Djs, street food, cocktails & 20 craft beers outside

Bands inside

Afterparty Upstairs

All free of charge

Mirror Revelations

Mirror Revelations are a Mexican psychedelic and krautrock group from Toluca whose music is built around repetition, hypnotic rhythm and a powerful motorik pulse. Formed in 2021, the project explores the meeting point between psychedelic rock, analogue electronics, distorted bass and the relentless forward motion associated with bands such as Neu! and Can. Their debut album AURA appeared in 2023, followed by further recordings and an expanding international profile. The band’s music often develops gradually rather than following conventional verse-and-chorus structures, creating immersive, trance-like performances. Their 2026 album Ígnea coincided with extensive European and UK touring, bringing their industrial-psych sound to new audiences.

The Thingumajigs // Family gig

Salford’s The Thingumajigs deliver family friendly performances that are as popular with the kids as they are their parents. They are a colourful, brass-heavy good-time band whose entire philosophy revolves around getting an audience involved. Their wonderfully eccentric mixture of vaudeville, cabaret, ska, pop and party music features bass, ukulele, saxophones, trombone, drums, percussion and plenty of group vocals. Humour is central to everything they do, but behind the silliness is a seriously accomplished live band built for singing, dancing and audience participation.

James Lyons

James Lyons is a wonderfully unconventional multi-instrumental performer whose shows combine flute playing, freestyle rap and beatboxing into something that sits somewhere between musicianship, improvisation and spontaneous comedy. A regular festival performer, Lyons uses his voice and instruments rhythmically as well as melodically, building performances around interaction with the audience and the energy of the moment rather than a rigid set list. His unusual combination of beatbox techniques and flute makes him immediately distinctive, while his freestyle skills mean performances can change dramatically from one appearance to the next. He has also worked in community and participatory music, bringing his highly accessible approach to audiences of all ages.

Blanty

Lancashire-born singer, guitarist and travelling musician Blanty has spent much of his musical life taking songs from place to place. Originally from Rossendale, he set off travelling with his guitar around two decades ago, developing a free-ranging approach shaped by the people, cultures and venues encountered along the way. His recorded work includes tracks such as “Zoomalango”, “Ootsba” and “Musica Sin Fronteras” – a title that translates appropriately as “music without borders”. Equally comfortable at festivals, pubs, parties and informal gatherings, Blanty embodies the tradition of the wandering musician: acoustic, adaptable and interested in using music as a means of connecting with an audience.

Soul of the North

Soul of the North bring the sound and excitement of a classic Northern Soul dancefloor to the stage with a fully live nine-piece band. Featuring male and female lead vocals alongside a dedicated horn section, the group recreate the records that became staples of all-nighters across the North of England. Their repertoire includes classics associated with Frank Wilson, Dobie Gray, Gloria Jones, Al Wilson, R. Dean Taylor, Judy Street and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Rather than simply reproducing the records, Soul of the North aim to capture the communal energy surrounding Northern Soul itself: driving rhythms, soaring vocals and songs built to keep dancers moving.

Stompin’ Thompson

Stompin’ Thompson is the performing alter ego of Keith Thompson, a North-West musician specialising in energetic rhythm and blues. Described as a solo R&B powerhouse, his sets draw on decades of blues, rock ’n’ roll and roots music, using strong rhythms and a direct performance style to create considerably more noise than might be expected from a solo act. Thompson is a familiar performer around Lancashire and Cumbria, appearing at pubs, festivals and live-music events where his repertoire is geared towards getting an audience moving. The “Stompin’” name is well earned: this is earthy, accessible live music with its feet firmly planted in blues and rock ’n’ roll tradition.

DJ Andy Stodden / Andy Stoddon

Lancaster DJ and producer Andy Stoddon has been involved with electronic music since the formative days of the UK rave and house explosion. As part of Analysis DJs he was making music in Lancaster during the early 1990s, working with drum machines and synthesisers while absorbing the sounds coming through the region’s clubs. His subsequent musical life has encompassed house, Balearic sounds and more exploratory electronic selections, alongside production and engineering work connected to the North-West breakbeat scene. Still an enthusiastic DJ and dedicated gig-goer, Stoddon rem

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