Launching this summer, Blackpool Live is a new live music series at Blackpool Winter Gardens, presented by Scruff of the Neck.

Across seven major headline events with a combined 17,500 capacity, more than 27 artists will perform at the Winter Gardens during the inaugural Blackpool Live season. Feeder, The Fratellis, The Enemy, Cast, Doves, The Pigeon Detectives and Happy Mondays lead a season of live music at Britain’s most iconic seaside destination.

 

Blackpool Live brings together an exceptional programme of live music at the iconic Winter Gardens, pairing some of the UK’s most celebrated guitar bands with one of Britain’s best-known seaside destinations. Following in the footsteps of Jimi Hendrix, The Stone Roses and many more iconic bands, the highest calibre of artists will return to this legendary venue.

 

Announced today, Feeder, The Fratellis, The Enemy, Cast, Doves, The Pigeon Detectives and Happy Mondays will headline a bill that also features The Futureheads, The Twang, The Lilacs, The Cheap Thrills, We Are Scientists, Alex Spencer, Shambolics, Sleeper, Echobelly, Pastel, The Slow Readers Club, IST IST, Bank Holiday, The Rifles, M60, ALRIGHT, Inspiral Carpets and Common Goldfish. It’s a programme designed to appeal to lifelong music fans while championing the next wave of emerging artists.

 

Launching in the summer of 2026, Blackpool Live brings together an incredible programme of live music at the legendary Winter Gardens while celebrating everything that makes Blackpool one of Britain’s great destinations. This brand-new series invites fans to make more of a night at the gig, spending time exploring the town’s beaches, attractions, bars and restaurants before heading to the show, creating a live music experience that’s about the whole day, not just the encore.

 

Spend the afternoon at Pleasure Beach. Wander the piers. Visit Coral Island or Madame Tussauds. Discover independent bars and restaurants. Walk the beach. Then finish the day with some of the biggest names in British guitar music. Across seven dates, Blackpool Live brings together an exceptional collection of artists spanning multiple generations of indie and alternative music.