Upcoming events.
Shenanigans pop Punk Pub Quiz
Shenanigans pop punk pub quiz
£5 entry per team!
WIN a £30 bar tab!
Entry to the event is FREE, but participation in the quiz is £5 entry fee per team (max 5 people per team).
Wednesday 1st May 2024
7PM-late
The Ferret | Preston
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Know your Alkaline Trio from your All American Rejects?Think you can identify a song from the first note alone?Recon you and your friends are expert moshers?Come and prove it!Join us for an evening of nostalgia & competition at Shenanigans' Pop Punk Pub Quiz! Test your knowledge on all things Pop Punk and Kerrang Classic songs, as well as your familiarity with the artists who defined an era.
Hosted by our resident Shenanigans DJ's, who will also be spinning nostalgic emo, ska, pop-punk, and metal tunes throughout the night, assemble your team and come for a mid week boogie at The Ferret!
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Starts at 7:00 PM, quiz kicks off at 8:00 PM and the night goes until late!
The winning team will receive a £30 bar tab to enjoy at The Ferret & guest list to the next Shenanigans event!
Gather your friends, put your music knowledge to the test, and join us for another Shenanigans special of music and trivia!
Elder Emo UK: EMOTIONAL DAMAGE FESTIVAL
ELDER EMO UK PRESENTS ITS FIRST FESTIVAL…
EMOTIONAL DAMAGE FESTIVAL🔥🔥🔥
MAY BANK HOLIDAY
Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th May, 2024
The Ferret | Preston
Tickets: OVER 18 - £10 | UNDER 18 - £5 (KIDS CURFEW 7PM)
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// SATURDAY 4TH MAY //
I'M JUST A KID - KIDS EMO TEA PARTY with PRO CIRCUS workshop
A chance for parents, carers and kids to get together and make new friends!
DJ playing encouraging dance and games for the kids. Kids can try the DJ decks and a selection of instruments. Kids party bags to be handed out! We ask for kids to bring a toy to share and play together.
ETERNAL AUTUMN
5 piece Alternative Metal band from the North West of England.
ALCHEMIZE
UK Pop Metal.
REALMS
Post-hardcore band from Yorkshire making music for people who never grew out of their emo phase.
Your favourite bands from the 00s if you ordered them off Wish.
WEIGHT BEARER
6-Piece dual vocal metal band from the Northwest of England, blending a mixture of metallic and progressive influences.
DJ PHILLIP SHAW
Playing bangers throughout Saturday night - Download Festival/Face Down/Voodoo Rocks/Project Mayhem/Sonisphere/Reading Festival
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// SUNDAY 5TH MAY //
-POP GOES PUNK BRUNCH-
DREADNOUGHT
UK Producer/Artists fusing the worlds of metal, hip-hop and EDM blending them into a cinematic style to create a modern concoction of heavy beats, emotionally driven lyrics, powerful vocals and a mega tonne of energy. Big influences into dreadnoughts sound include ghostemane, scarlxrd, bring me the horizon and two steps from hell.
RUPCHA FARMS
Bradfords own Rupcha Farms (RF) bring a unique card to the table, infusing their brash northern identity with a cocktail of cross genre entertainment. Combining potent Rap vocals, high octane Metal/Punk riffs with punchy electronica, RF represent and resonate with the energy and escapism of today's disgruntled generation.
FITZSY
A solo artist based in Preston, with a large variety of crowd pleasing covers and originals!
THROOWBACK
Cover band of all things pop punk, emo and Kerrang goodness!
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👉BANK HOLIDAY HOST AND YOUR FAVOURITE NUTTER DJ CONNIE VON D SPINNING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND!
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MAY BANK HOLIDAY
Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th May, 2024
The Ferret | Preston
Tickets: OVER 18 - £10 | UNDER 18 - £5 (KIDS CURFEW 7PM)
TICKETS: skiddle.com/e/38201668
Oddisee & DJ Unown
Presented by The Ferret in association with Preston Jazz & Improvisation Festival
Oddisee & DJ Unown
Thursday, 6th June 2024
The Ferret | Preston
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/38217237
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Oddisee (Washington DC, USA)
Born Amir Elkhalifa in Washington D.C. to a Sudanese father and African American mother, and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Oddisee bore witness to stark inequity early in life and became as political as the city he was raised in.
Elkhalifa tackles the human condition with unwavering conviction and candor, merging elements of jazz, funk, and go-go into his hip-hop rooted production. Instead of pursuing record deals and executives, Elkhalifa has taken the less-traveled path. Streamlining elements of the industry early on, from single-handedly recording, producing, and mixing his music to steering his marketing strategy and tour runs.
A string of contemporary releases—Rock Creek Park (2011), The Beauty in All (2013), The Good Fight (2015), Alwasta (2016), and The Iceberg (2017)—headlining performances and tours with his 5-piece band, Good Compny, and streams in the hundred-millions have propelled him to international recognition and acclaim.
Long celebrated as a deep-thinking emcee that delivers a masterclass in lyricism over his own production often influenced with the Go-Go music of his DMV roots, Oddisee explores human ambition, posing the question: “how far are you willing to go, and why?” on his 2023 return full length album „To What End“.
Oddisee’s work has been celebrated by NPR, TIME Magazine, Rolling Stone, New York Times, Washington Post, Complex, Hypebeast, KCRW, and many, many more across the globe.
Pitchfork deemed 2017’s trenchant The Iceberg “a focused beam oflive-band and hip-hop soul that rattles loudly in our present political moment,” while Stereogum described 2020’s Odd Cure as “gorgeous” and with NPR booking Oddisee for TWO Tiny Desk performances.
Youtube:NPR Tiny Desk Concert
https://youtu.be/88_jAJ-MduU?si=QpsP-pmV_4lk9dAH
Own Appeal
https://youtu.be/E2Snh2NZHhk?si=OaJYOgRDr_MRdfGa
Like Really (A COLORS SHOW)
https://youtu.be/IzjuReog3Yo?si=HUf_vkwEkn8jo83P
You Grew Up:
https://youtu.be/eD_QnHxM1_A?si=iCnKpKKjqxFwPztk
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Thursday, 6th June 2024
The Ferret | Preston
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/38217237
Wolfgang Flur/MusikSoldat (Ex-Kraftwerk) with special guest Peter Duggal
The Ferret presents:
WOLFGANG FLUR
(ex-Kraftwerk) / Musik Soldat
with special guest Peter Duggal
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: WOLFGANG FLUR (ex-Kraftwerk) - With special guest Peter Duggal tickets from Skiddle .
Wolfgang Flür, robot member of the seminal electronic group Kraftwerk from 1973 to 1987, invented and played much of the group's electric percussion used throughout the 1970s.
A member of Kraftwerk during the group's golden era, he was there from their international breakthrough with the album Autobahn (1974) and remained as they experimented with proto-techno on albums such as Trans-Europe Express (1977) and Computer World (1981).
Musik Soldat ('music soldier') sees this true pioneer performing music from his present projects, including new album MAGAZINE 1, and Kraftwerk past... all with a strong anti-war message.
Don't miss this unique show.
The Ferret presents:
WOLFGANG FLÜR - Musik Soldat
(ex-Kraftwerk)
with special guest Peter Duggal
The Ferret, Preston
Friday 21st June 2024
Doors 7PM
Tickets: https://skiddle.com/e/38188398
Glastonferret 2024 - The ORIGINAL INDOOR TURFED Festival!
GLASTONFERRET 2024
The Original Indoor Turfed Festival!
THURS 22nd - SUN 25th August 2024.
The Ferret | Preston.
EARLYBIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Glastonferret 2024 tickets from Skiddle .
GLASTONFERRET 2024 - The Original Indoor Turfed Festival returns!
THURS 22nd - SUN 25th August 2024.
The Ferret | Preston.
The Ferret's legendary event is back for its 17th year, as always: bigger and better than ever. Four days filled with a massive live-music lineup of amazing acts; real grass & hay bales installed throughout the whole inside of the venue; guest craft ales, cider and summer drinks on tap; fantastic festival food vendors, DJ sessions & crafty stalls in the extended outdoor area; and late night after parties taking us through til the early hours.
Events run from Thursday night until Sunday night (Bank Holiday).
EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW: skiddle.com/e/37137283
Previous year's guests have included: BODEGA, Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage, Evil Blizzard, Panic Shack, Do Nothing, The Blinders, She Drew The Gun, Strange Bones, Porij, The Orielles, Bob Vylan, Billy Nomates, Red Rum Club, The Lovely Eggs, Twisted Wheel, Treeboy & arc, Bo Ningen, Personal Trainer, TVAM, Grandmas House, Wooze, The Bug Club, The Utopia Strong, JOHN, Fuzzy Sun & many many more over 16 previous years of the festival.
The GLASTONFERRET 2024 LINEUP:
From special guest headliners to local legends, outdoor DJ sessions to massive live shows - Glastonferret 2024 promises to be an absolute belter.
--- OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 22nd August 2024 (from 4pm) ---
Line up TBA
--- Friday 23rd August 2024 (from 2pm) ---
Line up TBA
--- Saturday 24th August 2024 (from 12pm) ---
Line up TBA
--- Sunday 25th August 2024 (from 12pm) ---
Line up 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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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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FESTIVAL FOOD:
FOOD VENDORS TBA
2024 TICKET PRICES:
4 Day Weekend Ticket: £45 super earlybird / £50 earlybird / £60 advance
(+ Skiddle booking fees)
Day tickets coming soon.
Tickets available from:
GLASTONFERRET 2024 - The Original Indoor Turfed Festival
THURS 22nd - SUN 25th August 2024
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 22nd Aug: 4pm - 1am
Fri 23rd Aug: 2pm - 2am
Sat 24th Aug: 12pm - 3am
Sun 25th Aug: 12pm - 3am
SCALER (fka SCALPING) + PVA (New Date)
The Ferret presents:
SCALER
(FKA SCALPING)+
PVA
Friday 20.09.24 (new date)
The Ferret, Preston
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: SCALER (fka Scalping) + PVA tickets from Skiddle .
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SCALER
Formerly known as Scalping, Bristol's Scaler have quickly become known for blistering live performances and astute production, formed through a love of their hometown’s visionary off-the-wall dance music as well as full throttle noise and punk. Each show incorporates dark, hypnotic projected visuals, and bridges the gap between live guitar music and live electronic music.
Armed with a battery of squelching synths, animalistic rhythms and gritty, piercing guitars, the band have gained a reputation for their frenzied closing slots at festivals, delivering the most visceral audio-visual experience.
“LOAM”, the band’s collaboration with Daniel Avery sees the band lean further into their club and dance-based influences, combining adrenaline fuelled rhythms with euphoric synths that ebb and flow around their heavier sensibilities.
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PVA
South London band PVA’s stunning debut BLUSH consolidates the beating pulse of electronic music with the raw energy of a life-affirming gig and reveals more about the trio than they’ve ever shared before.
The 11 blistering tracks from the group, Ella Harris and Josh Baxter (who share vocals as well as handling synths, guitars & production) alongside drummer Louis Satchell, are made from a formula of acid, disco, synths, the release of the dancefloor & queer-coded post-punk.
Their early gigs established PVA as key players in South London’s fervent indie scene alongside Squid, black midi & Black Country, New Road. Leading to slots at SXSW, Pitchfork Festival & Green Man plus tours with Shame, Dry Cleaning & Goat Girl. Even in their earliest iterations their existence beyond the confines of a traditional band set-up were clear. It wasn’t unusual to be able to catch them twice in one night, at Brixton's Windmill and again in the early hours DJing at Deptford’s Bunker.
They released debut single ‘Divine Intervention’ through Speedy Wunderground in 2019 with debut EP ‘Toner’ a year later via Ninja Tune. The EP featured a remix of ‘Talks’ by Mura Masa that picked up a GRAMMY nomination.
On their debut album PVA carry that same energy from the live circuit, while also building out a holistic world full of texture and heart. BLUSH is rich with industrial beats that pack a heavyweight punch, jagged punk spirit and moments of hushed contemplation from Harris’ poetic lyrics.
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The Ferret presents:
SCALER (fka Scalping)
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PVA
Friday 20.09.24 (new date - please note this is a rescheduled event, all tickets for the original date remain valid)
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7pm
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Elder Emo UK: Core Values - Y'ALL WANT A SINGLE SAY F*CK THAT (Country X Nu Metal)
Elder Emo UK’s CORE VALUES is BACK with a Country X Nu Metal night: Y'ALL WANT A SINGLE SAY F*CK THAT
A word from Elder Emo UK…
LET'S BE HONEST... COUNTRY SLAPS - SO FROM KORN TO LUKE COMBS WE ARE HAVING A DOUBLE WHAMMY THEMED NIGHT PLAYING ALL THE BANGERS AS IF SCUZZ TV WENT TO A RODEO!
GET YOUR BOOTS
GET YOUR HAT
WE'RE BRINGING COUNTRY TO THE FERRET
FREE ENTRY!
SEE Y'ALL THERE
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CORE VALUES - 🔥Last Saturday of EVERY MONTH at The Ferret🔥
🗓️Saturday, 27th April 2024
📍The Ferret | Preston
⏰11PM-3AM
Whinge + Tero Kulero + Nodding Dog Disco + Sabbath Soundsystem | Joe S-R's 40th Birthday!
Joe S-R's 40th! (AKA Joe off of Whinge) With…
Whinge + Tero Kulero + Nodding Dog Disco + Sabbath Soundsystem
FREE ENTRY ALL DAY AND NIGHT!
WHINGE:
Whinge make noise with guitars, synths and drums. Plus shouting. Post-punk informed DIY garage-rock played with gay abandon,Whingeslam together influences from the Mondays to the Sabbath, ESG to LCD, Genesis to The Rapture. They've supported bands like LIFE, Evil Blizzard, Bodega, and Part Chimp.
TERO KULERO:
Preston's premier psych rock outfit, Tero Kulero mixes sludgy riffs, cosmic drones and pulsing synth lines, stew it all up in a big, bubbling pot of reverb and then serve it out to all and sundry.
NODDING DOG DISCO:
Bringing us soulful vibes to wag your tail to. The Preston DJ duo blend soul-disco-afro delights and joyful sounds.
SABBATH SOUNDSYSTEM:
A journey from 60s Psych, via Latin Rock, thru 70s groovers, to Smooth Jazz and Lo-Fi Beats, with DJ Frank Lovescenes and guests.
NODDING DOG DISCO SPINNING IN THE BEER GARDEN FROM 2PM
LIVE MUSIC FROM WHINGE + TERO KULERO, WITH SABBATH SOUNDSYSTEM & WHINGE DJ’S INSIDE (AND MORE) FROM 8PM - 11PM
PLUS FROM 11PM - 3AM - Elder Emo UK’s CORE VALUES is BACK with a Country X Nu Metal night: Y'ALL WANT A SINGLE SAY F*CK THAT - theferret.live/listings/core-values-27th-april
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Joe S-R's 40th ft Whinge + Tero Kulero + Nodding Dog Disco + Sabbath SoundsystemSaturday, 27th April 2024The Ferret | Preston2PM-LATEFREE ENTRYAll ages welcome. Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Dog friendly. Accessible Venue - all facilities on ground floor.
The After Show with DJ Goblinizer
The After Show with DJ goblinizer
Spinning punk, punk and MORE punk from 11PM til late! FREE ENTRY FROM 11PM
After this gig! - https://theferret.live/listings/madhouse-thekut
Shenanigans All-Dayer: Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics! with KERRANG’D live band
Shenanigans All-Dayer: Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics!
With Kerrang’d!
Saturday 20th April 2024
2:30pm - 2am
The Ferret | Preston
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Shenanigans All Dayer ft Kerrang'd - Pop Punk & Kerrang Classics tickets from Skiddle .
Another Alternative All-dayer comes to The Ferret this 420!
Join the Shenanigans DJs for an afternoon & evening of Pop Punk Bangers, 90's/00's Kerrang Classics + MTV2/Skuzz nostalgia!!
Get your band tee’s on and your flaming Converse out!!
Saturday 20th April - Music kicks off in the beer garden at 2:30pm, through to 2am inside...
WITH... Amazing live performance from KERRANG'D: The UK's definitive live tribute to Kerrang! covering rock/emo/alternative classics from the early 90’s-00's! 🤘
Alien Ant Farm // All American Rejects // Andrew WK // Avril Lavigne // Blink 182 // Bloodhound Gang // Bowling for Soup // Deftones // Drowning Pool // Electric Six // Fall Out Boy // Feeder // Foo Fighters // Fountains of Wayne // Good Charlotte // Green Day // The Hives // Jawbreaker // Jimmy Eat World // Korn // Linkin Park // My Chemical Romance // New Found Glory // No Doubt // Paramore // The Offspring // Papa Roach // Puddle of Mudd // Rage Against The Machine // Sum 41 // System Of A Down // Taking Back Sunday // Tenacious D // Weezer // Wheatus & more more more!
FREE ENTRY BEFORE 6PM // £8 AFTER (£6 ADVANCE DISCOUNT TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW).
Shenanigans All-Dayer
with Kerrang'd + Shenanigans DJs
Saturday 20th April | 2:30pm - 2am
The Ferret | Preston
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Tickets: skiddle.com/e/38202523
The After Show with DJ COnnie Von D
The After Show with DJ COnnie Von D
Spinning heavy metal/hard rock and emo from 11PM til late! FREE ENTRY FROM 11PM
After this gig! - https://theferret.live/listings/madhouse-fury
Elder Emo UK: WWEmo - PRE WRESTLEMANIA GIG with Vices, Bloodmoon & Marcane + FREE WATCH PARTY
Elder Emo UK Presents: WWEmo - A Pre Wrestlemania gig PLUS a FREE ENTRY watch party
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VICES -
SO GOOD ELDER EMO ARE HAVING THEM BACK A THIRD TIME.
IN A SHORT TIME THESE LOCAL LADS DEBUED THEIR UNIQUE TALENT AND RELEASED "STRAINED" TO THE WORLD. IN SHORT SPACE OF TIME THEY ARE ALREADY MAKING THEIR STAMP ON THE SCENE.
BLOODMOON -
RECOMMENDED BY BOTH VICES AND ELDER EMO UK PAL FITZSY - FROM BLACKPOOL THESE BOYS BRING THEIR ALTERNATIVE TWIST TO THIS EVE. GAINING 25K+ LISTENERS LAST EAR WE ARE EXCITED TO HELP THEM GET PLENTY MORE WITH HITS SUCH AS "CREATURE".
MARCANE -
AN ALTERNATIVE-POP ARTIST FROM MANCHESTER WHO UTILISES HIS EUPD (Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder) IN A POSITIVE WAY TO DELIVER HIGHLY EMOTIONAL LYRICAL THEMES AND STORIES - "BLURRING" I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO MYSELF
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WRESTLING FANCY DRESS - DIG OUT YOUR SPANDEX AND COME AS YOUR FAVOURITE WRESTLER - PRIZE FOR BEST DRESSED
TABLES AND SEATING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE WATCH PARTY ON HUGE PROJECTOR SCREEN - FIRST COME FIRST SERVE SEATING - SNACKS ARE WELCOME
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TICKETS: https://skiddle.com/e/38070763
Telstar & Friends. Funk, Soul & Disco All-Dayer!
Telstar & Friends. Funk, Soul & Disco All-Dayer!
Sunday, 31st March 2024
The Ferret, Preston
2PM-2AM
£6 ADV
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A Bank Holiday full of Live music, and beer garden DJ’s all afternoon!
Telstar is Preston's own Funk & Soul vinyl junkie. Be ready for everything from Motown classics and northern soul floor fillers, to modern funky stompers.
With live music from…
Billy & The Biscuit Brothers -
Banging covers from Funk to Soul and everything in between. These guys are definitely set to get you dancing, not to be missed.
Georgina Moat -
Solo acoustic guitarist & singer.
Beth Thomas -
Soul/Blues/Funk singer.
Phil Johnson -
Pianist/live production set.
Tim Melia -
DJ.
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Telstar & Friends. Funk, Soul & Disco All-Dayer!Sunday, 31st March 2024The Ferret, Preston2PM-2AMTickets: skiddle.com/e/38136790
Elder Emo UK: Core Values (FREE ENTRY PARTY AFTER «elektronisch» GIG!)
Elder Emo UK’s CORE VALUES is BACK with a FREE ENTRY ‘Industrial/Goth & Everything Kink Special’ after the «elektronisch» gig on the 30TH MARCH 🔥🖤🔥
A word from Elder Emo UK…
“We’re going to a whole new level for one night only… Unless it’s really REALLY GOOD!
So dust off your Demonia boots, pull out your finest attire and leave nothing to the imagination. This is a night to over indulge. SEE YOU THERE! STAY GOTH.”
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🚨This event is FREE ENTRY and runs from 11PM-3AM - This will kick off after the FREE ENTRY «elektronisch» gig!🚨
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CORE VALUES - 🔥Last Saturday of EVERY MONTH at The Ferret🔥
🗓️Saturday, 30th March 2024
📍The Ferret | Preston
⏰11PM-3AM
POSTPONED: SCALER (fka SCALPING) + PVA (NEW DATE is FRI 20TH SEPT)
The Ferret presents:
SCALER
(FKA SCALPING)+
PVA
Saturday 30.03.24 POSTPONED! Please note, the SCALER + PVA gig this Saturday has unfortunately been rescheduled due to circumstances beyond our control! The new date is Fri 20th Sept, all tickets will remain valid. If you can’t make the new date, look out for an email from Skiddle with your refund options.
IN THE MEANTIME, this Saturday we have scheduled a replacement evening of live electronica & synth-wave, plus DJs: «elektronisch» ft BECKETT / CYNTHIA’S PERISCOPE / DURHAM MODUN & more. FREE ENTRY.
AND our CORE VALUES industrial/goth after party is till going on from 11pm until late. ALSO FREE ENTRY.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: SCALER (fka Scalping) + PVA tickets from Skiddle .
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SCALER
Formerly known as Scalping, Bristol's Scaler have quickly become known for blistering live performances and astute production, formed through a love of their hometown’s visionary off-the-wall dance music as well as full throttle noise and punk. Each show incorporates dark, hypnotic projected visuals, and bridges the gap between live guitar music and live electronic music.
Armed with a battery of squelching synths, animalistic rhythms and gritty, piercing guitars, the band have gained a reputation for their frenzied closing slots at festivals, delivering the most visceral audio-visual experience.
“LOAM”, the band’s collaboration with Daniel Avery sees the band lean further into their club and dance-based influences, combining adrenaline fuelled rhythms with euphoric synths that ebb and flow around their heavier sensibilities.
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PVA
South London band PVA’s stunning debut BLUSH consolidates the beating pulse of electronic music with the raw energy of a life-affirming gig and reveals more about the trio than they’ve ever shared before.
The 11 blistering tracks from the group, Ella Harris and Josh Baxter (who share vocals as well as handling synths, guitars & production) alongside drummer Louis Satchell, are made from a formula of acid, disco, synths, the release of the dancefloor & queer-coded post-punk.
Their early gigs established PVA as key players in South London’s fervent indie scene alongside Squid, black midi & Black Country, New Road. Leading to slots at SXSW, Pitchfork Festival & Green Man plus tours with Shame, Dry Cleaning & Goat Girl. Even in their earliest iterations their existence beyond the confines of a traditional band set-up were clear. It wasn’t unusual to be able to catch them twice in one night, at Brixton's Windmill and again in the early hours DJing at Deptford’s Bunker.
They released debut single ‘Divine Intervention’ through Speedy Wunderground in 2019 with debut EP ‘Toner’ a year later via Ninja Tune. The EP featured a remix of ‘Talks’ by Mura Masa that picked up a GRAMMY nomination.
On their debut album PVA carry that same energy from the live circuit, while also building out a holistic world full of texture and heart. BLUSH is rich with industrial beats that pack a heavyweight punch, jagged punk spirit and moments of hushed contemplation from Harris’ poetic lyrics.
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The Ferret presents:
SCALER (fka Scalping)
+
PVA
Saturday 30.03.24 POSTPONED! Please note, the SCALER + PVA gig this Saturday has unfortunately been rescheduled due to circumstances beyond our control! The new date is Fri 20th Sept, all tickets will remain valid. If you can’t make the new date, look out for an email from Skiddle with your refund options.
IN THE MEANTIME, this Saturday we have scheduled a replacement evening of live electronica & synth-wave, plus DJs: «elektronisch» ft BECKETT / CYNTHIA’S PERISCOPE / DURHAM MODUN & more. FREE ENTRY.
AND our CORE VALUES industrial/goth after party is till going on from 11pm until late. ALSO FREE ENTRY.
«elektronisch» presents | Live Electronica // Techno // Synth-Wave Business ft Beckett // Cynthia’s Periscope + more
«elektronisch» presents
Live Electronica // Techno // Synth-Wave Business
BECKETT (LIVE)
BARIUM NETWORK (DJ)
CYNTHIA'S PERISCOPE (LIVE)
DEMETAE (DJ)
DURHAM MODUN aka SYNTHTEXTURE (LIVE)
T.F.WIZARD (DJ)
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«ELEKTRONISCH»
Live electronic & synth-wave sounds from BECKETT, Durham Modun aka Synthtexture + Cynthia's Periscope. With DJ sets from Barium Network, Demetae + T.F.Wizard. Expect synthwave, tribal house, underground techno, dark industrial, solid grooves and mind-melting dancefloor destroyers.
«BECKETT»
Synthwave & Talkbox with a backdrop of 80s Beats. The music of Beckett is inspired by the movie soundtracks and lifestyles of the 1980s. An electronic palette of synthesizers, drum machines and studio electric guitars infused with Miami sunsets, LA Neon and the glamour of 80s fashion.
“Beckett is the synthwave king!” - Cody Carpenter
«BARIUM NETWORK»
Drawing on influences that take in shoegaze, post punk, industrial and EBM, Barium Network takes an atmospheric dive into the darker side of electronic music that brings the producer’s tastes together in unexpected and unique ways.
«CYNTHIA'S PERISCOPE»
Manchester based experimental electro pop artist, making confessional weirdo pop varying from melodic and tender to brutal and cathartic.
«DEMETAE»
From the humble city of Preston, Demetae caught the wave of one of Manchesters biggest promoters and jumped on the Love Dose Records party train. This allowed Rob to vent his passion for music on the turntables in now iconic clubs such as Sankeys, Hidden & The White Hotel. Inspired by the echoes of rave in his lugs, Demetae launched his own imprint «Powerful Recordings» with several releases from the likes of Kashpitzky, Barium Network & Sted Mørk.
«DURHAM MODUN aka SYNTHTEXTURE»
The D-Man creates banging acid lines and relentless live techno. Expect non-stop beats and intensity from this master of machines.
«T.F.WIZARD»
Expect an eclectic/eccentric maelstrom of mangled guitars and odd-ball dance music from the linchpin of legendary Preston clubnight «Beats of Rage».
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Sat 30 March
7pm - 11pm
FREE ENTRY
The Ferret, Preston
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Set times:
7pm T.F.Wizard (DJ)
8pm Cynthia’s Periscope (live)
8:30pm Barium Network (DJ)
9:10pm Beckett (live)
9:50pm Demetae (DJ)
10:30pm Durham Modun (live)
11pm - Core Values clubnight takeover - DJ Connie Von D til 3am
Shenanigans! Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics! Ft. The Hit Machine - Live Pop-Punk covers band
Shenanigans! Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics!
with The Hit Machine (Live Pop-Punk covers band) + Shenanigans DJs
Friday 15th March
7pm - 2am
The Ferret | Preston
Join Shenanigans DJs Chrissy G and Jadie for an evening of 90's/00's MTV2/Skuzz nostalgia!!
PLUS! Amazing live performance from The Hit Machine - Live Pop-Punk covers band
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Shenanigans ft The Hit Machine - Pop Punk & Kerrang Classics tickets from Skiddle .
Alien Ant Farm // All American Rejects // Andrew WK // Avril Lavigne // Blink 182 // Bloodhound Gang // Bowling for Soup // Deftones // Drowning Pool // Electric Six // Fall Out Boy // Feeder // Foo Fighters // Fountains of Wayne // Good Charlotte // Green Day // The Hives // Jawbreaker // Jimmy Eat World // Korn // Linkin Park // My Chemical Romance // New Found Glory // No Doubt // Paramore // The Offspring // Papa Roach // Puddle of Mudd // Rage Against The Machine // Sum 41 // System Of A Down // Taking Back Sunday // Tenacious D // Weezer // Wheatus & more more more!
Get your band tees on and your flaming Converse out!!
Friday 15th March - Music starts at 7pm – ends 2am!
£6 advance / More on the door
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Shenanigans! Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics!
with The Hit Machine + Shenanigans DJs
Friday 15th March | 7pm - 2am
The Ferret | Preston
Tickets: https://skiddle.com/e/37268933
Ben & The Believers / The Cities / Fitzsy / Pop-Up Puppet Cinema (Andrew Bamber is 40!)
Ben & The Believers // The Cities // Fitzsy // Pop-Up Puppet Cinema // DJ Dirty Mac
The Ferret, Preston
Sat 2nd March / Doors 7pm
Advance tickets £5.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Ben & the Believers / The Cities / Fitzsy / Pop-Up Puppet Cinema tickets from Skiddle .
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Friend of The Ferret, Andrew Bamber (of Blues Harvest) celebrates hitting 40 with this fantastic event featuring some of his amazingly talented friends.
The show will be headlined by the amazing Ben and the Believers and also on the bill we've got The Cities, Fitzsy and Pop Up Puppet Cinema. After the bands and puppets have finished DJ Dirty Mac is going to play an amazing set of absolute bangers so get ready for a dance! Even if you don't care for birthdays, this is a night to not be missed!
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Ben & The Believers / The Cities / Fitzsy / Pop-Up Puppet Cinema
The Ferret, Preston
Sat 2nd March / Doors 7pm
Advance tickets £5.
All ages welcome, under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/37276413
Zvilnik with Decade & A Day, Dreadnought + DJ Connie Von D
ZVILNIK with Decade & A Day, Dreadnought & DJ Connie Von D!
1st March, 2024
The Ferret | Preston
7PM til LATE
£4 ADV, £5 OTD
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Zvilnik with Decade & A Day, Dreadnought + DJ Connie Von D tickets from Skiddle .
Are you ready for a trip on an emotional science-fiction rollercoaster?
An earstorm for your brainmeat, Zvilnik, Decade & A Day & Dreadnought bring you some big, big sounds, as well as all the tunes you can handle until late late late with DJ Connie Von D!Not only that, it's the birthday of the brilliant Zoe AND there's a good chance Zvilnik will be hitting you around the chops with a NEW SONG. Holy sh*t! It's all kicking off at 7pm 'til late, £4 advance tickets and £5 on the door - which is an absolute BARGAIN as it happens.- - -
1st March, 2024
The Ferret | Preston
7PM til LATE
£4 ADV, £5 OTD
TICKETS: skiddle.com/e/38051142
Elder Emo UK: Core Values (FREE ENTRY PARTY!)
Elder Emo UK’S ‘CORE VALUES’ HAS A NEW HOME… THE FERRET!🤘❤️🔥
A word from Elder Emo UK…
“Times are tough - So blow some steam on me!
As a thank you for attending Elder Emo UK gig nights. I am giving back to you with CORE VALUES now being FREE ENTRY and on a SATURDAY! The perfect balance of pub and club.
And in the spirit of LGBTQ+ history month coming to an end I am encouraging RAINBOW attire and I’ll provide buckets/card
readers for donations to give towards Preston Pride 2024 for those who are able.
SEE YOU THERE!
STAY EMO”
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This event is FREE ENTRY and runs from 11PM-3AM - This will kick off after the Tommy Scott (from SPACE) gig!
Last Saturday of EVERY MONTH at The Ferret
24th February 2024
The Ferret | Preston
11PM-3AM
PSYCHED UP! ALL-DAYER
Empire Events presents
‘Psyched Up!’
— a psych-rock all dayer at The Ferret in Preston.
Expect scintillating synths and visceral noise from the likes of British Birds, DEAFDEAFDEAF, The Accident Group and more!
Plus, Dave Chambers (Cornershop, Uhr) DJing throughout the night.
Full lineup:
BRITISH BIRDS
DEAFDEAFDEAF
THE ACCIDENT GROUP
THEE ALCOHOLICS
WHINGE
JESSICA LUISE
TERO KULERO
BIG CAT CHIC
TICKETS: skiddle.com/e/36712359
Our headliners British Birds celebrate the release of their debut album ‘In Search of Mr. Rykyn’
DeafDeafDeaf make their Preston debut, following a 2023 packed with festival appearances across England and Europe
The Accident Group take to the stage, hot off the heels of their headline UK tour at the end of last year
Thee Alcoholics drop in on their new album tour, released on @rocket_recordings
Local legends Whinge promise to provide the chaos
Jessica Luise plays one of her final shows before launching an exciting new project
Purveyors of Preston-psych Tero Kulero bring scintillating synths and visceral noise
Big Cat Chic will now open proceedings with their brand of groovy grunge
PLUS: Dave Chambers (Cornershop, Uhr) DJing throughout the night,
Free NYE | with your host & DJ: Matt F off of The Ferret | PLUS LIVE MUSIC from Jackpot 90s
FREE NYE
at The Ferret
with your host & DJ:
Matt F off of The Ferret
+ LIVE MUSIC from Jackpot 90s
We bring you a cheap AF NYE with your host & DJ: our very own Matt F off of The Ferret + LIVE MUSIC from Jackpot 90s.
We’ve decided you lot deserve a bargain night out this New Year’s Eve. It’s been a spenny year & your wallets need a break. So - FREE ENTRY! CHEAP DRINKS! GIVEAWAYS & MORE! - will make this the best value for money NYE party this side of a bag of cans on the park.
Expect special guests and a few surprises along the way, plus a mega countdown for the main event - a clock ticking down towards our inevitable doom. But, let’s ignore that for a little longer, it’s time to PARTY.
From Abba to Gabba, ESG to LCD, the Mondays to the Sabbath, Genesis to The Rapture - DJ Matty Fresh (aka Matt Fawbert of The Ferret) will bring you a non-stop banger-fest, part wedding disco / part alternative nightclub of your dreams.
Expect 80s / 90s / 00s / Post-Punk / New-Wave / Disco / Hip Hop / Reggae / Indie / Rock n Roll / Funk / Soul / etc etc etc, whatever & ever amen.
PLUS LIVE MUSIC!
The Jackpot Golden Boys bring us their 90s-themed party band: JACKPOT 90s. Expect everything from Green Day, Nirvana & Blur, to The Fresh Prince, Backstreet Boys & The Spice Girls.
Looking for a chilled out / low pressure / good vibes NYE party? We’ve got you covered here at your favourite venue: The Ferret.
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FREE NYE at The Ferret
Sunday 31st December
8pm - 2am
Free Entry before 10pm - Guarantee entry by grabbing a FREE ticket from Skiddle right now.
£5 entry after 10pm. Last entry 1am.
Elder Emo Ball 2
ELDER EMO UK PRESENTS
ELDER EMO BALL 2
& OUR 1st BIRTHDAY
**TICKETS GO ON SALE 10am 06/11/2023**
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Elder Emo Ball 2 tickets from Skiddle .
A year from where it all began and what a magical year it has been... Join in on Preston's No1. Emo night of the year at The Ferret!
Returning to the stage are our boys ALL FILLER, NO KILLER - The band made of legends of emo past (and new VICES/DAD BODZ) with a HUGE selection of NEW nostalgic covers! I may be biased but these boys are the fucking BEST and they put their heart and soul into our shows - it really is not to be missed!
Supporting are VICES - You are probably familiar with them already making their Elder Emo UK debut back in September but steam rolling into 2023 with a fresh new sound - Josh, Si & Ian are the ultimate triple threat as a new band!
AND VIE (VERY IMPORTANT EMO) DJ ROYALTY PHILLIP SHAW - It is an HONOUR to have him travel all the way from London for our second ball! DJ'ing across the world including: Voodoo London/Manchester, Project Mayhem London, Download Festival, Sonisphere Festival, Reading Festival, Facedown Tokyo/Las Vegas/London/Norwich/Canterbury/Colchester - He really is the veteran bringing the emo party up t'North!
£6 TICKETS - £10 OTD
WE WILL BE HAVING BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR OUR 1st BIRTHDAY
THE 'YA DA' WALL RETURNS
RAFFLE FOR THE THE ELDER EMO UKELELE
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE SO FAR
ATTIRE - BE YOURSELF! Whether you are emo glam, MySpace emo circa 2006 or simply jeans and a nice top! As long you enjoy yourself wear as you suitably please.
This is going to be a night to remember and hope to see you there.
Or not.. whatever *flicks emo fringe.
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ELDER EMO BALL 2
Sat 30th December 2023
7pm - 2am
The Ferret | Preston
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/36741324
Mike Joyce (The Smiths) presents Alternative 80s!
Mike Joyce
(The Smiths)
presents
Alternative 80s!
A Decade of the Best Indie Music.
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The Ferret presents:
Mike Joyce of The Smiths - Alt 80s DJ Set
+ special guest: DJ Sam Flanagan
Friday 22nd December | 7pm - late
The Ferret | Preston
Earlybird tickets from £8 + booking fee
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Mike Joyce (The Smiths) presents Alternative 80s tickets from Skiddle .
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Dig out your 501s and style that quiff as The Smiths’ charming man Mike Joyce takes you back in time to the Alternative 80s. A time when alternative music ruled the radio and indie bands like Blondie, Depeche Mode, New Order, The Cure & The Smiths were Top of the Pops.
As drummer for The Smiths, one of the UK’s most influential bands, Mike Joyce helped define the 80s as the Best Decade of Music ™. And his Alternative 80s night will have you dancing like you just can't get enough!
Depeche Mode / New Order / The Smiths / Blondie / The Clash / OMD / Talking Heads / REM / The Cure / Gary Numan / Pixies / Siouxsie & The Banshees / Madness / and many many more.
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The Ferret presents:
Mike Joyce of The Smiths - Alt 80s DJ Set
+ special guest: DJ Sam Flanagan
Friday 22nd December | 7pm - late
The Ferret | Preston
Earlybird tickets from £8 + booking fee
TICKETS: skiddle.com/e/36744884
Sabbath Soundsystem: Merry Xmas, You Filthy Animals
SABBATH SOUNDSYSTEM presents Merry Xmas, You Filthy Animals…
A journey from 60s Psych, via Latin Rock, thru 70s groovers, to Smooth Jazz and Lo-Fi Beats.
But mainly… ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS SONGS.
With DJ Frank Lovescenes and guests.
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Sunday 17th December | 2pm - 10pm
The Ferret | Preston
FREE ENTRY | Kids & dogs welcome!
Blues Harvest Holiday Special - Extended Edition ft Blues Harvest, HENGE DJ Set, Beckett & more
BLUES HARVEST HOLIDAY SPECIAL
ft.
Blues Harvest
Zpor (HENGE) DJ Set
Madam Misfit
Beckett
Pop Up Puppet Cinema
Zvilnik
Saturday 16th December 2023
EXTENDED EDITION!
Doors 4pm - til late
The Ferret, Preston
£15 advance.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Blues Harvest Holiday Special tickets from Skiddle .
Blues Harvest will once again be transforming Preston into a wretched hive of scum and villainy this December as they bring their 'BLUES HARVEST HOLIDAY SPECIAL' to The Ferret! The bands annual event will, for the first time, be an 'extended edition', meaning more bands, acts and surprises, with an early (4pm) opening and late finish.
Blues Harvest are a pop culture party band who have been delighting audiences at comic-cons, space centres and cantinas across the galaxy for over a decade.
Adapting their name from ‘Blue Harvest’ (the fake working title used to hide the 1982 production of Return of the Jedi) the band first performed their blend of geek culture with movie themes and popular hits to an audience of Star Wars fans and celebrities at a convention in 2013, and since then have built up a most impressive reputation as the go-to party band for geek events.
The UK based six-piece consists of Darth Paul (vocals & percussion), Lapti Nik (guitar & vocals), Ad Bane (guitar & backing vocals), Androo-Detoo (keyboards & backing vocals), Bass Windu (bass guitar) and Andylorian (drums & backing vocals). This talented sextet effortlessly fuse geek culture, nostalgia and energetic performances at their memorable live shows, blending their musical influences with fandom culture to result in an uplifting set of timeless movie bangers (Power of Love, Ghostbusters, Flash, Footloose), movie and TV soundtracks (Star Wars, The Mandalorian, Doctor Who, Red Dwarf), 70s awesome mixtape highlights (Hooked on a Feeling, Mr Blue Sky) and plenty of surprises along the way. Their live shows are a multimedia feast, with movie and TV footage being projected along with the music, evoking a nostalgic and crowd-pleasing experience.
“Magnificent! The lyrics, performance and John Williams’ theme fade-out: PERFECTION.”
– Mark Hamill
“Blues Harvest rocks!”
– Ray Parker Jr
“What a din.”
– Warwick Davis
Inspired by franchises such as Star Wars, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Guardians of the Galaxy and many more, Blues Harvest is the perfect cantina band to celebrate the sci-fi, comics and fantasy genres.
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Appearing alongside Blues Harvest will be Zpor, of extra-terrestrial joymongers HENGE, with an intergalactic DJ set, plus live music from synthwave soundtrack master Beckett, the sci-fi prog surf cabaret rock band Zvilnik, plus Pop-up Puppet Cinema with another cult classic performance, and more announcements to follow!
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BLUES HARVEST HOLIDAY SPECIAL
ft.
Blues Harvest
Zpor (HENGE) DJ Set
Beckett
Pop Up Puppet Cinema
Zvilnik
& more to be announced!
Saturday 16th December 2023
EXTENDED EDITION!
Doors 4pm - til late
The Ferret, Preston
£15 advance.
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/36713778
Under 18s are welcome but they must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Stage times:
4pm doors open
5:30pm 8-B1Tch
6pm: Zvilnik
6:45pm: Pop-up Puppet Cinema
7:30pm: Beckett
8:30pm: Madam Misfit
9:30pm: Blues Harvest
11pm: Zpor (HENGE DJ Set)
Shenanigans! Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics! Ft. All Over Now - Live Pop-Punk & Emo Tribute
Shenanigans! Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics!
with All Over Again (Live Pop-Punk & Emo Tribute) + Shenanigans DJs
Friday 8th December
7pm - 2am
The Ferret | Preston
Join Shenanigans DJs Chrissy G and Jadie for an evening of 90's/00's MTV2/Skuzz nostalgia!!
PLUS! Amazing live performance from All Over Again - Pop-Punk & Emo Tribute
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Shenanigans ft All Over Again - Pop Punk & Kerrang Classics tickets from Skiddle .
Alien Ant Farm // All American Rejects // Andrew WK // Avril Lavigne // Blink 182 // Bloodhound Gang // Bowling for Soup // Deftones // Drowning Pool // Electric Six // Fall Out Boy // Feeder // Foo Fighters // Fountains of Wayne // Good Charlotte // Green Day // The Hives // Jawbreaker // Jimmy Eat World // Korn // Linkin Park // My Chemical Romance // New Found Glory // No Doubt // Paramore // The Offspring // Papa Roach // Puddle of Mudd // Rage Against The Machine // Sum 41 // System Of A Down // Taking Back Sunday // Tenacious D // Weezer // Wheatus & more more more!
Get your band tees on and your flaming Converse out!!
Friday 8th December - Music starts at 7pm – ends 2am!
£6 advance / More on the door
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Shenanigans! Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics!
with All Over Again + Shenanigans DJs
Friday 8th December | 7pm - 2am
The Ferret | Preston
Tickets: https://skiddle.com/e/37127649
Heavy That feat. T-Menace/Slinks
Join us for the launch of HEAVY THAT as we delve into the realms of drum and bass, hard tek, jungle, and other gravity-defying bass.
Headline DJ’s from Amen4Tekno, powered by the mighty Operation Sound System & hosted by RivalTechnique
FULL LINE UP....
🔥T-MENACE
🔥SLINKS
🔥MALWARE
🔥G-BREEZY
🔥SNIPEZ
🔥B-MOAT b2b SYNDROME
HOSTED BY
🔥RIVALTECHNIQUE
POWERED BY
🔥Operation Sound System
🎫Tickets here: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Heavy-That---feat-T-Menace--Slinks/36491181/?fbclid=IwAR1wsDy1yARI2Rmw_tPzXVdN-AKnJMBbtrcthM2pxgFJxLy1gVZ1aUvsZlw
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🗓️2nd December 2023
⏰8PM - 2AM
📍The Ferret | Preston
The Legendary Willy Banjo’s Charity Christmas Do - The Hiphopalippz & more
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Willy Banjo's Charity Christmas Do with The Hiphopalippz + more tickets from Skiddle .
The Legendary Willy Banjo returns with the Amazing Almost-Annual Charity Christmas Do - raising money for The Foxton Centre. The party's key word is 'CLASSICS' and everyone on the lineup is guaranteed to deliver...
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Live music from:
THE HIPHOPALIPPZ - The Non-Stop Hip-Hop Band
- Live 90s Hip-Hop Classics
MIRANDA MYLES + LARRY SOSA (Demented Disco)
- Singing Live & Spinning Disco & House Classics
Plus special guest DJs drawing for the classics:
TONY CANNON
JAKE WHOO?
FIFI'S KITCHEN DISCO
+ special guests
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Join us for a night of classic house, hiphop and more. This is pure party music so bring your dancing shoes.
It's always a cracking night and probably the best Christmas party you will attend.
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Tickets start at just £5 and the whole night's proceeds will go to The Foxton Centre - a local Preston charity:
THE FOXTON CENTRE
Helping the most marginalised communities & supporting them with resources and opportunities to flourish as human beings.
- Providing and enabling resources of people, place and community
- Actively working with others to promote social justice
- Helping people to grow, learn and flourish
...and they do it bloody well.
The Ferret have also chipped in for costs and the bands are playing for costs... Proper Charity night!
Get your dancing shoes on! Drink, dance and be merry at Preston's greatest long-standing Christmas Do.
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Tickets are £5 or pay more, as ALL ticket sales are going to charity.
Tickets available from the legendary Willy Banjo's shop on Lowthian St, Preston - or online from Skiddle: skiddle.com/e/36740539
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The Legendary Willy Banjo Charity Christmas Do
Friday 1st December 2023
The Ferret, Preston
8pm - 2am
No dress code - ROAR
TICKET LINK: skiddle.com/e/36740539
Pretty Appealing All-Dayer: The Sewer Cats! 77 Spears! The Crippens! Witchrite! Skabs! Millionearth! DJ Goblinizer!
The Ferret presents:
PRETTY APPEALING All-Dayer
PUNK ETC
ft:
The Sewer Cats // 77 Spears // The Crippens // Witchrite // Skabs // Millionearth // DJ Goblinizer
4pm - LATE
Saturday 25th November 2023
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY before 6pm. £5 after.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Pretty Appealing All-Dayer: PUNK ETC tickets from Skiddle .
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The Sewer Cats:
Ferocious, fuzzy, feline-inclined… The Sewer Cats are an explosive Manchester-based garage punk duo delivering riotous tunes of patriarchy-smashing fury. Their short and snappy songs have been described as ‘catchy and scathing’, bursting with hooky riffs drenched in fuzz and aggressive riot-grrrl vocals, all served up with a big helping of sass.
The Sewer Cats’ loud and visceral live performances have gained them a following in the DIY punk scene, playing notable festivals such as Strummercamp, Book Yer Ane Fest and being billed for Manchester Punk Festival 2022.
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77 Spears:
SOUL-PUNK…. pondering on existential questions and the absurdity of life… THIS IS NOISE from NORTHERN ENGLAND.
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The Crippens:
Continuing the legacy of John Peel's local favourites & late 80s UKHC punk legends 'Dr & The Crippens', these reprobates have been 'Defrosted for the 21st Century'!
With their grotesque on-stage antics the band has been astounding fans old and new at shows up and down the country over the past few years with a mix of Dr and the Crippens classics and red-blooded new songs.
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Witchrite (Poland):
Witchrite started in 2007 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. Playing thrash metal with hc punk and crust influence, DIY attitude and a socio-political message.
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Skabs:
Metal punks from Bury.
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Millionearth:
Millionearth are a fast paced three piece Skate Punk band from North West England. Their main influences are the likes of Cigar, Propagandhi, Pennywise, 98 Mute and Good Riddance to name but a few. Brought up on a healthy diet of new age politics, social adversities, skateboarding, punk, metal and all things fast and heavy. Their down to earth no nonsense approach is ready to make a mark.
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DJ Goblinizer:
...playin' Classic Punk + D-Beat + Anok Punk all night til late!
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+ 783punx Distro Stall:
Grab some metal and punk LPs, CDs, tapes and merch!
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The Ferret presents:
PRETTY APPEALING All-Dayer
PUNK ETC
4pm - LATE
Saturday 25th November 2023
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY before 6pm. £5 after.
Tickets £5: skiddle.com/e/36732062
Red Snapper - with The Gideon Conn Trio + La French + After Party with Bolts + Luke Out
The Ferret presents:
RED SNAPPER
+ The Gideon Conn Trio
+ La French
+ DJs: Luke Out, BOLTS & Daydream
The Ferret | Preston
Fri 3rd Nov 2023
7pm - 11:30pm + Free After Party 11:30pm - 2am
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Red Snapper - UK Tour 2023 tickets from Skiddle .
Red Snapper:
Notorious for casting convention aside, and remaining one of the UK’s most forward-thinking and rule breaking live bands, Red Snapper embrace a unique blend of live, euphoric instrumental Afro-Jazz, Future Funk, Dub, Dark Hip-Hop, and fragile soundscapes. For two and a half decades they have been folding these ingredients into passionate live shows and a unique listening experience.
These shows will be as innovative and impassioned as ever, featuring tracks from their past albums on Warp Records, V2 and Lo Recordings.
The line-up will be Ali Friend (Double Bass, Vocals and Gato drum), Rich Thair (Drums), Tom Challenger (Sax, Clarinet and Keyboards), Tara Cunningham (Guitar and Vocals), Natty Wylah (Vocals).
Following the hugely successful release of their album ‘Everybody is Somebody’ on Lo Recordings and the accompanying UK tour in 2022, Red Snapper will be returning to some of their favourite venues as well as
adventuring to new venues they have never played.
This is an increasingly rare opportunity to catch the legendary musical force in these intimate gig venues. Could be one for the history books…!
“The only unsurprising thing about Red Snappers creative journey is their unswerving
commitment to progression and innovation”.
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The Gideon Conn Trio:
The Gideon Conn trio (John Cowham - double bass and Bruce Sargent - drums) play an original brand of laid back hip hop with jazz and soul influences. It’s uplifting and thought provoking music. The sound palette is warm and soft, allowing the listener to fully absorb the lyrics whilst enjoying the beats which snap and attack with more presence because of their restraint. The bass weaves a conversation around the guitar and vocal. A couple of choice covers by The Roots and Gil Scott Heron sit happily alongside Gideon’s writing and help set the tone for a unique journey through hip hop, jazz and soul.
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La French:
La French is a multi instrumentalist/producer based in Lancashire. Combining his love of hip hop, jazz and electronica he fuses these genres with an ambient warmth.
Supporting OMA, the hip hop instrumental maestros helped La French enjoy his love of the genre chopping up samples from his own set on the beloved SP404 which had become a solid fixture in his live set.
Releasing his first LP Pre-Post on vinyl in 2023 on the weird and wonderful Waxing Crescent records became a reward for the hard graft put in over the years. Selling out on physical in just a week, glowing reviews and tracks from the album were played on BBC radio 1, BBC 6 music and an array of other stations including the infamous Seattle based KEXP.
The future seems bright as a 2024 UK tour and festival appearances are already in place.
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DJs:
Daydream warms us up with a sonic journey through the realms of Trip-hop, Nu-jazz, and Dub.
While the after-party (11pm - 2am) looks double hot, with double Lukes: Luke Out + Bolts going back to back with a varied bag of selections from Dub Disco, Japanese Electronica, Wonky Techno Beat Fuelled Jazz and Beats & Pieces from all four corners of the globe.
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The Ferret presents:
RED SNAPPER
+ The Gideon Conn Trio
+ La French
+ DJs: Luke Out // Bolts // Daydream
The Ferret | Preston
Fri 3rd Nov 2023
7pm - 11:30pm + Free After Party 11:30pm - 2am
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/36368174
Demented DIsco Halloween special!
Northern party starters Demented Disco are back for a halloween spesh!
After a successful do at our venue this Summer, DD are BACK for a big Halloween banger. Expect disco, house & spooky nonsense.
“Demented Disco. Bringing sunshine and sleaze to the back rooms and basements of the UK.”
LINEUP:
JACOB COIDEL GREGOLARRY SOSASAM FLANAGANALEX YATES JAKE CAIRNSMIRANDA MYLESDAN HACKERBOBBY SWERVEMAYA HACKERRAMSAY LOHAN&
WMD PERCUSSION—-
Grab tickets below!
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Demented-Disco-Halloween-Special-/36658661/?fbclid=IwAR3t6GWRnPnPrRmuEHorWe2tAXxNPwal7Th-28x2lLTgc1xAfsDLwK9JNew
Shenanigans! Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics! Ft. Stuckhome Syndrome - Pop-Punk Party Band
Shenanigans! Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics!
with Stuckhome Syndrome (live pop punk party band) + Shenanigans DJs
Saturday 14th October
7pm - 2am
The Ferret | Preston
FREE ENTRY before 9pm | £5 after
. . .
Join Shenanigans DJs Chrissy G and Jadie for an evening of 90's/00's MTV2/Skuzz nostalgia!!
PLUS! Amazing live performance from STUCKHOME SYNDROME - Pop Punk Party Band
Alien Ant Farm // All American Rejects // Andrew WK // Avril Lavigne // Blink 182 // Bloodhound Gang // Bowling for Soup // Deftones // Drowning Pool // Electric Six // Fall Out Boy // Feeder // Foo Fighters // Fountains of Wayne // Good Charlotte // Green Day // The Hives // Jawbreaker // Jimmy Eat World // Korn // Linkin Park // My Chemical Romance // New Found Glory // No Doubt // Paramore // The Offspring // Papa Roach // Puddle of Mudd // Rage Against The Machine // Sum 41 // System Of A Down // Taking Back Sunday // Tenacious D // Weezer // Wheatus & more more more!
Get your band tee’s on and your flaming Converse out!!
Saturday 14th October - Music starts at 7pm – ends 2am!
FREE ENTRY before 9pm | £5 after
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Shenanigans! Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics!
with Stuckhome Syndrome + Shenanigans DJs
Saturday 14th October
7pm - 2am
The Ferret | Preston
FREE ENTRY before 9pm | £5 after
Teeth Of The Sea + Polypores + Dwellings + Barium Network
Blasting their way through all or any genre distinctions in a storied journey across the chaos and nonsense of sixteen years, London’s Teeth Of The Sea remain true to their original mission - to set sparks flying at the meeting point between raw noise and rich atmosphere. Thundering beat-driven abandon, chaotic psychedelia, heavy melancholia and indelible melody have all coalesced and converged on their five albums for Rocket Recordings.
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The Ferret presents:
TEETH OF THE SEA
+ Polypores (live)
+ Dwellings (live)
+ Barium Network (DJ)
FRIDAY 13TH OCTOBER
The Ferret | Preston
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Teeth Of The Sea tickets from Skiddle .
TEETH OF THE SEA (live):
From the basements of East London, Teeth Of The Sea have forged forward intrepidly over 16+ years to become heralded as the UK’s most adventurous and unclassifiable outfit in the realm of the psychedelic. As inspired by virulent garage-driven noise as austere avant-garde experimentation and driven by soundtrack atmospherics, jazz exploration and electronic dissonance alike, they’ve outgrown their original influences (Butthole Surfers, Eno, Goblin, Aphex Twin, Throbbing Gristle) to forge a sound both richly celestial and acidically synapse-scorching.
It’s a journey that’s taken them to European festivals like Roadburn, Milhoes De Festa, Eindhoven Psych Lab and Incubate, seen them perform specially curated live soundtrack work in Romania, Cork and CERN, and led them to devastate UK events like Supersonic, Supernormal, Latitude, Bestival and Green Man – all the while forging forward heedlessly into chaos and fresh discovery anew. Set to further terrify and transfix in ways never heard before, Teeth Of The Sea continue to blaze forth with enlightenment and irreverence to the fore. Who knows where they’ll arrive, but be prepared to brace yourself and bear witness.
We are psyched to announce this show - one of a new series of UK shows for the band. Expect more exciting news in the coming weeks, so definitely stay tuned.
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Support from:
POLYPORES (live):
Polypores (aka Stephen James Buckley) paints music with a modular synthesizer, drawing influence from ambient, new age, and experimental electronics. It soars, bubbles, crackles, and soothes, in ever-shifting, immersive cosmic landscapes. Dream environments and sonic sculptures.
DWELLINGS (live):
Dwellings is the solo project of Chris Haslam, of Gnod & Holy Scum. “An offshoot of the aforementioned Salford-based high priests of sonic rural menace, Level 3 offers an incredibly stark and bare deconstruction of Gnod's often punishing, near-tangible tectonic grooves. This self-styled 'wavering mutant techno' has roots in Cologne, Sheffield and Detroit, but its actual base is somewhere far in the depths, utterly submerged is some form of fathomless abyss.” - The Quietus
BARIUM NETWORK (DJ):
Drawing on influences that take in shoegaze, post punk, industrial and EBM, Barium Network takes an atmospheric dive into the darker side of electronic music that brings the producer’s tastes together in unexpected and unique ways.
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/36387278
Pink Rizla Riddims Presents: Preston Pride Official After Party
Get ready for our very own Preston Pride after party!
Hosted by The Ferret X Pink Rizla Riddims
Join us from 4pm for a night of celebration, dancing and unforgettable moments. Don't miss out on this epic celebration of love and diversity!
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A multi-genre electronic music event - Expect footwork, drum and bass, jungle, tek, breakcore, donk, speed house, bassline, nightcore and hardcore.
Preston you're in for a treat as the night will be powered by none-other than the mighty Drop Jaw Audio! Get ya rigs out!!
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DJ line up (starting from 7pm):
FKA Hardcore
Di Project Manager
Neil D
Tyramvx
Malware B2B HIGH P
DJ Skid Risk
Trobe
Psychedelic Circus & Stage performances
FREE ENTRY!
Beats of Rage present Nathan Fake + guests
Beats of Rage presents:
Nathan Fake
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Friday 22nd September
The Ferret | Preston
Doors 7PM - 2:30AM
NATHAN FAKE brings us a live show with the intention of “soundtracking the ideal rave” ft mind-bending visuals + live electronic wizardry.
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Welcome to Preston's home of eclectic & eccentric odd-ball dance music: BEATS OF RAGE
Beats of Rage present
NATHAN FAKE (live)
+ Peter Duggal (live)
+ 8-B1T.ch (live)
+ Durham Modun (live)
// DJs:
+ Barium Network
+ Leyland Traxxx
+ T.F.Wizard
THE FERRET | PRESTON
Friday 22nd Sept 2023
7PM - 2:30AM
THEFERRET.LIVE
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On tour to celebrate the release of his new longplayer ‘Crystal Vision’ on his own Cambria Instruments imprint, which features collaborations with Clark and Wizard Apprentice, Nathan Fake brings us a live club show with the intention of “soundtracking the ideal rave” - featuring mind-bending visuals + live electronic wizardry on a deliberately restricted hardware setup.
This is music for music’s sake – recorded without angles, agendas and themes – so Fake was free to simply continue honing his craft and express himself non-literally. Aptly titled, there’s a clarity of execution and ambition, and a peak effectiveness to the record that just sounds right.
Continuing to set a personal bar higher and topping his own best, the mark of master craftsperson is everywhere, but that doesn’t mean it’s polished; There’s plenty of rawness evident, with spiky sonics keeping ears on high alert – full of endorphin-flooded rave energy.
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Beats of Rage present
NATHAN FAKE (live)
+ Peter Duggal (live)
+ 8-B1T.ch (live)
+ Durham Modun (live)
// DJs:
+ Barium Network
+ Leyland Traxxx
+ T.F.Wizard
THE FERRET | PRESTON
Friday 22nd Sept 2023
7PM - 2:30AM
THEFERRET.LIVE
18+
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/36342137