Overview of Chicago Blues Fest:
Chicago Blues Fest is a free, internationally acclaimed annual festival that will be held next on June 12 through June 14, 2009. It's the largest free blues music festival in the world.Barry Dolins, the Chicago Blues Festival Coordinator, describes the event as "showing the blues as a living tradition and celebrating the men and women who have lived their lives playing and singing the blues."
That, of course, is all true, but it's also a heckuva great time. More than 90 performances sprawl across six stages - definitely enough to get your mojo working.
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Chicago Blues Fest Location:
Grant ParkJackson Dr. & Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL
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Dates of Chicago Blues Fest:
- Friday, June 12, 2009
- Saturday, June 13, 2009
- Sunday, June 14, 2009
Please note, the Thursday date has been eliminated.
Chicago Blues Fest Schedule of Performers:
- Reverend Keith Gordon's Chicago Blues Fest - Top Picks
- Day One Schedule - Friday, June 12, 2009
- Day Two Schedule - Saturday, June 13, 2009
- Day Three Schedule - Sunday, June 14, 2009
Blues Fest Admission and Tickets:
Admission to Blues Fest is free. No tickets are issued.Important Stuff to Know about Chicago Blues Fest:
- No dogs.
- No bringing in your own alcohol.
- No coolers in the seating section of the Petrillo Band Shell.
- Yes to folding chairs and blankets (except no folding chairs in the seating section of Petrillo Band Shell).
- No tents or tent-like objects.
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