18th ANNUAL BIG
MUDDY BLUES FESTIVAL RETURNS LABOR DAY WEEKEND
THE REV. HORTON HEAT, WALTER TROUT & DAVID
CLAYTON-THOMAS TO HEADLINE
St. Louis, MO – Crown Royal’s Big Muddy Blues Festival is back for another year of rockin’ Blues performances. Featuring three outdoor stages and 30 bands, the Labor Day weekend festival (Sat. Aug. 31- Sun. Sept. 1) showcases the genre's rich history while celebrating St. Louis’ place in American music.
Once
again, the Budweiser main stage at 700 N. First Street will host a talented and
diverse collection of local acts, national headliners and a Grammy winner, all
from the world of Blues, Rock, Soul, Rockabilly and Country.
Headliners
this year include the Texas Trio, The
Reverend Horton Heat. They electrify audiences worldwide with their
incredible stage presence and contagious energy. Their
sound is a mix of Surf, Country, Big Band, Punk, Swing and Rockabilly with
humorous lyrics. The Reverend Horton Heat will take to the Budweiser main stage on Saturday,
August 31st at 9:00 pm. Opening for The Rev. with a 7:00 pm show is
Billboard Magazine’s #1 Blues Artist, Canadian (now a St. Louis resident)
guitarist, Anthony Gomes.
On
Sunday, September 1st the great Blues guitarist, Walter Trout will perform at 7:00 pm. A
former member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Trout holds the sixth spot on BBC
Radio One’s list of the Top 20 guitarists of all time. On June 11th,
Trout released, Luther’s Blues, a
tribute to the late, great Luther Allison. Trout will serve as the lead-in for
Grammy winner, David Clayton-Thomas
who will close out the Budweiser main stage with a 9:00 pm show. Clayton-Thomas, most notably known for being the former
front-man of Blood, Sweat and Tears has released his first full-length Blues
album, A Blues For The New World, earlier
this year. With a 10-piece band, he will perform his own blend of Rhythm &
Blues, Reggae, Big Band, Jazz and Be-Bop, all with a funky undercurrent of
down-home Blues (as well as some BS&T classics). Big Muddy is one of only 5
concerts Clayton-Thomas is performing in North America before his European tour
this year.
In
an addition, some of the local favorites scheduled include, Billy Peek, Big
George Brock, Jeremiah Johnson
Band & The Sliders, Marquise Knox, Soulard Blues Band, Miss Jubilee &
the Humdingers, Bible Belt Sinners, Big Mike Aguirre & the Blues Allstars, and
Inner City Blues Band.
For
a full listing of the line-up and to purchase tickets to Crown Royal’s Big
Muddy Blues Festival, you can visit bigmuddybluesfestival.com. Attendees can also receive
festival updates via Twitter by following @BigMuddyBlues or find us on
Facebook. Satellite stages are again free to the public. Budweiser main stage
limited VIP tickets are $45/day, with general admission lawn seating available
for $13/day.
Big
Muddy Blues Festival takes place annually in St. Louis' historic Laclede's
Landing entertainment and dining district and is presented by the Laclede's
Landing Merchants Association, a 501(c)(6) organization, with grants from the
Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council and sponsorship support
from Crown Royal, Budweiser, Verizon Wireless and Ramada Plaza. Laclede's
Landing, with its cobblestone streets and century-old buildings, is adjacent to
the Mississippi River, just north of the Gateway Arch. For more information,
visit www.lacledeslanding.com, e-mail info@lacledeslanding.com or call
314-241-5875.
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