Wednesday, June 29, 2011

TELLURIDE BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL SINGLE DAY TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JULY 1

The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival single day tickets go on sale this Friday, July 1st at 10am (MST). Every September, the bands, the fans, and the barrels of beer roll into Telluride Town Park for the annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. The Festival is a three-day celebration of live blues, funk, rock, gospel and soul performances with 20 plus national touring bands, and over 50 of the best microbreweries in the country.

The 18th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival will feature headliners Willie Nelson, The Flaming Lips, and Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Additional performances include The Robert Cray Band, Zappa Plays Zappa, moe., Marcia Ball, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Mavis Staples, Anders Osborne, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and many more.

"This year is one of the most eclectic and exciting line-ups in the history of the festival," said Steve Gumble, President and founder of the Festival.

Along with an amazing weekend of music, the Telluride Blues & Brews proudly presents the Grand Tasting Sat., Sept. 17, 2011. One of the premier beer tasting events in the Southwest, the Grand Tasting features more than 150 beers from over 50 microbreweries, including those from the Telluride Blues & Brews official beer sponsor, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.

Additional Festival highlights include a wide variety of food and craft vendors, the Rainbow Kids area and Kid’s parade, Blues for Breakfast concerts, late night after hour’s shows at local Juke Joints, and the Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition.

Three-day passes, Juke Joint tickets, and camping passes are on sale now.

For Festival information or to purchase tickets visit us online at www.tellurideblues.com or call 1.866.515.6166 today. Tickets available locally at Telluride Music, located at 123 E. Colorado Ave.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

THE ROBERT CRAY BAND COMPLETES THE TELLURIDE BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL LINEUP

The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival returns to Telluride Town Park September 16-18th to kick-off another incredible year of good music, good fun, and some of the best microbreweries in the country. This year's event marks the 18th Annual festival and Blues & Brews is proud to announce five-time Grammy winning Robert Cray to the festival lineup.

Robert Cray leads the Blues Hall of Fame for the Class of 2011. Cray has established himself as one of the most popular artists in blues and has been a dominant force in blues ever since. He helped to reignite the blues on the national scene in the 1980s with his breakthrough album "Strong Persuader" in 1986. His soulful voice, creative guitar work, meaningful songs and dazzling live performances, shows why Cray has earned his rise to international fame and an inductee for the 2011 Blues Hall of Fame. Don't miss The Robert Cray Band's intimate performance under the stars in Telluride Town Park.

Three-day passes, Juke Joint tickets, and camping passes are currently on sale now. Single day tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday go on sale July 1st.



For Festival information or to purchase tickets online visit www.tellurideblues.com or call 1.866.515.6166 today.