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Darwen Live2026
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the uk's biggest free musIC festival!
Experience
Darwen Live is a FREE annual music festival across the May Bank Holiday weekend of May . 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12pm | Dayz Gone By | |
| 12:45pm | Preston And Weltz | |
| 1:30pm | Ami Alex | 2:15pm | Dakota Avenue | 3pm | Carol Hodge Band |
| 4pm | Class Of 79 | |
| 5pm | Janet Devlin | |
| 6pm | A Certain Ratio | |
| 7pm | Stone Foundation | |
| 8:30pm | Ferocious Dog |
| Time | Bands | |
|---|---|---|
| 12pm | La Corsia Studios Showcase | |
| 1:15pm | The Gamblers | |
| 2pm | Georgia Baker | |
| 2:45pm | Bad Smell | |
| 3.30pm | Redearth | |
| 4.15pm | Pretty Shivers | |
| 5pm | Skapones | |
| 6pm | Amnesia | |
| 7.15pm | Lancashire Hotpots | |
| 8.45pm | The Ordinary Boys |
| Time | Bands | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1pm | Darwen School of Music | Auditorium Stage |
| 2.45pm | Carl Pierce | Café Bar |
| 3.15pm | On Edge | Auditorium Stage |
| 4.00pm | Jimmy Kay | Café Bar |
| 4:30pm | Wall2Wall | Auditorium Stage |
| 5.15pm | Q | Café Bar |
| 5.45pm | Freya Beer | Auditorium Stage |
| 6.30pm | Simply Ed | Café Bar |
| 7.00pm | Tokyo Storm | Auditorium Stage |
| Time | Bands | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1pm | PR Music Showcase | Auditorium Stage |
| 2.45pm | Jenson B | Café Bar |
| 3.15pm | Long Johnson And The Extensions | Auditorium Stage |
| 4pm | Seanna Baker | Café Bar |
| 4.30pm | Kind Hearted Thieves | Auditorium Stage |
| 5.15pm | Vintage Fusion | Café Bar |
| 5.45pm | Boi Toi | Auditorium Stage |
| 6.30pm | Darren Wild | Café Bar |
| 7pm | Cashmere Stone | Auditorium Stage |
| Time | Bands | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00pm | The Voltaines | Indoor |
| 3:00pm | Harris Rafferty | Indoor |
| 4:00pm | The Kurt Paterson Band | Indoor |
| 5:00pm | Mardigras Bombers | Indoor |
| 6:00pm | Mardigras Bombers | Indoor |
| 7:00pm | Pre-Empted | Indoor |
| 8:00pm | House of Ska | Indoor |
| 9:00pm | Empire Police | Indoor |
| 10:00pm | Stil Life | Indoor |
| 11:00pm | Demented Disco | Indoor |
| All Day | INFARED TAKEOVER | Outdoor Carpark Stage |
| All Day | INFARED TAKEOVER | Outdoor Carpark Stage |