Hebden Bridge Blues Festival 2011

Over the bank holiday weekend of the Friday 27th to Monday 30th of May 2011, Hebden Bridge in the Yorkshire Pennines, will be hosting its first Blues Festival. Up to 50 bands from across Britain, Europe and the USA will be playing in a variety of venues including the legendary Trades Club, the Hebden Bridge Picture House and in a marquee in the town's main park.

Line-up

Friday 27th May

Hebden Bridge Trades Club 20:30 - 01:00
Jon Amor Blues Group, Poor Boy, Paddy Maguire's Midnight Jam Session

Saturday 28th May

Calder Holmes Park 12:00 - 20:30
Larry Miller, Sam Hare, Marcus Lazarus and Dogs Life, The Blues Jukes, Pie, Pocket of 3

Hebden Bridge Picture House 20:30 - 00:00
Lance Lopez, Bex Marshall, Krissy Matthews

Hebden Bridge Trades Club 20:30 - 01:00
Tony Dowler's Hellhounds, Crybaby & the Hoochie Coochie Boys, Dan Hudson, Paddy Maguire's Midnight Jam Session

Sunday 29th May

Marquee in the Park 12:00 - 20:30
24 Pesos, Gerry Jablonski & the Electric Band, After Hours Blues Band, Sharon Coglan Band, The Revelator Band, The Mentulls

Hebden Bridge Picture House 20:30 - 00:00
"Women of Blues", Chantel McGregor, Clare Free, Hooson

Hebden Bridge Trades Club 20:30 - 01:00
Paddy Milner & Marcus Bonfanti and their band, Johnnie White & the Speakeasy Blues Band, Cross Cut Saw, Paddy Maguire's Midnight Jam Session

Monday 30th May

Hebden Bridge Trades Club 20:30 - 12:00
P-A-U-L, The Blues Jukes, Paddy Maguire's Midnight Jam Session.

As the festival will concentrate on artists performing new material and taking the Blues into the next decade, rather than those who have been on the road playing the same sets for many years, there has been a lot of interest nationally and several thousand visitors are expected to flock to the town over the weekend.

Tickets

Ticket prices vary from £8 to £20 depending upon event. To see the prices for each event, click here.

More info

The hub of the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival will be the Trades Club which, together with hosting the opening and closing night gigs, will be running a special 'midnight jamming' hour where some of the artists who have been playing at other venues during the day will get the chance to play together and make a bit of Blues history.

Free events

The festival's reach will also spread across the town with local pubs and bars also putting on blues bands with free admission.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

More information will be here when available.

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