The Marquette Area Blues Fest

Three days of world class blues music, workshops, a dance floor, vendors, and a wide array of food and beverage choices! Find out more!

 

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2017 Marquette Area Blues Fest Lineup Announced

Posted on May 14, 2017

We are proud to officially announce the lineup for this year’s Marquette Area Blues Fest!  This year, we continuing the tradition of bringing world-class blues performers to the stage in Marquette, MI over Labor Day Weekend, Sep. 1-3, 2017.

For the latest showtime and ticket info, click on the “Festival Information” link here on the page, and get all of the performer lineup in this video.  Thanks to Tom Daniel for putting it together for us!

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  Jack Beertema

  2 hours ago

  

  WEEKLY BLUES UPDATE
  
  10AM THURSDAY is the DEADLINE for submissions to the KVBA Blues Calendar & Weekly Blues Update.
  Please send your band or venues info to kvbabluescal@aol.com or you may not see it here!
  
  MAY
  
  Thursday 25
  Mike Skory & Friends w/ 9pm @ the Exchange, Lansing MI
  
  Friday 26
  Big Boss Band 8pm @ Riverside Pub, Marshall MI
  
  Saturday 27
  Duffield/ Caron Project 5pm @ Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo MI
  Potter's Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo MI
  
  Sunday 28
  Blues Jam w/Crossroads 6pm @ the Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo MI
  
  Monday 29
  Tom Duffield 5pm @ Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo MI
  
  Wednesday 31
  Hank Mowery & Jimmie Stagger 5:30pm @ Potter's Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo MI
  Blues Jam w/Blue Veins 8-12pm @ Shakespeare's Pub, Lower Level, Kalamazoo MI
  Gina Sicilla @ Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill Grand Rapids MI
  Johnny "D's" Blues Jam featuring Freddie Cunningham @ Green Door, Lansing MI
  
  JUNE
  
  Thursday 1
  Big Boss Trio 5:30 @ Fenn Valley Vineyard, Fennville MI
  Mike Skory & Friends w/ 9pm @ the Exchange, Lansing MI
  Gina Sicilia @ TC’s Blues Stage, Napoleon MI
  Jackson Blues Fest w/Mike Epsy Group, Monsieur Guillaume & His Zydeco Hepcats, Brandon Santini 6-11pm @ Jackson MI
  
  Friday 2
  Taylor Taylor 7pm @ Potter's Lounge, Four Points Sheraton Kalamazoo MI
  Jackson Blues Fest w/The Corridors, Harmonica Hounds, Anthony Gomes, Joanna Connor Kev Nichols and Blue Tuesday 6-12pm @ Jackson MI
  Nick Kolassco & the Taylor Made Blues Band@ Midway Tavern, Mishawaka IN
  Larry McCray @ Callahan’s, Auburn Hills MI
  Michigan Blues/Rock Legend Donny Hartman, Harper and Midwest Kind, Matt Besey Band, Bubba Wilson and the Powerhouse, Ray Kaan’s Detroit Trouble @ DBS ShrineFest Blues Festival, Circus Park, Clio MI
  
  Saturday 3
  Duffield/ Caron Project 5pm @ Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo MI Kit LeBlanc & Paul Freeburn 7pm Potter's Lounge, Four Points Sheraton Kalamazoo MI
  Jackson Blues Fest w/Jeff Hoagland Band, Altered Five Blues Band, Mississippi Mick, John Nemeth, Albert Castiglia, Taz Cru & his Band of Tortured Souls 3-12pm @ Jackson MI
  Harper 6.30pm @ Lake St Clair Metro Park, St Clair MI
  Little Frank & the Premiers @ Midway Tavern, Mishawaka IN
  Larry McCrary, The Millionaires “Detroit’s Premier Jump Blues Band” featuring Dan Devins wsg/ Kenny Parker, Erich Goebel and the Flying Crowbars featuring Tosha Owens, The Chris Canas Band starring Maurice Davis, Ivory Darnell and Big Daddy Fox, Detroit Blues Royalty with Howard Glazer, Harmonica Shah and Billy Davis, Asamu Saunders and the Associates of the Blues, Martila Saunders and Gee Q, Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations @ DBS ShrineFest Blues Festival, Circus Park, Clio MI
  
  Sunday 4
  Blues Jam w/Seventh Son 6pm @ the Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo MI
  John Nemeth @ Midway Tavern, Mishawaka IN
  Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials @ Callahan’s Auburn Hills MI
  Blue Justice featuring Lynnie K @ ShrineFest 2017, Clio MI
  Sweet Willie Tea, Larry Daly, Greg & Rachel Nagy, Carl Henry and Tony Berci, Leonardo, Tito Villarreal, Mike Skory, Robert Johnson, Lectric Lenny, Maggie McCabe, Mike Espy & Eddie Blues Barney@ DBS ShrineFest Blues Festival, Circus Park, Clio MI ...

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  Tom Daniel

  3 hours ago

  

  This is the short video introducing this year's Marquette Area Blues Fest line-up. If you haven't watched it already, check it out. PLEASE SHARE THIS on Facebook so all your friends can see it too! Hope to see you all there on Labor Day weekend! ...

  The 2017 Marquette Area Blues Fest Lineup

  Plan NOW to be in Marquette Michigan on Labor Day weekend for the14th annual Marquette Area Blues Fest.

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