The Magic City Blues Fest will be held September 2 at Sloss Furnaces in downtown Birmingham from noon until 8 p.m. Gates open at 11:30 a.m.

There will be 2 stages and alternate between the main and acoustic stage for 8 hours of non-stop music.

12:00-12:35 The Bluesmasters
12:35-1:05 Dan “Harpdog” Marson and Friends–Ray Reach (keyboards) and Abe Becker (bass)
1:05-1:55 Blue Light Specials
1:55-2:25 Shar-baby
2:25-3:15 Microwave Dave & The Nukes
3:15-3:45 2BLU
3:45-4:45 Mikey Jr. & Stone Cold Blues Band
4:45-5:05 Harpdog and kids
5:05-6:20 Debbie Davies
6:20-6:40 50/50 Raffle - membership prize drawing.
6:40-8:00 Bob Margolin/ Nappy Brown

Buy your tickets on-line and take advantage of the $12 discounted ticket. They will be $15 the day of the show. You can also get them at Ranelli’s Deli and Jim n Nick’s in the 5 Points South area.

Dan “HARPDOG” Marson will be doing a harmonica workshop with kids in the auditorium at Sloss from about 2:30 -4pm. Each child will receive a free harmonica to take home with them. At 4:30pm, all the participants in the workshop will hit the big stage for a short performance. So bring your child out and have Harpdog teach him/her the original alternative music…BLUES!

Bring you lawn chair with you on Sunday as there is no seating in the shed. No coolers allowed!

For more information, go to MagicCityBlues.Org.

Tags: Birmingham Blues

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