Chicago Blues Festival

The largest, free Blues festival in the world returns to Chicago with four days of top tier talent celebrating the city’s renowned Blues legacy.

PROGRAM

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

• 3:30pm - 3:45pm - Emcee Intro Remarks + National Anthem + Lift Every Voice and Sing

• 3:45pm - 5:00pm - Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation celebrates the 75th Anniversary of Chess Records with special guest artists, Mud Morganfield, Charles Berry, Charles Berry, Jr., Melvin Taylor, Louisiana Al, Joe Barr, Steve Bell, Rodrigo Mantovani, Dudley Owens, and Joe Pratt

• 5:15pm - 6:15pm - C.J. Chenier and The Red Hot Louisiana Band

• 6:30pm - 7:30pm - Lurrie Bell and Frank Catalano

• 7:30pm - 7:45pm - avery r. young, Chicago Poet Laureate

• 7:45pm - 9:00pm - Mavis Staples

South Promenade, "Visit Mississippi Cross Roads Stage"

• Noon - 1:15pm - Stevie J and The Blues Eruption

• 1:30pm - 2:45pm - Nellie “Tiger” Travis

• 3:00pm - 4:15pm - Jonathan Ellison

• 4:30pm - 5:45pm - Ms. Jody

North Promenade, "Blues Village"

• 12:30pm - 1:45pm - Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport

• 2:00pm - 3:15pm - Jimmy Burns Band

• 3:30pm - 4:45pm - Nick Alexander Blues Band

• 5:00pm - 6:15pm - Sonia Astacio

• 6:30pm - 7:45pm - 3 by 3 Crew: Freddie Dixon, John Watkins, Maurice Vaughn with Tim Taylor

Harris Theater Rooftop Terrace, "Next Generations of Blues"

• 11:00am - 11:45am - Wiggleworms featuring Amanda Payne & Will Fancher of Old Town School of Folk Music

• Noon - 12:45pm - Fernando Jones Presents the Knott Us Band

• 1:00pm - 1:45pm - Kenwood Academy High School

• 2:00pm - 2:45pm -  Nicholas Senn High School

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm - A Patch of Blues

Official Organizer: Chicago Blues Festival