With a diverse lineup celebrating the blues' past, present and future, the Chicago Blues Festival shares the great Chicago-born music tradition with the world.
Music begins each day at 11am at the Budweiser Crossroads Stage, the Visit Mississippi Juke Joint, the Front Porch and the Park Grill Stage. The Jay Pritzker Pavilion will feature headliners from 5 to 9pm.
The 36th annual Festival features headline performances by Bobby Rush, Bettye LaVette, Ruthie Foster, the Jimmy Johnson Blues Band, Don Bryant and Latimore, a special tribute set for the late Mike Ledbetter by The CONNECTION with Mike Welch and Friends, Charlie Musselwhite with special guest Billy Boy Arnold and many more.
