The Great British R&B Festival 2023

COLNE TOWN COUNCIL

Colne Town Council are thrilled to welcome everyone to the 32nd Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, taking place right here in our beautiful town of Colne. Last year over 35,000 people flocked to the festival for a wonderful weekend of live music, laughter and good times, and we can’t wait to go even bigger and better this year. Our brand new artistic directors, Colne Blues Society, have programmed an incredible line-up featuring 33 of the very best blues bands and artists in the UK right now, including the likes of Elles Bailey, Aynsley Lister and Xander and The Peace Pirates. Alongside those performances in The Pendle Hippodrome and The Exchange Project Stage, The Official Fringe will also see over 130 incredible performances across 14 venues throughout the weekend! At Colne Town Council, we understand the great benefit that this festival brings to our local businesses and economy, and we encourage everyone visiting Colne, both local and further afield, to #ShopLocal and explore our wonderful bars, pubs, restaurants, cafes and shops. With family fun entertainment taking place throughout the weekend including buskers, fairground rides, facepainting and much more, we hope you all have a wonderful time at the 2023 Great British R&B Festival and I am looking forward to seeing the whole town coming together to make the 2023 festival the best ever!

Councillor Mary Thomas Chairman of Colne Town Council

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