(CHICAGO, IL) – Experience
Chicago’s rich blues music legacy at the 36th Annual Chicago Blues
Festival happening Friday, June 7 to Sunday, June 9 in Millennium Park (201 E.
Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois). The festival will celebrate with live performances
on six stages by the local and national blues artists in the city’s premier
outdoor music venue. Headliners include: Bobby Rush, Jimmy Johnson Blues Band,
Charlie Musselwhite with Billy Boy Arnold, Bettye LaVette, Don Bryant,
Latimore, Ruthie Foster, The Connection: Mike Welch & Friends, Larkin Poe
and many more. Admission to the Chicago Blues Festival is free.
Headliners
on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage will perform from 5-9pm each evening. Music
and entertainment throughout the park will begin at 11am each day. Other stages
include theBudweiser
Crossroads Stage which will present a high energy mix of electric
blues, blues rock, country blues and R&B on the South Chase Promenade,
daily 11am-5:30pm. The Visit Mississippi
Juke Jointshowcases the sounds of the
Delta blues on the North Chase Promenade, daily 11:15am-5:30pm. TheFront Porch Stagehighlightshomegrown,
Chicago-based blues artists, with a few surprises in Wrigley Square, 11am-9pm
on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, and 11am-7:30pm on Sunday, June 9. The Park Grill Stage features an
array of acoustic and electric soloists, duos and trios in an intimate setting
on The Park Grill Plaza, daily from 2-4:45pm. Just north of Cloud Gate
from 11am-9pm daily, Rosa’s Lounge showcases Chicago Blues legends
and emerging artists that have called Rosa’s Lounge home over the last 35
years.
As the birthplace of house,
gospel music, urban blues and other beloved genres, Chicago invites music
lovers from around the world to celebrate its music legacy at three consecutive
weekend festivals – the Chicago House Conference and Music Festival (May 23-May
25), the Chicago Gospel Music Festival (May 31 and June 1) and the Chicago
Blues Festival (June 7-9) – on stage in Millennium Park, at the Chicago
Cultural Center as well as in music venues and clubs throughout the city.
“With a diverse lineup
celebrating the blues’ past, present and future, the Chicago Blues Festival
features live music performances on multiple stages in Millennium Park,” said
Mark Kelly, Commissioner, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
“Each year national and local artists celebrate the city’s rich Blues tradition
while shining a spotlight on the genre’s contributions to soul, R&B,
gospel, rock hip-hop and more.”
For complete details,
visit ChicagoBluesFestival.us.