The 2016 Bona Fide Blues Festival Lineup!

The 2016 Bona Fide Blues Festival Lineup!

The Bona Fide Blues Festival is back again for 2016 in Overton Square this September 30 and October 1. This family-friendly event is all about celebrating the Mid-South's blues heritage by showcasing today's blues and blues-influenced musicians.

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Here's the Bona Fide Blues Fest by the numbers:

1 - One of the stages - the Tower Courtyard - will host free outdoor shows during the festival.

2 - The two day festival will take place September 30 - October 1 at the Overton Square Tower Courtyard, Lafayette's Music Room, and Blue Monkey Midtown.

$25 - Tickets are $25 before August 31 for both the Friday and Saturday Lafayette's and Blue Monkey shows.

30 - There are more than 30 blues acts scheduled to perform.

$30 - Tickets for the Friday and Saturday shows go up to $30 after August 31.

$100 - For $100 VIP tickets, you can get a year long membership to the Memphis Blues Society along with your wristband for both nights, plus entry to the VIP party at Bar Louise on Thursday, Sept. 29.

100 - All the musicians come strictly from a 100-mile-radius.

Here's the lineup:

  • Stax Music Academy Band
  • Zeke Johnson
  • Wampus Cats
  • Richard Johnston
  • Davis Coen
  • Leo “Bud” Welch
  • Little Boys Blue
  • Earl the Pearl
  • Watermelon Slim
  • Sweet Angel
  • Barbara Blue
  • Tameka “Big Baby” Goodman
  • Heather Crosse Band
  • Super Chikan
  • Vince Johnson & Plantation AllStars
  • Stax Music Academy Band
  • Zeke Johnson
  • Wampus Cats
  • Richard Johnston
  • Davis Coen
  • Leo “Bud” Welch
  • Little Boys Blue
  • Earl the Pearl
  • Watermelon Slim
  • Sweet Angel
  • Barbara Blue
  • Tameka “Big Baby” Goodman
  • Heather Crosse Band
  • Super Chikan
  • Vince Johnson & Plantation AllStars
  • Ruby Wilson
  • Sharde Thomas & the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band
  • Cedric Burnside
  • John Nemeth
  • Reba Russell
  • Terry "Harmonica" Bean
  • Eric Hughes Band
  • David Evans
  • Guy Venable
  • Southern Avenue
  • Marcella and Her Lovers
  • Mark "Muleman" Massey
  • Booker Brown
  • Kenny Brown
  • Sons of Mudboy
  • MBS Jam Band

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Go there:

Bona Fide Blues Festival
Overton Square

September 30 - October 1

bonafidebluesfest.com
memphisbluessociety.com

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