self-reflective, self-made, self-released record, released in February 2024, full of swirling melody, nostalgic sensibility and unshakable melancholy.
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Hauspoints:
Exploring a distinctly northern viewpoint on modernity, Hauspoints’ songs are like a love letter to popular culture, finding beauty in the mundane minutiae and celebrating the quirkiness of human existence.
Established on a dilapidated industrial estate at the foot of an overgrown hill in darkest Lancashire, their debut album, Eel Feeling, is a beat-heavy rasp that treads an unfurrowed path aside multiple genres without straying too far into the obscure.
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Pyramid Eyes:
Pyramid Eyes combines ambient textures with minimal, glitchy beats to create a dreamlike sound. Everything from cinematic soundscapes to mind-bending polyrhythms.
Influenced by experimental electronic artists like Boards of Canada and Plaid, his use of quiet / loud dynamics have also drawn comparisons to post-rock acts like Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
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FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM Skiddle: skiddle.com/e/42434722
Please only pick up tickets if you wish to attend. Should your plans change - please return your tickets via Skiddle & they will be passed on to waiting fans. Visit skiddle.com/orders to cancel your order.
Made possible thanks to public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
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To become a Lancashire Music Association member today FREE OF CHARGE, go to www.lancashiremusic.org
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All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Your Personal Vendetta + BOI TOI + Cock Batteth
The Ferret presents:
Your Personal Vendetta + BOI TOI + Cock Batteth
Sunday 17th May
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm.
FREE ENTRY.
Your Personal Vendetta:
Welcome to the vendetta. The home of your rage, your sanctuary for a broken heart, your requital for the hurt you have endured.
Described as having a unique mix of dark synth, grunge, rock, and rave culture influences.
Known for their high-energy shows and emotionally charged alt-rock sound, they bring the perfect mix of intensity and heart.
BOI TOI:
Synth and punk-driven 5 piece, playing songs about Guinness and love and the Northern Rail prices.
Cock Batteth:
Blackpool’s Cock-Batteth are a three-piece riot of “Glitz & Glam weird ass Rock ’n’ Roll,” they smash dirty, raw riffs into disco-punk grooves with a sassy strut and zero apologies. Equal parts punk snarl and sleazy dancefloor stomp... like chewing orange gum under a flickering mirrorball.
All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Psyched Up! ft Hawk Owl, Dead Stilettos, BONK, Collectors., Wupie + Febrae
A synth-fuelled, psych rock, shoegaze showcase with more TBA!
Psyched Up!
Saturday 16th May, 2026
Doors 4PM
TICKETS: skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/PSYCHED-UP-at-The-Ferret/42332454/
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PSYCHED UP! returns to The Ferret in Preston for its third year! 🔮
A synth-fuelled, psych rock, shoegaze showcase, with performances from Hawk Owl, Dead Stilettos, BONK, Collectors., Wupie & Febrae.
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Psyched Up!
Saturday 16th May, 2026
Doors 7PM
TICKETS: skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/PSYCHED-UP-at-The-Ferret/42332454/
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground-floor venue and facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Ravine + Flok + Riley Marsh
The Ferret presents:
RAVINE
FLOK
RILEY MARSH
Friday 15th May
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm.
Tickets £4 adv / £5 on the door.
Alternative Rock, Grunge & Indie with brand-new band Ravine, Manchester's rising stars Flok & singer-songwriter Riley Marsh (last seen at The Ferret supporting Tom Hingley).
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Ravine + Flok + Riley Marsh tickets from Skiddle .
RAVINE:
Ravine are a four-piece alternative band built on raw guitars, heavy atmosphere and emotionally charged songwriting. Blending gritty alt-rock with modern grunge energy, their sound channels tension, vulnerability and release through loud, unapologetic live performances.
FLOK:
FLOK is a four piece Alternative Indie Rock band based in Manchester, who specialise in combining catchy, emotional songwriting with new wave sounds, their music aims to make you move, as well as think. They aim to continue the Manchester music tradition, while adding their own experiences to the landscape.
RILEY MARSH:
Riley Marsh is a singer-songwriter based in Derbyshire, he takes influence from Alt Rock, Grunge and Folk. Riley’s live performances are passionate, energetic and raw.
“One of the most exciting and hotly tipped musicians in the UK right now - find out what the hype is about!” - Freshly Squeezed: A New Music Podcast
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42428290
All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
ACOUSTIC THURSDAY.
The Ferret presents:
Acoustic thursday.
Thursday 14th May
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm.
FREE ENTRY.
A laid-back evening of live acoustic music with Jamie Brewer, Michael Brindley, toenails & Kristian Evans.
Join us this Thursday for a relaxed, intimate acoustic evening right here at The Ferret! Doors open from 7PM, and it’s Free Entry, so whether you're winding down after work, or looking for a cosy night out, come pull up a chair and let the music do the talking with some of our fav acoustic acts.
All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
What's That Music About??? Podcast Live Episode at The Ferret
Bringing Together Lancashire's Music Community!
Live Episode of the Preston Based Podcast Hosted by DJ Rambo Rich who champions Local Music Artists.
This is a Live Episode of the "What's That Music About??" Podcast held at the Iconic "The Ferret" In Preston, Lancashire!
Tuesday, 12th May
7pm-10pm
FREE ENTRY!
Bringing Together Lancashire's Music Community
The aim of this event is to unite the lively music scene in Lancashire. We are concentrating on initiatives that showcase local talent and create a platform for emerging music artists from the region. Set in the iconic Preston venue, "The Ferret," this promises to be an evening brimming with music, networking, and a sense of community.
On the line up:
Performing - YELAH & REBEL GIRL - SOUFUL DUO
YELAH & REBEL GIRL, both established solo artists, have joined forces to create a new soulful duo. Together, they fuse jazz influences, rich melodies, and raw, expressive vocals into a distinctive, genre-blending sound.
Talk with DANCE4DEPRESSION
DANCE4DEPRESSION is an event set up to raise awareness of mens mental health. The events themselves are great fun but the message is a serious one. We want to change the status quo on mens mental health right here in our local area. Encourage people to look after each other and not be ashamed to ask for help when they need it.
Performing - Jackson Ward - Singer/Songwriter
Jackson Ward is a country and Americana singer-songwriter based in Chorley, UK, known for his authentic, raw original music and local performances. He frequently plays at venues like Foxtails and Lucky 8s in Chorley, often featuring his original EP material.
Talk with Jason Marx
A House and Disco DJ with 15 years in the dance scene performing across the UK and Europe supporting the likes of MK, James Hype, Craig Charles, Trevor Nelson & more. Jason is an energetic presence behind the decks - with 2026 slots lined up to support Joel Corry and Paul Oakenfold as well as being booked for Creamfields - Expect big grooves and a few twists & turns from this seasoned selector.
Performing - Acoustic FM - Band/Act
Acoustic FM is the dynamic acoustic duo of Fitzsy and Mark, bringing big energy and wonderful vibe wherever they play. Fitzsy, a weekly performer with a powerful voice and sharp humour, commands the stage, while mark's incredible guitar playing turns heads and creates an atmosphere the moment he starts playing.
Together they capture the fun high-energy sprit of Tenacious D, mixing crowd-pleasing covers, great musicianship, and plenty of laughs. with Fitzsy's vocal's and Marks standout guitar work, Acoustic FM are a duo destined to make serious waves on the music scene.
Performing - Imogen Evans - Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
Imogen Evans is a talented singer, songwriter, and guitarist from the North West of England, known for her feature on BBC Introducing. She recently performed at Preston's very own "Chew's Yard" as well as 'The Ferret". You can Listen to her Latest Release called "Break Me (I.C.E)" on Spotify.
Performing - Connor Banks - Singer/Songwriter
Connor Banks is a Young Singer/Songwriter from Preston, Lancashire, UK. With a passion for storytelling through music, Connor has been Captivating audiences with his soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics. His journey in music began at a young age, and he has since built a strong following through his performances across the North West. Connor's dedication to his craft and his ability to connect with listeners have set him apart in the music scene.
The 9075 - Tribute to The 1975
The 9075 - Tribute to The 1975
Saturday, 9th May 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets £17.50
https://www.skiddle.com/e/42260921
The 9075, formed in 2019, are the world's first tribute dedicated to celebrating the music and essence of The 1975. With a 2-hour show, The 9075 brings the spirit of the original band to life, creating unforgettable nights filled with nostalgia and excitement.
Whether you're a die-hard fan or new to the music, The 9075 promises an unforgettable experience that pays homage to one of the most iconic bands of our time.
The 9075 - Tribute to The 1975
Saturday, 9th May 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets £17.50
https://www.skiddle.com/e/42260921
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground-floor venue and facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Fury / King Kraken
A co-headline special. Fury are returning to Preston bringing with them, friends King Kraken!
Fury//King Kraken
Friday 8th May 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7PM
Tickets: https://surl.li/jnawhq
Fury are a Heavy Metal band from the West Midlands, UK. Their love of the old school metal of Iron Maiden and Metallica are clear, but the rich and soulful voice of Julian Jenkins (of Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons) sets the band apart from the rest. Songs with clear purpose and strong visuals will transport you to another time, another reality, or another universe… Fury are known to create passionate and dynamic live shows, able to capture the spirit of music fans all over.
2025 proved to be a monumental year for Wales’s King Kraken. Not only did the band release their second album March of the Gods, but they also played two milestone shows at Stonedead Festival and the Bloodstock Winter Gathering show at KK’s Steel Mill, where they performed alongside legendary bands Venom Inc and Candlemass.
2025 was busy, but these boys are greedy! Hold onto your hats, because 2026 will see further progress made!
THE FERRET OPEN MIC With Jamie Brewer
🎤Open Mic Night at The Ferret🎤
1st Tuesday of EVERY month, with host: Jamie Brewer!
📅 Tuesday, 5th May 2026
🚪 Doors Open at 7 PM
📍 The Ferret, Preston
🎟 FREE ENTRY
Join us as we welcome local bands and musicians to The Ferret stage to showcase fresh new material and hidden gems. Expect an exciting mix of emerging talent and seasoned performers, alongside our wonderful host Jamie Brewer!
🕖 Open Mic Slots from 7PM
All performers are welcome - Arrive early to secure your spot! Bring your acoustic or electric guitars, backing tracks, keyboards, or whatever you need to show us what you’ve got.
🎶 Basic Backline Provided
We’ve got a drumkit, bass amp, and guitar amp ready for you. Drummers, please bring your breakables. For specific requirements, just get in touch beforehand.
💡 First-Come, First-Served Slots
Make sure to arrive early to grab your moment in the spotlight!
Don’t miss this chance to be part of another amazing year of live music at The Ferret!
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📅 Tuesday, 5th May 2026
🚪 Doors Open at 7 PM
📍 The Ferret, Preston
🎟 FREE ENTRY
Crackedankles Weekend 2026 - Evil Blizzard / YAANG / Baboon / TV FACE & many more…
CRACKEDANKLES WEEKEND 2026
The Ferret, Preston.
Saturday 02 May 2025 - Sunday 03 May 2026
Following the resounding success of last year's sold out weekend, Preston's CRACKEDANKLES RECORDS takeover their spiritual home at The Ferret for another weekend showcasing most of their acts, and a few others.
Due to the success of last year, we are now hosting two full days over the bank holiday weekend, Saturday May 2nd and Sunday May 3rd.
Running from 4pm until late, with the bands due to finish by approximately 11.30, followed by what has been billed as 'fun tunes'. Expect Abba and Sabbath.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Crackedankles Weekend 2026 tickets from Skiddle .
The lineup:
SATURDAY:
EVIL BLIZZARD*
BABOON
Thee Alcoholics
Mister Strange
Whinge
Empty Cut
ZD Grafters
dull.
* (Blizzard early doors set)
SUNDAY:
YAANG
TV FACE
Polypores
dead things
Hauspoints
Dead Stilletos
Housework
8-B1tch
Passouts will be allowed throughout the day.
There will be a Crackedankles Records stall stocking all of our new & recent releases, and some long sold out gems - first come, first served!
PLEASE NOTE: As with all festivals, line up is subject to change.
Please check social media for all stage times etc.
ARRIVE EARLY!
TICKETS: skiddle.com/e/41498395
Lythium + Dr Savage + Trenches
LYTHIUM
DR SAVAGE
TRENCHES
Alt | Grunge | Funk
Fri 1st May
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/42276632
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Lythium + Dr Savage + Trenches tickets from Skiddle .
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LYTHIUM:
Hailing from Lancashire, Lythium is a powerhouse rock band driven by four seasoned musicians with a shared mission: to craft bold, original music that stands out.
Drawing inspiration from the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, Nothing But Thieves, and Måneskin, their sound blends gritty, meaty riffs with soaring vocals and infectious melodies.
Kasra – Vocals
Jimi – Guitar
Hazel – Bass
Chris – Drums
"When they drop the hammer and hit the gas pedal they rock as hard as anyone, with impressive effects-driven soloing and powerhouse drumming... adding to the Lythium sound." - Craig Wilkinson, RockFlesh
"Meaty and crunchy guitars... combined with soaring and blazing lead vocals that command instant respect and admiration!" - Oli Gonzalez, Ever-Metal
"Lythium show off inspired songwriting and bold playing, enhanced by thoroughly impressive production values that deliver a wonderfully big and warm sound." - Screaming Riffs
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DR SAVAGE:
Born in the back alleys of Manchester, where the streets flood with groove and rock, Dr Savage came to life as the brain child of Singer songwriter Jeremy Lindemann.
The vision and mission of Dr Savage is to bring back to life the ethos of the 90's funk, Rock'n'roll and Grunge scene, in one very personal recipe, delivering a wild show filled with a colourful devotion to make you shake and dance, then ask for more. Their first single released "That's What I'm gonna Do" embodies the spirit of freedom and adventure displayed in purpose of the band, and so doing, they will embark you on their quest to surpass your own limits and sing their hymns with a blissful delight.
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TRENCHES:
A riff-heavy grunge rock band resonating out of Preston, Lancashire. Formed in 2019, the band brings together four seasoned musicians from the local rock scene: Bourny (drums), Danny (bass & vocals), Jimi (lead vocals & guitar), and Greg (guitar). Blending the raw energy of Nirvana and Foo Fighters with the heaviness of Alice in Chains, Deftones, and Alter Bridge, Trenches delivers a hard-hitting sound that’s both powerful and melodic. Their music channels the spirit of classic grunge and alt-rock, infused with influences from Clutch, Trivium, Machine Head, and Halestorm.
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Fri 1st May
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
Tickets £7.50 advance | £10 on the door | £20 ticket + band t-shirt bundle
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42276632
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Crying Loser (Avant-Garde noise rock from Cork, Ireland) + Chimps of The Future
The Ferret presents:
Crying Loser
(Avant-Garde noise rock from Cork, Ireland)
+ Chimps of The Future
Weds 29th April
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
FREE ENTRY
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Originating from noisy improvisations and chaotic concoctions recorded in a basement in Cork, Ireland. Crying Loser is a raw byproduct of abrasive, frenzied and hypnotic energy, looking to scratch the miserable itch of life at the bottom of the barrel.
A no-wave quartet comprised of Arthur Pawsey (guitar, vocals), Micheál Fitzgerald (bass), Sam Clague (bass clarinet, flute) and Ruairí de Búrca (drums), Crying Loser released their first EP, Oaf Milk in September 2023, with a vinyl release by Swish Swash Records following in 2024. Following two successful tours across France and multiple shows all over Ireland & UK, Crying Loser’s upcoming full length album The Ick, pushes the limits of the groups’s chaotic and feverish compositions.
Flesh Interface is their latest single, accompanied by a nightmarish video directed by Zoe Greenway. Noisy, energetic and left-field, Flesh Interface combines hypnotic rhythms with outbreaks of frenzied madness. With several features on BBC6 Music from Deb Grant, Amy Lamé and Nathan Shepherd, Flesh Interface begins this next chapter for the group, with their debut album dropping in 2026 with Trapped Animal Records’ new imprint, We Go to 11. Aside from signing with Trapped Animal, Crying Loser have recently been signed to Wipe Out Music’s roster by Matt Baty of Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs for publishing & distribution.
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with special guests:
Chimps of The Future
A gang of Lancastrian discordians aiming to bring wonderment into your dreary little lives. Hail Eris! Hail Discordia!
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Crying Loser
+ Chimps of The Future
Weds 29th April
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
FREE ENTRY
Electronic Music Open Mic
THE FERRET electronic music OPEN MIC
Tuesday, 28th April ‘26
The Ferret | Preston
Doors 7PM
FREE ENTRY!
Preston's Electronic Music Open Mic (EMOM) returns to The Ferret this Tuesday, 28th April.
Slots are up to 20 minutes. Some pre-booked slots have gone but we do have a few left - so email emompreston@gmail.com to grab one. Additional walk-in slots will be available on the night. First come first served.
This is an open stage night for electronic and experimental musicians, aimed at giving local artists a supportive space in which to play live and experiment. Open to all forms of electronic/experimental music including: ambient, chiptune, drone, drum & bass, dub, electronica, electropop, experimental hip-hop, field recordings, glitch, house, industrial, looping, noise, soundscape, synthwave, techno, trance & more!
Get out of your home studio or bedroom, and come out to a fun, supportive night with other enthusiastic tech heads, dabblers and music fans. You don’t need to be an established artist with a full repertoire. This is for anyone who wants to try their hand at playing live in a safe, motivating environment.
Computers, digital boxes, DJ controllers, drum machines, gadgets, groove boxes, keyboard synths, loop stations, modular synths, phone apps, samplers, sequencers… and everything in between. All welcome!
Come out and meet other music makers, producers and creative types from all walks of music making. There should be plenty of time to talk gear, production techniques and a whole range of inspiring ideas.
The event will run from roughly 7pm-11.00pm with wiggle room depending on interest.
Slots are up to 20 minutes. Some pre-booked slots have gone but we do have a few left - so email emompreston@gmail.com to grab one. Additional walk-in slots will be available on the night. First come first served.
Take to The Ferret stage with full live-music PA & sound engineer. We will have a table for you to setup on, and another one to the side, for the next performer to prep their gear. In order for the event to run smoothly, we ask that you prepare a mono or stereo mix of your setup before handing your outputs over to us; we will not be able to mix your outputs for you in the given time. Vocal mics & mic stands available.
Sorry - no acoustic guitars – unless they are being used to generate soundscapes or some other style of music in keeping with the night (e.g. through pedals, FX units etc.)
Additionally, feel free to bring a USB stick containing visuals you'd like to be projected during your set.
Entrance is FREE for both performers and spectators, so gather your friends and fellow electronic music enthusiasts to join us for an incredible night of creativity and musical exploration!
The Ferret, Preston
Tuesday, 28th April
7pm - 11pm
Free Entry
All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground floor venue & facilities.
Dog friendly venue.
Slots are up to 20 minutes. Some pre-booked slots have gone but we do have a few left - so email emompreston@gmail.com to grab one. Additional walk-in slots will be available on the night. First come first served.
Horsebastard, Seven Year Waiting List, Domestic Partners & Erectomy
Horsebastard, Seven Year Waiting List, Domestic Partners & Erectomy
The Ferret, Preston
Saturday 25th April
Doors 7PM
£4 ADV: www.skiddle.com/e/42338183
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Horse Bastard/7 Year Waiting List/Domestic Partners/Erectomy tickets from Skiddle .
Horsebastard, Seven Year Waiting List, Domestic Partners & Erectomy hit Preston!
This promises to be easily the most mental gig Preston has seen in a long time and they would like you there with them so they can say "horsebastard" at you.
Live. Laugh. Horsebastard.
The Ferret, Preston
Saturday 25th April
Doors 7PM
£4 ADV
https://www.skiddle.com/e/42338183
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
The Hiphopalippz - The Non-Stop Hip-Hop Band
The Ferret presents
THE HIPHOPALIPPZ
The Non-Stop Hip-Hop Band
Friday 24th April
The Ferret, Preston
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: The Hiphopalippz - The Non-Stop Hip-Hop Band tickets from Skiddle .
Classic hip-hop anthems, reimagined with a full live band. This is HIP-HOP NON-STOP.
THE HIPHOPALIPPZ bring the golden era of hip-hop to life - LIVE & DIRECT - with a high-energy, full-band show that spans the 80s, 90s, and beyond. It's the ultimate hip-hop mixtape, performed live on stage.
From Beastie Boys to Salt 'n Pepa, De La Soul to Run DMC, Busta Rhymes to Sugarhill Gang, it’s a relentless, crowd-pleasing ride through the biggest party bangers in hip-hop history. The set is packed with classics from the 90s party era, with deep nods to the originators of the 80s.
What makes The Hiphopalippz unique? The mixtape-style format: a seamless, rapid-fire set that crams in hit after hit, keeping the energy sky-high from start to finish.
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Expect a non-stop hip-hop party, with music from:
Arrested Development - A Tribe Called Quest - Beastie Boys - Busta Rhymes - Cypress Hill - De La Soul - Dizzee Rascal - DJ Kool - Dr Dre - Eminem - Fatman Scoop - 50 Cent - Fugees - Ghostface Killah - Grandmaster Flash - House of Pain - Ice Cube - Jay Z - Joe Budden - Jurassic 5 - Kelis - Kurtis Blow - LL Cool J - Ludacris - Mary J Blige - Mase - MC Hammer - Missy Elliott - Nate Dogg - Naughty By Nature - NERD - NWA - ODB - Outkast - Pharoahe Monch - Pras - Q-Tip - Roots Manuva - Run DMC - Salt N Pepa - Sir Mix-A-Lot - Skee-Lo - Snoop Dogg - Tag Team - The Notorious B.I.G - The Sugarhill Gang - 2pac - Vanilla Ice - Warren G - Will Smith - Wu Tang Clan - Young MC - & more!
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Fan reviews from previous shows:
"My favourite act of the weekend - absolutely mint!"
"These were MEGA"
"We loved them!"
"Incredible band! PLEASE book them again."
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The Ferret presents
THE HIPHOPALIPPZ
The Non-Stop Hip-Hop Band
Friday 24th April
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
£5 earlybird tickets // £7.50 advance // £10 on the door
Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42290934
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Burnswell (Austria) + Moonkill + Parasite Kings *FREE ENTRY!*
Burnswell (Austria) + Moonkill + Parasite Kings
Thursday 23rd April
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY
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Like a female Danzig meets Alice Cooper, the Austrian band Burnswell deliver dark & fiery Hard Rock & Alternative Punk Metal. With a sound built on hard riffs, melancholic melodies, grooving bass lines, and powerful drums, this Vienna-based group are known for a high‑energy blend of alternative rock, post‑grunge, and emotionally charged melodic elements.
What happens when you throw a nu-metal guitarist, a metalcore vocalist, a groove metal bassist, and a rock drummer (who, yes, also plays the bagpipes) into one band? You get Moonkill.
Blending influences from bands like Linkin Park, Bring Me The Horizon and Muse, Moonkill aren’t trying to fit into one box. They’re building their own sound, something heavy, melodic, and just a little unpredictable.
Parasite Kings unleash immersive metalcore packed with savage riffs, crushing breakdowns and raw, introspective fire, balancing brutality and melody while turning themes of pressure, identity and survival into a full-throttle battle cry.
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Burnswell (Austria) + Moonkill + Parasite Kings
Thursday 23rd April
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground-floor venue and facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
Free Entry Stand Up comedy - Make The Ferret Mad Again!
“Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤
I said a hip hop... which is what a very cool frog does. And speaking of cool frogs we've got the coolest of all frogs, Fil Milton, bringing you another spectacular night of ribbits, croaks and renditions of Rainbow Connection.
Make the Ferret Mad Again has regenerated with another pan-galactic event of a new act comedy night at tthe jewel of Preston, The Ferret, with a lineup to make you go, "Cheese is a type of meat!" This month we have another amazing line-up that looks something like this!
Kie Carson MC
Rhi Adams
Tom Owens
Daniel McAfee
Nikita Sayer
Joseph Birch
Ethan Formstone
James Murray
Fil Milton
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MTFMA: A monthly comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.
Curated by Fil Milton and featuring guest hosts each month, Make The Ferret Mad Again will land at The Ferret every 3rd Tuesday of each month.
These hilarious nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).
Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again!
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Tuesday 21st April 2026
Free entry
7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month
RECORDS TOUR DAY - A DJ Journey ft Bolts // Luke Out // Nodding Dog Disco
This Records Tour Day, we welcome a lineup of Preston’s finest selectors to take us on a journey through Dub Disco, Japanese Electronica, Wonky Techno, Beat Fuelled Jazz, and Beats & Pieces from all four corners of the globe.
RECORDS TOUR DAY - A DJ Journey at The Ferret
DJs: BOLTS // LUKE OUT // NODDING DOG DISCO
SAT 18TH APRIL
3pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY
Lydia Reddy with Double Negative & Strata
Lydia plays her first headline on her 18th birthday right here at The Ferret in Preston. Joining Lydia to celebrate are Double Negative and Strata!
Lydia Reddy with Double Negative & Strata
Friday, 17th April 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets: www.fatsoma.com/e/rp2culk1/lydia-reddy?utm_source=social_share&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social_share
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Vocal pop, rock and dance powerhouse Lydia Reddy is one of the freshest, most original new artists making their mark on the modern-day music scene.
As a vocalist for teenage alt-rock band Sudell Cross, Lydia has already captivated audiences at headline shows, higher all over the North-West and played Main Stage at Darwen Live, England’s biggest free music festival.
Now performing solo, Lydia recently made her festival debut, playing an acclaimed set of original material at After All Festival, Manchester’s biggest grassroots music show.
Wearing the confident indie-rock suit of their heroes Catfish & The Bottlemen, Stereophonics, Sam Fender and more, Double Negative are a young force to be reckoned with as they take their first steps into the music world.
Double Negative's debut single, 'Nights Like These' tells a story of youthful heartbreak and personal reinvention.
Strata bring driving indie / rock n roll / post punk from Blackpool - melodic riffs, punchy basslines and a raw British edge built for sweaty rooms.
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Lydia Reddy with Double Negative & Strata
Friday, 17th April 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets: www.fatsoma.com/e/rp2culk1/lydia-reddy?utm_source=social_share&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social_share
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Accessible ground-floor venue and facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
YAM - An Open Jam Night
yam
An improv Open Mic Night
Tuesday, 14th April ‘26
The Ferret | Preston
Doors 7PM
FREE ENTRY!
YAM is an open jam night with a focus on inclusive group improvisation, open to singers and players of all levels.
If you're an instrumentalist looking to play with other musicians, or a solo act who'd like to try their songs with a full band. A singer, rapper or spoken word artist - come down and join us.
Don't worry if you've never improvised or jammed before, the goal is to get as many people involved as possible. We'll use every shortcut, standard chord progression and ironic cover version available to get you up on that stage. It's a co-operative game, not a competitive one!
More advanced players, you know we need you too! You might also get the chance to sit in on those collaborations you've been talking about in the beer garden for the last decade or so!
• Chords on the Boards - Standard jamming procedure via the Trusty whiteboard - Chords for an A section, Chords for a B section. Go!
• Random Band Raffle - Names & Instruments go in a hat and we'll pull out a ready-made band for an impromptu performance at various points.
• Singer-Songwriter Sessions - Solo acts, sketch out your song for the assembled players and let them create an arrangement in real time.
Instruments & Backline provided - Drums, Bass, Guitars (Electric & Acoustic) Vocal Mics. But feel free to bring your own, too!
The Guest List
SJM presents:
THE GUEST LIST
Monday 13th April 2026
The Ferret, Preston
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: The Guest List tickets from Skiddle .
Formed in early 2021, The Guest List quickly made a name for themselves in the Manchester music scene with mature lyricism, energetic performances, and an ever-growing online and live fan base. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Cai Alty, lead guitarist Tom Quigley, bassist Sid Wallace, drummer Angus Gilchrist, and rhythm guitarist Leio Hunter.
From the start, The Guest List stood out with their blend of melodic guitar riffs and relatable lyrics, capturing the essence of a modern band while maintaining a fresh and authentic sound. In 2024, tracks London and Loose Tongue significantly boosted the band's presence in the live music scene. Both songs were produced by James Skelly, frontman of The Coral, at Liverpool's Kempston Street Studios. These tracks caught the attention of BBC Radio 6 Music's Chris Hawkins, who featured them as his Track of the Dawn selections on his morning show.
Beyond the studio, The Guest List has built an impressive presence on social media, amassing over 400,000 followers and nearly 8 million likes on TikTok. Their engaging online presence has helped them connect with fans worldwide, while their Spotify audience continues to grow, with tens of thousands of monthly listeners.
The band's rapid rise has seen them share stages with some of indie rock's biggest names, including Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats, Inhaler, Blossoms, and Seb Lowe. Most recently, they celebrated a major milestone by selling out their first-ever UK headline tour.
2025 saw The Guest List appear at some of the UK's biggest festivals, including NBHD Weekender, Kendal Calling, Truck Festival, Y-Not Festival, Victorious Festival, and more.
With a dedicated fan base and an ever-growing presence in the UK music scene, The Guest List are proving to be one of the most exciting new bands in the country.
SJM presents:
THE GUEST LIST
Monday 13th April 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets on sale Friday 28th Nov at 10am: skiddle.com/e/41608046
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
The Great Pop-Culture Revue ft Blues Harvest & The Puppet Folk Experience
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: The Great Pop-Culture Revue ft Blues Harvest & The JHE tickets from Skiddle .
The Great Pop-Culture Revue
ft Blues Harvest & The Puppet Folk Experience
Sat 11th April 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
Advance tickets £10 - skiddle.com/e/41994245
Blues Harvest headline a night of high-energy live music and cult favourites as part of The Great Pop Culture Revue - a variety-style celebration of pop culture. Presenting blockbuster soundtracks, TV themes and sci-fi classics with a party atmosphere, Blues Harvest have built a reputation as the ultimate soundtrack band, performing everywhere from Disneyland Paris and Star Wars Celebration to arenas, festivals and cult venues across the UK.
Opening the night are The Puppet Folk Experience, a unique live show combining acoustic music with beautifully crafted puppetry in a performance that is joyful, nostalgic, and genuinely heartfelt.
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The Great Pop-Culture Revue ft Blues Harvest & The Puppet Folk Experience
Saturday 11th April 2026
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
Advance tickets £10
All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground-floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
