Stand Up for the Miners
March 27, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm
No Sweat presents…
STAND UP FOR THE MINERS
A night of comedy and politics, in support of the Durham Miners Gala.
Starring…
Mark Thomas
And hosted by Andrew O’Neill
Other acts TBC. The evening will also feature a panel discussion on the lessons of the 1984-85 Miners Strike 40 years on (details TBC).
Join the Durham Miners Association at the historic Redhills – Durham Miners Hall. All proceeds will go to the Marras – Friends of Durham Miners Gala.
Tickets £20 and all proceeds will go to support the Durham Miners Gala. If you can, please also make an extra donation when you buy your tickets.
- For more than a century, the Gala was funded by the working miners of the Durham coalfield. It is their gift to us all. Following the closure of the collieries, the DMA joined the major trade unions to create the not-for-profit Friends of Durham Miners Gala. Those who chip in are known as ‘Marras’ – a Durham miners’ term for a trusted friend or colleague. Join our band of Marras here.
- Stand Up For The Miners is presented by No Sweat, the grassroots campaign that builds solidarity among workers’ worldwide and makes the T-shirt that fights sweatshop labour! No Sweat is also the official supper to the Durham Miners Gala. Find out more about No Sweat here.
- The 140th Durham Miners Gala takes place on Saturday 11 July 2026.