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Join us for an unforgettable day of entertainment with both a matinee and evening performance, bringing together dazzling routines and show-stopping numbers inspired by some of the world’s best-loved musicals and iconic performances.
Bob Dylan & Joni Mitchell are both ranked in Rolling Stone’s ‘Top Ten Singer-Songwriters of All Time’ and their legacy is honoured in this stunning tribute, ‘The Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band’.
DanceSyndrome presents EXPRESS ’26 Act 1 will bring together performances from DanceSyndrome’s DS Youth performance collective and group pieces created in Everybody Dance community dance workshops across Lancashire.
Renowned as the original and very best Bee Gees tribute show, and THE ONLY Bee Gees tribute show that has actually performed with the original Bee Gees!
Behind every illusion lies a secret, a secret guarded for centuries.
Chantelle’s Dance Academy brings you a variety of dance styles performed by dancers ages 2+.
The Empire Social Club is a warm, welcoming get-together at Blackburn Empire Theatre, created to bring people together through Community • Friendship • Fun.
Seize the Day with Newsies JR. Featuring the Cast of Bernése Theatre Dance & Drama.
The Made For Stage Time Machine Get ready to step aboard the Made For Stage Time Machine as our talented students take you on an unforgettable journey through music, movies, musicals, and memories from across the decades!
Experience the magical vibe of House Of Fusion with performances from our timetabled classes and studio teachers.
The Empire Comedy Club returns with a top line-up and big laughs at Blackburn Empire Theatre!
Recreating the electrifying 80s taking you on a musical memory right back to the nightclub dance floor!
Join Highfield School of Dancing for Showtime 2026, a wonderful showcase of dance featuring talented performers from the school.
Join the talented students of Theatre Works for this year’s summer show, LEGENDS AND ICONS.
Pinked Floyd are delighted to return to one of their favourite venues, the Empire Theatre Blackburn, with a spectacular evening packed with cherished favourites from the timeless albums: Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, The Division Bell, Wish You Were Here, Animals, A Momentary Lapse of Reason — as well as delving deeper into the Floyd back catalogue.
After another SOLD OUT show Roy 'Chubby' Brown is back at The Empire.
The Rock ’n’ Roll Legends Show 34 Years of Rock ’n’ Rolling the World — on TV, Radio & In Venues Worldwide “Buddy brilliant!”
Following on from their two previous SOLD OUT productions of Disney's Frozen JR. in July 2024, and Dreamworks Shrek JR.
🎸 WE WILL ROCK YOU – THE MUSICAL by QUEEN & Ben Elton🎸 Presented by Made For Stage UK Ltd & ALTD Productions Get ready to rock as we bring you the iconic, high-energy musical We Will Rock You to the stage!
The Golden Oldies Rock and Roll Show is a new show brought to you by the Billy Fury Meets Elvis Presley production team.
Elvis Remembered takes you through the career of the King of Rock n Roll, Elvis Presley from the hits of the 50s n 60s to the concert shows of the 70s.
Roll over Beethoven, because the greatest tribute to Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra is here!
Join Craig Morris, one of the UK’s most respected and trusted psychic mediums, for a truly unforgettable evening of clairvoyance.
With over 50 million albums sold worldwide and a catalogue of chart-topping hits such as "Holding Back The Years", "Stars", "Fairground", “Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)”, and “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”, Simply Red stand as one of Britain’s most iconic bands.