King Biscuit Time promotes and covers great blues festivals around the country. Please come out and meet the team at the next festival near you. We will be “passing the biscuits” at these select venues in the months ahead:

Upcoming Blues Festivals

January 29 - 21, 2004

International Blues Challenge
Memphis, TN

More than 80 bands from Blues Foundation affiliates around the world compete for cash and prizes and the title of “Best Unsigned Blues Band.”
www.blues.org

February 7- 14, 2004

Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
On the High Seas

Featuring Taj Mahal, Susan Tedeschi, Little Milton, Roomful of Blues, Charlie Musslewhite, The Derek Trucks Band, Tommy Castro, Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, Curtis Salgado and more.
www.bluisecruise.com

February 22, 2004

Blues Blast 2004
Phoenix, AZ

Featuring Otis Clay, Tab Benoit, Johnny Rawls with special guest Destini Rawls, Buzz 
& the Soul Senders, Lisa Otey and Kathleen Williamson and more.
www.phoenixblues.org

March 12 - 21, 2004

Berks Jazz Fest
Reading, PA

Featruring Koko Taylor & The Blues Machine, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, EG Kight, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Saffire: The Uppity Blues Woman, Ann Rabson and more.
www.berksjazzfest.com

April 2- 4, 2004

Springing the Blues
Jacksonville, FL

Featuring Bobby Rush, Mofro, Derek Trucks, W. C. Clark, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Walter Trout & the Radicals, Chris Duarte Group, Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets with Sam Myers, King Johnson, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Sharrie Williams, Donna Hopkins,  Regie Blue, Albert Castiglia, Angie Kay Blues Band, Delta Moon, Slick Ballinger.
www.springingtheblues.com  

April 25 - May 2, 2004

Baton Rouge Blues Week
Baton Rouge, LA

Featuring Baton Rouge Blues Legends Raful Neal, Henry Gray, Rudy Richard, Luther Kent, Kenny Neal, James Johnson, Larry Garner, Kenny Acosta, Gregg Wright, Maria Muldaur and many others.  BR Blues Week kicks-off with the Slim Harpo Awards on April 25.
www.Loouisiana'sMusic.com

April 30 – May 2, 2004

Beale Street Music Festival
Memphis, TN

Featuring Buddy Guy & Double Trouble, Little Milton, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Charlie Musselwhite, Michael Burks, Bettye LaVette, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bernard Allison, Renee Austin, Delta Moon, Steve Miller Band, Gov’t Mule, and more. 
www.memphisinmay.org

May 7- 8, 2004

Oklahoma Blues Fest
Tulsa, OK

Featuring Buddy Guy, Chris Duarte, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Bill Perry, Don Nix, Jimmy Thackery, Bugs Henderson, Monte Montgomery, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Eric Sardinas, Kelly Richey Band, John Weston, Homesick James, Indigenous, and more .
www.okblues.com

May 7- 9, 2004

Fort Lauderdale Crawfish and Zydeco Festival
Fort Lauderdale, FL 

Featuring Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin, Chris Ardoin, Dexter Ardoin and the Creole Ramblers, Lawrence Ardoin and Tradition Creole w/Ed Poullard, Sean Ardoin-n-Zydekool, Roy Carrier and the Night Rockers, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band/Family, Jam Hadley, J. Castille and the Sharecroppers, Dikki Du and the Zydeco Crew, Dora and the Zydeco Badboys and more.
ci.ftlaud.fl.us/festivals/cajun04/
    
May 22- 23, 2004

Doheny Blues Festival   
Irvine, CA (Postponed)

30 performances, 3 stages, authentic cuisine, eclectic vendors, backporch stage, storyteller sessions.  After 10 years the Doheny Blues Festival moves from Dana Point to Hidden Valley in Irvine.  
www.omegaevents.com

     May 29, 2004

Arkansas Delta Family Gospel Festival  
Helena, AR

Enjoy live gospel music from the newly completed Cherry Street Pavilion featuring the Canton Spirituals, Lamar Campbell, the Gospel Four, the Gospel Songbirds, the Myles Family, the Memphis Harmonizers and more.
www.Deltaculturalcenter.com

June 4 - 6, 2004

Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival
Red Bank, NJ

Produced by the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, this festival is in it's 17th year and is free to the public! It takes place in Marine Park by the gentle and beautiful Navesink River, and offers three full days and nights of jazz, blues, food, crafts and plenty of family. www.redbankfestival.com

June 11, 2004

B.B. King Homecoming Festival
Indianola, MS

The King of the Blues comes home each June for this event.
www.Indianolachamber.com

June 19, 2004

Pinedale Blues Festival
Pinedale, Wyoming

Featuring Bobby Rush, Carl Weathersby, Zora Young, Blind Dog Smokin', Miss Blues, Billy Branch, Mike Hurwitz and more.
www.pinedaleblues.com

July 2 - 5, 2004

Waterfront Blues Festival
Portland, OR

Featuring Keb Mo, Canned Heat, Robert Belfour with Mark Lemhouse, Roy Book Binder, The Holmes Brothers, Cyril Neville & the Uptown Allstars with the Wild Tchipitoulas, Motor City R&B Pioneers, Zac Harmon & the Mid-South Blues Revue, Mannish Boys w/ Mickey Champion, Jonny Lang, Anthony Gomes,  Hubert Sumlin with the Paul deLay Band and more. www.waterfrontbluesfest.com

July 2 - 4, 2004

Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
Davenport, IA

Featuring Taj Mahal and Hula Blues, Charlie Musselwhite, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Bob Margolin’s All Star Blues Jam featuring Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and Mookie Brill, Eric Sardinas, Johnny Drummer, Reneé Austin, Ann Rabson, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, Guy Davis, Cootie Stark and more.
www.mvbs.org/fest

July 9 -10, 2004

ZooFest 2004
Lincoln, NE

Featuring E.C. Scott, The Paladins, The BelAirs, Son Seals, The Mezcal Brothers, James Harman and the Tablerockers, The Weary Boys, The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash and more.
www.zoobar.com

July 10, 2004

Fleet BluesFest
Albany, NY

Featuring The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Tail Dragger & The Chicago All-Stars, Michael Burks, Teeny Tucker Band, Mem Shannon & The Membership, Big Time Sarah, Jim Weider Band, Nobby Reed Project, Nick Curran & the Nightlifes and more.
www.ogs.state.ny.us/plaza

July 24 - 25, 2004

Pocono Blues Festival
Lake Harmony, PA

Featuring Bobby Blue Bland, Blind Boys of Alabama, Chick Willis, Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Nora Jean Bruso, Bobby Rush, King Alex & the Untouchables,The Campbell Brothers, Mavis Staples, Billy Branch & Kenny Neal, Nora Jean Bruso, Roy Gaines, Mighty Mo Rogers and more.
www.big2resorts.com/summer-music-festivals.asp

July 30 - 31, 2004

Cincy Blues Fest
Cincinnati, OH

Featuring Cephas & Wiggins, Denise Lasalle, James Harmon w/ Kid Ramos, Texas Johnny Brown, Roy Rogers, Ernie Hawkins, Roy Book Binder, Teeny Tucker w/ Sean Carney and more.
www.cincyblues.org

August 13 - 14, 2004

Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival
Clarksdale, MS

Featuring Big Jack Johnson & the Oilers, Latimore, Super Chikan, Big Bill Morganfield, John Horton & Mississippi Slim, T-Model Ford, Slick, Terry "Harmonica" Bean & Kinny Kimbrough, Bottleneck Blues Band, Sharde & the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band and more.
www.sunflowerfest.org

August 27 - 28, 2004

14^th Annual Riverfront Blues Festival
Ft. Smith, AR

FREE admission! 

John Hiatt, Michael Burks, The Cate Brothers, David Jacobs-Strain, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Bettye LaVette, Anthony Gomes, Oreo Blue, plus local bands.  
www.riverfrontbluesfest.org

Sept 4-5

City of Bedford Blues and Music Festival
Bedford, TX

This two-day family event features the best in live traditional and Texas roadhouse blues music. Lineup includes Los Lonely Boys, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Chris Duarte, Radney Foster, Joe Ely, Django Walker, Lavelle White, Richard Johnston & Foothill Stomp , Silver Tones, Omar & The Howlers, Big Smoo, Anthony Gomes, Power House of Blues Featuring Lance Lopze, Tu Tu Jones and much more. 
www.promoterline.com/events.htm

Sept 9 - 11, 2004

Bull Durham Blues Festival
Durham, NC

Festival kicks off with acoustic shows with Kenny Neal & Billy Branch and William “Buttermilk” Meeks.  Friday & Saturday shows feature Solomon Burke, Otis Clay, Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin’, Ana Popovic, Bobby Hinton & Shades of Blue, Isaac Hayes, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Michael Burks, E.G. Knight, Mel Melton & The Wicket Mojos.
www.hayti.org/blues/index.asp

Sept 10 - 11, 2004

Greater Ozarks Blues Festival
Springfield, MO

Big James with the Chicago Playboys, Walter Trout and the Radicals, The Cate Brothers, Renee Austin, Deanna Bogart, Bobby Rush and the “Snake Girls”, Delbert McClinton, and a blues crawl in local clubs featuring the best in local and regional bands. 
www.greaterozarksbluesfest.com

Sept 11, 2004

Kansas City Acoustic Blues Showcase
Kansas City, MO

Outdoor show outside BB’s Lawnside BBQ features Alvin Youngblood Hart, Doug MacLeod and more. 
www.kcbluessociety.com

Sept 25 - 26, 2004

Boston Blues Festival
Boston, MA

One of New England’s largest FREE outdoor festivals!  Lineup to be announced soon.
www.bluestrust.com

Sept 24 - 26, 2004

San Francisco Blues Festival
San Francisco, CA

Keb' Mo'; Marcia Ball; Bobby Rush Revue, Fat Possum Juke Joint Caravan, featuring: T-Model Ford, Spam, Paul 'Wine' Jones, Cedric Burnside; Mannish Boys, featuring: Finis Tasby, Mickey Champion, Johnny Dyer, Kid Ramos, Paris Slim, Leon Blue; Jackie Payne - Steve Edmonson Band; Big J.C. Smith; Johnny Nitro and the Doorslammers; Buddy Guy; Charlie Musselwhite; British Invasion: The U.K. Blues All-Stars, featuring: Long John Baldry, Peter Green, Kim Simmonds, Bob Hall, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Colin Allen, Danny Thompson; Siegel-Schwall Blues Band, featuring: Sam Lay; Sugar Pie DeSanto; John Lee Hooker Jr.; Gail 'Mojo' Muldrow; Steve Lucky and the Jump Blues Revue.
www.sfblues.com

Sept 26

Fall Full Moon Festival of Blues
In St. Francisville, LA

This event featuring several Louisiana blues greats will be held at the Amphitheatre at Hemingbough. Lineup includes Kenny Acosta, Henry Gray, Lil’ Ray Neal, John Lisi, Chris
LeBlanc, Elvin Killerbee, Chicago Al, The Delta Drifters, Big Daddy O. and more.
www.bluzman.net/info/performance.html

Sept 29 - Oct 2, 2004

Bikes, Blues, and BBQ
Fayetteville, AR

The fastest growing motorcycle festival in the world. Bikes, Blues, and BBQ in just three years has grown to over 125,000 attendees! Outdoor stages with fifteen bands free to the public and a dozen local venues hosting live entertainment as well.
www.bikesbluesandbbq.org/e_music.html

Oct 7 - 9, 2004

King Biscuit Blues Festival
Helena, AR

The granddaddy of ‘em all!  The country’s largest FREE blues festival.  Legendary lineup to be announced soon.
www.kingbiscuitfest.org

Oct 15 - 17, 2004

Harvest Moon Blues Festival

Conyers, GA

A weekend of music featuring national, regional and local blues, zydeco and roots music.  Past performers include:  Delbert McClinton, Walter Trout, Tinsley Ellis, Francine Reed, John Mooney, W. C. Clark, The Nighthawks, Deborah Coleman, Carl Weathersby, Tommy Castro, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown and The Holmes Brothers, just to name a few.  This years’ lineup announced July 1.
www.harvestmoonblues.com