Music festival draws thousands to Burnley town centre

By Tim Aldred

10 May 2024

Burnley Live 2024

The four-day Burnley Live music festival drew around 4,500 visitors to the town centre over the May bank holiday weekend.

Featuring local musicians and performers, the event saw a significant increase in footfall compared to the same weekend in 2023.

The events were held in venues across the town, with a main stage on Ormerod Street. Attractions also included performances from Imperial Alliance Stormtroopers and Darth Vader at Charter Walk, and the Festival Food for a Fiver deal at Burnley Market.

Burnley Live was delivered by Discover Burnley in collaboration with local venues Bar Mojitos and Remedy Gin Bar who organised the main live stage. It forms part of a series of events and activities organised by Burnley Business Improvement District (BID) on behalf of town centre businesses to boost footfall in Burnley and raise awareness of what the town has to offer.

Laura Diffey, Burnley BID project manager, said: “We were delighted to see so many people at Burnley Live which has firmly established itself as a must-attend event in the town! It was an incredibly busy weekend with a fantastic atmosphere and with dozens of acts and venues taking part, it really does demonstrate the benefit of working collectively as a town.

"We’re now excited to build on this year's success and look forward to making Burnley Live even bigger and better in the future.”

Remedy owner Madge Nawaz, who started Burnley Live in 2019, said "This year, we had more than 4,500 people attend the event with some bar owners saying this was their busiest weekend ever. This has always been the aim of Burnley Live – to bring more people into our town centre, to support venues, and, of course, to support our fantastic local artists.”

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