On Saturday December 14th 2024, the very best of soul in the world-famous Blackpool Tower ballroom! The greatest Northern Soul dancefloor winners and all your favourite 60s & 70s soul and Motown! With DJ sets and live on stage the superb 10-piece band, Northern Soultrain.

Ferocious Dog takes the traditional instruments; fiddles, whistles, mandolins and mixes them up with a bit of, raw, buzz saw rock'n'roll attitude. With their unique, aggressive yet feel-good music they tear up venues across the country often bringing their faithful Hell Hounds along for the ride.

Come and Join Venture Away Music Weekends for a scintillating weekend of Rock & Roll from some of the finest artists in the UK today at the World Famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Following on from our successful weekenders across the UK we are delighted to announce this fabulous weekend of Rock & Roll taking place in the Iconic Ballroom. Come and dance to your favourite Rock & Roll Bands over this two day event, with bands from all parts of the UK.

Bringing you all the best tracks from the greatest decade for music, think Blur vs Oasis, Fatboy Slim, Primal Scream, The Verve, The Chemical Brothers, Faithless, The Prodigy and a whole lot more. Undoubtedly the biggest night out you’ll have all year, whether you were living it large in the 90s, wish it was still the 90s, or can’t quite remember the decade… Hey girl, hey boy, Superstar DJ… here we go!

The K’s: Jamie Boyle (vocals/guitar); Ryan Breslin (guitar); Dexter Baker (bass); Jordan Holden (drums). These four young men are a word-of-mouth phenomenon that’s rapidly becoming too huge to ignore. On the surface, the appeal of The K’s seems simple: embodying the relatable frustrations of everyday Britain and its zero hours economy, yearning for a better life in escapist anthems like epic next single Landmines and breakthrough tune Glass Towns. But if creating timeless thrills really was so simple, other bands would rack up so many streams and routinely sell out tours, thanks to the frenzied fan community the band has nurtured. Their gigs are a guaranteed riot, but that shouldn’t overlook the sophistication that gives The K’s the immediately identifiable blueprint all special bands soon develop. Debut single Sarajevo is one of the few rock & roll songs to namecheck Austro-Hungary, notching up over 1.5 million streams in the process.

Harbouring the clatter, clamour and camaraderie of a night out fuelled by cheap vodka Red Bulls and questionable decision making, South Yorkshire four-piece The Reytons need little introduction – you’ll hear them coming a mile off. Armed with little more than their instruments and inherent ability to tap in to their burgeoning fanbase, causing a zealot-like devotion in their fans, the band’s rise from “kids off the estate” to homegrown hero status has been nothing short of meteoric; a trio of sell-out Sheffield shows in the last 2 years cementing their reputation instantly. With the same cheeky everyman charm as fellow Sheffielders the Arctic Monkeys, before they could afford cocaine, it’s not surprising the band are on a rapid ascent to the top of their game. It’s not just South Yorkshire in which Reytons fever has well and truly taken hold. Having successfully sold out the entirety of their debut tour, it’s clear that word has spread beyond the confines of the Steel City; the band’s infectious brand of indie rock and burgeoning reputation proceeding them wherever they go. And it’s not just on the UK’s stages in which the buzz is getting louder, however. Having notched up over half a million Spotify streams across their three EPs, Alcopops & Charity Shops (2018), Kids Off The Estate (2017), and It Was All So Monotonous (2017), the band’s prolific run of releases shows no sign of slowing down, as forthcoming single ‘Wide Eyes and Halos’ picks up where last year’s ‘Canine’ left off, its clattering drums and careering guitars slotting in effortlessly within the Reytons’ canon. Armed with little more than an array of heavy-hitting singles and their own integrity, The Reytons are very much a band on the cusp of a breakthrough. A mouthpiece for the disenfranchised as uncompromising as they are uplifting, it seems that for lads from South Yorkshire are putting Sheffield back on the UK’s musical map. 14+, 14 and 15 year old's MUST be accompanied by an adult .

3 days of classic Northern Soul, Modern Soul Anthems and Collector's choices! Inc the World Northern Soul dance competition and the Blackpool Mecca 70s Soul Reunion. Age 18's & over only event.

Step right up to the most amazing circus show at The Blackpool Tower Circus! Join us for a mind-blowing spectacle of acrobats, high wire artists, and balance acts that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt with our hilarious clowns, Mooky and Mr Boo! Don't miss out on this fun-filled adventure! Get your tickets for The Blackpool Tower Circus Admission Ticket!

The first event of its kind at one of the most historic attractions of the North. Expect huge line ups, amazing production and an event to remember at the Iconic Blackpool Tower.

Take a trip 380ft into the sky to the top of The Blackpool Tower and experience the thrilling SkyWalk. Walk out if you dare onto the five-centimetre thick glass viewing platform, where you can look out into the Irish Sea and see the famous Blackpool Promenade below you. See the North West of England spread out before you with views over Bowland, up to the Lake District and on a clear day down to Liverpool and across to the Isle of Man.

Blackpool Gotta Dance 2026 Tickets from this link are for Footlights Dance only. Tickets £30. No concessions. No refunds.

Yard Act formed in Leeds in September 2019 when Ryan Needham found himself temporarily living in James Smith's spare bedroom. The two had been pub associates for years, but their new living circumstances served as a catalyst for their friendship and creative partnership which saw them fuse James' interest in spoken word with Ryan's primitive proto-punk demos using an ancient drum machine and borrowed bass guitar. They released their first material in March 2020, coinciding with you-know-what, and with just three singles (The Trapper's Pelts, Fixer Upper and Peanuts) and three gigs to date, Yard Act have staked out a territory all their own. Setting up their own imprint Zen F.C. they released their debut 7 which can now only be found for exorbitant sums on Discogs, they've scored two 6music playlists, and they've won a growing fanbase with their coruscating, narrative driven, spoken word dance-punk. Now girding their loins for a 2021 filled with new music, new recordings, debut novels, and (fingers crossed) plenty of live shows, Yard Act have most definitely marked our cards as one of UK's most exciting prospects.

2026 is our 20th anniversary for Northern Soul Weekenders at the Blackpool Tower and we are starting the celebrations with a fantastic 3-day early bird advance ticket offer of ONLY 20 (+ booking fee)! This brilliant offer will not last long, it's strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. The Spring Weekender takes place over the bank holiday weekend of May 1st-3rd 2026 with dancing to the uplifting sounds of Northern Soul in the world-famous Ballroom, and Modern Soul galore up on the Fifth Floor! Top DJs, and that unique Blackpool Tower atmosphere as soul music fans arrive from all over the UK and beyond! PLEASE NOTE: This is a non-refundable event.