"The blues is a joyful noise"

The 2011 Greeley Blues Jam    www.greeleybluesjam.com  
Friday June 10 (downtown), and Sat June 11 at the Island Grove Regional Park Outdoor Arena

Robert Randolph - North Mississippi Allstars - Coco Montoya - Trampled under Foot - The Nighthawlks - and... Dwayne Doopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers all on the Saturday main stage!  Two more stages on Sat... we give away hundreds of harmonica's & give free group lessons.  Blues History presentations, a Youth Showcase, numerous food, drink & merch vendors.  Ticket booster packs are available at 10 tix for $150 through Friday afternoon.  Kids 12 & under are always free at this family friendly world class blues festival.  Preferred seating tix are $50 ea, (or 4 for $150 up until Friday afternoon)... includes chairs, tables + a canopy, along with preferred access to one of the beer tents, these are limited and usually sell out.

40,000 Sq Ft of fresh high quality sod is laid on the floor of Island Grove Arena every year to provide a nice park-like atmosphere, you can buy the sod at a great price & pick it up the next day.  The arena has real bathroom facilitys (no standin' in line at a porta-potty).  Bring a blanket & lawn chair, or go sit up in the expansive grandstand seating where there is shade available all day long.  If heavy rain is predicted we will hold the Saturday festival at the adjecent indoor Event Center where you will be warm and dry. 

The first day of the festival is a giant downtown crawl held on and around the 9th St. Plaza in downtown Greeley.  Street musicians as early as noon, street vendors, an outdoor stage that starts 4:30pm with an incredible youth showcase, 11 indoor venues...  No cover charge anywhere!   Starts really heating up at 3pm with The Symbols at Doug's Hang Up.  Great for the kids until the outdoor stage closes around 8pm... then get a sitter & participate in the adult part of the evening which features a who's who of Colorado blues musicians... by far the best night of the year in downtown Greeley!  Johnny O Band, Erica Brown, Rob Wilson, Felonius Smith, Willie Houston, Eugene Carthan, Gretchen Troop, Johnny Johnston w/Nic "Cottonseed" Clark, The Clam Daddys, Jack Hadley w/Delores Scott...