Each year The Steel City Blues Society, a nonprofit organization established to cultivate and preserve the tradition of blues music, sponsors The Phoenixville Blues Festival, a free community concert and must-attend event in town.
This year’s Blues Festival unfolds on Saturday, September 10, at Reeves Park, located at 148 3rd Avenue in the borough. Listen to music from noon–10 p.m. at this family-friendly, all-day party. Check out the lineup of artists below:
12–12:20 p.m.: Wred
12:30 –1:30 p.m.: Charlie Frey’s Blue Plate Specials
1:30–2:30 p.m.: Midnight Shift
2:30–3:45 p.m.: Vanessa Collier
3:45–4:45 p.m.: Sister Blue
4:45–5:15 p.m.: Vocal Fusion
5:15–6:15 p.m.: Steve Guyger & The Excellos
6:15–7:30 p.m.: Dave Fields
7:30–8:45 p.m.: Billy the Kid
9–10 p.m.: The Dukes of Destiny
Before the Blues Festival gets underway, the Steel City Blues Society hosts its largest fundraiser of the year—The Blues Festival Pre-Party. The pre-party and festival benefit many local music organizations, including Give the Gift of Music Foundation, Phoenixville Library and more. This year, festival organizers again intend to support local charities, including Phoenixville School District’s Music Program!
The Pre-Party will be held at Bistro on Bridge (208 Bridge St.) on Friday, September 9, at 7 p.m. Admission is $25 per person and includes food from Uncle B’s BBQ Shack and unlimited beer from 7:30–9:30 p.m. The John Doe Band will be performing live, and there will be raffles and blues items for sale.
Purchase your ticket and head to the Blues Festival Pre-Party for beer, BBQ and blues for a great cause!
- Photos of guitar: MyStockPhotos/Andrei Baicus
- Photo of Uncle B's smoker: Stephen Trimble
