Come hang by the river and get your fill of awesome blues music with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Eric Gales, and more!
All General Admission show. Standing room only in front of stage. Bag chairs on designated cement areas. Bag chairs and blankets on grass. Please click here for complete details.
Gates open at 2 PM
The COOLEST Blues Festival in the Midwest is back with an amazing line up, including headliner Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue! Watch for more artists to be added soon.
- 3 p.m. Tommy Castro and the Painkillers
- 5 p.m. Ally Venable
- 7 p.m. Eric Gales
- 9 p.m. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Tommy Castro and the Painkillers
Multiple award-winning guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader Tommy Castro is a California-based blues and rock powerhouse. For over four decades, he’s captivated audiences with his soul-drenched vocals, searing guitar work, and high-energy live shows. As frontman of the telepathically tight and wildly raucous Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, he’s released 17 albums that span a wide stylistic range—from horn-driven R&B and hot-blooded soul to gritty, stripped-down rock and electric blues. TommyCastro.com
Ally Venable
Texas blues-rock singer/songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire, Ally Venable, entertains wherever she goes. With her signature glitter dresses and black knee-high boots, Venable comes off of the ropes swinging, dazzling crowds on tour or throughout the festival circuit. AllyVenableBand.com
Eric Gales
Eric Gales’ time is now. A rule-breaking, genre-fusing force of nature, hailed by giants like Joe Bonamassa, Dave Navarro and Mark Tremonti as one of the best guitarists on the planet, you’ll find the Memphis blues-rocker’s thumbprint on everything from his Grammy-nominated solo catalogue to the soundtrack of director Ryan Coogler’s smash-hit horror movie, Sinners. EricGales.com
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Few artists embody the heart and soul of their city like Trombone Shorty. Perhaps the most recognizable ambassador for New Orleans music working today, Shorty has spent his entire life not only carrying the torch for Crescent City culture, but also propelling it forward into the 21st century with his ecstatic live performances and intoxicating blend of rock, funk, soul, jazz, blues, hip-hop, and Caribbean influences. TromboneShorty.com