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Friday 3:30pm - 4am Saturday 3:30pm - 4am Sunday 6pm - 12am

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Sanctuary Burnley

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Sanctuary Rock Bar has been THE alternative venue in Burnley for over a decade. It was born in 2005, providing a pub, club and live venue to the alt. Sanctuary comprises of three floors playing the best Rock, Metal, Reggae, Ska, Alternative, Electro, Indie, Punk, theme tunes and Party Anthems, with spaces for partying hard, pub chats and chilling out. We host some of the best original bands around

, along with local, tribute, cover and internationally renowned bands every weekend, in addition to regular Clubnights and quiz nights. Fridays are our main Clubnights, including 'Drop It Like It's Sanc', our regular Metal vs Hiphop night, and 'Where's Mavis?', the legendary Preston clubnight. We also occasionally have bands on Fridays, with our resident Friday DJ, Jammie O'Brien, rocking the decks until the early hours with the best in contemporary Metal, Rock and Party Anthems. Saturdays are our main band nights, with bands covering all genres playing on our stage, followed by Kev 'n Bobby bringing you Classic Metal & Rock, along with Anthems, Glam and NWOBHM tunes. Sundays are our Quiz nights, brought to you by Trash Mandigoh with his Mouthful Of Quiz, where there's a gallon of beer to be won every week! We are proud to be in association with Bloodstock Festival, hosting METAL 2 THE MASSES each year, where bands from all over the North West come together in a battle of the bands, with the winner going on to play at Bloodstock Festival that same year. We also have official Bloodstock Clubnights where incredible bands come to have a mad party with us, full of prizes and giveaways. We've had UK Subs, HECK, Exit State, ICON, The Dead XIII, Sexwolf!, Lawnmower Deth, Evile, Beholder, and Evil Scarecrow play at Sanctuary, in some cases we were very early supporters of the bands in their formulative days before they went on to huge things. They rarely forget Sanctuary, either, regularly returning due to the unique atmosphere and the way we're set up. As for the drinkers amongst you, we have you covered! We've got an awesome range of beers, ales, ciders and spirits, an entire menu of insane bombs, and loads of deals and offers, along with £2 drinks for students every Friday until midnight! No night is complete without a random stranger doing a head count and buying a round of Cherry Bakewell shots for everyone at the bar! So, from the first floor, where you can chat, drink, play a round of pool and have a few pints, to the second floor, where you can pump your fist, Party Hard and catch the best live music around, to the third floor where you can catch your breath and chat, Sanctuary gives you everything! Sanctuary is going from strength to strength, with more and more exciting events planned for 2016 and beyond, so come down, have a beer and PARTY HARD!!!

08/08/2024

DeepSync 02 @ The Sactuary

COME JOIN US for a SHOOBZ of unmatched musical quality from a selection of the best DJs in the area.

FROM 8PM-3PM

DJs on the night (so far):

DJ YONIC
GINGER GAIDEN
RED JAY
RANKIN MISS P
SAMMY CRAIG
LONDON SAM
MORE TBA

£4 OTD // 18+

73 Cow Lane, Burnley BB11 1NN

(ALL PROFITS GOING TOWARDS A SUPER SECRET HALLOWEEN MEGARAVE!!!!!!!!! SHHHHHHHH)

03/08/2024

Holy Diva UK 🤘

02/08/2024

Burvana kicking off The Big Grunge Takeover! Get down for a good night! 🤘

02/08/2024

If your not going Bloodstock Festival this year go show your support to our good friends The Dead XIII supporting Combichrist!! 🤘

🚨6 DAYS!🚨
Supporting Combichrist at Manchester Academy !

YOU DONT WANT TO MISS THIS!

Grab your tickets from the links in the comments!

Hamilton Hunter Live

01/08/2024

Big weekend of bands at Sanctuary🤘
Friday we have the grunge takeover with gasworks park and burvana then Saturday it’s holy Diva playing classic dio tunes. Doors from 9pm both nights

29/07/2024

FRIDAY THE 9TH!!! BE THERE!!!

20/07/2024

Sanc Vibes! 🖤

20/07/2024

The Dead XIII 🤘

20/07/2024

The Dead XIII 🤘🤘🤘

20/07/2024

Wrath of Man 🤘

16/07/2024

The Moshville Times - Final bands announced for Bloodstock 2024 (plus – axe throwing, Vikings, MMA… and more!) So many cool things to share, with just over 3 weeks to go to Bloodstock 2024! Read on and get excited! If you’re still planning your outfits for Bloodstock and fancy something new, EMP are here to…

08/07/2024

Wow! What an absolutely amazing weekend here at Sanctuary! 🤩

After months of preparation, hard work and 12 incredibly talented bands battling out over the Heats we have crowned our Winners of the Metal 2 The Masses Final - Absolence! 🏆🥳🎉

They will go on to play The New Blood Stage at Bloodstock this August! Massive congratulations to you, well deserved! 🤘🏻👏🏻🤘🏻

A huge shoutout and massive well done to Viral Strain, pan am Pan Am Smile and Neon Oracle ! Thoroughly deserved places in the Final and you all battled it out proudly playing awesome sets! 👏🏻

Big shoutout to last years Winners The Dead XIII for a show stopping Headline set! 🤘🏻

We also want to thank our Sound Techs Jose Rainbird and Ian Greenwood for working tirelessly throughout the competition to bring the best sound for each band!
And of course our Judges, you had a tough job at every stage!
Huge thank you to our Compere Matt Tustin for your fantastic Hosting and Announcing!

As always a massive thank you to our Sanctuary Team of Staff and Security for keeping each Heat running smoothly and the Beers flowing! 🖤 Thank you to Simon hall and bloodstock for all the support

And last but by no means least - The biggest thank you to the Sanctuary Family! (That means you!)
Thank you for showing up and supporting us, for supporting our local Metal Scene and giving these bands a chance to shine!
The crowd on Saturday was insane and we love to watch you party! 🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻

We’re super excited to see Absolence at Bloodstock festival and we’re already in the planning stages of M2TM 2025… Keep your eyes peeled! 👀