January Blues Festival 2026

January Blues Festival 2026 returns to 229 London - 3rd – 24th Jan.

Story by Liam Hughes

29/12/2025

This year’s festival will see it return to 229, Great Portland Street, Central London and officially start on Saturday 3rd January 2026 for a total of nineteen nights of a diverse Blues music lineup. Host and DJ for this incredible line up is Snowboy playing Chicago Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Blues Rock and more. In addition, January Blues Festival 2026 is in conjunction with Blues In Britain Magazine, the monthly online and the UK’s only print magazine dedicated to the world of blues music, in all its shades and hues, here in the U.K. and beyond.

For almost a decade, AGMP Concerts have been presenting a celebration of Blues Music in London, United Kingdom. From the early days of The London Blues Week to the now month-long January Blues Festival, AGMP are dedicated to keeping the sound of live Blues music alive in the capital. The shows are standing only except for limited seating down the sides of the room. This seating is generally booked for those with access requests and once those specific requests are dealt with, there may be some seats left over on a first come first served basis. They cannot be reserved. External folded seats or similar will not be permitted in the venue. This event is for 18 and over. Over the course of the festival there are quite a few highlights to look out for. Her are just a few of them: A headline show from The Animals. Founding member and drummer with the group John Steel now leads his own version of the legendary band. Band of Friends, a celebration of the music and legacy of Rory Gallagher featuring his long-term bassist, Gerry McAvoy. Two London exclusive dates for Eric Bibb prior to the release of his forthcoming album ‘One Mississippi’, which is set for worldwide release on January 30, 2026, via Repute Records. A co-headline London date from guitarists Danielle Nicole and Malina Moye as part of their ‘The Love You Bleed/Dirty’ January 2026 UK Tour. An Exclusive UK date for Denmark's premier Blues-roots-rockers Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado. They have released their brand-new album ‘House of Sticks’ which is out now via Provogue / Mascot Label Group. Two London Exclusive Dates from Scottish Blues-Rock band King King with special guests Little Odetta direct from France who will be performing their UK debut concerts. Two Exclusive Dates for Blues/Jazz guitarist Robben Ford who has five GRAMMY nominations, a four-decade-long solo career, and a resume that includes Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Michael McDonald, John Mayall, Bob Dylan, Gregg Allman, Susan Tedeschi, Mavis Staples, Keb' Mo', Phil Lesh, Jimmy Witherspoon, George Harrison and many more. Nine Below Zero will be performing a very special Exclusive 'Don't Point Your Finger' 45th Anniversary Concert with special guest Peter Clark An Exclusive Headline Date for the legendary Ten Years After including original drummer Ric Lee where they will be celebrating their 60th anniversary. Two Exclusive dates for 3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito. He has since earned three GRAMMY® Awards for 'Best Contemporary Blues Album', and shared stages with everyone from Sturgill Simpson to Chris Cornell to Bruce Springsteen. The festival boasts artists from across the UK, Europe and North America. The line up is as follows: 3rd Jan: The Animals with special guests Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band 4th Jan: Band of Friends, a celebration of the music and legacy of Rory Gallagher featuring his long-term bassist Gerry McAvoy, with special guests The Stumble and host/DJ Snowboy. 5th + 6th Jan: Eric Bibb with special guest Ajay Srivastav 7th Jan: The Blues Side Of Fleetwood Mac with specials guests Man Of The World 8th Jan: Danielle Nicole Band and Malina Moye (Co-Headline London Date) 9th + 10th Jan: King King with special guests Little Odetta 11th Jan: Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado with special guests TBC 14th + 15th Jan: Robben Ford with Special Guest Kyla Brox 16th Jan: Nine Below Zero Performing 'Don't Point Your Finger' 45th Anniversary Concert with special guest Peter Clark and Head Hive 17th Jan: Vanessa Collier with special guests TBC 18th Jan: Curtis Salgado with Giles Robson and his band 19th Jan: James Hunter with special guests TBC 21st Jan: Ten Years After with special guest John Verity 22nd + 23rd Jan: Fantastic Negrito with special guests TBC 24th Jan: Ben Poole with special guests Kirris Riviere and The Delta Du Bruit Tickets are available via SeeTickets