Waterfront Blues Festival announces line-up of performers by day for 2024 event
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Waterfront Blues Festival's 2024 event is getting closer -- and on Thursday, organizers announced their by-day lineup of performers as single-day tickets go on sale.
Blues Festival, which is a celebration of bluegrass, Americana, folk, funk, R&B, soul and rock on Portland's Waterfront, will kick off on Thursday, July 4 and end on Sunday, July 7.
But the fun isn't waiting for the Fourth of July, with Blues Cruises kicking off on Wednesday, July 3 featuring Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager, Duffy Bishop, and Reggie Houston's Krew de Blues.
Here's the line-up of performers by day:
Thursday, July 4
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Diggin Dirt
Jackie Venson
MarchFourth
Bloco Alegria
Friends of Noise
GeminiiDRAGON
Journey to Memphis Competition
Jujuba
Kim Field’s Harmonica Blowoff
Kivett Bednar Band
Mel Brown B-3 Organ Group with Andy Stokes
Ms. Vee
Norman Sylvester
Polly O’Keary and the Rhythm Method
Reggie Houston, Lori Henriques & The Radishes
Smut City Jellyroll Society
Taj Farrant
The Bandulus
The Revival Brothers
The Blues Cruise on Thursday, July 4 will feature Diggin Dirt, Vintage Soul with Lloyd Jones, Ellen Whyte & Garry Meziere
Friday, July 5
Lucinda Williams
Margo Price
Say She She
Bombino
Leyla McCalla
Jade Macrae
Kirk Fletcher
Lachy Doley
Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters
Ben Rice & The PDX Hustle
Bon Bon Vivant
Chad Rupp & the Sugar Roots
Hank Shreve Band
K.C. Jones
Kris Deelane & The Hurt
Lilla D'Mone
Marilyn Keller & Her Killer Band
Michael Osborn Band with Daniel Castro
Myrtle Brown & the Executive Groove
Rich Layton & Tough Town
River City Riot!
TJ Wong Trio
The Blues Cruise on Friday, July 5 will feature: Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Bon Bon Vivant, and QuEasy Gumbo
Saturday, July 6
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Bobby Rush & North Mississippi Allstars
Charlie Hunter with Jubu Smith
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
BrassRoots Movement
Candace Ivory
Friends of Noise
Jersey Soul
Lo Steele with Igor Prado
Nic Clark
Prado Brothers Band
Stephanie Anne Johnson
The Daiquiri Queens
Too Loose Cajun/Zydeco Band
Tribute to Janice Scroggins & Linda Hornbuckle
United by Music America
Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2 Step
Saturday's Blues Cruise's theme will be "Sail on Sister, A Blues Fest Cares Cruise" with Northwest Women Rhythm & Blues, Mary Flower Trio, and Taylor Newville & Ty Curtis
Sunday, July 7
Greensky Bluegrass
Charlie Hunter
Curtis Salgado
Dustbowl Revival
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Cris Jacobs
The Rumble
Bayou Envie
Candace Ivory
Cristina Vane
LaRhonda & the Steele Family Band
Leon Timbo
Madeline Hawthorne
Nic Clark
Sunpie Barnes & the Louisiana Sunspots
The Chris O’Leary Band
The Daiquiri Queens
The Jesters
Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2 Step
Sunday's Blues Cruise theme will be "Rock the Boat, a Blues Fest Cares Cruise" with The Chris O’Leary Band, Dustbowl Revival, Tevis Hodge Jr & Johnny Ward.
Thursday's full day-off lineup announcement comes the same day single-day tickets will be made available for the public. Four-day passes are still available at tier-one pricing as well until June 1.
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