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General
Guidelines
Children 12 and under are always free at Blues
Blast. Coolers or outside food and beverages may
not be brought into the Amphitheatre, but sealed
bottles of water are permitted. BBQ and other concessions will be available for purchase. Bring a
blanket for festival seating ... lawn chairs are OK
in selected areas of the Amphitheatre. Video cameras
are not permitted, but still cameras may be used.
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Big James Montgomery |
One of the first blues festivals of the calendar year in
the United States is Blues Blast 2010 on
February 27th. Hosted annually by the
Phoenix Blues Society, Blues Blast takes place in the beautiful
grassy-sloped
Mesa Amphitheatre.
Appearing at Blues Blast 2010 will
be Big James & The Chicago Playboys, Candye Kane, The
Insomniacs, The Sugar Thieves, The Jump Back Brothers,
and Arthur Migliazza & Tom Walbank. The show
will start at 11:00 am; gates will open at 10:00 am.
The
Arizona Lindy Hop Society will be providing a dance floor and
dance lessons at Blues Blast in keeping with this year's theme of
"Doing the Blues Blast Bop."
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Blues Blast at Mesa Amphitheatre
Photo by
George Thomas |
Tickets
are now on sale. Order
online from the
Mesa Amphitheatre or call 480-644-2560.
The
Phoenix Mesa Marriott is the host hotel and
there is a $99.00 Blues Blast rate. The Marriott is the old Sheraton and is
right next to the Mesa Amphitheatre. Attendees can call them at (800)
835-9873 and use reservation code "BLUBLUA" to get the rate.
Check the
Events page for information on
special events surrounding Blues Blast weekend.
Attention potential sponsors!
PBS is always looking to add additional sponsors for our festival events. If
you work for a company that would be interested in sponsoring Blues Blast,
or know of a company that loves & supports the blues, download this
sponsorship package for further
information.
We hope to see you there!
The Phoenix Blues Society
The Phoenix Blues Society is a proud member of
Alliance for Audience, an organization founded in 2003 to encourage people
to participate in the myriad of arts and cultural events in the area. Many
of the Valley's non-profit arts and cultural groups are Alliance members.
PBS events are listed on the Alliance's
www.ShowUp.com calendar website. Alliance for Audience describes
ShowUp.com as its "signature enterprise and an [online] 'visitors’ center
for the arts' . . . ShowUp.com is your one-stop source for information about
performances and venues, exhibitions and destinations, workshops and other
special events presented by over 300 non-profit arts and cultural
organizations in Greater Phoenix." |
Blues Blast
2010 schedule
11:00
National Anthem
by Larry McPeek
11:05
Arthur Migliazza
& Tom Walbank
11:35 The
Jump Back Brothers
12:50
Arthur Migliazza & Tom Walbank
1:00 The
Insomniacs
2:20
Arthur Migliazza & Tom Walbank
2:30
Candye Kane
3:50
Arthur Migliazza & Tom Walbank
4:00 Big
James Montgomery & The Chicago Playboys
5:30
PBS Raffle Giveaway
5:40 The
Sugar Thieves
Schedule subject to change.
All times are approximate
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Other Blues Week
Events
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