This may be a little early, and I apologize if this has already been posted... And I apologize to Clay if this is not the correct forum... :)
Jacksonville's JJ Grey & Mofro will close the 2010 edition of the Tampa Bay Blues Festival, event founder Charles Ross announced this week.
Scheduled for April 9-11 at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, this year's festival lineup also includes Jimmie Vaughan, Bettye Lavette and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
In addition to the Vinoy Park performances, the festival is holding "After Hours" parties at NOVA 535 featuring late night sets from some of the festival performers. NOVA 535 is located at 535 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N. in St. Petersburg.
Tickets are $30 per day or $75 for all three days. For information, visit www.tampabaybluesfest.com
Full lineup:
Friday, April 9 12:30 p.m. – Reba Russell 2:30 p.m. – Sonny Landreth 4:30 p.m. – Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials 6:30 p.m. – Bettye Lavette 8:30 p.m. – Jimmie Vaughan
Saturday, April 10 12:30 p.m. – Joanne Shaw Taylor 2:30 p.m. – Tad Robinson 4:30 p.m. – Ryan Shaw 6:30 p.m. – Magic Slim & the Teardrops 8:30 p.m. – Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Sunday, April 11 1 p.m. – John Nemeth 2:30 p.m. – Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm 4:30 p.m. – Joe Louis Walker 6:30 p.m. – Shemekia Copeland 8:30 p.m. – JJ Grey & Mofro
Hey, does the $30 include the "After Hours" party? Gregg and I are gonna try to make this one and is Sandman. fingers crossed..... ---------- "If you've never seen us before, don't be bashful - sing along from start to finish........and dance & feel good.....there's enough shit in the world, let it all out...........Brighter Daaaaays...."
heck, that's not too bad. I wonder if there is any way to know if Our Boys will be part of that shindig..... :o) ---------- "If you've never seen us before, don't be bashful - sing along from start to finish........and dance & feel good.....there's enough shit in the world, let it all out...........Brighter Daaaaays...."
Stan - you gonna make it up and over for this one? ---------- "If you've never seen us before, don't be bashful - sing along from start to finish........and dance & feel good.....there's enough shit in the world, let it all out...........Brighter Daaaaays...."
Maybe a Greyhounds show would be fitting for one of these after parties?! JD, can I get an AMEN?!
Beautiful setting in a beautiful town. You outta towners will dig it. ---------- "Now if you happened to come down here tonight...and you don't wanna hear the person next to you sang, and you don't want'em to dance, cause you might spill your drink, you came to the wrong show in the wrong venue."
This is the backyard to my ole stompin ground Eric, very excited to hopefully make the adventure a reality!!! ---------- "If you've never seen us before, don't be bashful - sing along from start to finish........and dance & feel good.....there's enough shit in the world, let it all out...........Brighter Daaaaays...."
AMEN E! That would be awesome indeed. One week after Wanee. Beautiful April Florida weather. Maybe they'll schedule more Florida shows while they're here...?
I just found the answer to the after-show question.
"AFTER HOURS PARTIES. The festival is also pleased to announce its series of After Hours shows at NOVA 535 in downtown St. Petersburg. These concerts will begin immediately following the Blues Festival and continue until 2:00 a.m. Friday’s artists include Reba Russell and Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials; Saturday features Joanne Shaw Taylor, Tad Robinson, and Magic Slim & the Teardrops; Sunday offers John Nemeth, Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm, and Joe Louis Walker. After Hours party tickets are available to the public at $20 each. Don’t let the fun end too early!"
sonny landreth is awesome!!!!!! can't wait to shake it with ya'll sexy mofros on april 11th, this will be the largest concentration of mofrofans in a square mile.. ---------- "Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." -Nietzsche
You gonna be there Firefly too!! I think morena plans on it as well. Like I said before, we are gonna try like hell to make this one...
---------- "If you've never seen us before, don't be bashful - sing along from start to finish........and dance & feel good.....there's enough shit in the world, let it all out...........Brighter Daaaaays...."
That's great Stan, look forward to seeing you again. This would be a good one for Hollis too--if you like the bands. It's not an over-packed festival or anything and the asshole factor is relatively low.
