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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MARCH 2026

SOLD OUT Sunday 29th Afternoon Stone Foundation BMAAC (Pete Sound)

SOLD OUT Sunday 29th Stone Foundation BMAAC (Pete Sound)

Monday 30th Alvin Youngblood Hart BMAAC  (James  Gansler)

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​APRIL 2026

SOLD OUT Wednesday 1st Dave McCabe & James Jay Lewis (The Zutons BMAAC (Matt Sound)

SOLD OUT Thursday 2nd Dave McCabe & James Jay Lewis (The Zutons BMAAC (Matt Sound)

Friday 3rd Mishra BMAAC (James  Gansler)

SOLD OUT Saturday Matinee 4th Bar Stool Preachers BMAAC

SOLD OUT Saturday Evening 4th Bar Stool Preachers BMAAC

SOLD OUT Sunday Matinee 5th Bar Stool Preachers BMAAC

SOLD OUT Sunday 5th Martin Stephenson and The Daintees BMAAC (Matt Sound)

Wednesday 8th Joan Baez BMAAC (James  Gansler)

Thursday 9th Felix Rabin BMAAC (Matt Sound)

SOLD OUT Friday 10th Mark Chadwick (The Levellers) BMAAC (Matt Sound)

SOLD OUT Saturday 11th Matinee Mark Chadwick (The Levellers) BMAAC (Matt Sound)

SOLD OUT Saturday 11th Mark Chadwick (The Levellers) BMAAC (Matt Sound)

Sunday 12th Heidi Tallbot BMAAC (James  Gansler)

Monday 13th Liz Jones & John Bruce BMAAC (Matt Sound)

Thursday 16th Dan Sealey BMAAC (James  Gansler)​

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 26th Russ Hastings BMAAC

Monday 27th Gerry Jablonski BMAAC (James  Gansler)

Tuesday 28th Deborah Bonham BMAAC

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 and Lee Silvestre 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

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

Saturday 19th Russ Ballard & Robert Hart BMAAC

Sunday Matinee 20th Russ Ballard & Robert Hart BMAAC

Sunday 20th Old Baby Mackerel BMAAC

Thursday 24th Vanity Fare BMAAC

Friday 25th Real People TBC

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

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

Thursday 19th Nell Bryden BMAAC

Friday 20th Dom Pipkin/Dr John 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​

Friday 27th Briana Corrigan 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

Saturday 12th 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

Friday 22nd Milkmen BMAAC

Wednesday 31st Daoirí Farrell BMAAC

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