Maryport Blues Festival 2013

The 15th Maryport Blues Festival will take place from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th July 2013 with a main marquee returning to Maryport Rugby Club and there are also plans for an outdoor stage, still to be confirmed, but expected to be near the centre of the town..

Line-up

Aynsley Lister, Bernie Marsden, and Ian Parker will headline. Also confirmed are Solway Deltas, Lewis Hamilton, Blues n Trouble, Lucy Zirins, Bore Bones Boogie Band, Jo Harmon, Baba Jack, King King, Blues Beaten, Dove, Boweevil, Albany Down, Blue Swamp, Pat McManus, The Quireboys, and more.

The line-up will feature over 40 bands and 150 individual musicians from all over the globe who will be performing on the main stage, in the pubs and clubs.

Tickets

There is a special early bird tickets offer this year, with a limited number of tickets selling at £55 which will include all-weekend access to the marquee and a trail wristband. To buy tickets now, click here.

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 will be 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.

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