Darwen Music Live 2008

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, put on the Darwen Music Live, in various locations around Darwen town centre over May bank holiday weekend and covers many styles of music, there will be nothing the same on the council stages.

The festival gives local music artists (no matter what their music genre) a chance to platform their music to the general public in combination with two high profile artists. Confirmed artists for this year include Peter Tork (The Monkees), Men They Couldn't Hang, China Crisis, Goldblade, Stray, Bluetones, Swill and the Swagger Band, and Eddy and the Hot Rods.

Other artists playing at Darwen include Acoustic Uprising, Avalon Way, Blowjangles, Boomin, Brett & Blake Slater, Charlotte O'Connor, Cherrybomb, Crush, Darwen Brass, Eternal Winter, Fieryjack, Flynn, Funnel, Haiku, Ian Alveston, Jah Mission Vibes, Joshua 3, Juniper Court, Martin Cooper, Natasha Lee Jones, Nightmare Visions, No Boundarys, Outsider, Pancho, Ballard And The Banditos, Paul Stuart Davis & Friends, Pinto Beans, Scar, Silent Dog, Steve Lindley, TFL, The Armadillos, The Beathovens, The Chain, The Elite Music Showcase, The Fischers, The Managers Big Band, The Rising, The Snow Byrds, and Tickinthebox.

The festival consists two full size outside stages plus two indoor venues under the festival's umbrella.

Expect over 90 performances over two days, with at least 5 or 6 big named headliners, and many more local and national bands. This community music festival features something for everyone.

More information will be here when available.

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