Presented by The Ferret in association with Preston Jazz & Improvisation Festival

The Ferret + Big Things present: HIP HOP ALL DAY

ft. the legendary HOMEBOY SANDMAN (Brooklyn, NYC)

with special guests:

Marx

BLKY

DJ Mark Ski

DJ Alex FB

Bolts

+ All Day Outdoor DJ Session:

JAZZIN THE PARK DJs

BIG THINGS DJs

Sunday, 2nd June 2024

The Ferret | Preston

3pm - late!

(DJs in the beer garden 3pm til late

Live MCs on stage from 7pm)

HOMEBOY SANDMAN (Brooklyn NYC):

Renowned lyricist Homeboy Sandman delivers a rich tapestry of beats and rhymes that transcend the boundaries of conventional Hip-Hop.

Pitchfork commended the emcee saying, “When it comes to underground rap veterans who have remained both prolific and reliable, Homeboy Sandman doesn’t have much in the way of competition.”

New album Rich II promises to be a testament to Homeboy Sandman's unwavering commitment to authentic storytelling and musical innovation, showcasing his unique ability to craft rap anthems with a distinct flair.

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Meanwhile, outdoors, Jazzin’ The Park DJs bring the flavour, alongside your hosts the Big Things DJs. Special guest DJs include: DJ Mark Ski, DJ Alex FB & Bolts.

With special guest support MCs: Marx & BLKY, this promises to be a Super Sunday of beats, rhymes & vibes.

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Sunday 2nd June

3pm til late

The Ferret, Preston

DJs in the beer garden 3pm til late

Live MCs on stage from 7pm

Tickets: £9 earlybirds // more on the door

Tickets: skiddle.com/e/39036451

All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).

Accessible ground floor venue. Dog friendly.

✨The Ferret presents: WE SAVED THE FERRET WEEKENDER!✨

🗓️Thurs 23rd to Sun 26th May 2024

📍The Ferret, Preston

Thanks to you lot, as well as our friends at MVT, MVP, ACE & PCC… WE SAVED THE FERRET! 

So - what better way to celebrate than with a “We Saved The Ferret Weekender”?

For this celebratory weekend party, we are inviting some of our favourite bands who helped us out during our Save The Ferret fundraising campaign last year. There were over 100 amazing artists who played for our Save The Ferret campaign, so we’ve had to squeeze that down to one weekend’s worth, with 30+ artists appearing across the weekend...

👉All these artists appearing, Thursday 23rd May through to Sunday 26th May:

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Thursday 23rd May from 7pm:

Tin Gods

Design Rewind

Seamus Mcloughlin

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Friday 24th May from 6pm:

Nigel Clark (Dodgy)

Ivan Campo

Granfalloon

Audrey’s Dance

One Sided Horse

+ After Party with DJ Fil Milton 11pm - late

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Saturday 25th May from 2pm:

Tony Wright (Terrorvision)

Blues Harvest

Ahmed & The Romans

The Jackpot Golden Boys

Gideon Conn

Beach Mountain

Zvilnik

County Pilots

Tom Turrican

+ Beer Garden DJs TBA

+ CORE VALUES AFTER PARTY 11pm - 3am

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Sunday 26th May from 2pm:

Wyres

All Hail Hyena

Heavy Salad

Idle Hours

FMA + 12 Gage

Bingo Bay

FirstnameFrank

Emily Rhodes

+ Big Things & Jazzin The Park DJs in the beer garden

+ After Party with Bolts 11pm - late

We were blown away by your generosity and the strength of feeling around the #SaveTheFerret campaign, so now it’s time to say thank you & to celebrate!

🗣️The weekender is open to anyone & everyone, with tickets on sale now: https://skiddle.com/e/39070584

Here’s to an exciting future (& a big f-off party)!

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Thursday Night: £5 tickets
Friday Night: £9 tickets
Saturday: £12.50 tickets
Sunday: £10 tickets

🗓️ Thurs 23rd to Sun 26th May 2024
📍 The Ferret, Preston


All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground floor venue & facilities.
Dog friendly venue.

Opening times this weekend:

Thursday doors: 7pm - Midnight
Friday doors: 6pm - 2am
Saturday doors: 2pm - 3am
Sunday doors: 2pm - 2am

Last entry is 1am on all nights.

Whingefest VII

Summer All-Dayer

Another all-day affair: 2pm - 2am.

Duvet // Yaang // Pyncher // Bleach Boy
The Dead Things // Nick Vencido
& Whinge

+ Beer garden DJs all day!

Saturday 17th June | The Ferret, Preston

Indoors & out.

Earlybird tickets on sale now!

All ages welcome - Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

DUVET:

This Manchester group started in 2020 and wear their influences on their sleeves, sporting a strong riot girl sound and image. After a run of relentless gigging they have gathered a dedicated following alongside a sonic shift into more experimental elements of post-punk and 90s noise rock. The band still maintain a raw energy live with lead singer Grace Walkden’s boisterous vocals, a powerful rhythm section and lead guitarist Tasmin Stephens wailing melodies. With punchy bass lines and strong female vocals, Duvet’s sound is familiar yet unique.

YAANG:

Forming in 2017 when Davey Moore (vocals/sampler) met Oliver Duffy (Guitars/vocals) at a rhythmic awareness class at the University of Salford - and later completed by Ben White (Ex-Working Men’s Club) on bass duties - the trio have steadily built their reputation for furious, high-energy, live shows, powered by the rocket-fuel combo of pulsating drum loops, clangorous guitars and a wicked sense of humour.

BLEACH BOY:

Bleach Boy are a community minded collective of working class punks making Post-Everything music in Manchester. In 2017 they began to play in a damp basement with the aim of creating unfiltered and honest art.

Bleach Boy thrive in the live setting, bringing huge intensity and rawness to their audience, with Milo (vocals/rhythm) working his way into the crowd - riling them up whilst the rest of the band (Tommi/Sam/Cian) hunker down in the beat. Bleach Boy have played shows in various UK cities and have supported bands including Surfbort and BAMBARA.

“Within the rage and noise, there is a sense of fragility. Something that the human heart just locks onto and recognises. Once you do pick up on it, there isn’t any going back really. You’ll quickly become obsessed.” LOUDERTHANWAR

PYNCHER:

Pyncher are the very best of the Manchester underground: moody & playful post punk that's begun to delight ears nationwide. This Radio 6 featured outfit brings to life Ennio Morricone riffs and twangs with their new EP 'Chew' receiving praise from NME and beyond. Having only been gigging for a year, this young band have shot themselves into the limelight of the Manchester music scene, and are starting to make a name for themselves in London as well, after being invited by Damien Hirst to play The Troubador.

THE DEAD THINGS:

Brand-new band alert! We're pleased as punch to host the debut gig from this box-fresh NW Post-Punk outfit.

Sic Turtle: Vocals / Guitar
Gang Fish: Vocals / Bass
Ray Gun: Drums

NICK VENCIDO:

Opening the live-music portion of our all-day affair, we have a solo set of acoustic ballads, laments and ditties from the eldest of the Vencido siblings! Vencidos have a storied history in the Preston scene, and these songs have a lot to do with that legendary rep.

WHINGE:

Oh shit! Don't forget your cordial hosts & expert curators: Whinge. Having spent months inviting bands to play for you once again, they've promised to get back in the rehearsal room & get some songs ready too.

Whinge make noise with guitars, synths and drums. Plus shouting. Post-punk informed DIY garage-rock played with gay abandon, Whinge slam together influences from the Mondays to the Sabbath, ESG to LCD, Genesis to The Rapture. Or something like that.

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Listen to some of our featured bands on ‘ere, the offical Whingefest VII Spotify playlist: sptfy.com/whingefestvii

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PLUS PLUS PLUS!

Plus, Beer Garden DJ Sessions from the nicest selectors in town: Frank Lovescenes aka Sabbath Soundsystem, Nodding Dog Disco and more TBA. Whinge will probably hijack the decks at some point as well, ruining your weekend with a lavish ape disco.

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Whingefest VII - Summer All-Dayer

Another all-day affair: 2pm - 2am.

Duvet // Yaang // Pyncher // Bleach Boy // The Dead Things // Nick Vencido
& Whinge

+ Beer garden DJs all day!

Saturday 17th June | The Ferret, Preston

Indoors & out.

Earlybird tickets on sale now! Buy them here: skiddle.com/e/36357840

All ages welcome - Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Jazzin the Park 2023 - The After Party

10th June 2023

4pm - 3am

The Ferret, Preston

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The finale of Preston Jazz & Improvisation Festival, “Jazzin’ the Park 2023”, is set to be a roadblock with an amazing line up announced. After a day in the park, we needed to deliver something special for those with the stamina to party, and oh how we have delivered:

Date: 10th June 2023
Time: 16:00-03:00hrs
Venue: The Ferret

Line Up:

Outside: 16:00 - 19:30hrs The Ferret Saturday Session with Cuba Ferret
Outside: 19:30 - 23:00hrs Bolts (So Flute/Melodic Distraction)
Inside: 23:00 - 23:50hrs Jazzbois feat. Dombeats - LIVE SET
Inside: 23:50 - 00:40hrs DJ Set from Kaesu Collectives’ DJ - Alex FB
Inside: 00:40 - 03:00hrs DJ Set from Manchester’s finest - Irfan Rainy (Community/Do One)

This fringe event will open its doors at 16:00hrs, with Cuba Ferret providing the tunes in The Ferret's outdoor space.

Straight after Jazzin the Park 2023 finishes we have So Flute and Melodic Distraction's, Bolts, providing outdoor, sunshine tunes until 11.

From there, we'll move the party inside for a Live performance from Budapest's finest, Jazzbois feat Dombeats. This dope band has been hailed by everyone in the know. Spanning across Jazz and Hip-Hop beats, seeing is believing.

Next up, we have Alex FB, the young scratch DJ from Kaesu Collective who's been making some serious wave's on the other side of the Pennines, recently warming up for non-other than Slum Village.

And finally, we've been threatening to bring him over for years having attended the dancers' dance parties in Manchester, Community, Do One & Felabration, we have label owner, producer, events manager and DJ, Irfan Rainy to take us through the rest of the night.

This is an After Party to end after parties. Sheer quality from start to end.

Obviously, The Ferret is an intimate affair, so tickets are extremely limited, and with the numbers attending the day event we'd encourage everyone to get in quickly.

Tickets are £8.00 and can be bought from Skiddle here: skiddle.com/e/36357823

PRESTON PRIDE AFTER PARTY

Sat 24th September 2022

The Ferret, Fylde Rd, Preston

4pm - 2am

Free entry before 7pm. £5 after.

Live music & DJs at this inclusive event, held in recognition, celebration & support of Preston's LGBT+ community. Following the free event on Preston Flag Market - The Ferret takes over your evening's entertainment. With DJs from Trash - Preston's Alternative LGBTQ+ Night - plus fabulous live music from:

GEN & THE DEGENERATES

FLOWERS OF EVIL

[SLAB]

LIAM REILLY (The Forensics)

KOLE COOK

+ Trash DJs & guest DJ: Neil D.

Dress up or come as you are, this is an amazing inclusive night for all.

LISTEN TO OUR LIVE MUSIC LINEUP ON SPOTIFY HERE: sptfy.com/ferretpride2022

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A closer look at the line-up:

GEN & THE DEGENERATES:

Degenerates by name and by nature...

This band is a riot of anthemic rock and aggression that brings a swagger, charm and presence to the stage making them one of the most memorable emerging live bands on the vibrant British rock scene. With a debut EP and fan favourite single Girl God Gun already under their belt, their upcoming UK Headline tour and everything coming next for the Degenerates will only further prove that fact.

Coming off the back of a packed year; touring with UK rock giants Skunk Anansie, a summer full of festivals including a much lauded 2000 Trees festival debut, and shows with fellow hot names in alternative: Crawlers and Kelsy Karter, the degenerates are here to drop a kaleidoscopic menage a trois of Post Punk, Garage Rock and impactful, socially conscious lyrics.

sptfy.com/genandthedegenerates

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FLOWERS OF EVIL:

Manchester based Flowers Of Evil (Oscar Puente, Phia Sky, Ted Booth) are an LGBTQ+ fronted art-pop outfit, pairing new romantic flavours with industrial ‘80s goth beats to create something enamouring and unforgettable. Their postmodern theatrics provide an extra element of intrigue for listeners, and since forming in 2020 have collaborated with a number of artists from the queer community and far beyond.

20th May sees the release of their new single ‘Mop The Floor’ - via their own label and events brand Evil Things - in collaboration with Maria Uzor of the critically acclaimed duo Sink Ya Teeth. ‘Mop The Floor’ truly demonstrates what Flowers Of Evil are about - hypnotic, bass-laden synth provide the bones of the track, paired just right with Oscar’s beguiling vocal delivery and Maria’s add playful dramatics. Lyrically it comments on methods of tackling the mundanity of repetition, and welcoming in chaos to disrupt convention.

sptfy.com/flowersofevil

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[SLAB]:

[slab] formed in 2019 in a basement rehearsal room in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The murky grime and atmosphere of the rehearsal space influenced the band to write a bunch of moody instrumental post rock tunes, ranging from quiet introspection to full throttle blasts of drums, bass and guitar.

During 2021 the band spent time recording with Simon ‘Ding’ Archer (Pixies / PJ Harvey) at local studio 6dB and are in the process of finishing off their first album. The first EP ‘Ready for the Light’ has been released and is the best place to start getting acquainted with the band and their signature sound.

“ready for the light motors into action….bursting its banks and delivering a thrilling widescreen post rock explosion” (ManchesterMusic.co.uk)

“an extraordinary piece of music” (Guy Garvey BBC 6 Music)

[slab] on Spotify: sptfy.com/slabisthree

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LIAM REILLY (The Forensics):

Fresh from a main stage performance with his band The Forensics at the Preston Pride Concert in the afternoon, Liam Reilly hops straight over to The Ferret to perform an indie-pop solo set.

sptfy.com/theforensics

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KOLE COOK:

Kole Cook is a musician and artists from Lancashire, England. He began his music career at the age of 17 and began creating acoustic pieces from his hometown bedroom. Later, he began gaining popularity for his music with a singer-songwriter feel with electronic aspects interwoven together. This mixture is what he creates most of his music on the basis of and thus creating his unique sound.

sptfy.com/kolecook

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TRASH DJs:

Preston's Alternative LGBTQ+ night, with a DJ playing rock, metal, punk, indie, alternative camp-pop and queercore till late.

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Guest DJ - Neil D:

Armed with a box full of slamming bangers - from DnB through to Hardcore Punk - you'll be taken on a journey through late-nite sleaze by our guest after-after-party DJ: Neil D.

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PRESTON PRIDE UNOFFICIAL AFTER PARTY

Sat 24th September 2022

The Ferret, Fylde Rd, Preston

4pm - 2am

Free entry before 7pm. £5 after.

Secure an advance ticket here or pay on the door if you’re arriving after 7pm…

Epic Nu Metal from No Gods No Masters, alongside the extreme lyrical tongue twisting talent of Hip Hop Metal heads FMA + 12 Gage, and energetic Alternative Metal from Another Dead Hero.

Hosted by the legendary Preston venue The Ferret.

Sat 20th August 2022

Gig Doors 7pm

Tickets £4 adv / £5 on the door.

++ The Beer Garden Session
with DJ Connie Von D
from 4pm onwards - FREE ENTRY

+++ Stick around for
The After Show with DJ Fil
from 11pm til late - FREE ENTRY

No Gods No Masters

FMA + 12 Gage

Another Dead Hero

The Ferret, Preston

Sat 20/08/2022

Doors 7pm

The Ferret presents:

ANOTHER SWEET SUMMER SATURDAY

Featuring Ferret Friends…

HOUSE OF WOLVES

GEESE

KIND HEARTED THIEVES

+ The BEER GARDEN SESSION with DJ Fil

…outdoor tunes from 4pm!

SAT 13th AUG

The Ferret, Preston

FREE ENTRY!

+ Stick around for The AFTER SHOW with DJ Fil

...from 11pm til late!

Meet the musicians:

HOUSE OF WOLVES - classic-rock influenced indie rock & roll band.

GEESE - time travelling genre hoppers.

KIND HEARTED THIEVES - powerful & haunting folk-rock.

+ DJ Fil - Expect everything from Arctics to Zutons, with nothing in between.