Talent line-up announcement
Celebrating 23 years as Peoria’s longest running music festival.
It’s time! Great Blues and three entertainment stages! Considered one of the top blues Festivals, the 23rd annual Budweiser Illinois Blues Festival features two days of internationally known blues artists with proceeds going to the Illinois Blues Coalition.
Jay Goldberg, founder of the Illinois Blues Coalition says, “The objective of the Coalition is to promote the art form of blues-related music. The Illinois Blues Coalition will Support Blues Societies, Blues Music Entertainers and Blues Music Education by offering grants and scholarships to help Blues Societies, Blues Music Entertainers and Blues Music Educators to help fund projects which preserve and promote the history and future of blues music.”
A new addition to this year’s festival is the River City Blues Society’s “Road To Memphis” the official competition to send a blues band from Illinois to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Peoria has a long tradition and has always been a major influence in blues music. Goldberg says, “It began with the days when the blues masters would travel from Chicago, down the Illinois River to St. Louis, and then on to New Orleans. Peoria was, and still is, the place to stop. Even the blues men & women knew the cliche’, “Will it play in Peoria?”
There will be three entertainment stages, great food featuring BBQ and Cajun cousine, Blues Alley featuring several retail type vendor booths, the “Chris Stevens Illinois Blues Workshops”, and lots of blues music in the air!”
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE WEBSITE AT:
www.illinoisbluesfestival.com
WHAT: BUDWEISER ILLINOIS BLUES FESTIVAL
WHEN: FRIDAY & SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2 & 3, 2011
GATES OPEN FRIDAY AT 6PM. AND ON SATURDAY AT 12 NOON
WHERE: RIVERFRONT PARK • PEORIA, ILLINOIS
TICKETS: ON SALE NOW AT THE PEORIA RIVERFRONT VISITORS CENTER,
CO-OP RECORDS, SHANDIS RECORDS OR ONLINE
TO CHARGE BY PHONE, CALL 1-800-514-ETIX
PURCHASE ONLINE AT ILLINOISBLUESFESTIVAL.COM
ADMISSION: FRIDAY ONE-DAY TICKET IS $15 ADVANCE / $20 AT THE GATE
SATURDAY ONE-DAY TICKET IS $20 ADVANCE / $25 AT THE GATE
$25 2- DAY PASS AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE
OTHER INO: ALL AGES ARE WELCOME • REFRESHMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE • ENCOURAGED TO BRING A LAWN CHAIR
OFFICIAL TALENT LINEUP:
SAVOY BROWN – Featuring Kim Simmonds
DUKE TUMATOE and The Power Trio
TERRANCE SIMIEN and The Zydeco Experience
JOHN PRIMER – JIMMY BURNS – ROBIN CROWE – THE BLUE BAND
STEVE “THE HARP” BLUES BAND – DORAN & THE SOUL MYSTICS
NATHAN MORGAN TRIO – CHRIS STEVENS – BRIAN DENNISON
Additional bands to be added.
SUBJECT TO CHANGE