Pittsburgh Blues Festival

Pittsburgh Blues Festival
Frequency Annual
Location(s) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Inaugurated 1994

The Pittsburgh Blues Festival is a music festival featuring blues musicians in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] It is one of the region's "marquee annual concerts."[2] The inaugural event took place at the Riverplex at Sandcastle Waterpark,[3] and since then has been held at Hartwood Acres Park and at the Iron City Brewing Company factory.[4] Proceeds from the event benefit charity.[5] The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank credits the festival as its largest annual event.[3]

Previous acts

Many musicians have previously performed at the Pittsburgh Blues Festival: Koko Taylor, Taj Mahal, John Mayall, Gatemouth Brown, Devon Allman, Bernard Allison, Guy Davis, and Robert Cray.[3]

Kidzone

The kidzone is a fairly new attraction of the Pittsburgh Blues Festival. Thanks to a few of the event's many sponsors, the Kidzone tent at the festival accommodates a wide range of children activities including story-telling, face painting, musical presentations, and crafts. The kidzone also provides healthy snacks.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books Limited. p. 219. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
  2. ↑ Behe, Regis (July 16, 2003). "Pittsburgh Blues Festival brings separate styles together". Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Archived September 25, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Jones, Diana Nelson (Jul 24, 2009). "Are Iron City Lofts in our future?". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
  5. ↑ "Pittsburgh Blues Festival Supports Food Bank". KDKA (CBS Broadcasting Inc.). Jul 26, 2009.

External links

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