Maryport Blues Festival 2011

Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July 2011
Maryport, Cumbria, England MAP
expect around £105 for the weekend

Last updated: Wed 27th Jul 2011

The 13th Maryport Blues Festival will take place from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July 2011.

Line-up

Joe Louis Walker, Sandi Thom, Jonny Lang, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Maike Sanchez and his Band, Balmoral Road, Henrik Freischlader, Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Revolutionaires, The Hitman Blues Band, Simon McBride, Philip Sayce, The Wildcards, Dennis Locorriere, Trampled Under Foot, and more. For the line-up details as available please click here.

There will be music on the outdoor stage and in pubs & clubs around town. The line-up will feature over 40 bands and 150 individual musicians from all over the globe who will be performing in the main stage marquee, in the pubs and clubs, on an outdoor stage and on the street, will be announced soon.

Tickets

Ticket prices have not yet been confirmed and are not yet on sale.

Entertainment

As well as two main stages there is usually a DJ room, a visual arts and workshop area, a festival club, film programme, children's festival, an expanded market festival bazaar, and a silent disco.

Workshops

The programme of workshops has not yet been announced. Workshops take place on either Saturday or Sunday, start at 10.30am and last one hour. Tickets are available, priced around £5 each, from The Wave and the Blues Festival Office (The Maritime Museum).

There are also numerous stalls selling musical instruments, crafts and so forth, Fair Trade goods, and information stalls on issues of global interest. Plus workshops include drumming and guitar.

Coaches

Coaches will be running over the weekend transporting festival goers between Maryport and the local towns. Return journeys are available on the Friday, Saturday & Sunday between Maryport and the following towns: Carlisle, Wigton, Aspatria, Keswick, Cockermouth, Egremont, Cleator Moor, Whitehaven and Workington.

There will be more information here when available.