Back and bigger than ever!

You voted The Gregson as #1 venue at the last Music Festival, and we’ve been Lancaster’s BUSIEST venue two years on the trot! We’ve got no plans to turn down the heat…

Expect 40+ events across the weekend, including singing, dance and percussion workshops, family activities, international artists and the best and boldest from Lancaster’s thriving music scene.

Here’s our line-up at a glance…

THURSDAY

11am + 1.30pm – Dare!
Swim with silver fish, peer through a telescope, ride the tide and take a leap! A show for under 5’s and their adults by the team at More Music. The Hall. Click to book.

6-8pm – Accessible Open Mic
Fabtastic events are designed specifically for people with additional needs and are always a hoot. Olive Bar

7.30-8.30pm – 20th Century F*xes
Back for the first time in 42 years…the band that opened the Gregson in 1984! The Hall

8.30-11pm – Women’s Music Collective
Open Mic for women & GNC musicians. Book slots in advance, including details of your tech requirements/instrument(s) via: longworthhelen@hotmail.com. Olive Bar

8.30-11pm – Thursday Folk Session
Folk music session. Cafe Bar

9-9.45pm – Run It Up
Hardcore, hard rock and pop punk. The Hall

10-10.45pm – The Limes
Energetic indie/alt-rock band. The Hall

11-11.45 – Hummus
Funky, grungy odd-ball 4-piece. The Hall

FRIDAY

3-4pm – Eurodance
Taster session with live music! Find out more here. The Hall

6-6.45pm – Neil C Young Trio
Jazz/Rock guitar. The Hall

7-7.45pm – The Convulsions
Mod/Fun. The Hall

8-8.45pm – Luan Luan
Funk pop, altpop. The Hall

8-11pm – Chapped: The Show
Drag cabaret chaos with Ash Bestos. Olive Bar

8-11.30pm – Finore Session
Join in with Finore for Trad Tunes. Cafe Bar

9-10pm – Maz and the Phantasms
Funky, surfy, psychy, proggy and sassy. The Hall

10.30pm-midnight – Morton Betts
Energetic indie rock. The Hall

SATURDAY

10.30am-12.30pm – Georgian Harmony Singing
Stirring Georgian choral songs. Olive Bar. Click for more info

1-4pm – More Music Youth Stage
Young bands from LMF Academy take to the Gregson’s stage! The Hall

1-3pm – County of Song – Singing workshop
Inclusive singing with Loz Kaye. Join us for songs on the theme of support and solidarity, and bringing in Makaton signing for music. Olive Bar. Click to book

5.30-11pm – Lancaster Music Co-op Presents:
     5.30pm – Scott Millington – Singer-songwriter
     6.20pm – Micky Plankton – Alternative folk
     7.10pm – Ned Longdon – Poetry and spoken word
     8pm – Adam Tutt (Telex Sun) – Alternative / indie
     8.50pm – Tiiva – Electronic
     9.50pm – Dull – Post-punk experimental noise duo. Olive Bar

6-7pm – Emmanuela Yogolelo
West African dance music. The Hall

7.15-8pm – Lois
Alternative pop, indie pop. The Hall

8.30-9.15pm – Tigers and Flies
Pop choruses and off-kilter rhythms. The Hall

9.30-10.15 – Zopa
Funk-blues and soul. The Hall

10.30-midnight – Flat Moon
Funk, punk, psych-rock. The Hall

SUNDAY

10.15-11.45am – Body Percussion Workshop
Body Percussion; the musical instrument that you always have with you! Join community musician Beth De Lange and explore the different sounds that can be made using just your body. The Hall. Click to book.

12.15-1.30pm – William Jack
Contemporary classical cello. Always a Lancaster Music Fest favourite! Olive Bar

1-9pm – Queer By Gum
Info coming soon… The Reading Room (Queer by Gum Studio)

1.30-3.30pm – Music Industry Pathways for Young People
Music industry advice and discussion. The Hall. Click for more info

2-4pm – Tony Cox
Southern African fingerstyle guitarist. Olive Bar

4-5.30pm – Community Choirs Showcase
With three local community choirs: Dot Crotchet and the Raging Harmonies, The Ridge Community Choir and Lune Valley Voices. The Hall

4.30-5.30pm – Ruby Darbyshire
Indie folk, singer songwriter. Olive Bar

5-6pm – Gregson Quiz – LMF Special
LMF edition of the Gregson Quiz! Raising funds for the festival – come in a team or meet one here and win a bottle of fizz! Cafe Bar

6-6.45pm – The Brass Olives
Flamenco-style boogie. Olive Bar

6.15-7.15pm – Dobbeltgjenger
Neo-psychedelic alternative rock. The Hall

7.15-9pm – Espiritu Flamenco presents
Flamenco guitar, song, dance and palmas. Olive Bar

8-10pm – Guns of Navarone
What a way to end the weekend! Ska and rock-steady. The Hall