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36th Annual San Francisco Blues Festival
September 26, 27, 28, 2008
Making Blues History Since 1973!
Meet the exciting lineup of 2008 performers!
| Photograph courtesy of Jon Sievert |
"San Francisco is the number one travel
destination in the United States!"
-- Conde Nast Traveler Magazine
The SFBF was the winner of the 2006 National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Academy honors for outstanding contributions to music.
36th Annual San Francisco Blues Festival
Celebrate the blues down by the San Francisco Bay at the world’s oldest blues festival, September 26-28. Held on the green at Fort Mason’s Great Meadow and framed by the stunning backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay, the Festival will celebrate its 36th year with an all-star lineup of some of the best blues performers in the world.
Tickets are now on sale. Click here for ticket information.
Click here for special reduced ticket offer from Ticketmaster until August 1.
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Justin Herman Plaza. Across from the Ferry Building. Featuring: A Tribute to John Lee Hooker: Presenting the Coast to Coast Blues Band with Deacon Jones, Rich Kirch, Ron Perry, Lizz Fischer and Bryant Mills. Plus special guests Zakiya Hooker, Kathi McDonald, Ron Thompson and Archie Lee Hooker.
Tribute to John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker was one of the greatest figures in blues history, recording over 75 albums in his lifetime. Born in 1920 in Mississippi, he had his first huge recording hit in 1948 – the million selling "Boogie Chillen," which defined his guitar playing technique unique to the blues as a droning, hypnotic, one-chord electric, timeless sound that would eventually become famous the world over. Hooker moved to the Bay Area in the late 1970s and it remained his home until his death in 2001. This tribute will feature members of his long-standing San Francisco group, the famed Coast to Coast Blues Band, who will perform material from the Hooker songbook. This momentous event will also feature guest appearances by John Lee Hooker’s daughter, Zakiya Hooker, his nephew, Archie Lee Hooker, Ron Thompson and singer Kathi McDonald. "Nothing but the best. Later for the rest."
Friday, September 26 – October 2: The Blues Film Series
Roxie Theater, 16th at Valencia. 415.863.1087
Featuring: John Lee Hooker: "Come and See About Me."
Director: Bob Sarles. 127 minutes.
This entertaining film includes interviews with John Lee Hooker, plus vintage performances at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1960, and the 1965 American Folk Blues Festival in Europe. The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, Ry Cooder, Charlie Musselwhite, Paul Butterfield, Foghat -- all perform with JLH. Compelling and enjoyable!
Also showing!
A 1971 Interview with Muddy Waters, plus performance. This very rare short film is made available through TopcatProductions.com. Muddy is in top form.
Showtimes: 6:30 and 9 p.m. Bargain screenings Sat.&Sun., 3 p.m.
Saturday, September 27
Great Meadow, Fort Mason, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
| Hot Tuna – Dazzling masters of finger-picking acoustic blues. |
| The Delta Groove All Star Blues Revue, featuring: Elvin Bishop, Mike Zito, plus the Incredible Mannish Boys with Finis Tasby, Bobby Jones, Kid Ramos, Franck ‘Paris Slim’ Goldwasser, Eli Kirk Fletcher, Randy Chortkoff, Richard Innes and Ronnie James Webber – One of the great blues revues of all time! |
| Barbara Lynn – Texas Gulfcoast hitmaker! |
| Michael Burks – Powerhouse guitar attack! |
| Ruthie Foster – Riveting blues, folk and gospel! |
| Elmore James Jr. with Cadillac Zack– Southside Chicago slide! |
| Delta Wires Big Band Harmonica and Horn Blues – National blues winners! |
Sunday, September 28
The Great Meadow, Fort Mason, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
| Johnny Winter – The great Texas guitar legend! |
| Buckwheat Zydeco – Louisiana Zydeco accordion king! |
| Denise LaSalle -- Queen of southern soul–blues! |
| Curtis Salgado Big Band – A soul-expanding experience! |
| David Honeyboy Edwards – Last of the great Delta legends! |
| Rick Estrin and the Nightcats – Westcoast harmonica jump master! |
| Gospel Hummingbirds – Hand clappin’ -- rockin’ joy! |
2008 Ticket Prices
- $35 per day in advance
- $40 per day at the gate. No two-day tickets sold at the gate.
- $55 two-day ticket (ADVANCE ONLY)
- $50 single-day reserved lawn (front of stage) ADVANCE ONLY
- $80 two-day reserved lawn (front of stage) ADVANCE ONLY
- Buy tickets at ticketmaster.com
- Order reserved lawn tickets early! You can order your tickets by mail directly from the San Francisco Blues Festival, or by phone from Ticketmaster, or at select Bay Area music stores.
- Additional ticket information
Please note: Coolers not to exceed 12" x 12".
Past Festival Posters - Click Here
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