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Please note that some events require a cover charge at the door and/or reserved seating. Always call the venue to confirm dates and admission. Although we make every effort to ensure correct and accurate content, KBS Blues is not responsible for any errors or omissions.
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Previous Month's Calendars:

| Jan 2016 | Feb 2016 | Mar 2016 | Apr 2016 | May 2016 | Jun 2016 |

| Jul 2016 | Aug 2016 | Sep 2016 | Oct 2016 | Nov 2016 | Dec 2016 |

| Jan 2015 | Feb 2015 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | May 2015 | Jun 2015 |

| Jul 2015 | Aug 2015 | Sep 2015 | Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 | Dec 2015 |

Events & Festivals
2016 Schedule
(Most festivals are held the same time each year - make your plans now)

Online Digital Edition of The Blues Festival Guide

Oct 2, 2016

Big Rock Jazz and Blues Festival

Cherokee Park, Louisville

Music TBA

facebook

Olmsted Parks Big-Rock-Jjazz-and-Blues-Fest

Oct 7-8, 2016

21^st Annual
Garvin Gate
Blues Festival

Garvin Place
@ Oak Street

GGBF Web Site

Friday	Four Roses Stage (Oak & Garvin)	6:30 Sheryl Rouse and Bluez Brothers 8:00 Mark Telesca 9:30 Karen Lovely
	Info+ Stage (Oak & 4th)	7:30 & 9:00 Robbie Bartlett
Saturday	Four Roses Stage (Oak & Garvin)	2:00 Tyrone Cotton Band 3:15 The King Bees 4:30 "Louisville White Lightning" Curtis Marlett 5:45 da Mudcats 7:00 Southern Avenue 8:30 Hector Anchondo Band 10:00 Mr. Sipp "The Mississippi Blues Child"
	Info+ Stage (Oak & 4th)	2:45 & 4:00 The Tarnations 5:15 & 6:30 & 8:00 Laurie Jane and the 45's

Jan 31 thru Feb 4
2017

33^rd Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge

Beale Street
Memphis TN

KBS Entrants:
TBD

Web Site

Past Events - (Most festivals are held the same time each year - make your plans now for next year)

Sep 5-6, 2014

Roots and Heritage Festival

Downtown
Lexington KY

Friday, September 5
Nellie "Tiger" Travis

Saturday, September 6
Lakeside and Harold Melvin's Bluenotes

Roots Fest Ky

Feb 14, 2015

5^th Annual Indy Winter Blues Festival

Indianapolis

Facebook Page

May 13-14, 2016

International
Bar-B-Que Festival
Owensboro KY

Web Site

Schedule of Events

May 15-16, 2015

Old Louisville Springfest
First Street @ Ormsby

Web site

May 16, 2015

31^st Annual Bar-B-Q Pitt Festival
Pitt Academy - Louisville

Web Site

Music by The King Bees and Da Mudcats
starting at 5:30

Jun 12-13, 2015

Smokin' on the River
BBQ, Blues & Brew Festival

At RiverStage
Jeffersonville IN

Smokin' on the River

Visit the Fest on Facebook

Friday, June 12
Billy Byrd & Pen Bogert, The Tarnations, The Stella Vees,
The Beat Daddys and Tinsley Ellis

Saturday, June 13
Randy Colvin, Tyrone Cotton & Screamin' John,
the Dallas Cole Band, Butch Williams,
the Bell Bottom Blues Band and the Vanessa Davis Group

Jul 8-9, 2016

Master Musicians Festival
Somerset KY

Music includes:
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
and many many more

Web Site Facebook

Jul 22-24, 2016

Louisville
Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
@ The Water Tower
River Road at Zorn Ave

Schedule

Presented by
Four Roses Bourbon
and the
Bisig Impact Group

KBS Members receive free admission to all 3 days
with current membership card !

Join or Renew by July 10 to receive new cards

Friday	The KingBees, Tullie Brae and Studebaker John & The Hawks
Saturday	da Mudcats, Little T&A, Nora Jean Bruso and John Primer
Sunday	Carla Zee and Holy Smoke, Blues and Greys and the Boscoe France Band

Jul 30, 2016

1st Annual
Burdette Blues Festival

Evansville IN

River Basin Blues Society
EvansvilleBlues.com

Aug 18-28, 2016

Kentucky State Fair

KY State Fair
Web Site

MySpace FaceBook Twitter

Live Music daily in the
Food & Music Tents

Aug 19-20, 2016

Madison Ribberfest

Madison IN

Ribberfest Web Site

Hotline: 800-559-2956

Madison Ribberfest

BBQ, Blues, Balloons

Friday

Headliner - Jonny Lang

Saturday

Headliner - Los Lobos

Aug 25-27, 2016

18^th Annual
Bean Blossom Blues Fest
Bill Monroe Music Park
Bean Blossom IN

Web Site

Full Schedule

Aug 26-27, 2016

27^th Annual
Hot August Blues

Kenlake State Resort Park

Hardin KY

Park Web Site Festival Web Site

Full Line-Up & Schedule

Thursday	Free Concert at The Lodge
	6:00pm-8:00pm	Andy Gibson Trio
	8:00pm-10:00pm	The Sullivan 3
Friday	6:00pm - 7:15pm	Deja Blues Band
	7:30pm - 8:45pm	Blues and Greys
	9:00pm - 10:15pm	Bottoms Up Blues Gang
	10:30pm - 11:45pm	River Towne Alley Cats
Saturday	2:00pm - 3:00pm	Adam and the H-Bombs
	3:15pm - 4:30pm	Da Mudcats
	4:45pm - 6:00pm	Toad Strangler
	6:30pm - 8:00pm	2 Miles Back Band
	8:15pm - 9:45pm	Long Tall Deb featuring Colin John
	10:00pm - 11:15pm	Markey Blue Band

Aug 27, 2016

Capital City Blues and
River Festival

Riverview Park
Frankfort KY

Saturday, August 27, 2016
Ward Oates Amphitheater, Frankfort KY
6:00pm – 10:00pm

Music by Robbie Bartlett & Tee Dee Young

Tickets & Info
Facebook Page

facebook Page

Sep 9-10, 2016

Lake Cumberland Blues, BBQ and Arts Festival

Somerset KY

Lake Cumberland Blues Society
Blues BBQ Arts Festival

Sep 9-10, 2016

Blues at the Crossroads

Terre Haute IN

Blues at the Crossroads Web Site

Friday Sep 9	The Bastard Hounds Joel Levi The Nerve Eric Steckel Crowe Committee Kelly Richey Ellusion
Saturday Sep 10	David Ross Soupbone and the Blackwater Mission White Light Revival Jazz Metamorphosis ISU Rock Band Ken Tucker Max Allen Band Charles Walker Band Edward David Anderson and Friends Midnight Motive Fresh Hops

Sep 16, 2016

3rd Annual Smoketown GetDown for Democracy

Shelby & Lampton Streets

Free Admission

KFTC Web Site
Facebook Event

Sep 17, 2016

National Jug Band Jubilee

Louisville KY

Free Admission
Brown-Forman Amphitheater @ Waterfront Park

Music by
Dom Flemons / G Burns Jug Band /
Juggernaut Jug Band / The Gallus Brothers /
Cincinnati Dancing Pigs / The Side Street Steppers /
Ever-Lovin Jug Band / Bourbonville Buskers

Jug Band Jubilee Web Site

Sep 11-12, 2015

Bands & BBQ
at the Point

Point Park,
Carrollton KY

NOTE - It appears the music is no longer Blues,
possibly all Country

Carroll County Website

Friday Sept 11	6pm - The Louden Mundane Band 8pm - County Wide
Saturday Sept 12	11am - 12pm: Will Wallace 12pm -2pm: Nobody'z Bizzness 2pm -4pm: Jordan Wilson Trio 4pm - BBQ Awards 5pm - Van Waylon 7pm - Josh London 9pm - Sparechange Millionairres

Sep 11-13, 2015

Kentucky State BBQ Festival

Danville KY

Friday, September 11
Cane Run Bluegrass and Custom Made Bluegrass

Saturday, September 12
Nick Dittmeier and The Sawdusters, Heath And Molly, da Mudcats,
Laurie Jane and the 45's, Ray Fuller and The Bluesrockers

Sunday, September 13
Tullie Brae

KY BBQ Festival

Sep 12, 2015

Fort Knox Blues Fest

Visit Web Site

Toronzo Cannon, Edward David Anderson,
Jarekus Singleton and Nick Schnebelen

Saturday
October 31, 2015

Vernon Club

KBS 27th Anniversary Celebration

Music by:
The Saints
The Nick Stump Band
The Noah Wotherspoon Band

$10 Admission ** Free for KBS members
Show your KBS membership card at the door
Doors Open 5:30p * Music Starts 6:30p

Last Night for the Vernon Club!
Come Party with us to say goodbye to the Vernon

Feb 5-6, 2016

Cincy Winter
Blues Fest

2 Nights * 4 Stages * 30 Artists

Headliners:
Fri - Nick Moss
Sat - Tullie Brae and Carolyn Wonderland

Presented by:

May 26-28, 2016

BBQ, Blues and Bikes Festival
Elizabethtown KY

Web Site

Thu, May 26 John Hammond and Molly Thomas at the Historic State Theater

Fri, May 27 Brian Keith Wallen, 2015 International Blues Challenge Runner Up

Sat, May 28

Laurie Jane and the 45's

Tullie Brae

Austin Walkin' Cane

Ray Fuller and the Blues Rockers

Back Pack Jones

JP Blues

Diunna Greenleaf

Jamell Richardson and The Rad Trads

May 29, 2016

7th Annual
Blues Between the Bridges

9079 Old Richmond Road
Lexington KY 40515
(I-75 Exit #99)

1:30 Jack Smith
2:30 Johnny Roy and The Rub Tones
3:45 Mojo Theory
5:00 Robbie Bartlett Blues Band
6:15 Da Mudcats
7:30 G. Busy Blues Revue
9:00 Ray Fuller & The Blues Rockers
10:30 Tee Dee Young
Midnight: Pro-Am Open Jam
Bring your goove and your axe.

Facebook Event Page

Presented by:

1:30 pm - past midnight
Tickets $20 * Rain or Shine

No Bottles, Cans, Coolers Allowed
Lots of seating but Blankets & Lawn Chairs are okay

Jun 3-4, 2016

6^th Annual Germantown-Schnitzelburg
Blues Festival

@ the intersection of Hickory & Burnett Streets

Facebook Event Page

Friday, June 3
6:30 - 8:00 100 Proof Blues Band
8:30 - 10:00 Sheryl Rouse & The Bluez Brothers
10:30 - 12:00 Wallace and the Groove Hounds

Saturday, June 4
6:30 - 8:00 10th Street Blues Band
8:30 - 10:00 The Stella Vees
10:30 - 12:00 Tee Dee Young

FREE ADMISSION
Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the show

A portion of the proceeds will go to the Germantown Schnitzelburg Business Association to help start a local farmers market

Jun 15-18, 2016

WC Handy Blues Festival
Henderson KY

Complete Schedule

Wednesday June 15
Studebaker John & the Hawks, The Kinsey Report and Sugar Blue

Thursday June 16
Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hell Raisers and
Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band

Friday June 17
ZoGo, The Beat Daddys, Toronzo Cannon and Curtis Salgado

Saturday June 18
Little G Weevil & Daniel Harper, AJ Ghent Band, Nikki Hill,
John Primer & the Real Deal, Tommy Castro & the Painkillers
and Victor Wainwright & The WildRoots