Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Festival 2025

Start: Friday, May 2, 2025 7:00PM
End: Monday, May 5, 2025 7:00PM

The Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Festival is held every year on the first bank holiday weekend in May – Friday 2nd to Monday 5th May 2025 – and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever. There will be over 50 live gigs at over 25 venues around Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley throughout the weekend. There really will be something for everyone. We’re also able to announce seven ticketed events throughout the weekend. On Friday 2nd May we start the festival with The Haggis Horns at St Mary’s Centre, then on Saturday 3rd May we have two fantastic shows with Secret Night Gang at St Mary’s Centre and The Kyla Brox Blues Train later in the day at The Grand. Sunday 4th May is equally as jam packed with shows as Orchard perform in the afternoon at St Mary’s Centre and in the evening Baked A La Ska are at St Mary’s Centre. Then we end the weekend on Monday 5th May with Ribble Valley Jazz Big Band at St Mary’s Centre and The Lighthouse Trio at The Grand. The Haggis Horns have been at the forefront of the UK funk scene for the last 15 years rocking crowds the world over with their distinctive northern fund sound combining break-beats, afrobeat, soul and hip-hop. Secret Night Gang are led by Manchester natives and childhood friends, Kemani Anderson’s soulful vocals and composer Callum Connell’s tightly arranged orchestrations breathe new life into the classic British street Soul sound. The Kyla Brox Blues Train blends blues and soul to create her unique sound. Award-winning singer-songwriter, Kyla Brox, has seen her described as “the finest female blues singer of her generation”. Orchard are the newest eight-piece neo-soul group to emerge from the London jazz scene and we’re very lucky to have booked this up and coming band at this stage in their journey. Baked A La Ska are the “heavy heavy sound” of Manchester, a super charged 11-headed ska monster on a rampage through the dancefloors of the UK leaving a trail of skanked out bodies in their wake. Ribble Valley Jazz Big Band will provide you with an afternoon of classic jazz music in the company of one of the finest big bands in the North. The Lighthouse Trio has a wonderful musical approach that’s informed by a blend of fusion, folk and classical forms. This is one not to be missed. You can buy individual tickets for all of these gigs from The Grand but if you if you want to see all of these gigs you can save yourself some money by buying the Freedom Pass which gives you access to all the amazing shows. Finally, don’t forget that the Festival also puts on over 40 FREE gigs that you can attend throughout the weekend at over 20 twenty venues around Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley. We have some fabulous bands for you including Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience, Paul Farr Blues Project , Franny Eubanks Blues Duo and Katoush.