THE GREAT BRITISH
RYTHYM & BLUES FESTIVAL
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TICKETED VENUES
The Pendle Hippodrome Stage, The Exchange Project Stage & The Little Theatre Acoustic Stage will be the official main stage venues for this year’s festival. Tickets are on sale here.
The following is the official line up for the main stages but is subject to change. For live updates, please see the official festival Facebook page.
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(Photo credit Christophe Losberger)
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
PENDLE HIPPODROME
5:00pm – Strange Brew
6:30pm – Paolo Fuschi & The Outsiders
8:00pm – Franny Eubank And His Blues Band
9:30pm – The Norman Beaker Band
11:00pm – Kyla Brox and Friends
EXCHANGE PROJECT
6:00pm – Big Wolf Band
7:30pm – Jimmy Regal & The Royals
9:00pm – The Deke McGee Band
LITTLE THEATRE ACOUSTIC STAGE
7:00pm – Gwyn Ashton
8:30pm – King Rollo & Fraser Harper
10:00pm – The Sean Taylor Band
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(Photo credit Alisson Morgan)
SATURDAY 24TH AUGUST 2024
PENDLE HIPPODROME
12:30pm – The Mel Outsider Reformation
2:00pm – The Keith Thompson Band
3:30pm – The Greg Coulson Big Band
5:00pm – Atomic Rooster
6:30pm – Connolly Hayes
8:00pm – The Cadillac Kings
9:30pm – Chantel McGregor
11:00pm – Dom Martin & Band
EXCHANGE PROJECT
2:30pm – Dust Radio
4:00pm – Mat Walklate and Alex Haynes Trio
5:30pm – The Sloetrain Blues Band
7:00pm – The Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience
8:30pm – Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls
10:00pm – The Adam Sweet Band
LITTLE THEATRE ACOUSTIC STAGE
1:30pm – Dave Acari
3:00pm – Pat Clarke & Mickey Van Gelder
4:30pm – Dave Speight
6:00pm – Beth Makariou
7:30pm – Ally & Joe Blues Duo
9:00pm – Katie Bradley & Tom Atah
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(Photo Credit Sam Hare)
SUNDAY 25th august 2024
PENDLE HIPPODROME
12:30pm – Fruitless Forest
2:00pm – The Mike Ross Band
3:30pm – Ian Siegal
5:00pm – Demi Marriner
6:30pm – True Strays
8:00pm – The Milk Men
9:30pm – The Cinellli Brothers
11:00pm – The Matt Schofield Trio
EXCHANGE PROJECT
2:00pm – The Lonnie Donegan Story
5:30pm – Southern Fried Groove Queens
7:00pm – DC Blues
8:30pm – Bison Hip
10:00pm – Ashley Sherlock Band
LITTLE THEATRE ACOUSTIC STAGE
1:30pm – Mat Walklate and Alex Haynes Duo
3:00pm – An audience with Dom Martin
4:30pm – David Broad and the Meanwood Valley Stompers
6:00pm – Memphis D
7:30pm – Dave Ferra
9:00pm – Chris Corcoran
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bee’s knees
1 church street
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
5:00pm – Ged Wilson
7:00pm – Walter Mitty’s Head
10:00pm – Bluehounds
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
1:00pm – Dirty Ruby
4:00pm – Feryl Beryl and the Wild Cats
7:00pm – Smithy’s Blue Aces
10:00pm – The Lightning Threads
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
12:00pm – Tim Ainslie & The Vibes
3:00pm – Bad Ape
6:00pm – The Bonnie Mac Band
9:00pm – TBC
MONDAY 26th AUGUST 2024
3:00pm – The Fox & The Hound UK Duo
6:00pm – The Hexmen
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boyce’s barrel
7 New market street
THURSDAY 22nd AUGUST 2024
7:30pm – Open Mic with Steve God
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
7:00pm – Le Collectif De Blues
9:00pm – Martin Burch Band
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
1:30pm – Pat Fulgoni & Sam Bolt
5:00pm – Nick Bold &The Raging Sea
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
1:30pm – Bison Hip Acoustic
7:30pm – The John Montana Trio
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crown hotel
94 albert road
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
5:30pm – Martin Burch Band
8:00pm – The Section
10:00pm – Standing Room Only
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
12:00pm – Feryl Beryl and the Wild Cats
2:00pm – Doctor Brown and the Groovecats
4:00pm – Reiver
6:00pm – Tim Ainslie & The Vibes
8:00pm – The Pristines
10:00pm – The Folkestra
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
12 :00pm – The Robin Robertson Band
2:00pm – The Violet Hours
4:00pm – NHK Live
6:00pm – The Worried Men
8:00pm – John Carroll & The Blues Revelation
10:00pm – Colne Blues All Stars
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THE DRESSERS’
2 HALL STREET
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
7:00pm – Reiver
9:00pm – Reiver
11.00pm – Reiver
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
1:00pm – Smithy’s Blue Aces
4:00pm – The Roosters
7:00pm – Standing Room Only
10:00pm – TBC
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
1:00pm – After Hours Blues Band
4:00pm – Tin Pan Alley
7:00pm – Bluehounds
10:00pm – The Worried Men
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DUKE OF LANCASTER
3 CHURCH STREET
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
7:00pm – Wait & Blues
9:00pm – Dawson Smith & The Dissenters
11:00pm – Fandjango
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
2:00pm – The Cheating Hearts
4:00pm – The Violet Hours
6:00pm – The Bonnie Mac Band
8:00pm – The Rory Hendrix Experience
10:00pm – Black Wolf Blues
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
2:00pm – The Jim Burke Band
4:00pm – The Rusty Nails Band
6:00pm – Blue Dog Hooch
8:00pm – Junk House Dog Duo
10:00pm – Hot Air
MONDAY 26th AUGUST 2024
2:00pm – Relic
4:00pm – John Carroll & The Blues Revelation
6:00pm – NHK Live
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mOJO’S OF COLNE
9 NEW MARKET STREET
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
8:00pm – Matt Whatley
10:00pm – After Hours Blues Band
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
2:00pm – Ross Munro
4:00pm – Andy Taylor Group
6:00pm – Black Wolf Blues
10:00pm – Hooson Maguire
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
2:00pm – Soul Gravy
4:00pm – Backwater Blues Band
6:00pm – Billy & The Biscuit Brothers
8:00pm – Mike Ross & Friends
MONDAY 26th AUGUST 2024
2:00pm – Mojo’s Open Mic
5:00pm – J-Bear Johnson
7:00pm – Tadhg Bean-Bradley
9:00pm – Colne Blues All Stars
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MUNICIPAL HALL
ALBERT ROOM
ALBERT ROAD
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
2:30pm – Pablo & The Blue Stones
4:00pm – Jack Herbert’s Piano Blues
5:30pm – Open Mic
7:15pm – Danny Handley
8:30pm – Boogie Barney Williams
10:00pm – Andy Taylor Group
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
1:00pm – Jim Kirkpatrick
2:30pm – Clearwater Creedence Revival
4:00pm – James Gansler
5:30pm – Open Mic
7:15pm – The Bill Broonzy Story Acoustic
8:45pm – Green
10:00pm – Chris Preston Band
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RILEY’S
76 ALBERT ROAD
** HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE OFFICIAL FRINGE 2024 **
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
3:30pm – ALL BANDS CANCELLED
6:00pm – ALL BANDS CANCELLED
8:30pm – ALL BANDS CANCELLED
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
1:30pm – ALL BANDS CANCELLED
4:00pm – ALL BANDS CANCELLED
6:00pm – ALL BANDS CANCELLED
8:30pm – ALL BANDS CANCELLED
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
1:30pm – ALL BANDS CANCELLED
4:00pm – ALL BANDS CANCELLED
6:30pm – ALL BANDS CANCELLED
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THE RUGBY CLUB
HOLT HOUSE
THURSDAY 22nd AUGUST 2024
8:00pm – J-Bear & The Giants
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
2:00pm – Andy Murray et al
5:00pm – The Backbone Blues Band
7:30pm – The Welsh T Band
10:00pm – The Juke Joint Kings
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
1:00pm – The Robin Robertson Band
4:00pm – Route 66
7:00pm – Kaspar & The Swamp Dogs
10:00pm – The Merkins
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
1:00pm – Steely Don
4:00pm – The John Montana Trio
7:00pm – After Hours Blues Band
10:00pm – TBC
MONDAY 26th AUGUST 2024
2:30pm – BON UK
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TOWN HALL BAR ALBERT ROAD
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
6:00pm – Design Rewind
9:00pm – The Backbone Blues Band
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
1:00pm – Chris Martin
3:00pm – Ian Bell International Trio featuring Lucy Lockwood
6:00pm – Doctor Brown & the Groovecats
9:00pm – Route 66
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
1:00pm – John Carroll
3:00pm – The Early Birds
6:00pm – The Tom Petty Preservation Society
9:00pm – Backwater Blues Band
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TOWN HALL OUTDOOR STAGE
ALBERT ROAD
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
12:00pm – Barrowford Community Choir
2:00pm – Le Collectif De Blues
5:00pm – Moons of Venus
8:00pm – The Other Half
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
2:00pm – Teaspoon & Ian Bell
5:00pm – Simister & Small
8:00pm – Soul Gravy
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TUBBS OF COLNE
82 ALBERT ROAD
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
5:30pm – Chris Martin
7:30pm – Jed Thomas
9:30pm – Design Rewind
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
1:00pm – Greg Brice
3:30pm – The Other Half
6:30pm – The David Petie Band
9:30pm – Nick Bold & The Raging Sea
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
3:30pm – Benihana
6:30pm – Frankie & Steve
9:30pm – Bad Ape
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UNBOUND BREW CO
LENCHES ROAD
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
8:00pm – The Switch UK
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
5:00pm – Benihana
9:00pm – The Robin Robertson Band
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
5:00pm – Brain Fever (Revolvers)
9:00pm – The Folkestra
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THE VENUE
105 ALBERT ROAD
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 2024
7:00pm – Backwater Blues Band
10:00pm – The Lightning Threads
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
3:00pm – J-Bear & The Giants
6:00pm – Relic
9:00pm – The Tigermen
12:00am – In House DJ
SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2024
3:00pm – Kaspar & The Swamp Dogs
6:00pm – The Jim Burke Band
9:00pm – Slim Wilson & The Swamp Brothers
12:00am – In House DJ
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