Festival Lineup
Thursday 28th May – Main Stage
Deane Big Band
6.00pm
Big Boy Bloater
7.30pm
Ruby Turner
9.00pm
Live & Local Stage – Setria 3 (5.00pm) :: The Shalaings (7.00pm) :: Rebecca & the Jazz Code 5 Piece (8:30pm)*
Friday 29th May – Main Stage
Jess Hill
6.15pm
DJ Nardi B Soul Session
7.30pm
The Brand New Heavies
9.00pm
Live & Local Stage – Jackfruit (5.30pm) :: Jess Cunningham (7.00pm)
Saturday 30th May – Main Stage
Sarah Randle
2.15pm
Rue
3.30pm
Samuel Ashton & The Instincts
5.00pm
Mellowmatic
7.00pm
Curtis Stigers
9.00pm
Live & Local Stage – John-Paul Guard (12.00noon) :: Blues In The Pews Reunion (1.00pm) :: Watson Fowler (3.00pm) :: Tyler Wilson (4.30pm) :: Rob Husband (6.15pm) :: BlueTone Jam (8.15pm)*
Sunday 31st May – Main Stage
Wriggle Valley Jazz Band
2.00pm
Slinky Machine
3.00pm
Senna Weeks
4.15pm
Kirris Riviere and The Delta Du Bruit
6.00pm
Courtney Pine
8.15pm
Live & Local Stage – Rainy Weather (12.00noon) :: Mali Drift (1.00pm) :: Tom Toomey & Milly Requelme (2.30pm) :: George Evans (4.00pm) :: Tone Big Band (5.15pm) :: BlueTone Jam (7.00pm)*
Come and join us every day for FREE and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the Soul Food area and Live & Local Stage.
Open from 5pm – 8pm on Thursday & Friday and 11.30am – 7pm on Saturday & Sunday come down to Vivary Park and enjoy free music from the Live & Local Stage and grab some great food from our Soul Food stalls. The award-winning Branscombe Brewery are on hand to make sure you are not thirsty either!
In order to enjoy the music on the main stage you will need a ticket to enter the arena, and you’ll be asked to leave the Soul Food area in the evenings too. However you’ll be able to pick up a ticket on the day – so what’s stopping you? Come along and check out the first ever BlueTone Festival.
Branscombe Brewery
Award Winning Ales, Gins & Cider
Shakey’s Diner
Classic American Diner comfort food
Seeing Doubles
Trinidadian fusion food
Cafe Dish
Inspired vegan and vegetarian food
Lush Creperie
Sweet and savoury French pancakes made to order
Cullens BBQ
Smokehouse BBQ Trailer
The Churros Company
Traditional Spanish churros
Chariot of Fire
Wood Fired Pizza
World Food
Persian flat bread topped with saffron marinated chicken, spicy meatballs or falafel
Festival Tickets
Festival Pass
28 - 31 May 2026
- 4 Days of Excellent Music
- Over 30 Acts
- 2 Stages
Thursday 28th May
Ruby Turner
- 5.00pm – 10.30pm
- 3 Main Stage Acts
- 3 Live & Local Stage Acts
Friday 29th May
The Brand New Heavies
- 5.00pm – 10.30pm
- 3 Main Stage Acts
- 2 Live & Local Stage Acts
Saturday 30th May
Curtis Stigers
- 11.30am – 10.30pm
- 5 Main Stage Acts
- 6 Live & Local Stage Acts
Sunday 31st May
Southern Sinfonia
- 11.30am – 9.30pm
- 5 Main Stage Acts
- 6 Live & Local Stage Acts
Festival Partners
News & Press Releases
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Help BlueTone Festival Sell Out and Unlock £100,000 for Taunton’s Creative Future
A new music festival launching in Taunton this May is aiming to do more than deliver a standout weekend of live music. BlueTone Festival 2026 has set out an ambitious goal: sell out the event and unlock up to £100,000
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BlueTone Festival announces Courtney Pine for 2026
BlueTone Festival are delighted to announce that Courtney Pine will be joining the festival lineup on Sunday evening 31st May 2026 at the inaugural festival in Vivary Park, Taunton. Celebrating four decades at the forefront of British jazz, Courtney Pine returns
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BlueTone Festival to Launch in Taunton in May 2026
A major new jazz, blues, funk & soul festival to energise the South West cultural calendar.
