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Darwen Live2024
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the uk's biggest free musIC festival!
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Darwen Live is a FREE annual music festival across the May Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday, 24th & Sunday 25th May 2025. The main stage is on Darwen Market Square. Darwen Library Theatre and other venues around the town centre will also host live music & other acts.
Previous mainstage headliners
2020 | Toyah, Sleeper 2021 | Hoosiers, Shaun Riders Black Grape 2022 | Hot Chocolate, Johnny Hates Jazz 2023 | The View, The Blow Monkeys 2024 | Tunde (The Lighthouse Family), Echobelly 2025 | The Undertones, Crash Test Dummies
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official Event Schedule
CLICK THE STAGE BELOW TO SEE THE LINE-UP
| Time | Bands | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 12pm - 12:40pm | La Bamba | Classic Rock 'N' Roll |
| 12:45pm - 1:25pm | Reckless Romance | Popular Covers |
| 2:10pm - 1:30pm | Jacob Reddy | Indie |
| 2:15pm - 2:55pm | Amy Jo | Country |
| 3:00pm - 3:55pm | English Outback | Indie Rock |
| 4:00pm - 4:55pm | Fuzzbox | Pop |
| 5:00pm - 5:55pm | Spriggan Mist | Folk |
| 6:00pm - 6:55pm | Essex County | Americana |
| 7:00pm - 8:25pm | Eddie and the Hot Rods | Punk |
| 8:30pm - 10pm | Tunde - Lighthouse Family | Pop/Soul |
| Time | Bands | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00am - 12:40pm | Rudeboyz | Ska/Reggae |
| 12:45pm - 1:25pm | PJM | Hip-Hop/Rap |
| 1:30pm - 2:10pm | Full Billy | Inide |
| 2:15pm - 2.50pm | CCaprice | Pop |
| 3.00pm - 3.55pm | Nerve Agents | Metalcore |
| 4.00pm - 4.55pm | Pretty Shiver | Pop/Indie |
| 5.00pm - 5.55pm | Merry Hell | Folk-Pop |
| 6.00pm - 6.55pm | The Jets | Rock 'N' Roll |
| 7.00pm - 8.25pm | Kevin Davey White | Pop/Funk |
| 8.45pm - 10pm | Echobelly | Indie/Britpop |
| Time | Bands | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1pm - 2.45pm | Darwen School of Music | Auditorium Stage |
| 2.45pm - 3.15pm | Vienna | Acoustic Stage |
| 3.15pm - 4pm | Cadaver Beach | Auditorium Stage |
| 4pm - 4.30pm | Come to Tower | Acoustic Stage |
| 4.30pm - 5.15pm | Body Water | Auditorium Stage |
| 5.15pm - 5.45pm | Nigel Clegg | Acoustic Stage |
| 5.45pm - 6.30pm | Monkey Men | Auditorium Stage |
| 6.30pm - 7pm | Joe Doonan | Acoustic Stage |
| 7pm - 8pm | Aquostic | Auditorium Stage |
| Time | Bands | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1pm - 2.40pm | PR Music Showcase | Auditorium Stage |
| 2.45pm - 3.15pm | Rachel Toner | Acoustic Stage |
| 3.15pm - 4pm | DACA Student Band | Auditorium Stage |
| 4pm - 4.30pm | Seana Baker | Acoustic Stage |
| 4.30pm - 5.15pm | Cold Fusion | Auditorium Stage |
| 5.15pm - 5.45pm | Q | Acoustic Stage |
| 5.45pm - 6.30pm | Janie B Skyeladder | Auditorium Stage |
| 6.30pm - 7pm | Cormac Thompson | Acoustic Stage |
| 7pm - 8pm | Free From The Wild | Auditorium Stage |
| Time | Bands | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 12.00 | Celebratory Cake | Indoor |
| 1pm - 2pm | Doug Livesey | Indoor |
| 2pm - 3pm | Boi Toi | Indoor |
| 2pm - 3pm | Infared Takeoever - Infared | Outdoor Carpark |
| 3pm - 4pm | Nerve Agents | Indoor |
| 3pm - 4pm | Infared Takeoever - Recoyle | Outdoor Carpark |
| 4pm - 5pm | Blagged | Indoor |
| 4pm - 5pm | Infared Takeoever - Hartland b2b Jamie Harrison | Outdoor Carpark |
| 5pm - 6pm | The Surellas | Indoor |
| 5pm - 6pm | Infared Takeoever - Michael Conroy (Koda Recordings) b2b Amber Graham ft. Claudia Thompson + Tashie Tones | Outdoor Carpark |
| 6pm - 7pm | Anhedonia | Indoor |
| 6:30pm - 7:30pm | Infared Takeoever - Bertos | Outdoor Carpark |
| 7pm - 6pm | Bright Town | Indoor |
| 7:30pm - 9pm | Infared Takeoever - Kollektiv | Outdoor Carpark |
| 8:00pm - 9pm | Tommy Ball | Indoor |
| 9pm - Late | Infared Takeoever - DMC | Outdoor Carpark |
| 9pm - 10pm | Stil Life | Indoor |
| 10pm - 11pm | Sky Valley Mistress | Indoor |
| 11pm - 12pm | Dj Risqué | Indoor |
| 12pm - Close | Demented Disco | Indoor |
| Time | Bands | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 12pm - 1pm | Pre-Empted | Indoor |
| 1pm - 2pm | Kurt Paterson | Indoor |
| 2pm - 3pm | Submariners | Indoor |
| 2pm - 3pm | Lasyen | Outdoor Carpark |
| 3pm - 4pm | I Create Deathrays | Indoor |
| 3pm - 4pm | Entropy | Outdoor Carparkk |
| 4pm - 5pm | Naut | Indoor |
| 4pm - 5pm | LRN | Outdoor Carpark |
| 5pm - 6pm | British Birds | Indoor |
| 5pm - 6pm | Dylan Purser | Outdoor Carpark |
| 6pm - 7pm | Brother | Indoor |
| 6pm - 7pm | WAVES | Outdoor Carpark |
| 7pm - 8pm | Laura Mary | Indoor |
| 7pm - 8pm | B-HIND | Outdoor Carpark |
| 8pm - 9pm | Egos At The Door | Indoor |
| 8pm - 9pm | Stil Life (DJ Set) | Outdoor Carpark |
| 9pm - 10pm | The Rafters | Indoor |
| 9pm - Late | Fryett | Outdoor Carpark |
| 10pm - 11pm | The Illicits | Indoor |
| 11pm - Close | Demented Disco | Indoor |
