Subscribe to RSS FeedChicago Blues Festival Maintains Its Popularity
Chicago is the blues capital of the world. The Chicago Blues Festival is the reason why. Add three days and four stages, then mix in five hundred thousand fans and free admission and you have recipe for the worlds largest free blues festival. The festival is held in grant park which is referred to as Chicago’s front yard. There are breathtaking lake views along with art institutes and museums situated in and around the park. There are also many walking trails within the park. Grant park was the perfect place to stage the Chicago Blues Festival because of its cultural importance.
The stages include Petrillo Music Shell, Front Porch Stage, Mississippi Juke Joint Stage,and Cross roads stage. The original festival was in 1984. The festival has become an important city institution and is part of Chicago’s heritage. The first festival came a year after the death of icon Muddy waters and celebrated his memory. There were many performers who have since passed that laid the groundwork for the festival in it’s first year.
History is happening at the Chicago Blues Festival. It is an iconic festival that is in place to simply entertain people while educating people on the importance and beauty of blues music. It is an amazing festival to see if you are a blues fan and even if you are just a music lover in general. You will experience history in the making if you visit the Chicago Blues Festival. The festival has and will maintain its popularity in the coming years and has made many benchmarks along the way. It is fun and exciting to be in the presence of great musicians who have already made a name for themselves and those who are up and coming. You are guaranteed to have an amazing time and you don’t have to pay a dime to see it.