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Darwen Live2023
the uk's biggest free musIC festival!
Experience
Darwen Live is a FREE annual music festival across the May Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday, 27th & Sunday 28th May 2023. 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 – Headliners Toyah, Sleeper 2021 – Headliners Hoosiers, Shaun Riders Black Grape 2022 – Headliners Hot Chocolate, Johnny Hates Jazz
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official Event Schedule
CLICK THE STAGE BELOW TO SEE THE LINE-UP
| Time | Bands | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 12pm - 12:30pm | Leah Haworth | Folk-Indie |
| 12:45pm - 1:25pm | McNally Act | Various |
| 1:45pm - 2:20pm | Body Water | Rock |
| 2:45pm - 3:25pm | Kerrang’d | Rock & Metal |
| 3:45pm - 4:25pm | Inciders | Ska-Reggae |
| 4:45pm - 5:25pm | Kind Hearted Thieves | Folk |
| 5:45pm - 6:25pm | Mercy Kelly | Indie/Rock |
| 6:45pm - 7:25pm | Bonfire Radicals | Folk |
| 7:45pm - 8:25pm | Lanterns | Indie Dream Pop |
| 8:45pm - 10pm | The Blow Monkeys | New Wave-Pop |
| Time | Bands | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | Darwen School of Music Showcase | Various |
| 12:45pm - 1:25pm | Gvani | Electric/Pop/Soul |
| 1:45pm - 2:45pm | Lyra | Funk/Soul/Pop |
| 2:45pm - 3.45pm | This is War | Funk/Punk/Rock |
| 3.45pm - 4.25pm | Rafters | Punk/Rock |
| 4.45pm - 5.25pm | Kooky | Pop/Rock/Disco |
| 5.45pm - 6.25pm | D-Kel and Los Bandidos | Punk/Reggae/Indie/Rock/Rap |
| 6.45pm - 7.25pm | Design Rewind | British Pop-Rock |
| 7.45pm - 8.25pm | Northern Soul Train | Northern Soul |
| 8.45pm - 10pm | The View | Indie/Rock |
| Time | Bands | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| 1pm - 2.40pm | Darwen School of Music | Various |
| 2.45pm - 3.15pm | Chantelle Barrow | - |
| 3.15pm - 4pm | Bluesman Mike Francis | Blues |
| 4pm - 4.30pm | Denise Morgan | - |
| 4.30pm - 5.15pm | My Little Universe | - |
| 5.15pm - 5.45pm | Josh Semans | - |
| 5.45pm - 6.30pm | Full Billy | Indie |
| 6.30pm - 7pm | Janie B Skyeladder | - |
| 7pm - 8pm | La Bamba | - |
| Time | Bands | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 1pm - 2.40pm | PR Music Showcase | Various |
| 2.45pm - 3.15pm | Vienna | Pop |
| 3.15pm - 4pm | DACA Student Band | Various |
| 4pm - 4.30pm | DACA Acoustic | Acoustic |
| 4.30pm - 5.15pm | Cold Fusion | - |
| 5.15pm - 5.45pm | Lee Calvin | - |
| 5.45pm - 6.30pm | Reckless Romance | - |
| 6.30pm - 7pm | Jacob Reddy | - |
| 7pm - 8pm | Blowjangles | Ska/Reggae |
| Time | Bands | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 12.00 | LUNATHUG | Electronic |
| 1pm - 2pm | Sequoia | Indie |
| 2pm - 3pm | Laura Mary | Melodic |
| 3pm - 4pm | Moscow Cat Circus | Pop/Soul/Funk |
| 4pm - 5pm | Mardigras Bombers | Rock |
| 5pm - 6pm | The Mustard | Melodic Punk Rock |
| 6pm - 7pm | Waltz Away | British Pop |
| 7pm - 8pm | Boitoi | Hardcore |
| 8pm - 9pm | Egos at the door | Heavy Rock/Screamo |
| 9pm - 10pm | Shred Dibnah | Rock |
| 10pm - 11pm | The Illicits | Rock/Indie |
| 11pm - 12pm | Anhedonia | Rock |
| 12pm - Close | Demented Disco | House Disco |
| Time | Bands | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 12pm - 1pm | Tommy Ball | Country/Rhythm + Blues |
| 1pm - 2pm | Aussie Purser | Indie Pop |
| 2pm - 3pm | NHK | Acoustic Covers |
| 3pm - 4pm | Submariners | Rock |
| 4pm - 5pm | Friends Of Our Youth | Rock + Roll |
| 5pm - 6pm | Kindles | Indie/Rock |
| 6pm - 7pm | Razorrawks | Electronic/Punk/Rap |
| 7pm - 8pm | Teri Birtwistle & band | Country/Indie |
| 8pm - 9pm | Heavy Salad | Funk/Rock/Electro-Pop |
| 9pm - 10pm | The Ruby Tuesdays | ALT-ROCK |
| 10pm - 11pm | Sky Valley Mistress | Rock |
| 11pm - Close | DJ Risqué & James Sennecké | Disco/Funk/Old-Skool/House |
