2016 Northern Guitar Shows details revealed
The North East Guitar Show returns to the Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PH on Sunday, March 13th from 10am to 4pm. With space for more than 100 dealers, the show facilitates the buying, selling and trading new, vintage and second hand guitars, amps, effects and accessories. There will be bargains and special show deals. Free appraisals of instruments and amps will also be available.
There will be bands, duos and solo performers in the live music pavilion – details to be announced. Many major retailers and distributors will be attending together with a host of second-hand and vintage dealers, parts suppliers and luthiers.
The event is sponsored by JG Windows, Fret-King Guitars, and Vintage Guitars. PA is provided by Bose.
There will be a café and licensed bar, along with free parking. Admission £6 at the door.
The North West Guitar Show.
Now in its 19th year, the UK’s longest established guitar show, the North West Guitar Show, returns to Haydock Park Racecourse Exhibition Centre on Sunday, May 15th 2016 from 10am to 4.30pm. Building on record attendances and sales in 2015, this year’s show will be the biggest yet, with more than 100 dealers and exhibitors with product to sell in four large exhibition halls. The show is a unique opportunity to buy, sell and trade new, vintage and second hand guitars, amps, effects and accessories and also features live music all day (schedule to be announced).
The Show is sponsored by Fret-King & Vintage Guitars, Hughes & Kettner Amps and PMT. PA is provided by Bose.
Licensed bar and refreshments are available. Parking is free.
Admission £7 at the door (accompanied under 12s free).
The Leeds Bradford Guitar Show.
Now in its tenth year, the show will once again take place at Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawsons Corner, Pudsey, LS28 5TA on Sunday, September 25th 2016 from 10am to 4pm.
Visitors can buy, sell and trade new, used and vintage guitars, amps, effects and accessories at bargain prices.
More than 70 exhibitors and dealers will be in attendance, with many offering special show bargains, workshops and demos. As always, there will be live music throughout the day.
The event is sponsored by Fret-King & Vintage Guitars, and Hughes & Kettner Amps. PA is provided by Bose.
Admission £5 and parking is free.
The South of England Guitar Show.
The inaugural South of England Guitar Show will be held at Kempton Park Racecourse on 23rd October 2016 from 10am to 5pm. The event will follow the same model that NGS has been promoting in the North of England.
Organiser, Peter Hoarty, said: “We have been asked many times to bring our style of affordable, grass roots guitar shows to the South and we have now located a venue which ticks all the boxes. Our shows have always been based on the principle of value for money for exhibitors and the public. That includes an affordable entrance fee for visitors, moderate exhibitor prices with no added extras, free parking for all and good transport links.”
There is space in the main exhibition hall for over 100 exhibitors and there will be live music included in a separate hall with bands, workshops and demos. The show is based on the American style of table-top exhibition and is very much a retail event with buying, selling and trading of new, vintage and used guitars, amps, pedals and accessories encouraged.
Registration is open to any business with guitar-related products, including retailers, distributors, manufacturers, luthiers, boutique makers and private collectors and dealers.
Public admission will be £10 with accompanied under-12s free.
Trade and private exhibitor spaces are available now, starting at £75. Demand is expected to be high so early booking is recommended.
NGS sponsors are Vintage Guitars and Fret-King Guitars with John Hornby Skewes. PA is provided by Bose.
The Merseyside Guitar Show.
The Merseyside Guitar Show will take place on Sunday, November 27th 2016 from 10am to 4pm at Aintree Racecourse Exhibition Centre, Ormskirk Rd, Liverpool, L9 5AS and this year promises to be the biggest outing yet.
Now one of the UK’s biggest regional shows dedicated to guitars, it features four floors with up to 100 exhibitors, collectors and dealers. Visitors can buy, sell and trade new, second-hand and vintage guitars, amps and accessories. There will also be special show bargains for Christmas.
Live music, workshops and demos will be held all day. Details to be announced. Many national and independent stores, luthiers and dealers are attending.
Sponsored by Fret-King & Vintage Guitars, Hughes & Kettner Amps and PMT. PA is provided by Bose.
Parking is free and a cafe and licensed bar are available.
Admission £6.00 at the door.
Enquiries: www.guitarshows.co.uk 01925 813185