Rock and Blues Big Weekender

About Rock and Blues Big Weekender

At Black Market, Warsop, Rock and Blues Big Weekender 2027 runs as a rock-and-blues music weekender inside a live venue with a 499-capacity main room.

The 2027 edition is listed for 22–23 January. Black Market traces its live-gig activity back to 2005, when it began staging shows as the MUSO’s youth project.

Its festival work dates to 2017. The venue also operates an on-site brewery; Black Market Brewery was established in 2015, with its first beer, Illicit, going on sale in January 2016.

Lineup and Programme

The programme leans into rock and blues, with live performances across multiple stages.

Stage setup covers the pub-side stage, the main venue stage and a second main-venue stage. The two-stages-in-the-main-venue configuration is used for all-day events.

Food and drinks run on site, including venue-brewed ales.

Who Is It For?

The audience is the rock-and-blues live-music crowd. It is listed as 14+.

That age restriction places the weekender with older teens and adults rather than a children’s festival.

The Venue and Site

Black Market is a live music venue and brew pub at 43 High Street, Warsop.

The venue site lists a bar area and restaurant alongside the brewery. CAMRA records a garden and a function room, plus games including snooker, pool, darts and dominoes.

Campervan spots are available by contacting the venue directly. Parking is on site and in surrounding areas.

CAMRA notes wheelchair-accessible rooms on one level, and also notes no disabled toilet facility.

Travel to Rock and Blues Big Weekender

Black Market sits at 43 High Street, Warsop, in the Mansfield area of Nottinghamshire.

• Rail: Shirebrook Station is 3.2 km away; Langwith - Whaley Thorns is 4.8 km away; Mansfield Woodhouse is 5.5 km away.
• Road: Access is via High Street / Mansfield Road on the A60. Nearby roads identified in Mansfield planning material include B6407 and B6035, with A6075 also listed.
• Parking: The venue states parking on site and in surrounding areas.
• Nearby cities: Warsop is 5.9 miles by road from Mansfield, 19.2 miles from Nottingham and 20.2 miles from Sheffield.