It’s summertime! Time for outdoor music concerts, food trucks and fun. Grab your lawn chairs and your dancing partner and head down to the 1st annual Utah Blues Festival on June 13, from 1-10 p.m. at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center. This musical festival is designed to both support local musicians and a local cause: the Utah Blues Society. The Utah Blues Society is dedicated to bringing more exposure to the blues genre in Utah while promoting local and national touring blues artists.
Blues music will play on two stages throughout the day featuring both local bands and national artists.
Main Stage:
- 1:15 Blues on First
Dan Walker Courtesy of Utah Blues Society - 2:15 Candy’s River House
- 3:15 George Gregory Band
- 4:15 Harry Lee and the Back Alley Blues Band
- 5:25 The Soulistics
- 6:35 The Lloyd Jones Struggle
- 8:30 CAFE R&B
- 1:00 Music Garage Blues Band
- 2:00 Riverhouse
- 3:00 Better off With the Blues
- 4:00 Sister Wives
- 5:00 Amanda Johnson
- 6:00 The Kapp Brothers
Food trucks Chop City, Chow Truck and Reef’s will be on sight to feed the masses and there will be plenty of beer and beverages for purchase. There will be CDs for sale, T-shirts and other Utah Blues Society merchandise. Tickets are $20 at the door. Parking is free and plentiful.
When: Saturday, June 13, 1-10 p.m.
Where: Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 S.
Courtesy of Utah Blues Society