CHICAGO BLUES FEST @ Millennium Park : FREE!
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The largest FREE Blues festival in the world, the festival features top tier talent performing in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
There are 4 stages but here are the schedules for 3 of them:
👉🏽Visit Mississippi Crossroads Stage (South Promenade)
Noon - 1:15 p.m. - Libby Rae Watson with Bill Steber
1:30-2:45 p.m. - Fred T and The Band
3-4:15 p.m. - Mzz. Reese & Reese’s Pieces
4:30-5:45 p.m. - Jaye Hammer
👉🏽Rosa’s Lounge (North Promenade)
12:30-1:45 p.m. - A Patch of Blues
2-3:15 p.m. - Dan Souvigny Band with Carlos Johnson
3:30-4:45 p.m. - Bob Stroger: Windy City Blues Legend
5-6:15 p.m. - Rick King’s Royal Hustle
6:30-7:45 p.m. - Gerald McClendon (The Soulkeeper) & The A-Team Band
👉🏽Wrigley Square - Next Generation of Blues
Noon - 12:45 p.m. - Wendy and DB
1-1:45 p.m. - King College Prep
2-2:45 p.m. - Jones College Prep
3-3:45 p.m. - Will Carter Music
4-4:45 p.m. - Alex Olson
5:15-6:15 p.m. - Knott Us Band
6:45-7:45 p.m. - The Chicago Academy for the Arts
IMPORTANT : When I get there at 1pm I will be at one of the stages ( I will notify you where) and we can enjoy music, and even bounce around from stage to stage until the 4 th stage opens: THE GREAT LAWN Pavilion at 3 pm . At that time I will set up on the lawn with a tall green pole with pink streamers on it . Here is the schedule :
Jay Pritzker Pavilion (THE GREAT LAWN )
3:30-3:45 p.m. - Emcee Intro Remarks + National Anthem + Lift Every Voice
3:45-5 p.m. - Women in Blues Tribute to Mama Yancey and Big Mama Thornton with Mary Lane, Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis, Nora Jean Wallace, Melody Angel, Lee Kanehira, and Lynne Jordan & the Shivers
5:15-6:15 p.m. - Sue Foley
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Chris Cain
7:45-9 p.m. - Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band
IMPORTANT- Please bring :
Your chair
Your umbrella ( in case it rains)
I will have blankets to sit on as well on “the great lawn” at 3pm (but from 1pm-3pm you will need your chair).
You can bring food into the park so bring whatever snack you want, although alcohol is prohibited. (You may have to bring it in a water bottle if you want).
There will also be plenty of food for sale 🔥
If you need help my number is : 1 (708) 581-6537
Don’t miss out! This is one of my very favorite Chicago events and I go every single year !
Ready? Let’s have a blast 💥