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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ten years in — and still building, still evolving, still delivering unforgettable nights.
BMAAC — The Home of Eclectic Music.
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​APRIL 2026
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SOLD OUT Saturday 18th This is Merseybeat -The Shakers BMAAC (Matt Sound)
​Monday 20th Julian Taylor BMAAC (James Gansler)
SOLD OUT Wednesday 22nd Joe Martin BMAAC (James Gansler)
SOLD OUT Thursday 23rd Briana Corrigan BMAAC (James Gansler)
Friday 24th True Foxes BMAAC (James Gansler)
Saturday 25th Russ Hastings BMAAC
Sunday Matinee 26th Russ Hastings BMAAC
​Monday 27th Gerry Jablonski BMAAC (James Gansler)
Tuesday 28th Deborah Bonham BMAAC (James Gansler)
SOLD OUT Thursday 30th Bonafide BMAAC (Matt Sound)​
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​​MAY 2026
​Saturday 2nd Sorrel Nation BMAAC
Sunday 3rd Michael McGovern BMAAC
Monday 4th Sari Schorr & Jim Kirkpatrick BMAAC
Tuesday 5th Clare Hamill BMAAC
Wednesday 6th Rachel Croft BMAAC
Saturday 9th Michael Messer BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 10th Matinee Original Dr Feelgood Sparko BMAAC
Wednesday 13th Taff Rapids
Thursday 14th Guy Davis BMAAC
Friday 15th Odin Dragonfly BMAAC
Saturday 16th Dale Storr BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 17th Matinee Albert Lee BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 17th Evening Albert Lee BMAAC
SOLD OUT Monday 18th Matinee Albert Lee BMAAC
Tuesday 19th Davina and the Vagabonds BMAAC
Friday 22nd These Smiths BMAAC
Saturday 23rd Journey BMAAC
Sunday 24th Matinee Journey BMAAC
Sunday 24th Journey BMAAC
Monday 25th Fapy Lafertin BMAAC
SOLD OUT Tuesday 26th Band of Friends BMAAC
SOLD OUT Wednesday 27th Band of Friends BMAAC
Thursday 28th Callaghan BMAAC
SOLD OUT Friday 29th Danny Vaughn BMAAC
SOLD OUT Saturday 30th Bev Bevan Matinee BMAAC
SOLD OUT Saturday 30th Bev Bevan BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 31st Lucca Mae Matinee BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 31st Lucca Mae BMAAC
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​JUNE 2026​​
SOLD OUT Monday 1st Virgin Mary's BMAAC
Tuesday 2nd Geoff Acison BMAAC
Wednesday 3rd Jon Boden BMAAC
Thursday 4th Jimmy Carpenter BMAAC
SOLD OUT Friday Matinee 5th Davey Knowles BMAAC
SOLD OUT Friday Evening 5th Davey Knowles BMAAC
SOLD OUT Saturday 6th MillTown Bros BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 7th Matinee Milltown Bros BMAAC
Sunday 7th Chris Helme BMAAC
Monday 8th Warner E Hodges BMAAC
Wednesday 10th Pentangle BMAAC
Thursday 11th Earth Band BMAAC
SOLD OUT Friday 12th Earth Band BMAAC
Saturday 13th Tyla J Pallas BMAAC
Sunday 14th RJ McCarty BMAAC
SOLD OUT Thursday 18th Nine Below Zero BMAAC
SOLD OUT Friday 19th DARE BMAAC
SOLD OUT Saturday 20th DARE BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 21st Pink Floyd Matinee BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 21st Pink Floyd BMAAC
Monday 22nd Alistair Green BMAAC
Wednesday 24th Kaz Hawkins BMAAC
Thursday 25th Christian Madden BMAAC
Friday 26th Tommy Scott SPACE BMAAC
SOLD OUT Saturday 27th Merry Hell BMAAC
Sunday 28th Dave Speight Matinee BMAAC
Sunday 28th Legends of Folk BMAAC​​​
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JULY 2026​
CLOSED
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​AUGUST 2026​​​​
​SOLD OUT Saturday 1st Beaux Gris Gris BMAAC
SOLD OUT Sunday 2nd Beaux Gris Gris BMAAC
12th Eva Cassidy BMAAC
14th Mik Artistik BMAAC
Saturday 15th Scott Levine BMAAC
Sunday 16th Matinee Dr Feelgood BMAAC
Sunday 16th Evening Dr Feelgood BMAAC
Monday 17th Mike Sanchez BMAAC
Wednesday 19th Dean Friedman BMAAC
Thursday 20th Dean Friedman BMAAC
Friday 21st August Phil Beer BMAAC
Saturday 22nd Errol Linton BMAAC
Sunday Afternoon 23rd The Stumble BMAAC
Sunday Evening 23rd Kyla Brox BMAAC
Wednesday 26th Clearwater 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
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
Saturday 5th Soho Dukes BMAAC
Sunday 6th Slambovian Theatre of Dreams BMAAC
Monday 7th Jessica Sevier 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
Saturday 19th Russ Ballard & Robert Hart BMAAC
Sunday Matinee 20th Russ Ballard & Robert Hart BMAAC
Sunday 20th Old Baby Mackerel BMAAC
Tuesday 22nd Simon Hough Band BMAAC
Wednesday 23rd Simon Hough Band BMAAC
Thursday 24th Vanity Fare BMAAC
Friday 25th Real People BMAAC
Saturday 26th Kit Trigg BMAAC
Sunday 27th Soft Machine BMAAC
Monday 28th Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich BMAAC
Wednesday 30th Bad Co BMAAC
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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
Monday 5th Blow Monkeys 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
Tuesday 13th Sarah Gillespie BMAC
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 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
Friday 6th Jack Broadbent Solid BMAAC
Saturday 7th Susan Santos BMAAC
Sunday 8th Shannon Pearl BMAAC
Monday 9th Dirt Road Band BMAAC
Tuesday 10th Dave McCabe The Zutons BMAAC
Wednesday 11th Dave McCabe The Zutons BMAAC
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
Thursday 19th Nell Bryden BMAAC
Friday 20th Nigel Planer BMAAC
Saturday 21st Dare Dare BMAAC
Sunday 22nd Hamilton Loomis BMAAC
Monday 23rd Harry Hudson Taylor BMAAC
Tuesday 24th Martin Harley BMAAC
Wednesday 25th Eleanor McEvoy BMAAC
Thursday 26th Wishbone Ash BMAAC​
Saturday 28th FM BMAAC
Sunday 29th FM BMAAC
Monday 30th MKO BMAAC
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DECEMBER 2026
Tuesday 1st MKO BMAAC
2nd Wednesday Rhino BMAAC
3rd Thursday Rhino BMAAC
4th Friday Rhino BMAAC
Saturday 5th Bev Bevan BMAAC
Sunday 6th Matinee Bev Bevan BMAAC
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
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​​​​
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JANUARY 2027
Saturday 23rd Sonny Flints Beano Bluesbreakers BMAAC
Sunday 24th Aynsley Lister Matinee BMAAC
Sunday 24th Aynsley Lister Evening BMAAC
Monday 25th Aynsley Lister BMAAC
Friday 29th Jazz Delorean BMAAC
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FEBRUARY 2027​
Friday 12th Beth Rowley BMAAC
Saturday 20th Alan Hull Songbook BMAAC
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MARCH 2027​
Monday 8th Lynne Hansen BMAAC
Wednesday 10th Atomic Rooster BMAAC
Friday 22nd Milkmen BMAAC
Wednesday 31st Daoirí Farrell BMAAC
APRIL 2027
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Saturday 17th Stone Foundation BMAAC​
Sunday 18th Matinee Stone Foundation BMAAC
Sunday 18th Evening Stone Foundation BMAAC
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