SUNSHINE BLUES FESTIVAL
CONTACT: Woody Graber
Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks
(305)606-2979
2012 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS WINNER
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND
HEADLINES THE INAUGURAL
SUNSHINE BLUES FESTIVAL
Best Musical Lineup in the State in Years
3 DATES IN FLORIDA FOR 2013
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 – FT. MYERS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 – BOCA RATON
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 – ST. PETERSBURG
ALL TICKETS JUST $49.50
ON SALE NOW!
Winner of four Blues Music Awards and a Grammy Award for “Best Blues Album” and now nominated for four more Blues Music Awards for 2013 the Tedeschi Trucks Band will headline the inaugural Sunshine Blues Festival in Florida, playing three dates in the state. Featuring two stages of live bands, the Festival will make its debut at Centennial Park in Fort Myers, Friday, January 18, 2013, with music starting at 12:30PM. Then, Saturday, January 19, 2013, with music starting at 11AM, it comes to Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton in South Florida and finally Sunday, January 20, 2013, with music starting at 10:45AM, at Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg in the Tampa Bay Area. The one and only New Orleans Blues Legend Dr. John also makes a features appearance on the bill (St. Petersburg and Boca Raton only).
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Tickets for what is destined to become a major annual event for the Sunshine State, the Sunshine Blues Festival, are on sale now at www.livenation.com, all TicketMaster outlets or charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000. .
All tickets are best seat in the house General Admission and are just $49.50.
All dates, acts and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, parking and service and handling charges
“The Blues is where it all began for Modern Music in America,” says Neil Jacobsen, President – Live Nation Florida. “Putting this show together has been a labor of love and we are very excited to bring a world class Blues Festival to Florida as an annual event.”
It has been an amazing year for the Tedeschi Trucks Band or TTB as their loyal fans prefer to call them. In February their album Revelator won the Grammy Award for “Best Blues Album.” Then in July they dominated the Blues Music Awards (formerly the WC Handy Awards) where they won not only Album of the Year, but also took home trophies for Band of the Year, Gibson Guitar Award (Derek Trucks) and Contemporary Blues Female Artist (Susan Tedeschi). And this year they have been nominated for four more.
True to Truck’s promise, the album delivered a collection of blues-dipped rockers and heart stirring ballads in which the echoes of so many great traditions flowed together naturally, blending with an entirely original, modern sensibility. Critically acclaimed as a 4 Star “masterpiece” by Rolling Stone magazine and simply “Outstanding” by USA Today, Revelator broke into the Billboard Top 200 chart at #12, bringing both artists to their highest first week sales and charting of their careers. Their second album, Everybody’s Talkin’ is a double live disc recorded on the band’s fall tour last year.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band is an 11-member ensemble overflowing with talent and musical familiarity. In addition to Susan Tedeschi (a six time grammy nominee) and Derek Trucks (who is currently #16 on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time) the band includes harmony singers Mike Mattison and Mark Rivers, brothers Oteil Burbridge (long time bassist for the Allman Brothers Band) and Kofi Burbridge (longtime keyboardist/flutist with The Derek Trucks Band), a pair of drummers J. J. Johnson and Tyler Greenwell, as well as trumpeter Maurice Brown, tenor saxophonist Kebbi Williams, and trombonist Saunders Sermons.
“We are thrilled to be a part of these inaugural festivals in our home state of Florida, and share the stage with some great musicians and friends.”-Derek Truck and Susan Tedeschi
Also highlighting the inaugural bill for the Festival are: the one and only New Orleans Blues Legend Dr. John (St. Petersburg and Boca Raton only); contemporary guitar legend Walter Trout formerly with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers; Louisiana slide wizard Sonny Landreth; Allman Brothers drummer Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band; The Wood Brothers, featuring Chris from Modeski, Martin & Wood and his well-known singer/songwriter brother Oliver; award-winning British blues guitarist Matt Schofield; the driving force of urban funk, Big Sam’s Funky Nation; Florida guitar favorite Bobby Lee Rodgers; multiple Grammy and Blues Music Award-winner Joe Louis Walker; the no-frills blend of Chicago, Texas, and Delta blues of guitarist Sean Chambers; and At last a real Blues Festival that will become an annual event for the Sunshine State!
The inaugural Sunshine Blues Festival headlined by the Tedeschi Trucks Band comes to Florida for three dates in 2013, Friday, January 18 at Centennial Park in Fort Myers; Saturday, January 19 at Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton in South
Florida; and Sunday, January 20 at Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg in the Tampa Bay Area.
Tickets for the all day event are on sale now at www.livenation.com, all TicketMaster outlets or charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.
For more information go to www.livenation.com.
Forecastle Pre-Sale Announced
Forecastle Festival
July 12-14, 2013
Specially priced weekend passes available beginning January 11
LOUISVILLE, KY – The Forecastle Festival – one of the nation’s premier weekend music experiences – will offer a very limited number of specially priced weekend passes beginning Friday, January 11 at Noon EST exclusively through ForecastleFest.com.
The $100 ticket includes all applicable fees and service charges.
The 3-day event will take place July 12 – 14 at Louisville’s Waterfront Park. Full ticketing options, including VIP, travel packages and single day tickets as well as the festival lineup will be revealed in early 2013.
Forecastle is held at Louisville’s scenic, 85-acre Waterfront Park. Since 2002, the Festival has featured over 500 bands, 100 artists, and 150 environmental and outdoor recreational organizations. Previous musical guests include The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Bassnectar, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, The Smashing Pumpkins, Widespread Panic, The Avett Brothers, Pretty Lights, Sleigh Bells, Spoon, DEVO, Band of Horses, She & Him, Big Boi, Girl Talk, A-Trak, Sleater-Kinney, Umphrey’s McGee and many more.
The 2013 event marks the third year of the partnership between The Forecastle Festival and AC Entertainment, one of the largest independent concert promoters in the country.
About The Forecastle Festival:
In a sea of change, the Forecastle Festival is a port-of-call where the world gathers to experience the best in Music, Art and Activism®. A celebration of sights, sounds and sustainability, Forecastle connects travelers North, South, East and West. Merging entertainment with education, Forecastle inspires a voyage of personal growth and global change.
Outside Magazine – “Top 15 Outdoor Festivals in the Country”
Spin Magazine – “Top 101 Things to do in America”
Rolling Stone – “Top 33 Festivals and Tours of 2012”
About AC Entertainment:
Founded in 1991, AC Entertainment presents, books and markets more than 750 events per year, including internationally renowned festivals such as Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Gentlemen of the Road, Moogfest and Big Ears. AC Entertainment is based in Knoxville, TN.
For more information on Forecastle, visit: http://www.forecastlefest.com
For more information on AC Entertainment, visit: http://acentertainment.com
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