THE GREAT BRITISH
RYTHYM & BLUES FESTIVAL
TICKETED VENUES 2026
The Pendle Hippodrome Stage, The Muni 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.
FRIDAY 28th AUGUST 2026
PENDLE HIPPODROME
18:00 to 19:05 – Ashley Sherlock Band
19:30 to 20:30 – The Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience
21:00 to 22:00 – Susan Santos
22:30 to 23:30 – Dom Martin & Band
Muni Stage
18:30 to 19:30 – Sloetrain Blues Band
20:00 to 21:00 – The Mel Outsider Reformation
21:30 to 22:30 – Chloe Josephine
23:00 to 24:00 – Mike Sanchez & His Band
LITTLE THEATRE ACOUSTIC STAGE
18:15 to 19:15 -Pete Greenwood
19:45 to 20:45 – Ross Munro
21:15 to 22:15 -Mississippi MacDonald
22:45 to 23:45 – Kevin Brown
SATURDAY 29th aUGUST 2026
PENDLE HIPPODROME
12:00 to 13:00 – Steely Don
13:45 to 14:45 – Doctor Brown & The Groovecats
15:30 to 16:30 – The Achievers
17:15 to 18:15 – Thomas Heppell
18:15 to 19:15 – *** BREAK ***
19:15 to 20:15 – Michael Messer & Chaz Jankel’s Dance of Life
21:00 to 22:00 – King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
22:30 to 23:30 – Ray Beadle
MUNI STAGE
13:00 to 14:00 – Bison Hip
14:45 to 15:45 – Jack-Austin Despy Blues Band
16:30 to 17:30 – Atomic Rooster
17:30 to 18:30 – *** BREAK ***
18:30 to 19:30 – Will Tang Clan
20:15 to 21:15 – Will Wilde
22:00 to 23:00 – Lightnin’ Willie & The Poorboys
LITTLE THEATRE ACOUSTIC STAGE
13:30 to 14:30 – Greg Brice Duo
15:15 to 16:15 – Dave Ferra
17:00 to 18:00 – Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke
18:00 to 19:00 – *** BREAK ***
19:00 to 20:00 – Abi Budgen
20:30 to 22:00 – A Tribute to Rod Mayall
22:30 to 23:30 – The Delta Aces
SUNDAY 30th august 2026
PENDLE HIPPODROME
12:00 to 13:00 – NHK Live
13:45 to 14:45 – Katie B & The Snooks
15:30 to 16:30 – J-Bear & The Giants
17:15 to 18:15 – John Carroll & The Blues Revelation
18:15 to 19:15 – *** BREAK ***
19:15 to 20:15 – Sonny Flint’s Beano Bluesbreakers
20:45 to 22:00 – Walter Trout
22:30 to 23:45 – Kyla Brox Band
MUNI STAGE
13:00 to 14:00 – Kirris Riviere & The Delta du Bruit
14:45 to 15:45 – David Julia Band
16:30 to 17:30 – Katie & The Bad Sign
17:30 to 18:30 – *** BREAK ***
18:30 to 19:30 – Backbone Blues Band
20:15 to 21:15 – Paul Benjamin Band
22:00 to 23:00 – Danny Bryant
LITTLE THEATRE ACOUSTIC STAGE
13:30 to 14:30 – Elsie Franklin & Roni Reeds
15:15 to 16:15 – Raphael Callaghan
17:00 to 18:00 – Tadhg Bean-Bradley
18:00 to 19:00 – *** BREAK ***
19:00 to 20:00 – John W Doyle
20:45 to 21:45 – Celebrating Eva
22:30 to 23:30 – Sean Taylor Trio
TICKETED VENUES 2025
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.
FRIDAY 22nd AUGUST 2025
PENDLE HIPPODROME
18:30 to 19:15 – Design Rewind
19:45 to 20:45 – The James Oliver Band feat. Norman Watt-Roy
21:15 to 22:15 – The Tom Attah Blues Band
22:45 to 23:45 – Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse
EXCHANGE PROJECT
19:00 to 20:00 – Dirty Ruby
20:30 to 21:30 – Harris Rafferty
22:00 to 23:00 – Wadcutter Blues
LITTLE THEATRE ACOUSTIC STAGE
19:15 to 20:15 – J-Bear Johnson
20:45 to 21:45 – Ben Catley
22:30 to 23:30 – Claude Bourbon
SATURDAY 23rd aUGUST 2025
PENDLE HIPPODROME
12:00 to 12:45 – New Market Street Hot Club
13:15 to 14:15 – Dirt Road Band
14:45 to 15:45 – The Chris Corcoran Big Band
16:15 to 17:15 – The Bad Day
17:15 to 18:15 – BREAK
18:15 to 19:15 – The Zac Schulze Gang
19:45 to 20:45 – Alice Armstrong
21:15 to 22:15 – Errol Linton
22:45 to 23:45 – When Rivers Meet
EXCHANGE PROJECT
14:00 to 15:00 – John Carroll & The Blues Revelation
15:30 to 16:30 – Struggle Buggy
17:00 to 18:00 – The Out and Out Blues Band
18:00 to 19:00 – BREAK
19:00 to 20:00 – Red Giant
20:30 to 21:30 – Ross Harding & The Dark Hearts
22:00 to 23:00 – The John Montana Organ Trio
LITTLE THEATRE ACOUSTIC STAGE
12:30 to 13:30 – Jack Herbert
14:15 to 15:15 – Ross Harding
15:45 to 16:45 – Nothing in Rambling
17:15 to 18:15 – Steve Ferbrache
18:15 to 19:15 – BREAK
19:15 to 20:15 – Kaspar Berry Rapkin
20:45 to 21:45 – Trevor ‘Babajack’ Steger
22:30 to 23:30 – Paolo Fuschi
SUNDAY 24th august 2025
PENDLE HIPPODROME
12:00 to 12:45 – The Tom Petty Preservation Society
13:15 to 14:15 – Blue Nation
14:45 to 15:45 – Burning Rope
16:15 to 17:15 – Gerry Jablonski Band
17:15 to 18:15 – BREAK
18:15 to 19:15 – Johnny Mullenax
19:45 to 20:45 – Paul Lamb and the King Snakes
21:15 to 22:15 – Brave Rival
22:45 to 23:45 – Gerry McAvoy’s Band of Friends
EXCHANGE PROJECT
14:00 to 15:00 – Emilia Quinn
15:30 to 16:30 – The Stompin’ Dave Electric Duo
17:00 to 18:00 – Kaspar & The Swamp Dogs
18:00 to 19:00 – BREAK
19:00 to 20:00 – Lightning Threads
20:30 to 21:30 – The Paul Benjaman Band
22:00 to 23:00 – The Ashley Sherlock Band
LITTLE THEATRE ACOUSTIC STAGE
12:30 to 13:30 – In Bloom
14:15 to 15:15 – Ashley Sherlock
15:45 to 16:45 – Ged Wilson
17:15 to 18:15 – Dave Speight
18:15 to 19:15 – BREAK
19:15 to 20:15 – Cold Flame
20:45 to 21:45 – Felix Rabin
22:30 to 23:30 – Kyla Brox Acoustic
TICKETED VENUES 2024
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.
(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
(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 & Dr Tom Atah
(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
TICKETED VENUES 2023
The Hippodrome Theatre stage and The Exchange Project 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.
FRIDAY 25th august 2023
HIPPODROME
18:30 – The Imperials
20:00 – The Malone Sibun Band
21:30 – Connor Selby
23:00 – Aynsley Lister
EXCHANGE PROJECT
18:00 – The Redfish Blues Band
19:30 – The Neil C. Young Trio
21:00 – The Jake Leg Jug Band
SATURDAY 26th august 2023
HIPPODROME
12:30 – Fandjango
14:00 – The James Oliver Band
15:30 – The Terraplanes Blues Band
17:00 – The Revelator Band
18:30 – The Alice Armstrong Band
20:00 – Catfish
21:30 – Dom Martin & Band
23:00 – Xander & The Peace Pirates
EXCHANGE PROJECT
14:00 – Cold Flame
16:30 – The Trevor Babajack Trio
18:00 – The Liam Ward Band
19:30 – McHale’s Permanent Brew
21:00 – The Alex Voysey Blues Band presents ‘Faux Bonamassa’
SUNDAY 27th august 2023
HIPPRODROME
12:30 – J-Bear & The Giants
14:00 – Seafoam Green
15:30 – The John Montana Trio
17:00 – Toby Lee
18:30 – The Emma Wilson Blues Band
20:00 – Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys
21:30 – Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse
23:00 – Elles Bailey
EXCHANGE PROJECT
14:00 – Dom Martin (Solo)
16:30 – The Katie Bradley Band featuring Tom Attah
18:00 – Blue Nation
19:30 – The Ramblin’ Preachers
21:00 – Barney Williams’ Trio Grande
