The Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival 2014

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This year The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival celebrates its 25th Anniversary.

And there are some great names lined-up for this amazing milestone, including Eric Burdon, Lucky Peterson, Eric Bibb, Eric Sardinas, Otis Grand, Mike Sanchez, Andy Fairweather Low, The Yardbirds and Dr Feelgood.

These Blues musicians – and hundreds more - will be performing throughout the four day event this August Bank Holiday weekend.

Over the last two decades the Festival has grown in size and popularity with the amount of people who travel from the length and breadth of the UK, as well as Europe and the USA, to this part of Lancashire to listen to every kind of Blues music.

The calibre of the Festival was recognised last year when it was declared the Best Blues Festival in the European Blues Awards 2013.

With more than 600 artistes performing at eight official venues over four days, Colne’s Blues Festival is now a firm favourite with locals and visitors as THE place to be over the Bank Holiday weekend.

As well as the International Stage, there will also be some popular favourites and new faces keeping the music going on the British Stage and the Acoustic Stage, as well as the five official roadhouses, which include The Crown Hotel, Colne Legion, The Admiral Lord Rodney, Colne and Nelson Rugby Club and The Green Chimney.

There will be another afternoon of Jazz on the Sunday, with the Snake Davis Jazz Band heading the bill; Radio Lancashire will once again be broadcasting live from the British Stage at certain times over the weekend; There will be some fresh, new, young talent performing throughout the Festival as part of the Jessica Foxley Unsigned initiative; There will be an outdoor stage in the town centre and the Festival will once again play host to the British Blues Awards.

The terrific line-up, all the extras and the fantastic buzz and atmosphere this Festival is known for, should all add up to an anniversary to remember!

For a full line-up, to find out more and to buy tickets, visit www.bluesfestival.co.uk