EALING SUMMER FESTIVALS
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Taking place across
two summer weekends
in Walpole Park, the
Ealing Blues Festival and
Ealing Jazz Festival are
popular staples of the
London music circuit.
T
his year’s Ealing Blues
Festival is taking place
on 20‑21 July, between
12noon‑10.30pm.
Nick Lowe, a cornerstone
of British music for 40 years,
will headline on Sunday.
Nick Lowe’s debut
album, Jesus of Cool,
featured the top 10 single
I Love the Sound of
Breaking Glass. A wide-
reaching solo career, which
includes collaborations
with Johnny Cash and
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production credits for Elvis Costello,
has earned him a reputation as a
musician’s musician.
Saturday’s bill will be headlined by
Kyla Brox, who just won The European
Blues Challenge 2019. Meanwhile,
top The Who tribute act Who’s Next
will revive the sound of a band that
first cut its teeth at The Ealing Club
in the 1960s.
Ealing Jazz Festival will have an
excitingly different edge this year,
with iconic London club Ronnie Scott’s
running the main stage on Sunday to
celebrate its 60th anniversary.
The festival is taking place across
27‑28 July, 12noon–10.30pm. The
Sunday will feature Andy Davies Band,
W3, Judi Jackson, Pee Wee Ellis
performing ’50 Years of Cold Sweat’;
and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra.
Brazilian jazz-funk legends Cymande
will be headlining Saturday and other
big acts will include Joe Armon-Jones,
Ruby Ruston and Theon Cross.
Visit www.ealingsummerfestivals.com
for more information and line‑ups.
Get tickets
Advance tickets for either Ealing
Blues Festival or Ealing Jazz
Festival cost £5 each for the day
or £10 for the weekend (plus
booking fees).
Tickets on the day cost £7 before
3pm and £10 thereafter; or £12
for the weekend. Children aged
12 and under go free.
Tickets are available online at
www.ticketline.co.uk/ealing-
blues-festival#bio and
www.ticketline.co.uk/ealing-jazz-
festival#bio respectively.