BARNOLDSWICK MUSIC AND ARTS CENTRE
Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre isn’t just a venue — it’s a decade-forged heartbeat of live music culture, built from the ground up in a small Pennine town and now standing proudly as one of the UK’s most respected grassroots listening rooms.
Celebrating over ten years of bringing world-class music to Barnoldswick, BMAAC has grown into something far greater than its size suggests — a 60-capacity cellar room where intimacy is everything, where every show is personal, and where artists and audiences share the same air, the same energy, and the same moment.
Set in the Pennines — surrounded by rolling landscapes and rich musical heritage — the venue has carved out a reputation as one of Europe’s most eclectic and forward-thinking grassroots stages. Over the past decade it has welcomed an extraordinary spectrum of talent: heritage legends with decades of stories in their bones, chart-topping artists, and the next generation of rising stars, all drawn to the same thing — a room where music truly connects. Blues, folk, rock, Americana, jazz, prog, soul, global fusion… genres don’t matter here — authenticity does.
The magic of BMAAC lies in its scale. With just 60 tickets available, shows regularly sell out in minutes, creating an atmosphere that larger venues simply can’t replicate — 60 souls, one room, total connection. It’s a place where guitars ring louder, voices hit deeper, and silence between songs can feel just as powerful as the music itself. Artists don’t just perform here — they experience it, often calling it one of the most special rooms they’ve ever played.
But it’s not just about the music — it’s about the full experience. Upstairs, McCullough’s Irish Bar offers warmth, character and community, while downstairs the cellar stage becomes a sanctuary for live performance. From intimate evening shows to sold-out matinees and double-header days, BMAAC has created a format that keeps music alive and accessible. Add in the unmistakable northern touch — homemade Lancashire pies, proper hospitality, and a genuinely welcoming atmosphere — and you have something that goes far beyond a standard gig night.
At its core, Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre is about legacy and future in equal measure. It’s a place where seasoned musicians continue to tell their stories, where new artists find their audience, and where music lovers discover something that stays with them long after the last note fades. In an era where grassroots venues are under increasing pressure, BMAAC stands as proof of what passion, dedication, and belief in live music can achieve.
Ten years in — and still building, still evolving, still delivering unforgettable nights.
BMAAC — The Home of Eclectic Music.
JULY 2026
SOLD OUT Saturday 25th Julia Fordham BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 26th Julia Fordham BMAAC
AUGUST 2026
SOLD OUT Saturday 1st Beaux Gris Gris BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 2nd Beaux Gris Gris BMAAC
SOLD OUT Monday 3rd Miller Campbell & Joe Martin BMAAC
SOLD OUT FrIday 7th Matinee Animals BMAAC
SOLD OUT FrIday 7th Evening Animals BMAAC
SOLD OUT Saturday 8th China Crisis BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 9th China Crisis BMAAC
SOLD OUT Monday 10th China Crisis BMAAC
SOLD OUT Tuesday 11th China Crisis BMAAC
Wednesday 12th Eva Cassidy BMAAC
Thursday 13th The Ex Men BMAAC
Friday 14th Mik Artistik BMAAC
Saturday 15th Scott Levine BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 16th Matinee Dr Feelgood BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 16th Evening Dr Feelgood BMAAC
Monday 17th Mike Sanchez BMAAC
Wednesday 19th Dean Friedman BMAAC
Thursday 20th Dean Friedman BMAAC
Saturday 22nd Errol Linton BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday Afternoon 23rd The Stumble BMAAC
Sunday Evening 23rd Kyla Brox BMAAC
SOLD OUT Thursday 27th Paul Jones and Dave Kelly Bmaac
SOLD OUT Friday 28th Paul Jones and Dave Kelly Bmaac
Saturday 29th Matinee Jim Kirkpatrick BMAAC
Saturday 29th Jim Kirkpatrick BMAAC
Sunday 30th Matinee Innes Sibun BMAAC
Sunday 30th Chantel McGregor BMAAC
SOLD OUT Monday 31st Matinee Dom Martin and Jim Kirkpatrick BMAAC
SOLD OUT Monday 31st Evening Dom Martin and Jim Kirkpatrick BMAAC
SEPTEMBER 2026
Tuesday 1st John Young BMAAC
Thursday 3rd Lightnin Willie BMAAC
Friday 4th Slambovian Theatre of Dreams BMAAC
Saturday 5th Soho Dukes BMAAC
Monday 7th Jessica Sevier BMAAC
Tuesday 8th Joe Martin BMAAC
Wednesday 9th The Dunwells BMAAC
Saturday 12th Isabella Coulstock BMAAC
Sunday 13th TV Smith BMAAC
Wednesday 16th Connor Selby BMAAC
Thursday 17th Hayley McKay North Riding Band BMAAC
Friday 18th John Papa Gros BMAAC
SOLD OUT Saturday 19th Matinee Mick Avory & The Kastoff Kinks BMAAC
SOLD OUT Saturday 19th Russ Ballard & Robert Hart BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday Matinee 20th Russ Ballard & Robert Hart BMAAC
Thursday 24th Vanity Fare BMAAC
Monday 21st Petunia &The Vipers
Friday 25th Real People BMAAC
Saturday 26th Kit Trigg BMAAC
Sunday 27th Matinee Soft Machine BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 27th Soft Machine BMAAC
Tuesday 29th Jo Carley and the old Dry Skulls BMAAC
SOLD OUT Wednesday 30th Bad Co BMAAC
OCTOBER 2026
Thursday 1st Bad Co BMAAC
Friday 2nd Diesel Park West BMAAC
Saturday 3rd Dave Kelly and Christine Collister BMAAC
Sunday 4th Bad Co Matinee BMAAC
Sunday 4th Brooks Williams BMAAC
SOLD OUT Monday 5th Blow Monkeys BMAAC
Tuesday 6th Albert Lee BMAAC
Wednesday 7th Crow Black Chicken BMAAC
Thursday 8th Jon Allen BMAAC
Friday 9th Jon Allen BMAAC
Saturday 10th Matinee Caitlin Krisco BMAAC
Saturday 10th Xander and The Peace Pirates BMAAC
Sunday 11th Hayseed Dixie BMAAC
Monday 12th Billy Walton Band BMAAC
Wednesday 14th Sarah Yeo BMAAC
Thursday 15th Kelley Stoltz BMAAC
Friday 16th Truffle Vally Boys BMAAC
Saturday 17th Bruce Molsky and Darol Anger BMAAC
Sunday 18th Man of the World BMAAC
Monday 19th Snake Davis BMAAC
Tuesday 20th Hans Theeseink BMAAC
Wednesday 21st Mick McConnel Band BMAAC
Thursday 22nd The Stiffs BMAAC
Friday 23rd The Stiffs BMAAC
Saturday 24th Matinee The Stiffs BMAAC
Saturday 24th Pearl Handled Revolver BMAAC
Sunday 25th John Hackett Band BMAAC
Monday 26th Briana Corrigan BMAAC
Thuesday 27th Briana Corrigan BMAAC
Wednesday 28th John Adams BMAAC
Thursday 29th Alice Howe & Freebo BMAAC
Friday 30th Martin McAloon BMAAC
Saturday 31st Afternoon Matinee Phil Beer BMAAC
Saturday 31st Romeos Daughter BMAAC
NOVEMBER 2026
Sunday 1st Romeos Daughter BMAAC
Monday 2nd Michael Masse BMAAC
Tuesday 3rd Mark Olsen The Jaybirds BMAAC
Wednesday 4th Mark Olsen The Jaybirds BMAAC
Thursday 5th Dave McCabe The Zutons BMAAC
Friday 6th Jack Broadbent Solid BMAAC
Saturday 7th Susan Santos BMAAC
Sunday 8th Shannon Pearl BMAAC
Monday 9th Dirt Road Band BMAAC
Tuesday 10th Hawklords
Wednesday 11th Hawklords
Thursday 12th Steve Pilgrim BMAAC
Friday 13th Sarah Gillespie BMAAC
Saturday 14th Brave Rival Matinee BMAAC
Saturday 14th Brave Rival Evening BMAAC
Sunday 15th Ben Poole BMAAC
Monday 16th Demi Marriner BMAAC
Tuesday 17th Curtis Salgado BMAAC
Thursday 19th Nell Bryden BMAAC
Friday 20th Nigel Planer BMAAC
Saturday 21st Hannah Aldridge
Sunday 22nd Hamilton Loomis BMAAC
Monday 23rd Harry Hudson Taylor BMAAC
Tuesday 24th Martin Harley BMAAC
Wednesday 25th Eleanor McEvoy BMAAC
Thursday 26th Pete Williams from Dexy's BMAAC Wishbone Ash BMAAC
Friday 27th Wishbone Ash BMAAC
Saturday 28th FM BMAAC
Sunday 29th FM BMAAC
Monday 30th MKO BMAAC
DECEMBER 2026
Tuesday 1st MKO BMAAC
3rd Thursday Rhino BMAAC
4th Friday Rhino BMAAC
5th Saturday Afternoon Tony Wright
5th Saturday Night Rhino
Monday 7th Northern Soul Train BMAAC
Tuesday 8th Northern Soul Train BMAAC
Wednesday 9th Northern Soul Train BMAAC
Thursday 10th Cats in Space BMAAC
Friday 11th Cats in Space BMAAC
Saturday 12th Matinee T Rex BMAAC
Saturday 12TH Night T Rex BMAAC
Sunday 13th Matinee Bluetones BMAAC
Sunday 13th Evening Bluetones BMAAC
Monday 14th Ashly Campbell BMAAC
Tuesday 15th Ashly Campbell BMAAC
Wednesday 16th Elvis BMAAC
Thursday 17th Elvis BMAAC
Friday 18th Midlife BMAAC
Saturday 19th AC/DC BMAAC
Sunday 20th Afternoon Matinee Overland Kirkpatrick BMAAC
Sunday 20th Evening Overland Kirkpatrick BMAAC
Sunday 27th Chris Helme BMAAC
Monday 28th John Bramwell BMAAC
Tuesday 29th John Bramwell BMAAC
Wednesday 30th Tom Petty Appreciation Society BMAAC
JANUARY 2027
Friday 8th Ten Years After
Saturday 9th Ten Years After
Sunday 10th Rachel Croft
Sunday 17th Blues N Trouble
Friday 22nd The Milkmen
Saturday 23rd Sonny Flints Beano Bluesbreakers
Sunday 24th Aynsley Lister Matinee
Sunday 24th Aynsley Lister Evening
Monday 25th Aynsley Lister
Friday 29th Jazz Delorean
FEBRUARY 2027
Wednesday 3rd Tony Christie
Thursday 4th Tony Christie
Saturday 6th Jon Amor
Monday 8th Beaux Gris Gris
Tuesday 9th Beaux Gris Gris
Friday 12th Beth Rowley
Saturday 13th Danny Vaughn
Sunday 14th Matinee Danny Vaughn
Sunday 14th Night Danny Vaughn
Saturday 20th Alan Hull Songbook
Sunday 21st Space
Friday 26th The Korgis (Acoustic)
MARCH 2027
Tuesday 2nd James Oliver and Norman Watt Roy
Wednesday 3rd James Oliver and Norman Watt Roy
Monday 8th Lynne Hansen
Tuesday 9th The Blockheads
Wednesday 10th The Blockheads
Sunday 14th The Blockheads
Friday 19th Lene Lovich
Saturday 20th Matinee Lene Lovich
Saturday 20th Ian Prowse
Sunday 21st Martin Stephenson
Wednesday 31st Daoirí Farrell
APRIL 2027
Saturday 3rd Matinee Red Ken
Saturday 3rd Evening Red Ken
Thursday 15th Bar Stool Preachers
Friday 16th Bar Stool Preachers
Saturday 17th Stone Foundation BMAAC
Sunday 18th Matinee Stone Foundation BMAAC
Sunday 18th Evening Stone Foundation BMAAC
Saturday 24th Sorrel Nation
Wednesday 28th Terra Spencer BMAAC
May 2027
Wednesday 19th Albert Lee
Thursday 20th Albert Lee
Sunday 23rd Brianna
October 2027
Wednesday 6th While and Mathews
Monday 11th Otto Junior
Wednesday 13th Albert Lee
December 2027
Saturday 19th Bluetones