Glam rock legends to ensure Barnoldswick won't be lonely this Christmas

This Christmas, Barnoldswick won't be lonely... It will be glittering with one of the greatest names British Glam Rock has ever produced as Mud come to the Music & Arts Centre for three special performances.

Mud, who will perform afternoon matinees on Tuesday, December 22nd and Wednesday, December 23rd, will perform in Barnoldswick with founding bassist Ray Stiles original guitarist, songwriter and producer Rob Davis, two of the original architects of one of the most successful British pop groups of the 1970s still at the helm.

While progressive rock became increasingly ambitious and hard rock grew heavier, Glam Rock burst onto the nation's television screens in a blaze of glitter, outrageous fashion and irresistible pop hooks. Alongside Slade, Sweet, T. Rex, Suzi Quatro and Wizzard stood four musicians who would become one of Britain's biggest-selling bands.

With their infectious blend of rock 'n' roll, pop, humour and first-class musicianship, Mud quickly became household names. Their appearances on Top of the Pops were essential viewing, their records dominated the airwaves, and for millions of people they became the soundtrack to growing up in the 1970s.

Between 1973 and 1976, Mud enjoyed one of the most remarkable runs of chart success of any British band. Their succession of hit singles included ‘Tiger Feet’, ‘Lonely This Christmas’, ‘Oh Boy!’, ‘The Cat Crept In’, ‘The Secrets That You Keep’, ‘Dyna-Mite’, ‘Rocket’, ‘Lean On Me’, ‘Show Me You're A Woman’, ‘L-L-Lucy’ and ‘Moonshine Sally’.

Additionally, Stiles and Davis have enjoyed successful careers away from Mud. Davis established himself as one of Britain's most respected songwriters and producers. After helping create Mud’s unmistakable sound, he reinvented himself in spectacular fashion, co-writing Kylie Minogue's worldwide smash ‘Can't Get You Out Of My Head’ — one of the biggest-selling and most influential pop songs of the modern era.

As for Stiles, he has also been an integral member of the legendary The Hollies, one of Britain's greatest vocal harmony groups, for more than forty years. Performing around the world with classics such as The Air That I Breathe, He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, Bus Stop and Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress), Stiles has spent over four decades helping preserve another priceless chapter of British music history.

There could hardly be a more fitting way to celebrate the festive season. As the opening chords of "Lonely This Christmas" echo around Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre, audiences will be transported back to an era of platform boots, glitter, Christmas chart battles and unforgettable singalong choruses. Only this time, they'll be hearing those timeless classics performed by the very musicians who first made them famous.