MUSIC to satisfy everyone's taste buds will be on offer at a Burnley bar at the start of next month.

Oliver's Bar, in the foyer of Burnley Mechanics Theatre, will play host to 22 of the best British blues bands during the annual Burnley Blues Festival taking place from April 2 to 5.

The bar is bringing in a special selection of beers to quench the thirst and tickle the tastebuds of thousands of music fans from all over the country expected to converge on the town for the musical extravaganza. Ales such as Flowers IPA, Moorhouse's Pendle Witch, Greene King Abbot's Ale, Marland Old Speckled Hen and Hop Back Summer Lightning will be among the strangely-named brews on offer.

Following the success of its first mini beer festival, staff at the bar will be holding another event at Spring Bank, from May 28 to 30. Further details will be released shortly.

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