Everyone at Bluesfest is excited to be named as the #1 blues fest to visit this summer by About.com. We have everything from smoking guitars to virtuoso song writers from Australia, Louisiana, Canada, Michigan New Jersey and California, Foghat, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles, Tab Benoit, Janiva Magness, Scott Holt, Harper, Ronnie Baker Brooks and more!
Only $35 for a weekend pass for 3 days or buy tickets online. www.thebluesfest.com for special hotel rates, bios, schedule and more about this 16 year old fest. We are the 11th largest blues fest in North America. Come visit...................... the buzz is the blues
Reverend Keith A. Gordon About.com Guide
Bluesfest International, Friday, July 16- Sunday, July 18
In the news!
Summer Festival Guide
by Reverend Keith A. Gordon, About.com- Bluesfest voted #1 fest to attend this
summer!
With the economy in
shambles and money tighter than ever, blues fans can take solace in the fact
that the good, old-fashioned festival provides more entertainment bang for your
buck than any summer movie blockbuster or over-priced athletic competition. Rather
than staying at home and vegging out in front of your 42" LCD big screen
watching rerun Law & Order episodes, why not plan on checking out one of
these popular blues festivals that we’ve picked for you below? You can thank us
later!
1. Bluesfest International (London & Windsor, Ontario Canada)
Two great blues
festivals held during the same weekend, just a couple of hours (and roughly 117
miles/189km) apart, the Bluesfest will happen from Friday, July 16 the through
Sunday, July 18th, 2010 in both London and Windsor, Ontario in Canada. Both
sites promise a heck of a lot of great music, with Windsor, right across the
border from Detroit, featuring talents like Watermelon Slim, Ronnie Baker
Brooks, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, Tab Benoit, and Janiva
Magness, among many others. Down the road apiece in London you can enjoy the
aforementioned artists as well as Big James & the Chicago Playboys, Mark
Hummel & Blues Survivors, and more. No matter which one of these festivals
you attend, you’re going to have a good time.
From the Globe and Mail
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color:black"">Globe and Mail, July 10- Bluesfest International is #2 fest!
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color:black"">Globe and Mail, July 10- Blues is the new black
We have been rated as the 11th largest
blues festival in North America and voted the top summer blues fest to visit
this summer by About.com (blues) which is a huge accomplishment for us.
the buzz is the blues! Uptown at the Riverfront Festival Plaza as in the past!
Front entrance to the event is now on the riverwalk. Go to the foot of Ouellette, turn right and walk to the middle.
Weekend
Passport for all 3 days- $35.00
Here is the line-up:
FRIDAY, JULY 16 $20, DOORS OPEN 7PM
11:45PM Foghat
10:15PM Harper
8:40 PM Johnny V's AllStars
7:20PM Pazman’s Super Sessions
5:45PM 25th Tug Across The River USA vs CANADA: Dieppe Park (2 blocks west of Festival
SATURDAY, JULY 17 $25 DOORS OPEN 6PM
11:45PM Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
10:00PM Gord Downie & The Country of Miracles
8:35PM Ronnie Baker Brooks
7:15PM Big James & the Chicago Playboys
6:25PM Watermelon Slim
SUNDAY JULY 18 $10 per family of 4, DOORS OPEN 1:30PM
9:40PM Tab Benoit
8:15PM Scott Holt
6:50PM Mark Hummel & the Blues Survivors wsg Mike Morgan
5:20PM Dana Fuchs Band
4:00PM Janiva Magness
2:45PM Bluesfest Idol
1:30-240P Long & McQuade Music Clinic featuring Tab Benoit,
Mark Hummel, Mike Morgan, Johnny V and more!
Noon -4PM Essex County Riders Show & Shine Bike Show
