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GBRBF Fringe lineup

Find out about this year’s exciting Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival line-up, and have a look at our archive from previous festivals.

THE GREAT BRITISH

RYTHYM & BLUES FESTIVAL

THE OFFICIAL FRINGE 2024

This is the street party aspect of the Blues. With acts performing at pubs, clubs and venues the length of town all weekend.. and most are free of charge!

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 – Blowjangles
6:00pm – The Bonnie Mac Band
9:00pm – Heavy Bones


MONDAY 26th AUGUST 2024
3:00pm – The Fox & The Hound UK Duo
6:00pm – The Hexmen


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

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 – Roadkill Revival
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

albert room

muni theatre

ALBERT ROAD

SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2024
1:00pm – Ken Nicol & Lockstep
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 – Greene
10:00pm – The Violet Hours

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 – The Rusty Nails Band


MONDAY 26th AUGUST 2024
2:30pm – BON UK

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

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


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.

Xander & The Peace Pirates

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’

Elles Bailey

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

THE OFFICIAL FRINGE

This is the street party aspect of the Blues. With acts performing at pubs, clubs and venues the length of town all weekend, free of charge!

25/08/2023 – LINEUP CHANGES


Unfortunately, the Worried Men are no longer able to play at this year’s Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival. Sorry to anyone who was hoping to catch one of their gigs this weekend!
The Fringe line-up has been updated and the gaps filled so we can keep the party going 😁🙌
Saturday – 6pm – The Dressers’ Club
Roadkoustic
Sunday – 2pm – Market Street Tavern
No Relation
Sunday – 10pm – Colne & Nelson Rugby Club
TBC (keep your eyes peeled for updates 👀)
Monday – 4pm – Duke of Lancaster
Gwyn Ashton


22/08/2023 – LINEUP CHANGES














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