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UK Blues Festivals 2007
Whilst I have taken every care to ensure details are
correct, please confirm dates with festival organisers - I have included contact
phone numbers, email addresses and website addresses. Please let me know
of any other UK blues festivals not listed here. Thanks, Alan White.
Email: alan.white@earlyblues.com
It's quicker to click on the month you want rather than scrolling down - it's becoming a big list!
January February March April May June July August September October November December
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Friday 26th - Monday 28th January Butlins Rock & Blues Festival Skegness Phone: 0870 162 1805 |
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Friday 26- 29 January Lakeside Blues Bonanza Hayling Island, Hampshire
www.boogaloopromotions.com |
Never The Bride, Nicky Moore's Blues Corporation, the all-danceable Whippin' Post with Dave Danger on vocals, the all-rocking Hot Club with Steve Smith on guitar, plus the Robert Hokum Blues Band, Primo Blues with LeBurn on vocals and guitar and Sam Kelly on drums, Spank The Monkey and last but not least, The Swamp Cats led by Dave Richardson. |
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| February 2007 | |
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Friday 23rd- Monday 26th February Alvaston Hall Blues Weekend
www.boogaloopromotions.com |
Eugene Hideaway Bridges headlines
a stonking line-up with Ruthless Blues, The Stumble, Giles Hedley & The
Aviators, Slim-Line Papas and Depot. Jack The Biscuit are leading the
jams. Blues aficionado Chris Powers is MC and DJ for the weekend, playing tasty tracks from his eclectic vinyl blues collection. |
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| March 2007 | |
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Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th March The Seventh Swanage Blues Festival www.swanageblues.org |
Admission free to all venues! |
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Friday 9 - 12 March Sinah Warren Hayling Island, Hampshire |
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| April 2007 | |
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Easter Bank Holiday Friday 6th - Sunday 8th April (Plus fringe events until 9th April - probably) 19th Burnley National Blues Festival Burnley Mechanics, Burnley, Lancashire
www.burnleymechanics.co.uk |
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Friday 20th - 23rd April Bodelwyddan Castle Blues Weekend Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, North Wales
www.boogaloopromotions.com |
Dr Feelgood headlining, plus Papa
George Band, Sam Kelly's Station House, The SPIKEdrivers, funkydory,
SoulKitchen and Jack The Biscuit.
Blues aficionado Chris Powers is MC and DJ for the weekend, playing tasty tracks from his eclectic vinyl blues collection. |
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| May 2007 | |
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| Friday
4th - Saturday 5th May (maybe 'til the 6th) Bushy's Big Wheel Blues Festival Isle of Man |
 Featuring Ian Siegal Band, Mike Sanchez and the
Portions, Derrin Nauendorf Band, Sam Kelly's Station House,
New for 2007 |
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| Friday
4th - Monday 7th May 3rd Mumbles Mostly Jazz and Blues Festival Swansea www.mumblesmostlyjazzandblues.co.uk Tickets
from
Swansea Jazzland |
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| Friday
4th - Monday 7th May 2nd Leeds Blues Festival www.bluespromoz.com or email nigel.blooz@ntlworld.com |
For more details see the North of England section of the website - click here |
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Friday 11th - Monday 14th May Woolacombe Bay Woolacombe, Devon
www.boogaloopromotions.com |
Animals & Friends headline with Nicky Moore's Blues Corporation, Sam Kelly's Station House, The Spikedrivers, West Weston's Bluesonics and Cryin' Out Loud. |
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Friday 12th - Monday 15th May Gunton Hall Blues Weekend Gunton Hall, Gunton Avenue, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5DF
www.boogaloopromotions.com |
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Saturday 19th May 2nd Annual Black Country Blues Festival The Robin 2, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 7LJ
Festival Booking Office: |
Acoustic Stage - Free Admission 12 noon to 8.00pm |
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| 24th
- 28th May The 9th International Guinness Blues on the Bay Festival Warrenpoint, Nothern Ireland |
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| 27th
May Mayfest 2007 Brent Pelham Essex |
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| June 2007 | |
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| Friday
1st - Monday 4th June The Guinness Castebar Blues Festival
www.castlebarblues.com |
Family Style,
Italy |
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| Tubby Blues
Club Exmouth Arms Bath Road, Cheltenham
www.tubbyblues.co.uk |
Tubby Blues Club was created to raise money for the Renal Unit of the Gloucester Royal Hospital, by Michael O' Connor, better known as Tubby. He was a patient there, and as an act of gratitude after his discharge, he decided to set up the Tubby Blues Club with the aim of buying new equipment for the Renal Unit. His love of blues music and his desire to help others has enabled this unique Club to grow and prosper to one of the most successful in the UK. Sadly Tubby died on 23rd. February 2007, but his memory lives on in this his club. |
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Friday 8th - Saturday 9th June Wallingford Blues & Beer Festival Regal Centre Wallingford |
The Michael Roach Band |
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Friday 22nd June
- Sunday 24th June Linton Music Festival 2007 Alma Inn, Linton, Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire. HR9 7RY
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Friday 21st June
- Monday 25th June The 19th Blues On The Farm Pump Bottom Farm Appledram Colchester PO20 7EH
www.bluesonthefarm.co.uk |
Spank the Monkey |
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Sunday 24 June - Saturday 30th June Morecambe International Blues Festival The Carlton, Bath Hotel, York Hotel, Overton Globe Hotel, and Ma Murphy's Morecambe Lancashire Info and Tickets 01524 424 303 NEW:
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Friday 29 June - Monday 1st July Blues Weekend Littlecote House Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0SU
www.boogaloopromotions.com |
Connie Lush & Blues Shouter headline with The Blues Pack with Paul Cox, Earl Green and John 'Smiggy' Smyth, Jerimiah Marques & The Blue Aces, plus Bill Hurley & The Enforcers, Robin Bibi, Memphis & The Meantime and Sonny Black. Blue Touch will be leading the late night jam sessions and Pete G is MC. |
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Friday 30th June - Sunday 2nd July Dundee Blues Bonanza Dundee, Scotland
www.dundeebluesbonanza.co.uk |
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| July 2007 | |
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| 11th
- 15th July The Larmer Tree Festival Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, Near Salisbury
www.larmertreefestival.co.uk |
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Thursday 12th - Saturday 14th July Abertillery Blues Festival Abertillery Park, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales
www.blaenaugwentvenues.com |
John Hammond Blues Band |
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Friday
July 20th - Sun 22nd July Upton Blues Festival Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire Contact: Bridge End Cottage East Waterside Upton upon Severn WR8 0PB
E-mail:
info@uptonbluesfestival.org.uk Web: www.uptonbluesfestival.org.uk
Updated:
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Adam Philips And some blues workshops............... Jo Fisher - Workshop |
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| 2007
Festival cancelled Arbroath Smokie Blues Festival Arbroath Scotland Contact:
Click Here
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| Friday
27th - Sunday 29th July 9th Maryport Bitter & Blues Festival Maryport, Cumbria
www.maryportblues.com or buy tickets
online at
NEW..... |
 Friday South Quay Blues n’Trouble (UK) Eric Bibb (US) Gary Moore Saturday Family Style (Italy) Out of the Blue (UK) Harper (Australia) James Hunter Band (UK) Van Morrison Sharrie Williams and the Wiseguys (US) Sunday Mike Harrison Band (Germany) The Holmes Brothers (US) Never the Bride (UK) C.J. Chenier and his Red Hot Louisiana Band (US) Trail bands........ The Bullfrogs Dave Acari Dr A’s Blues Consortium Funkydory Giles Hedley and the Aviators Howard Smith & The Razors The John O’Leary Band Joshua Blue King Rollo Matt Taylor Band Paul Judge & the Jackals Paul Rose Band Roadcrew The Section The Sam Wilkinson Band The Sean Webster Band The Stumble Skunk Stormwarning Starving Syd Tantrum |
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| 28th
July - 5th August Gloucester International Rhythm & Blues Festival Gloucester
www.gloucesterblues.co.uk |
Performers in alphabetical order: Acoustic Too
Lisa Miles
Bridget’s Big Girls Blues
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| August 2007 | |
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Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th August Wickham Festival Fareham Hampshire Contact: |
Jethro Tull |
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Friday 3rd -
Sunday 5th August The Rhythm Festival Twinwood Arena, Clapham, Near Bedford
www.rhythmfestival.net |
THE LEVELLERS JOHN MARTYN BAND IAIN MATTHEWS PRINCE BUSTER TINY TIN LADY WAKING THE WITCH THE ZOMBIES |
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Friday 3rd - Monday 6th August Summer Blues Festival Lakeside, Fishery Lane, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 9NR
www.boogaloopromotions.com |
Marcus Malone Little Jenny & The Blue Beans Joanne Shaw Taylor Norrie Burnett's Snakebite Blues Automatic Slim with Tim Aves Keno Kings Matt Bullard & To The Bridge The Nat Martin Band Slim Lightfoot Andrew Bazeley |
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16th - Sunday 19th August The 4th Rockinbeerfest Britten Arena, The Kings Bush Centre, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire
www.rockinbeerfest.co.uk |
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Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th August
The 8th Bentworth Blues Afternoon The Star Inn, Bentworth, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 5RB Phone 01420 561224
Contact Matt on 01420 561224
email
matt@star-inn.com
This year there will be two outdoor stages (limited cover from the sunshine!) leaving the pub free for drinking beer. Free camping caravaning is available on Saturday Evening.
Tickets: P re book your tickets now by credit card 01420 561224Don't forget to mention earlyblues.com By Cheque (payable to "The Star Inn") to Blues 2007 The Star Inn Bentworth, Alton, Hampshire GU34 5RB |
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August Bank Holiday Friday 24th - Monday 27th August The Great British R&B Festival Colne, Lancashire
www.bluesfestival.co.uk
Photos coming soon... |
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 British
Stage:Pete Kuddy will be the MC on the British Stage for the weekend. Friday 24th August
Saiichi
Sugiyama Band
Saturday 25th August
Sunday 26th August
Monday 27th August
The
Admiral Lord Rodney |
International
Stage:Chris Powers
will be the MC on the Friday 24th August
[SOLD
OUT] Saturday 25th August[SOLD
OUT] Sunday 26th August Monday 27th August
Acoustic
StageKing Rollo will be the MC on the Acoustic Stage for the weekend. Friday Richie Milton Robin Hoare & Danny Fox Slim Line Papas Plus Open Mic Session
Saturday Sunday
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Check this out:
The Colne Great British R&B Festival are proud to announce the very first limited edition triple CD compilation 'Hill Town Blues - Colne 2007'. For further details please click HERE Blues CD Store is supporting the Hill Town Blues CD project by fulfilling online orders on behalf of Pendle Leisure Trust at no cost to them and donating all the CD money. Pendle Leisure Trust will be donating all profits from the CD to Pendleside Hospice. Pendleside is a registered charity providing for the special needs of people with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. The purpose of a hospice is to improve the quality of life for its patients. This is achieved by medical and specialist nursing care, and the provision of social, emotional and spiritual support for the patient and their family and carers. Care is given unconditionally and free of charge to adults who need it regardless of religious or cultural belief. Hospices are about people helping people. You may never know these people, or their families, but ultimately you will know that it was you who cared enough to help. For further details of the triple CD please click HERE |
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Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd Sept Shetland Blues Festival |
Blues n Trouble |
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| September 2007 | |
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Friday 14th - Sunday 16th September Appleby Beer and Blues Festival |
Slack Alice are one of the bands over the weekend. |
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Friday 21st - Monday 24th September Blues Weekend Nidd Hall, Harrogate www.boogaloopromotions.com www.warnerbreaks.co.uk Phone: 0870 601 6012 |
Texan singer, songwriter, guitarist Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges, plus Brian Kramer & The Couch Lizards from Sweden, Ruthless Blues with Stevie Smith on vocals and guitar, plus guitarist Eddie Martin and his band, blues three-piece Depot with Matt Walklate plus The Werewolves of London. Chris Powers is MC for the weekend. |
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| October 2007 | |
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Friday 5th - Sunday 7th October Swanage Blues & Roots Festival www.bluesroots.org Phone: 01929 422338 Admission free |
Robin Bibi Band The Mustangs Rogue Dolls Jon Walsh Blues Band Coalhouse Walker Blues Band Ernie's Rhythm Section Hollow Bone Sonny Black John Crampton Sim Lightfoot & Ted Tedman Jim Tigwell Pete Smith with Chris Williams |
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| 6th
October 2007
20th Banbury Blues Festival The Mill Arts Centre, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire Phone: 01295 279002
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Artists include: Amor and Bagge Kent DuChane (USA) Groan Box Boys (USA) Guv’nors James Litherland Mick Pinni Rag Mama Rag (France) Graham Robins Sidekicks Jacob Stone Ray Stubbs Ben Waters |
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Friday 12th - Monday 15th October Blues Weekend Norton Grange, Yarmouth, IOW
www.boogaloopromotions.com |
The Hamsters headline an all-rocking line-up at Norton Grange, with The Hamsters, Jerimiah Marques & The Blue Aces, Trafficker with Tommy Allen on guitar and vocals, Primo Blues with LeBurn, Funkydory and The Nightflies. Bob Hokum is MC and Tim Aves is running the jams. |
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| November 2007 | |
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Friday 2nd - Monday 5th November Blues Weekend Cricket St Thomas, Somerset
www.boogaloopromotions.com |
Angela Brown & The Mighty 45's
headline a weekend of blues and R&B with Angela Brown & The Mighty 45's,
Papa George and The Spikedrivers. |
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Sunday 4th November Blind Willie McTell Event The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Road, London |
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Friday 9th - Sunday 11th November Tenby Blues Festival Tenby, Pembrokeshire
www.tenbyblues.co.uk |
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Saturday 10th November 2nd Annual Crawley Blues Festival The Hawth, Crawley Box Office: 01293 553 636
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Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th November Carlisle Blues Fest 2007 Lakes Court Hotel, Carlisle www.carlislebluesfestival.com Phone: 01228 531951 FESTIVAL SOLD OUT
Friday Saturday Sunday |
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Friday 23rd - Monday 26th November Blues Weekend Thoresby Hall, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire www.boogaloopromotions.com www.warnerbreaks.co.uk Phone: 0870 601 6012 |
Chris Farlowe headlines with the
Norman Beaker Band, plus Bad Influence
and The Werewolves of London, Dr JJ's Blues Band and The Sultana
Brothers. Sadly Little Jenny & The Blue Beans have had to cancel
because of ill-health, but the Frank White Band is able to take their
place. Blues aficionado Chris Powers is MC and DJ for the weekend, playing tasty tracks from his eclectic vinyl blues collection. |
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| December 2007 | |
| None as yet!! | |
2008 festival dates available now
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