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What's on in Blackburn

Today

Thu 13 Aug 2026 — Wedding Bells at The Eagle Inn, Salford — It’s Thomas’s wedding day! He’s getting married to a beautiful woman called Emily. The only problem is… he’s in love…
Thu 13 Aug 2026 — SEIREN//WUPIE//THE ARCANE HOPE at The Peer Hat, Faraday Street — Fundamentally one of the most gifted musicians to have played on Manchester\'s music scene in the past ten years, Helea…
Thu 13 Aug 2026 — Shit Indie Disco – Shindie Manchester Launch Party / A-LEVEL RESULTS PARTY 🚨 2 Rooms of Music – Indie / Pop, Chart, Throwbacks 🚨 THIS WILL SELL OUT 🚨 at The Deaf Institute — The UK’s BIGGEST and BEST Student Indie Night launches in Manchester! To celebrate our first event in Manchester, we’re…
Thu 13 Aug 2026 — ALL OUT! A LEVEL RESULTS PARTY at Gorilla — ALL OUT – A Level Results Fest at Gorilla You smashed the exams… now it’s time to celebrate! Join us at Gorilla for the…
Thu 13 Aug 2026 — A-LEVEL Results Day @ Level Nightclub Bolton at Level — Whether you smashed it, survived it, or just made it through… it’s time to celebrate! 🥂 Join us for the biggest A-Level…

This weekend

Fri 14 Aug 2026 — Unit 17 at The Deaf Institute — Unit 17 is a five-piece indie rock and Britpop band from Nantwich, Cheshire, formed by school friends who met while…
Fri 14 Aug 2026 — Big Joe Bone Free Gig at Kanteena — We welcome Big Joe Bone to The Yard for a free gig from 19h “Big Joe Bone” plays a mix of fast, furious Delta Blues…
Fri 14 Aug 2026 — Thr00wback // 00’s Alt Anthems at Kanteena — Here we go.. Thr00wback are bringing the biggest alternative anthems to Lancaster this August with DJENTLEMAN spinning…
Fri 14 Aug 2026 — Exploding Head + No Peeling + Knitting Circle Friday 14th August 2026 | Sunbird Records, Darwen at Sunbird Records — The People’s Republic of Sunbird Records presents Exploding Head pluse No Peeling and Knitting Circle. Exploding Head…
Fri 14 Aug 2026 — SKINT Fridays @ Level Nightclub Bolton at Level — Experience Bolton’s biggest and best FRIDAY night out for just £10 with a SKINT wristband! £10 if bought here in…
Sat 15 Aug 2026 — Yard Takeover with Homegrown DJs at Kanteena — The Homegrown lads have rounded up a few of their good friends — Fallback, Turton and Steve Graham — and they’ll all be…
Sat 15 Aug 2026 — When Chai Met Toast at The Deaf Institute — When Chai Met Toast is a pop band from India. The quartet came into being with their debut EP ‘Joy of Little Things’ in…
Sat 15 Aug 2026 — Special Kinda Madness: Tributes to Madness + The Specials at Kanteena — Special Kinda Madness perform a truly authentic set from each band, combining the phenomenally energetic stage presence…
Sat 15 Aug 2026 — Steve Ray Ladson – Saturday 15th August 2026 | Sunbird Records, Darwen at Sunbird Records — Darwen Music Projects and Sunbird Records Presents- STEVE RAY LADSON Steve Ray Ladson is the creator of…
Sat 15 Aug 2026 — Fitzfest: A black celebration of his life in music at The Eagle Inn, Salford — Deviant UK Witch of the Vale Spire Circle £12 adv £15 door All proceeds go to MND & Cats Protection charities Buy…
Sat 15 Aug 2026 — THE CUBE SATURDAYS @ Level Nightclub Bolton at Level — Step inside THE CUBE at LEVEL – your brand new Saturday night destination. We’re introducing a completely new club…
Sun 16 Aug 2026 — Aaron Lee Tasjan at The Deaf Institute — + support from: Cormac Nagle Aaron Lee Tasjan was experiencing the worst bout of imposter syndrome of his career when…
Sun 16 Aug 2026 — Sunlifter at The Eagle Inn, Salford — Sunlifter live at the Eagle Inn Manchester 16th August. Support from Banquet and Peasant Fool. Buy Tickets\n

Coming up

Mon 17 Aug 2026 — Kels at The Deaf Institute — + support from: Tilda Maplestone Independent neo-soul, jazz, and blues-leaning singer-songwriter based in Atlanta…
Tue 18 Aug 2026 — Inkwell Presents: An Evening with Andy Squyres at The Eagle Inn, Salford — Some artists entertain. Some artists inspire. A rare few help us find language for the parts of ourselves we\'ve…

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