Welcome to the Leek Blues and Americana Festival
1st to 5th October 2025Five days of outstanding live music, here in the beautiful market town of Leek, the Queen of the Staffordshire Moorlands…
This site is the home to all the key information you’ll need for the Festival: the timetable, the venues, the sponsors and of course the artists and other events.
This will be the 12th annual Festival, which has been an established feature of the town’s social calendar since 2012.
EVENTS COMING NEXT
Acoustic Anarchy
Red Lion
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THIS YEARS ARTISTS
We’ve hosted a range of outstanding acts in recent years including: south London Blues rockers Nine Below Zero; Roots-infused Americana band Fine Lines; British blues giants Climax Blues Band; and award winning country star Kezia Gill.
It's not just music. We’ve had supporting features as varied as an early screening of the Aretha Franklin documentary Amazing Grace; a blues-themed photographic exhibition entitled “Just South of Memphis” (by music photographer Karen McBride); and a hilarious show by music YouTuber Andy Edwards called “Led Zeppelin & Me”.
Ticketed GIGS
The Festival sticks to the principle of keeping most of our shows free and supporting our local hospitality venues and businesses. The exception is high prestige events, which are ticketed and hosted by our wonderful partners the Foxlowe Arts Centre.
OUR LATEST INSTAGRAM POSTS
Our full line up is here! Keep an eye on our FB for changes and updates 🎶
Not long to go! Keep an eye on our Facebook for the full program 👀 🎶
Super excited to have @keziagillmusic back to Leek to headline this years festival at The @foxloweartscentre
With support from @jonnymorganmusic & @chloechadwickmusic
Tickets available via WeGotTickets or from The Foxlowe Arts Centre
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Some snippets from this years Festival! 🤩 they’ll be plenty more photos coming soon.
We have so many pictures to post but they will have to wait to next week. For now we`re clocking off social media for the night. We`ll leave you with our last pics of the night from our Last Call at the @roebuckleek which is still going strong.
Remember if you need a taxi home give Leek Link- Taxis & Private Hire a call and they will sort you out 📞🚕
So from us all, here at LBAF HQ, thank you so much for joining us, good night & take care 🎶🫶🎸🥁
#leekblues #lbaf #leekbluesandamericanafestival #leek #staffordshiremoorlands #musicfestial #livemusic # last all #roebuckleek
If you visited the @sundaysupplementleek market this morning you would have been treated to the fantastic sounds of @deadbeat_damsels 🎶🎶
#leekblues #lbaf #leekbluesandamericanafestival #leek #staffordshiremoorlands #musicfestial #livemusic #deadbeatdamsels #sundaysuplement #totallylocallyleek
Hollie Vee helping kick us off this morning @bird_in_hand_leek
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@debbiebondblues starting her performance at the @foxloweartscentre 🎶 💙
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Today's featured artist...the rather excellent Raintown Seers . Hailing from the North West of England, and playing since 2012, they bring a wonderful mix of acoustic music, roots and folk. Check them out at the Leek Bar & Grill on Getliffe Yard, from 8PM on Friday 3rd October...
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Today's featured artist...A.D. Scruffs. If they look familiar it's because they played not once but twice at last year's Festival! Hailing from the wilds of Bristol, they're a Soul, Roots & Americana band. They bring, to use their words, "a foot stomping collection of ear-worm infested originals and a storming stage presence sure to captivate any audience!"
Check them out...this year they'll be supporting the wonderful Emilia Quinn at the Foxlowe at 6PM on Friday the 3rd of October... ... See MoreSee Less
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Lovely to see our friends at the Britannia Inn getting ready for the Festival next month!
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🎶Tickets for our headlining acts at The Foxlowe Arts Centre are now available!🎶
Tickets available via the links ⬇️
1st October• Debbie Bond
wegottickets.com/event/673887/
3rd October• Emilia Quinn•The Fargo Railroad Co.•A.D Scruffs•The Jukehouse Junkies.
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Today's featured artist - Rowland Jones . Hailing from the Wild West (that's Swansea not Texas), he's an outstanding Blues guitarist - he's should be, he was part of the British Blues scene at the end of the 60s. He says of himself: "My music has been described as 'Contemporary Blues and soulful Americana' My songs have been compared to John Martyn, Mose Allison and Richie Havens - and I'm fine with that!"
Rowland is supporting Debbie Bond at Foxlowe Arts Centre on 1st October...one of those support acts which is definitely worth the price of admission alone. Check out the gig details:
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A little guerrilla promotion. Shout out to our friends at Totally Locally Leek for their help and support in displaying these banners. It's no coincidence that the Leek Blues & Americana Festival takes place on the same weekend as the outdoor market...both initiatives add great value to each other:
Great food - check
Great crafts and gifts - check
Great beer - check
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Folks - did you know that the website is now up and running?
Mobile-friendly, it'll be an invaluable tool to help you plan who you're going to see, where and when. You can see which events are next (in chronological order), or scan be act or venue. We'll be populating it with more and more events in the lead-up to the Festival. Check it out:
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2025 Festival Home Page - Leek Blues & Americana Festival
leek-blues-and-americana.org.uk
00Days00Hours00MinutesWelcome to the Leek Blues and Americana Festival 1st to 5th October 2025Five days of outstanding live music, here in the beautiful market town of Leek, the Queen of the Staffords...1 CommentsComment on Facebook
Our Wednesday night headliner! We’re very excited to welcome Debbie Bond and Radiator Rick back to Leek Blues and Americana Festuval 2026! 🎉
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Happy Hump Day!
Tickets for the always-excellent @Debbie Bond are now on sale. California-born and Alabama-based, her wonderful blend of Roots, Blues, Jazz and Soul will headline the opening night of the Festival, on Wednesday 1st October at Foxlowe Arts Centre...see ticket the link below.
Opening for Debbie will be brilliant Blues guitarist Rowland Jones, still going strong after starting to play guitar during the 60s British Blues Boom.
An unmissable night! 7.30PM for 8.00PM start
Tickets: wegottickets.com/event/673887
Debbie Bond: www.debbiebond.com
Rowland Jones: rowlandjones.bandcamp.com
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