Darwen Live 2009

 The 10th anniversary of Darwen Live will once again feature an eclectic programme of original live music for the entire family.  Darwen Live is an established free to view two-day music festival which provides many of the area’s very gifted local musicians with the opportunity to showcase their talents alongside well-known performing artists. 

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is excited to announce that headlining this year’s entertainment line-up will be The Bay City Rollers and the Original Boomtown Rats Garry Roberts and Simon Crowe.

Darwen Live will be taking place on Sunday May 24 and Monday May 25, 2008, between 1:00pm and 9:00pm.

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For more information please contact BwDBC festivals and events.

Line up for Main and Darwen Library Theatre stages

Sunday May 24 – main stage

• The Bay City Rollers featuring Eric Faulkner
• Ray Bailey’s Soultrain
  A 9-piece band featuring the Union Pacific Horns playing classic 1960’s soul.
• Torrents
  Top indie-pop band currently working with ‘The Enemy’ producer Matt Terry.
• Jo Danuki Band
  First time on the Darwen Live main stage for this recently reformed Darwen crowd-pulling covers band.
• KREUZ
  Darwen lads KREUZ (pronounced cruise) are a band made for the commercial market. Front man Jordan Small delivers his melodic vocals with a passion that promises to get you hot under the collar. Joined by Glenn Evans, Simon Pickup and Tom Davies, the band’s powerful, daring diverse guitars and well constructed hooky songs with great changes in tempo give their songs a textured and fulfilled air which they deliver with energy and gusto.
• The Northern Jazz Orchestra
  Featuring the drumming of band leader Paul J. Rigby, the orchestra will be performing the timeless sounds of Glenn Miller and the Big Bands.

Sunday May 24 – Darwen Library Theatre stage

• Pete Brown and the Volunteers
  Son of Joe Brown and brother of Sam Brown, this renowned producer is currently promoting his new album, ‘Not Before Time.’
• Jah Mission Vibes
  A fully-blended mixture of root reggae and ska, this band has come all the way from Darwen to perform its Afro-Caribbean music.
• Darwen Music Showcase
  Elite Music Services present a selection of the area’s talented singers and musicians.

Monday May 25 – main stage

• Original Boomtown Rats Garry Roberts and Simon Crowe
  Featuring original members Garry Roberts and Simon Crowe.
• The Jamie Mac Band
  Legendary Darwen singer reforms the band especially for this event.
• The Stiffs
  ‘Pop with steel toe caps’ mixed in with high-energy pop that has the forcefulness of punk.
• Decadenze
  This Welsh rock/metal band will be calling into Darwen as a part of their current 50-date UK tour, as they promote their debut album.
• Blackburn with Darwen Music Big Band
  Traditional and contemporary Big Band music, as performed by very gifted students from throughout the borough.

Monday May 25 – Darwen Library Theatre stage

• Recall
  Popular local mainstream music trio.
• Graham Robinson
  Tremendous finger-pickin’ country blues and ragtime guitarist.
• Blackburn People’s Choir
  A Capella action under the enthusiastic direction of Mr Jeff Borradaile.
  

Other venues

Marigolds

The Green, Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, BB3‎ - 01254 705 040‎

More information about Marigold's on Myspace

Sunday 24th May

2pm til after midnight
 
Date With Defiance, Motlow, Electric Circus Band, Outsider, Salacious, Luva Gunk, Fiery Jack, Breaker, Kingpin, Cherrybomb, Fatty & the Boom Booms

Monday 25th May

Wing Mirror Spiders, Neverburn, Lovelacer, India Mill, Underdogs, Last Band In Town, Jackson Kay Band, Haiku, Portside UK, CJay

Bar Java

12 Wellington Fold Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 1PU Get Directions 01254 772722

Sunday 24th May 2pm-midnight

Avalon May, The 15th,Tridant Band ,Resident DJ Small Paul 

Roxy Nightclub

First Floor, 29/35 Market Street, Darwen, BB3 1PS‎ - 01254 772 722‎

Sunday 24th May

Ibiza Anthems & Chart Classics

Monday 25th May

3:00pm - 3:00am Revival @Roxy 12 hour dance spectacular.

Franky's Bar Club

Church St, Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, BB3‎ - (01254) 703 117‎

Saturday 23rd May

Neverburn,Your Loss,Cassini Club, Revolte, Luva Gunk

Sunday 24th May

Pablo And The Smokes,Gas Match Boom,The Badniks,The Scen, Moral Panic,Snow Byrds,Down In Paris,Searching for Seraphim,Lovelacer,Funnel,Semihere

Monday 25th May

Sprungloaded, Kreuz, Stealing The Process, The Versatiles, Corned Beef, The Mardigras Bombers, The Irrelevants, Englands Dreamin

More to follow...