the programme and guide here

A FREE FAMILY FESTIVAL
Programme
THEATRE & PERFORMANCE.
14:00 Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie by Les
Enfants Terribles
Vaudeville acts, live musicians and puppeteers. Enter and be
entertained by the world’s weirdest wonder emporium!
Navrattan: The Quest for the Lost Gems by Nutkhut
Travel to the mysterious world of the Mughal Empire for shadow
puppetry, cinema, interactive storytelling, traditional Kathak dance,
music & craft workshops. 12:00-19:00, dance finale 19:40
Lost Luggage Porters by Curious Cargo
Travel back in time to a world of monochrome, wonderment and
curiosity with these strolling performers.
Bombay Baja
Europe’s leading Indian brass band. They’ve performed for the
Queen and Bernie Ecclestone, and now they’re here for you!
The Butterfly Collection by NWSI
Gigantic butterflies float around the festival, simply being beautiful
and perhaps sipping some nectar.
We are already looking forward to Blackburn
Festival 2015 and we hope you are too! As a
voluntary organisation, we need your help and
funding for next year.
If you want to help with the organisation or
delivery of next year’s festival, or if your business
or organisation would like to get involved as a
partner or sponsor, please contact us by emailing
our committee chair, Seamus Heffernan, at
seamush@blackburnfestival.co.uk
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
PLUS
MUSIC, CULTURE & ARTS IN THE PARK
Blowjangles Open Mic Tent: Hosted by street band
Blowjangles; step up and join in!
SAT 6 SEP 2014 / 12NOON–9PM
mailout.co Caravan: This bright red caravan with letterboxes
and video booth is the place to come and tell us what you think of
Blackburn Festival.
WITTON COUNTRY PARK
Slyncstagram: Premiere of a new digital arts installation,
illuminating how young women from Blackburn see their
environment and community.
Hot & Cold Food & Drink: From all around the world; there’s
more than enough here to keep you fed and watered whatever your
tastes.
Art & Craft Workshops: Work with our resident artists to
create items to decorate the festival and take home afterwards.
Funfair: Roll up, roll up! Fun inflatables and games for the kids;
dodgems and fairground rides for the young at heart.
Handmade and Vintage Market: Portobello Market comes
to Witton Park! Featuring a wide range of unique, local craft and
vintage housewares, clothes and accessories.
BLACKBURN FESTIVAL IS NOT FOR PROFIT, AND IS ORGANISED BY A
VOLUNTARY COMMITTEE WITH SUPPORT FROM THESE ORGANISATIONS:
Art Exhibition: Featuring photography of last year’s festival and
the winners of the Blackburn Festival Creative Competition.
Graffiti Wall: Work with our graffiti artists to create an exclusive
artwork over the day: grab a can and add your mark.
Real Ale & Cider Tent: Featuring beers from Darwen’s Hopstar
Brewery, cider from Bolton’s Red Bank Cider, and a range of
temperance drinks.
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PROGRAMME & GUIDE
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Programme
MAIN STAGE
CROW WOOD MUSIC STAGE
Spanning genres and showcasing the best talent from
the North West and beyond.
A break from the norm; local and national musicians
perform for the discerning ear and alternative taste.
12:00 Sid Calderbank
12:10R.Y.A.N
16:00Man-E
Unique indie/rap from Blackburn.
Formerly AK1 Productions, male solo singer from Blackburn.
12:20 The Ragamuffins
13:25
16:45
Infectious indie-pop six piece.
DIY/Punk Rock/Hardcore from Slovakia.
13:10 “Plugged” theatre performance
14:00
Lancashire dialect speaker and raconteur with extensive collection
of native songs, poems and stories.
Retarded Fish
Tactical Dance Maneuver
Alt/Rock Electro 3-piece with high energy drum lines and
anthemic hooks.
Today, They Are Older
Young people from Blackburn present a game show with a
difference to introduce an exciting new project.
Progressive post-hardcore from Darwen.
17:30
13:30 Emmott & The Folkestra
14:35Stepaside
Melodic hard rock from Darwen.
Touring with Retarded Fish, another blast of Slovakian hardcore
punk.
A punk-driven, rock-fuelled folk machine; rousing stompers and
heartfelt ballads.
14:30 Northern Jazz Orchestra
15:15
18:15
India Mill
Tales of Darwen and beyond told through the medium of polished
alternative rock.
English Outback
19:00
Epic indie five-piece from Blackburn.
Big band jazz; classic pieces and pop interpretations.
Fear the Fallen
Game Theory
Explosive double act from York, featuring breaks, electro, house,
trip-hop and dubstep.
15:55 Rime Suspex
The 2013 festival’s acoustic sensation return with a bigger sound
on the main stage: RnB/Hip Hop with beats, bass and guitar.
MARVELLOUS IMAGINARY MENAGERIE
19:45
Sky Valley Mistress
Critically acclaimed, original local rockers, invoking Led Zeppelin
and Queens of the Stone Age. The best thing you’ve never heard.
16:35 Mary HD
Inspirational singer/songwriter sensation from Blackburn
17:00 Panjabi MC & MC Metz
The international, award winning DJ and producer teams up with
half of Metz N’ Trix for an exclusive performance.
17:50 Bombay Baja
PAVILION
CAFE
The Indian brass band take to the stage for a final performance.
18:30 The Slydes
Home-grown Lancashire Americana. Northern roof tops, autumn
leaves and the faintest smile of California sunshine.
19:10 New York Tourists
4-piece indie rock and roll from Blackburn.
NAVRATTAN
BIG TOP & CINEMA
20:00 Toploader
Eastbourne alternative rockers, performing amongst other hits
their recent single “This Is The Night” and popular chart anthem
“Dancing In The Moonlight”.
MARVELLOUS
IMAGINARY MENAGERIE
ART
HANDMADE &
&
VINTAGE MARKET EXHIBITION
WORKSHOPS
TOPLOADER
ENTRANCE
CHILDREN’S
RIDES
LOST CHILDREN
MAILOUT.CO
CARAVAN
TO MAIN
PARKING
GRAFFITI WALL
REAL ALE
TENT
CHILDREN’S
PLAY AREA
BLOWJANGLES
OPEN MIC TENT
FUNFAIR
TO PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE
PRESTON OLD ROAD
DISABLED PARKING
MAIN STAGE
CROW WOOD
MUSIC STAGE
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