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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