Bb king blues festival 2018 lineup
Across three stages, this year's lineup brings talent from all over the world, including Brazil's Ava Rocha, the US debut of Celtic folk act.
LINEUP · Thursday, October 4th..
HELENA, AR — The King Biscuit Blues Festival showcases the nation’s foremost Blues music
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Paul Thorn calls The Biscuit “one of my favorites” and “a wonderful event.” Carolyn Wonderland says it’s like going to Mecca: “You gotta make the pilgrimage because it’s where the music’s real.” Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke looks at the group’s Biscuit date as his job to “make sure we continue to push outwards with our music and continue to grow where we don’t feel stifled or bored or stagnant.”
Each of these acts will perform at the 33rd annual King Biscuit Blues Festival set for October 3 through 6.
They represent a commitment to continue a historic thread that’s always made the Biscuit a showcase for the best of the past, present and future of America’s musical art form, the blues.
Dave Mason crowns this year’s King Biscuit Saturday night performing with Steve Cropper.
Mason calls his appearance at the festival “a chance to do something a lit