Blackburn Beat Lineup Announced!

The Blackburn Beat festival, which is happening this August bank holiday (Saturday 23rd), announced its full programming line-up this week.

The music stage will be hosted by local radio station The Bee and the timings for the day are as follows:

11am – 11.45 – Ella Shaw

11.45 – 12.00 – The Bee

12.00 – 12.45 – The Retrosette’s

12.45 – 13.00 – The Bee

13.00 -13.45 – Chris Scott Band

13.45 – 14.00 – The Bee

14.00 – 14.45 – New York Tourists

14.45- 15.00 – The Bee

15.00- 15.45 – Jeramiah Ferrari

15.45 – 16.30 – The Bee

16.30 – 18.00 – Dodgy

 

Live music in four town centre bars follows the daytime festival:

• 7pm- Times Bar – Bit the Bullet (classic rock covers)
• 8pm- Blakeys – Jeremiah Ferrari (Reggae/ska)
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• 9pm- Molloys – Good Foxy (rock/blues/alternative)
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• 10pm- Napier – The Rainband

On Sudell Cross there will be Arts markets and all day Cream tea and Liz ‘n’ Lil’s Café featuring:

Psst Design/Shh it’s handmade

Art of Chocolat (plus chocolate making demonstrations all day)

Baggsaraggs

Bijoux Silver

Sebsensation

ADG Design

Dales Fine Food

Cupcakes

 

Children’s Activity Area:

Creation Station providing children’s craft workshops 11 – 4.30pm

The Fireman Dave providing circus performance and children’s workshops 11- 4.30pm

Face painting 12 – 4.30pm

 

BMX Demonstrations provided by Cellblock BMX

Live Art demonstrations by Weave store

 

Cookery Demonstrations provided by local chef Philippa James using fresh food from Blackburn markets with tasters of cheese and Black pudding In between:

11am: Mushroom Stroganoff with Garlic Bread

12pm: Lancashire Tortilla with Lancashire Sauce

1pm: Spaghetti with Garlic, Lemon and Lancashire Crumbly

 

Street food featuring:

Kitty honey Jamaican Food

Coffee Cow

Sam and Lil’s Diner

WoodFireSmoke

North West Game

Bit’er Sweet Hog

Plant Food Power

Exchange coffee

 

Ale tent hosted by Cranston’s fine ales featuring:

Blackedge Brewery

Three B’s

Deeply Vale

 

Cllr Jamie Groves, Lead Member for Regeneration said: “With an exciting live music line up and a wide selection of local produce on offer, and activities for all the family, Blackburn Beat is sure to bring a real buzz into Blackburn town centre”

“This event will really showcase Blackburn as a vibrant, creative environment, and I am sure that residents and visitors alike will enjoy all that Blackburn Beat has to offer.”

 

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