The anticipated lineup has been announced for the first annual Acres of Blues Festival. The festival will take place on the weekend of September 2nd and 3rd, 2017 and will be hosted at the Redwood Acres in Eureka, CA. Blues lovers are traveling from all over to Humboldt County to attend and camp on site. Acts include Laurie Morvan, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Vokler Strifler, Shane Dwight, and many others.
Attendees can look forward to seeing Laurie Morvan Band, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Volkler on Saturday. Other acts include the Pearl Alley Band The Jim Lahman Band. To continue the festivities, on Sunday, Shane Dwight Band and Daniel Castro Band will keep guests dancing away. Sunday’s lineup doesn’t end there, AJ Crawdaddy, AC Myles and the Anna Hamilton Trio will be performing as well.
Co-producer Michael Buell says, “After a long absence, the Blues are back in Eureka. People are excited, the response is overwhelming.”
Festival Guide
Location
The venue is located at Redwood Acres, 3750 Harris Street, Eureka, CA.
Tickets
Advance tickets are available at $50 per day or $85 for both days. Purchase tickets here or by calling 707.445.3037.
If tickets are purchased the day of at the gate, it will be $60 per day or $110 for the weekend.
Camping
Camping is an additional charge of $45 and allows campers three nights of camping: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Single night camping is $20 at the gate.
There are various different camping experiences. The Acres of Blues Festival is offering Tent Dry Camping, Motorhome Dry Camping and Motorhome Wet Camping. There is also a dump site on the fairgrounds.
The festival is presented by Redwood Acres and by co-promoter/talent buyer Michael Buell.
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FestPop Staff Writer, Katy Loesch