Chicago Blues Fest lineup
Headliners for the 30th annual Chicago Blues Festival include Shemekia Copeland, James Cotton, Otis Clay, and Irma Thomas.
This year, the festival expands to four days (June 6 to 9) and opens at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park with Copeland and special guest Quinn Sullivan.
Admission is free. Visit chicagobluesfestival.us for more info.
Full schedule listed below:
THURSDAY, JUNE 6 – Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. Fernando Jones’ Blues Kids of America
7:10 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. Jamiah On Fire & The Red Machine
8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Shemekia Copeland with special guest Quinn Sullivan
FRIDAY, JUNE 7 – Grant Park
Bud Light Crossroads Stage
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Dented Trucks
12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. Toronzo Cannon
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Mississippi Heat
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Kevin Purcell And The Nightburners
Mississippi Juke Joint Stage
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Panel Discussion –The Mississippi Blues Trail with Alex Thomas, Jim O’Neal & Scott Barretta
12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Terry “Harmonica” Bean
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Lightnin’ Malcolm
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Bill “Howlin Madd” Perry
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. John Primer And The Real Deal Blues Band
6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Kenny “Beedeyes” Smith Blues Ja.m.
Pepsi Front Porch Stage
Noon – 1 p.m. Blues In The Schools with Stone Academy, Eric Noden, Katherine Davis
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Donna Herula and Tony Nardiello
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. The Jimmy Burns Band
4:30p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Cicero Blake
Petrillo Music Shell – Headliners
6 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Earnest “Guitar” Roy
7:05 p.m. – 8:05 p.m. Irma Thomas
8:30p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Bobby Rush And His Blues Band
SATURDAY, JUNE 8 – Grant Park
Bud Light Crossroads Stage
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Bobby Slim James
12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. Michael Coleman And The New Back Breakers
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Peaches And the Grove Shakers
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Mike Avery And West Side Soul
Mississippi Juke Joint Stage
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Panel Discussion (Pinetop Perkins 100th B-Day) with Pat Morgan, Barrelhouse Chuck & Kenny “Beedyeyes” Smith
1:00 p.m. – 2 p.m. The Peterson Brothers Band
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Eddie Taylor, Jr.
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Castro Coleman
5:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Tribute to Howlin’Wolf featuring Eddie Shaw and friends
Pepsi Front Porch Stage
Noon – 1 p.m. Liz Mandeville And The Blue Points
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Khalif Wailin’ Walter
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Holle Thee Maxwell
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Larry McCray
Petrillo Music Shell – Headliners
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Ronnie Baker Brooks
6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Otis Clay And The Platinum Band featuring Uvee Hayes
8:10 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. The Memphis Soul Revue starring The Bar-Kays with special guests Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice
SUNDAY, JUNE 9 – Grant Park
Bud Light Crossroads Stage
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Willie Buck
12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. Dave Weld & Imperial Flames
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Grana Louise & TroubleMaker
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Lindsey Alexander Blues Band
Mississippi Juke Joint Stage
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion – Delmark Records 60th withBob Koester and Steve Wagner
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Nellie Tiger Travis
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Vickie Baker
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Big Time Sarah and Mike Wheeler Blues Band
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Jarekus Singleton
6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Blues Jam Session with Jarekus Singleton
Pepsi Front Porch Stage
Noon – 12:45 p.m. Fruteland Jackson
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Lurrie Bell’s Chicago Blues Band
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. John Primer Trio & Michal Prokop Trio (Czech Republic)
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Magic Slim Tribute featuring Shawn Holt & The Teardrops
Petrillo Music Shell – Headliners
5:30 p.m. -6:15 p.m. Shirley Johnson
6:35 p.m. – 7:35 p.m. Jimmy Johnson Band
8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Chicago Blues: Old School, New Millennium:
James Cotton
John Primer
Billy Branch
Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater
Lil’ Ed
Deitra Farr
Demetria Taylor
Matt Skoller
Billy Flynn
Johnny Iguana
Felton Crews
Kenny “Beedeyes” Smith
