Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival

Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival
Genre	Blues,
Location(s)	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Years active	1999-?
Website
Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival Official website

The Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival (or Edmonton Labatt Blues Fest) was an annual blues music festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which was first held in 1999. The festival runs for three days (a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) in mid-August at the Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park. In 2008, the festival was the recipient of the 'Keeping The Blues Alive Award' from the Blues Foundation, based in Memphis, Tennessee. 2010 saw a name change as the festival became simply The Edmonton Blues Festival.

2004

Friday 20 August

• Morgan Davis
• Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
• James Cotton

Saturday 21 August

• Donald Ray Johnson
• Lil' Ed Williams and the Blues Imperials
• Sugar Ray Norcia and the Bluetones
• Angela Strehli
• Roomful of Blues

Sunday 22 August

• Steve James
• Gary Primich
• Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
• Sista Monica Parker
• Jimmie Vaughan

2005

Friday 19 August

• Curley Bridges
• W. C. Clark
• Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine

Saturday 20 August

• Mike Kindred
• David Gogo
• Mem Shannon and the Membership
• Downchild Blues Band
• The Mannish Boys featuring Finis Tasby, Kid Ramos, and Johnny Dyer

Sunday 21 August

• Mary Flower
• Craig Horton
• Zac Harmon and the Mid-South Blues Revue
• Bob Margolin with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
• Delbert McClinton

See also

• List of Canadian blues festivals and venues
• Festivals in Alberta

External links

• Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival Official website
• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons