The UK West Coast Folk Festival 2024 is set to bring 33 first-rate acts across 3 stages to Blackpool’s Winter Gardens this January, including a rare set from the legendary guitarist Richard Thompson.

From January 12th – January 14th, Blackpool will be taken over by some of the finest purveyors of British Folk in a Festival featuring the incredible Eddi Reader, Tom Robinson Band, Cara Dillon, The Webb Sisters, Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri, Dean Friedman and many more.

In tribute to the legacy of British Folk Rock, the weekend will be topped off by a rare headline set from the legendary guitarist Richard Thompson (pictured below).

Holding a coveted spot in Rolling Stone’s “Greatest Guitarists of All Time”, Thompson counts Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the Americana Music Association and the BBC amongst his many accolades. Having performed at Glastonbury earlier this year, this will be a rare appearance from an icon of British Folk Rock; a show not to be missed.

Three-time winners of Scotland’s “Live Act of the Year” Award, Skerryvore are also set to appear, having evolved from their humble beginnings into one of the country’s leading forces in a thriving live music scene.

Celebrating over 40 years in the business – and having developed into one of popular music’s most thrilling and affecting performers – Eddi Reader has joined the lineup too, fresh from an extensive UK tour with Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.

She’ll be joined by the equally storied Tom Robinson Band, alongside newer and emerging talent of the genre, in the form of BBC Folk Singer of the Year, Bella Hardy, as well as Joshua Burnell and Honey & The Bear.

3 Day Festival tickets are available for £167, with a teenage ticket available for £77  (13-17 year olds must be accompanied by an adult).  For tickets and more information go to : https://www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk/events/uk-west-coast-folk-festival/