Ealing Blues Festival

Lineup announced  for Summer 2016

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The 2016 line-up for the Ealing Blues Festival has been announced and tickets are now on sale.

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The event takes place over the weekend of 16 – 17 July and is part of the Ealing Summer Festivals programme, organised by Ealing Council.

Performances take place across three stages over the weekend with USA based Earl Thomas, who has been described as one of the most important Blues artists of the decade, appearing on Sunday night.

Other performers include multiple British Blues Awards nominee Zoe Schwarz, dynamic Afro-Blues unit Ramon Goose and Desert Rock, stalwart of the British blues scene Paul Cox and new wave representatives such as Tom Ivey.

This year is the 30th Blues Festival, which has been run and programmed by Bob Salmons of the Ealing Club since its inception in 1987, when less than 100 people attended. In recent years the festival has welcomed as many as 10,000 music fans and serves as a summer mainstay on any blues enthusiasts’ calendar.

Bob said: "I'm really excited for the 30th Ealing Blues Festival, which has grown into a unique world class event from its humble beginnings in 1987. The line-up continues to encapsulate Ealing's rich blues history and its local talent whilst providing a showcase for world class Blues performers."

Cllr Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport, environment and leisure, said: “With big name acts as well as some brand new faces, this year's Ealing Blues Festival promises to be better than ever. As well as talented musicians there will be wonderful street food and a fantastic atmosphere, so put the date in your diary and make sure you join us to celebrate our 30th Blues Festival.”
The festival annually showcases an exciting combination of established world class blues performers and local Ealing acts from a borough renowned for its musical heritage, with links to The Rolling Stones and The Who.

Ealing Blues Festival 2016 – Full Lineup

Main Stage
Saturday 16 July
Sunday 17 July
The Paul Cox Band Ealing Blues Fest All Star Jam ft Robert Hokum
Kat & Co Bad Influence
Stellify The Producers
Zoe Schwarz Ramon Goose & Desert Rock
Big Steam Earl Thomas

Bar Stage
Saturday 16 July
Sunday 17 July
Doctor Slideshow Jump 66
Geoff Garbow & Geoff Peel Martin Bonner
The Baroness and The Bear Great West Groove
The Rumblestrutters The Delta Ladies

South Stage
Saturday 16 July
Sunday 17 July
The Laura Holland Band Debbie Bond & The TruDats
Far Q Bourbon Street Revival
The Gordon Smith Band Born of the Sun
Tom Ivey TJ Johnson

Advance tickets are on sale at ealingsummerfestivals.com/events/blues-festival/ and are £5.50 per day and £10.50 per weekend plus transaction fees. Tickets on the door are £7 per day or £12 for the weekend. Re-entry is only allowed with a festival wrist band and no alcohol is to be brought into the grounds upon re-entry.

 

 

 

19th May 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

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