Upcoming events.
Telstar & Friends. Funk. Soul. Disco. with live music from Billy & The Biscuit Bros.
The Ferret presents:
TELSTAR & FRIENDS
FUNK. SOUL. DISCO.
with live music from
BILLY & THE BISCUIT BROS.
Friday 20th Sept | 7pm - late
The Ferret | Preston
Expect all sorts from Telstar including Motown classics + Northern Soul floorfillers to modern funky stompers... with Live Music from Billy & The Biscuit Bros. Banging covers from Funk to Soul to Disco & more.
It's a Friday night party! Let's go!
Tickets just £4 advance, more on the door.
Friday 20th Sept | 7pm - late
The Ferret | Preston
Tickets below, or head to: skiddle.com/e/40081485
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Telstar & Friends. Funk. Soul. Disco. + Billy & The Biscuit Bros tickets from Skiddle .
Cancelled: SCALER (fka SCALPING) + PVA
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this show has been cancelled. Refunds will be processed via Skiddle.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: SCALER (fka Scalping) + PVA tickets from Skiddle .
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HEY PIXIES (live tribute) + DEBASER: Alt-Rock / Indie / Grunge Clubnight
The Ferret Presents:
HEY PIXIES
The UK’s most ‘gigantic’ Pixies tribute act!
followed by:
DEBASER
Alt-Rock / Indie / Grunge Clubnight
DJs playing alt-rock / indie / grunge / surf rock / punk / new wave & more - all night.
Saturday 21st September
7pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
Join us at The Ferret on Saturday 21st September as we dig deep into the classic era of 80s/90s/00s alternative rock, garage punk, indie-rock & grunge…
LIVE MUSIC FROM HEY PIXIES - the UK’s most ‘Gigantic’ Pixies tribute act!
Plus DJs playing music from PIXIES (every era!) alongside iconic alt-rock & indie anthems from Blur // Dinosaur Jr //Frank Black & The Catholics // Future Islands // Gang of Four // Happy Mondays // Joy Division // LCD Soundsystem // Mclusky // Nirvana // Pavement // PJ Harvey // Public Image Ltd // Pulp // Radiohead // Shellac // Sleeper // Smashing Pumpkins // Sonic Youth // Stereolab // Talking Heads // The B-52s // The Breeders // The Cure // The Flaming Lips // The Strokes // Weezer // Alice In Chains // Arcade Fire // Ash // Band of Skulls // Barenaked Ladies // Beastie Boys // Big Black // Bjork // Black Flag // Butthole Surfers // Cocteau Twins // David Bowie // Dry Cleaning // Elvis Costello // Eve 6 // Everclear // Fugazi // Future of the Left // Godspeed You! Black Emperor // Hole // Husker Du // Iggy Pop // Interpol // Jon Spencer Blues Explosion // Kings of Leon // Lush // Mogwai // My Bloody Valentine // Presidents of the USA // REM // Ride // Slint // Slowdive // St Vincent // The Afghan Whigs // The Auteurs // The Jesus and Mary Chain // The Membranes // The Muffs // The National // The Pandoras // The Stooges // The Wedding Present // They Might Be Giants // Throwing Muses // U2 // Veruca Salt // Violent Femmes // XTC & MORE!
LIVE MUSIC FROM HEY PIXIES - the UK’s most ‘Gigantic’ Pixies tribute act!
Formed late 2015 in Manchester by four talented musicians who have each previously notched up many gigs with original and other cover bands. The guys (and gal) came together through their shared love of the Pixies.
A few false starts later, the current line-up of Hey Pixies started intensive rehearsals. 6 months later the gigs started and were enthusiastically received.
They quickly gained attention of promoters across the region and appeared on numerous sold out tribute festivals over the summer. They have gone on to be seen as the best Pixies tribute act in the UK.
Hey Pixies strive for the original authentic Pixies sound and play the classics as close to the original recordings as possible. If you have recently missed the awesome live experience of the Pixies, then no fear - come and see Hey Pixies.
Expect all the timeless indie defining tracks such as Monkey Gone to Heaven, Here Comes Your Man, Debaser and Where is My Mind? As well as a load of loud-quiet-loud magic in the form of Hey, Gouge Away, Holiday Song and...... well you will have to come and see them! Don’t be Tame!
The Ferret presents:
HEY PIXIES: the UK’s most ‘Gigantic’ Pixies tribute act
followed by:
— DEBASER —
Alt-Rock / Indie / Grunge Clubnight
DJs playing alt-rock / indie / grunge / surf rock / punk / new wave & more - all night.
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Saturday 21st September
7pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
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Tickets: £12.50 advance (more on the door)
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Live music roughly 8pm until 11pm. After party with DJs til late, last entry 1am.
TICKETS: https://skiddle.com/e/40046993
HAPPY MONDAZE (Tribute) + MAD FERRET: Madchester Clubnight
A Tribute to the Madchester Legends: Happy Mondays…
HAPPY MONDAZE
(Tribute to Happy Mondays)
Friday 11th October 2024
The Ferret | Preston
Doors 7PM
Followed by MAD FERRET - Madchester clubnight til late.
DJs playing 80s & 90s Madchester sounds - indie dance, baggy indie, acid house, britpop & more.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: HAPPY MONDAZE tickets from Skiddle .
The Ferret presents:
HAPPY MONDAZE
Join us at The Ferret on Friday 11th October as we dig deep into the mad fer'it era of 80s & 90s Madchester sounds…
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LIVE MUSIC FROM:
HAPPY MONDAZE: Tribute to the Madchester Legends
Happy Mondaze have been performing regularly for over a decade. Consisting of a full 5 piece live band including their very own 'Bez' they authentically recreate that dance-infused indie that encapsulates the early 90s rave culture.
They were the first ever tribute band to bravely emulate the Manchester legends 'Happy Mondays' and are still considered to be the best around, with many glowing recommendations including some of the original band members themselves.
Happy Mondaze have performed to audiences of up to 15,000 and played many prestigious venues and festivals over the years including several O2 Academy venues, Victoria Warehouse, Liverpool Sound City, Heaton Park and Spike Island.
Followed by:
— MAD FERRET —
Madchester Clubnight
DJs playing playing indie dance, baggy indie, acid house, britpop anthems & more from Black Grape // Blur // Cast // Happy Mondays // Inspiral Carpets // James // Joy Division // New Order // Oasis // Primal Scream // The Charlatans // The Chemical Brothers // The Fall // The Farm // The La's // The Smiths // The Stone Roses // The Verve // 808 State // A Certain Ratio // A Guy Called Gerald // Adonis // Cabaret Voltaire // Candy Flip // Culture Club // Dodgy // Doves // Elastica // Frankie Knuckles // Gang of Four // Ian Brown // Menswear // My Bloody Valentine // New Fast Automatic Daffodils // Northside // Ocean Colour Scene // OMD // Paul Weller // Pulp // Saint Etienne // Section 25 // Shed Seven // Sleeper // Stereolab // Sub Sub // Suede // Supergrass // Talking Heads // The Auteurs // The Beloved // The Bluetones // The Cure // The Durutti Column // The Lightning Seeds // The Mock Turtles // The Real People // The Soup Dragons // The Wonder Stuff // Thompson Twins // World of Twist // XTC // & MORE!
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Saturday 11th October
7pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets: £12.50 advance (more on the door)
Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/40084361
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Live music roughly 8pm until 11pm. After party with DJs til late, last entry 1am.
GO YOUR OWN WAY: A Fleetwood Mac Clubnight ft. RHIANNON - Live Fleetwood Mac Tribute
The Ferret Presents:
go your own way
A Fleetwood Mac Clubnight!
ft RHIANNON: the ultimate live homage to one of rock music's most iconic groups
+ DJs playing 70s & 80s rock & disco classics all night.
Join us at The Ferret on Friday 6th September as we pay homage to one of the most loved rock bands of all time and celebrate the iconic era of the 70s & 80s.
Expect music from Fleetwood Mac (every era!) and plenty of Stevie Nicks solo bangers, alongside classic rock & disco anthems from ABBA / Bee Gees / Belinda Carlisle / Blondie / Chic / Cyndi Lauper / David Bowie / Donna Summer / Earth, Wind & Fire / Elton John / Hall & Oates / Heart / Human League / Janis Joplin / Jimi Hendrix / Joan Jett / Joni Mitchell / Kate Bush / Pat Benatar / Prince / Queen / Steely Dan / Stevie Wonder / T Rex / Talking Heads / The Bangles / The Beatles / The Police / The Pretenders / The Rolling Stones / The Who / Aretha Franklin / Bob Dylan / Boney M / Crowded House / ELO / Eurythmics /Jefferson Airplane / Led Zeppelin / Peter Gabriel / Pink Floyd / Shalamar / Springsteen / The Carpenters / The Cars / The Doors / The Go-Go's / The Mamas & The Papas / The Steve Miller Band / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / & MORE!
So dig out your bell-bottoms, feather those hairdos, and unleash your inner rock ’n’ rollers & disco divas for a throwback night like no other.
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LIVE MUSIC FROM:
RHIANNON - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Veterans of many great shows, you can bet that this group really know their stuff when it comes to recreating the legendary supergroup's look and sound on stage. This is the ultimate homage to one of rock music's most appreciated groups so let us save you the trouble of searching too hard.
A highly polished and professional show, Rhiannon have now been recognised around Europe and further afield as the complete live musical tribute to the iconic originals. With this band playing truly authentic covers, you can be sure that your audience will leave happy if they have even a shred of appreciation for FMs original tunes and albums.
From the wonderful 'Rhiannon', 'Albatross', 'Man of the World' through the iconic 'Don't Stop' and 'Seven Wonders' you can guarantee all the favourites are in the performance. The band themselves are, of course, fans and immerse themselves in the faithful recreation of the original's discography.
This is music that simply demands passion, commitment and high intensity from a band and Rhiannon don't disappoint.
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The Ferret presents: GO YOUR OWN WAY - A Fleetwood Mac Clubnight ft RHIANNON - live Fleetwood Mac tribute band. + DJs playing 70s & 80s rock & disco classics.
Friday 6th September
7pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
Tickets: £12.50 advance (more on the door)
https://skiddle.com/e/39324137
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Live music until 11pm. After party with DJs til late, last entry 1am.
Shenanigans: Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics! with All Filler No Killer
Shenanigans
Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics!
With ALL FILLER, NO KILLER!
Saturday, 3rd August 2024
7pm - LATE
The Ferret | Preston
£8 ADV // £10 OTDTICKETS HERE: https://skiddle.com/e/39247948
Join the Shenanigans DJs for an 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!!
WITH... Amazing live performance from Preston’s very own ALL FILLER, NO KILLER!🤘
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!
Shenanigans with All Filler, No Killer + Shenanigans DJs
Saturday 3rd August | 7pm-late
The Ferret | Preston
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Tickets: https://skiddle.com/e/39247948
HIP HOP NON STOP ft The Hiphopalippz (The Non-Stop Hip-Hop Band) + Dregs Radio + Britizen Kane
The Hiphopalippz (The Non-Stop Hip-Hop Band) presents:
HIP
HOP
NON
STOP
The Hiphopalippz is the ultimate live hip-hop mixtape. Classic hip-hop hits presented in a unique live band format. This is hip-hop non-stop.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: HIP HOP NON STOP - The Hiphopalippz - The Non-Stop Hip-Hop Band tickets from Skiddle .
That's right... The Hiphopalippz deliver the very best hip-hop flavour LIVE & DIRECT, from the 80s, the 90s & beyond. All the hottest hip-hop party anthems from back in the day are taken to another dimension with this full live band show.
The Hiphopalippz is a unique and electrifying live experience. The dynamic mixtape format means that all of your favourite hip-hop bangers can be crammed into an overflowing non-stop hip-hop set.
The lion’s share of the crowd-pleasing Hiphopalippz set comes straight outta the party era of 1990s hip-hop, with nods to the golden age originators of the 80s, as the band digs deep into hip-hop history.
From Sugarhill Gang to Beastie Boys, Eminem to Run DMC, Busta Rhymes to Salt N Pepa - this is HIP HOP NON STOP.
You’re now rockin’ with the best, this is The Hiphopalippz crew in full effect.
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PLUS PLUS PLUS special guests:
DREGS RADIO
Dregs Radio are an alternative hip hop group from the North West of England combining chopped up samples with sharp lyricism and live instrumentation.
The band is comprised of Harry Hodgson (Vocals and Drums), Thomas Holt (Production, Guitar and Bass) and Rohan Manivannan (Guitar and Bass).
Influenced by King Krule, MF DOOM, The Streets, The Alchemist and Jeshi, their debut single "What A Price To Pay" showcases their unique take on hip hop, with a head-knocking instrumental and smooth flows throughout.
BRITIZEN KANE
Hip-hop artist from the North West, Britizen Kane self-released his debut album, as well as several Spotify singles, including collaborations with Popcaan, Jadakiss and more. Accumulated over 1,000,000 album streams on Spotify alone, as well as 600,000+ streams across his other releases. Received consistent support from nationwide radio networks including BBC 1xtra, KISS and Capital.
Over the past few years, Kane has performed up and down the country supporting acts such as KRS-One, Skinnyman and The Four Owls, as well as his own sold out headline shows in Manchester and Liverpool.
PLUS PLUS PLUS...
The non-stop hip-hop party will continue to the early hours with special guest DJ:
BOLTS
(So Flute / Melodic Distraction Radio)
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FRIDAY 26TH JULY
7pm - LATE
THE FERRET, PRESTON
Earlybird tickets £5 / Advance tickets £8 / more on the door
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/39277479
Wolfgang Flur (Ex-Kraftwerk) with special guests Peter Duggal, Magnetik Source & more
The Ferret presents:
WOLFGANG FLUR
(ex-Kraftwerk) / Musik Soldat
with special guests:
Peter Duggal // Magnetik Source // Acid Rockers // Demetae // Cottam
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.
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PETER DUGGAL
Peter Duggal is a musician and producer born and bought up in Handsworth, Birmingham (now based in Hebden Bridge), and the musical partner of Wolfgang Flür (ex Kraftwerk). A veteran of electronic music production, Peter had his first release in 1990 on the RHAM! Records label under the artist name 'Doggy'.
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MAGNETIK SOURCE
Claire Marshall and Andy Byrne, the dynamic force behind Magnetik Source, unite the distinct perspectives of a musicologist and an archaeologist with the expertise of a highly regarded electronic music producer. Guided by a shared belief in the transformative power of electronic music, they intricately fuse the science of psychoacoustics, the innovation of jazz & classical, and the raw rhythms of Detroit techno.
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ACID ROCKERS
Matthew Buggins, AKA Acid Rockers, has been a staple name in House, Breaks and Techno since the early 1990's, heavily inspired by the early Detroit sound with the inimitable alter ego; Bass Culture on D:Vision Records. Curating an impressive array of releases across a wide variety of genres and production aliases from Quark, Cygnus Loop, Hippies with Altitude and Tayo Meets Acid Rockers. A body of work spanning 3 decades found on the likes of AAA Recordings, Harthouse and Sony / Blueroom Records. The chameleon-like Matt Buggins has a rare talent, merging genres seamlessly with melodic fluidity and hauntingly evocative rhythms.
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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.
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COTTAM
Local legend Cottam, one of the finest DJ talents in the UK, completes the lineup for an after-party ft electro-inspired tackle til 2am.
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The Ferret presents:
WOLFGANG FLÜR - Musik Soldat
(ex-Kraftwerk)
with special guests:
Peter Duggal // Magnetik Source // Acid Rockers // Demetae // Cottam
The Ferret, Preston
Friday 21st June 2024
Doors 7PM - 2AM
Wolfgang Flür stage time 9:30pm - 11pm
Tickets: https://skiddle.com/e/38188398
MF’s Big Bag of Bangers
Matt Fawbert's
BIG BAG of BANGERS
FREE ENTRY Saturday Night Party at The Ferret
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.
Looking for a good vibes Saturday night party? We’ve got you covered here at your favourite venue: The Ferret.
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Matt Fawbert's BIG BAG of BANGERS at The Ferret
Saturday 15th June
7pm - 2am
Free Entry All Night.
Last entry 1am.
✨WE SAVED THE FERRET WEEKENDER!✨
✨The Ferret presents: WE SAVED THE FERRET WEEKENDER!✨
🗓️Thurs 23rd to Sun 26th May 2024
📍The Ferret, Preston
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: We Saved The Ferret Weekender! tickets from Skiddle .
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.
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
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
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
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
FUN BOMB! WIth Supergiant, THINGUMABOB AND THE THINGUMAJIGS, Design Rewind & Luke Out
🥳💣KH presents Fun Bomb!💣🥳
Friday, November 10th | 7pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY
A night of fun and funky music, celebrations and being your best self. Come with your dancing shoes and your brightest colours and sequins for an evening of good vibes and a gathering of excellent humans. Featuring…
🔥SUPERGIANT
Seriously tight funkateers hailing from Liverpool and Manchester, Supergiant are tearing up dancefloors and fields with their own take on vintage funk and soul. After a run of festivals and supporting high profile artists such as Smoove and Turrell, Tom Maguire and the Brassholes and Craig Charles, these groove merchants are about to take it to the next level. Featuring guest vocals from Preston's own funk diva and birthday girl Kim Hollin.
🙌THINGUMABOB AND THE THINGUMAJIGS
These outrageously dressed festival favourites are making a special appearance for this special event! Think idiot circus music and kids singalong tunes played for drunken adults by imbeciles.
⏪DESIGN REWIND
Design Rewind is Billy Strahan Jr. & Jonathan Towers. Billy Strahan is lead vocalist and drummer; Jonathan Towers plays bass and electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The duo writes all their own music and perform their own songs as well as cover songs. Design Rewind can be best described as a Modern Throwback. They are inspired by the great songwriters of the 1970’s & 80’s in pop and rock. Think Hall & Oates meets The 1975.
🎧With special guest DJ Luke Out to take us through til the wee hours with his eclectic dancefloor vibes.
Mid Week Mix Up - Open Decks | 25th October
Mid Week Mix Up
OPEN DECKS
Wednesday, October 25th | 8pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY
The Mid Week Mix Up features a whole range of local DJs behind the wheels, spinning Disco to DnB, Dubstep to Techno & more… 🪩
Head down, enjoy the spins and grab a mid week drink deal while you’re at it! 🍺
#opendecks #drumandbass #livemusic #theferret
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
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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
Mid Week Mix Up - Open Decks | Vinyl Special
Mid Week Mix Up
OPEN DECKS vinyl special!
Wednesday, October 11th | 8pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY
The Mid Week Mix Up features a whole range of local DJs behind the wheels, spinning Disco to DnB, Dubstep to Techno & more… 🪩
Head down, enjoy the spins and grab a mid week drink deal while you’re at it! 🍺
#opendecks #drumandbass #livemusic #theferret
Mid Week Mix Up - Open Decks Freshers Special! 27th Sept
Mid Week Mix Up
OPEN DECKS
Wednesday, Sept, 27th | 7pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY
FRESHERS SPECIAL!
The Mid Week Mix Up features a whole range of local DJs behind the wheels, spinning Disco to DnB, Dubstep to Techno & more… 🪩
Head down, enjoy the spins and grab a mid week drink deal while you’re at it! 🍺
#opendecks #drumandbass #livemusic #theferret
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
Mid Week Mix Up - Open Decks 20th Sept
Mid Week Mix Up
OPEN DECKS
Wednesday, Sept, 20th | 7pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY
The Mid Week Mix Up features a whole range of local DJs behind the wheels, spinning Disco to DnB, Dubstep to Techno & more… 🪩
Head down, enjoy the spins and grab a mid week drink deal while you’re at it! 🍺
#opendecks #drumandbass #livemusic #theferret
Rock Am River After Party
ROCK AM RIVER AFTER PARTY
The Empire Police bring their festival, Rock am River, back to The Continental in Preston for its second year. And after a day jam-packed with live and local music, DJs, stalls, and BBQ food - LET’S AFTER PARTY!
The Ferret will kick things off from 11pm, with SUGARSTONE & THE EMPIRE POLICE on the Aux from Midnight til 2am!
Free entry with a festival wristband, £5 without.
11pm - 2am
Last entry 1am
Dave Haslam
The Ferret presents:
Dave Haslam
(Haçienda/Yellow)
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Friday 15th September
The Ferret | Preston
Doors 7PM - 2AM
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Dave Haslam:
DJ and writer DAVE HASLAM DJ’d over 450 times at the legendary Hacienda in Manchester during the late 1980s and has since DJ’d worldwide (including shows in Peru, New York, Berlin, Barcelona, and Italy). He made his debut at the Hacienda on May 1st 1986. Ian Brown, Tim Burgess and the Chemical Brothers all later credited his eclectic Thursday night sets as an inspiration.
In 1990 he toured America with Mike Pickering, Graeme Park, and Paul Oakenfold. Since the early 1990s he has hosted a variety of successful club nights in Manchester, including ‘Yellow’ at the Boardwalk.
He’s also found time to write numerous books and contribute to countless radio and TV shows. His recent DJ highlights include a party for the designer Paul Smith during Paris Fashion Week; and sell-out shows at cult venues like the Golden Lion (Todmorden) and Night & Day (Manchester).
He describes his DJing philosophy as “playing the best records ever made one after the other”, mixing the old and the new and the classics and the undiscovered gems into a quality, eclectic, floor-filling selection.
Dave Haslam hits The Ferret this Friday with support from:
+ Tony Cannon (Unlocked)
+ Dan Hacker (Demented Disco)
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The Ferret presents:
DAVE HASLAM (Haçienda / Yellow)
+ Tony Cannon (Unlocked)
+ Dan Hacker (Demented Disco)
The Ferret | Preston
15/09/23
7PM-2AM
£8 ADV (£10 OTD)
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/36486991
Elder Emo UK - Wake Me Up When September Ends
ELDER EMO UK
WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS
A NIGHT FILLED WITH LOCAL TALENT FOR ALL ELDER EMO'S NEAR AND FAR - WITH RAFFLE PRIZES, A 'YA DA' GRAFFITI WALL AND CRISP SNACK BUFFET!
**TICKETS ON SALE 28/07 12PM**
TICKETS £6 + BOOKING FEE
£10 OTD
FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER
THE FERRET, PRESTON
DOORS 7PM
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Elder Emo UK - Wake Me Up When September Ends tickets from Skiddle .
VICES
With members of our very own ALL FILLER, NO KILLER their debut with Madhouse Promotions was one to remember. Returning to The Ferret with us they bring fresh metalcore competition to the unsigned scene. If you're a fan of bands like BMTH these are for YOU and not to be missed!
NO SUNLIGHT
The Kings of Elder Emo! These guys are no stranger to the local scene returning to The Ferret from Manchester with anthems tailored to our generation! Previously supporting PARADISE NOW, tribute bands THE BLACK CHARADE and FELL OUT BOY - They embody adulthood and flipping it the middle finger!
FITZSY
Our home boy - If you haven't seen Fitzsy play you are daft... DAFT I SAY! His acoustic covers are unmatched and he is part of the foundations of Elder Emo UK. His unique take on alternative bangers will have you singing with him - And laughing (Check out Chop Suey on our Youtube it is the best!)
DAD BODZ
Lead singer of our ALL FILLER, NO KILLER Dan and Dave Valentine teamed up to start this little side project (it slaps) and on this night they make their DEBUT! Just a couple of guys releasing bangers again tailored to our generation. Anyone who knows them know how insanely talented they are so for them to join forces is incredible! Witness the debut - Witness history in the making!
DJ CONNIE VON D
The afterparty will be with me - Nuff' said. Playing nothing but nostalgic bangers until the wee hours and if my performances are ready in time - The debut of BURLESQUE-CORE (Will keep you updated on this)
THIS IS ELDER EMO UK IN IT'S TRUE FORM.
BRINGING A GENERATION BACK TOGETHER.
BOOK THE BABY SITTER.
FUCK THE MORTGAGE.
THIS NIGHT IS FOR YOU AND YOUR LITTLE DARK HEART AND SOULS TO FORGET IT ALL AND ENJOY YOURSELF.
SEE YOU THERE!
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/36411493
Mid Week Mix Up - Open Decks
Mid Week Mix Up
OPEN DECKS
Wednesday, August, 16th | 7pm - late
The Ferret, Preston
FREE ENTRY
The Mid Week Mix Up features a whole range of local DJs behind the wheels, spinning Disco to DnB, Dubstep to Techno & more… 🪩
Head down, enjoy the spins and grab a mid week drink deal while you’re at it! 🍺
#opendecks #drumandbass #livemusic #theferret
Shenanigans! All-Dayer: Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics! with Stuckhome Syndrome
Shenanigans! All-Dayer: Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics!
With Stuckhome Syndrome!
Saturday 12th August 2023
3pm - 1am
The Ferret | Preston
Join Shenanigans DJs Chrissy G and Jadie for a whole day and night of 90's/00's MTV2/Skuzz nostalgia!!
With Stuckhome Syndrome!
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 12th August 2023
£6 advance
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To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Shenanigans! Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics! tickets from Skiddle .
Shenanigans! All-Dayer: Pop Punk Bangers & Kerrang Classics!
with Stuckhome Syndrome + Shenanigans DJs
Saturday 12th August 2023
3pm - 1am
The Ferret | Preston
Tickets: skiddle.com/e/36402547