Kalamazoo Blues Fest features three days of music
KALAMAZOO, Mich.鈥擳he 21st annual Kalamazoo Blues Festival, held Thursday through Saturday, July 10-12, will feature three days of music at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo.
Admission is $5 Thursday, $10 Friday and $12 Saturday. Children 12 and under are admitted free as long as they are accompanied by an adult member of their household. A three-day festival pass for $20 also is available online and at several area retailers listed on the festival website, .
Musical performances
Thursday, July 10
Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Admission is $5.
- 5 to 5:50 p.m., Sneaky Pete Band
- 5:55 to 6:45 p.m., Big Trouble
- 6:50 to 7:40 p.m., Big Boss Blues Band
- 7:45 to 9 p.m., The Jimmys
- 9:05 to 10:35 p.m., Brandon Santini
- 10:30 p.m., All-star Blues Jam at the 411 Club, $5 cover
Friday, July 11
Gates open at 4:30 p.m. 鈥ˋdmission is $10.
- 5 to 5:55 p.m., Stan Budzynski and the 3rd Degree
- 6 to 6:55 p.m., Steve Hilger Band
- 7 to 8:25 p.m., Dana Fuchs
- 8:30 to 9:55 p.m., Lionel Young Band
- 10 to 11:30 p.m., Marcia Ball
- 11:35 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Crossroads Resurrection
Saturday, July 12
Gates open at 11:30 a.m. Admission is $12.
- 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Too Left Feet
- 12:15 to 1:05 p.m., The Blues Shed
- 1:10 to 2 p.m., The Angelo Santelli Band
- 2:05 to 2:55 p.m., SWB
- 3 to 3:50 p.m., Fifi and the Dogs
- 3:55 to 4:45 p.m., Gee Daddy's Big Blues Review
- 4:50 to 5:40 p.m., Out of Favor Boys
- 5:45 to 6:55 p.m., Tweed Funk
- 7 to 8:20 p.m., Albert Castiglia
- 8:25 to 9:55 p.m., Tinsley Ellis
- 10 to 11:30 p.m., Coco Montoya
- 11:35 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Seventh Son
The Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association and several local businesses sponsor the annual Kalamazoo Blues Festival.
For more information or to volunteer, visit .
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