Sat, Jun 08
|Millennium Park | Pritzker Pavilion
Chicago Blues Festival
With a diverse lineup celebrating the blues’ past, present and future, the Chicago Blues Festival shares the great Chicago-born music tradition while shining a spotlight on the genre’s contributions to soul, R&B, gospel, rock, hip hop and more.
Time & Location
Jun 08, 2024, 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Millennium Park | Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602, USA
About The Event
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.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion- 4:45pm-5:00pm - National Anthem + Commissioner's Welcome
- 5:00pm-6:15pm - Centennial Tribute to Dinah Washington featuring Dee Alexander, Elizabeth Faye Butler, Kristin Atkins, Bruce Henry, Miguel de la Cerna, Jeremiah Hunt, Charles Heath IV, and Melody Angel
Line-up/Instrumentation Dee Alexander, vocals Elizabeth Faye Butler, vocals Kristin Atkins - Dinah's niece, vocals Bruce Henry, vocals Miguel de la Cerna, piano Jeremiah Hunt, bass Charles Heath IV, drums Melody Angel, guitar
- 6:30pm-7:30pm - Vanessa Collier
- 7:45pm-9:00pm - Southern Avenue
- Noon-1:15pm - Mzz Reese and Reece’s Pieces
- 1:30pm-2:45pm - Melvin Taylor
- 3:00pm-4:15pm - Ra’Shad The Blues Kid
- 4:30pm-5:45pm - Dexter Allen
- 12:30pm-1:45pm - Al Spears & The Hurricane Project
- 2:00pm-3:15pm - Vino Louden
- 3:30pm-4:45pm - Jamiah "Dirty Deacon" Rogers and the Dirty Church Band
- 5:00pm-6:15pm - The Mike Wheeler Band
- 6:30pm-7:45pm - Last Call with WDCB Radio and Ivan Singh
Official Organizer: Chicago Blues Festival