The Simon Hough Band

The Simon Hough Band play The Continental on Friday 5 March, from 20:00 to 23:00. It's a rescheduled date, originally set for 21 August 2026, so if you'd marked it in your calendar for last summer, this is the one to keep hold of.

Simon Hough is the frontman here, and he's a name you might recognise from Big Country, where he spent time as frontman. This is a five-piece band he's put together, and it's not a group of newcomers — the other four are industry veterans, and Hough himself is working from a music career that spans 45 years. They're coming off a Heritage Chart No. 1 hit with 'Falling', a track from his last album, so they'll be playing with a bit of momentum behind them.

As for the sound, they describe it as a fusion of soul, rock and jazz, with lush vocal harmonies that call to mind The Eagles and The Doobie Brothers. If those names ring a bell, you've got a fair idea of the territory they're in — the sort of thing that sits somewhere between a rock band and a soul revue, with the harmonies doing a good deal of the heavy lifting. It's a five-piece on stage, so there's enough there to carry both the rock and the soul sides of the bill.

Tickets are £11, which includes the booking fee. The Continental is on South Meadow Lane, Preston, PR1 8JP, and the set runs from 20:00 to 23:00.