TICKETS ON SALE DATE ~ MARCH 1st

Tickets for the 19th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, held September 14-16, 2012, will go on sale Thursday, March 1, 2012. 

Tickets for Early Bird and VIP 3-Day passes, Juke Joint passes, 4-Day Camping passes, and all Campground Vehicle & RV passes will go on sale at 10 AM (Mountain Standard Time).

Don’t miss your chance to purchase Early Bird and VIP 3-Day passes before they sell out! The Early Bird 3-Day pass is $145.00 ($25 savings) and the VIP 3-Day pass is $385.00.  The Early Bird, VIP, Campground Vehicle and RV passes are in limited quantities and expected to sell out. 

Juke Joint tickets will also go on sale on March 1st and are sold per night at $25.00.  Juke Joint tickets provide the freedom to bounce from one venue to the next throughout the Town of Telluride and Mountain Village.

Festival camping is available adjacent to the festival grounds for $40.00 per person.  Camping is limited and passes are sold per person, not per site.  Camping passes are valid for 4 nights starting Thursday, September 13, 2012.

For festival information or to purchase tickets visit us online at www.tellurideblues.com. To purchase tickets by phone please call us toll-free at (866) 515-6166. Tickets available locally at Telluride Music, located at 123 E. Colorado Ave.

Renowned as one of the most scenic and intimate music festivals in the country, Telluride Blues & Brews is located within the world-famous resort town of Telluride, Colorado, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. The festival is a three-day celebration of music and microbreweries held in Telluride Town Park, an outdoor music venue with breathtaking 13,000 foot mountains for a backdrop.

By day, experience live blues, funk, rock, jam band, gospel and soul performances, and some of the best microbreweries in the country, a wide variety of food and craft vendors, children's activities, and more - all within the Festival grounds and only a couple blocks from the heart of Main Street, Telluride. By night, follow the festival music as it flows into town, where late-night Juke Joints fill indoor venues for after-hours jams, where you never know who'll show up!

On Saturday, September 15, 2012, from noon-3 pm, the celebrated Grand Tasting takes place on the festival grounds. Enjoy live music while sampling over 150 beers from 50+ microbreweries from the Southwestern United States and beyond.  The Grand Tasting has it all, from ales to lagers, nut browns to I.P.A.’s and everything in between.

The 19th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews festival  Festival takes place September 14-16, 2012 in Telluride Town Park. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for up-to-date festival news and Ticket Giveaways!

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2011 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Wrap up!

THANK YOU!

September 21, 2011 (Telluride, CO) – The 2011 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival ended with blues skies, warm smiles and snow capped mountains in the San Juans above Telluride. All we can say is THANK YOU! As we sift through the videos, photos, reviews, and online posts, we're left with a deep appreciation that Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is one of the most beloved festivals around. Many thanks to all of you who come together year after year to make each and every Blues & Brews a unique celebration of music, family, friends, and good fun. We're already looking forward to next year!

Special thanks to all our guests, volunteers, staff, sponsors, venders, and especially the Town of Telluride. We’ll see you next year! 

Please keep in touch with us through Facebook and Twitter for festival photos, videos, and news and THANKS FOR AN INCREDIBLE 2011!

TELLURIDE BLUES & BREWS SUNSET BLUES CONCERT ~ September 15, 2011

 SUNSET BLUES CONCERT FEATURING THE SUGAR THIEVES

September 12, 2011 (Telluride, CO) – Just another reason to attend the 18th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival!The Telluride Blues & Brews festival is delighted to announce a free concert to kick-off the weekend's festivities, the Sunset Blues Concert, which will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2011, featuring Arizona’s voted Best Blues Band, The Sugar Thieves. 

There is no better way to launch the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival than with Sugar Thieves guitarist Mikel Lander and singer Meridith Moore. They have proven that hard work, massive talent and big dreams can get you where you want to go. The band’s dedicated intent and serious chops has brought them to this lofty achievement playing the festival main stage and the Sunset Blues Concert. Instantly embraced here in Telluride, the band is wildly popular in Arizona where they’ve been voted Best Blues Band in Arizona, among other accolades. And at the International Blues Challenge of 2009-10, they were named as one of the Top 10 unsigned bands. The Sugar Thieves’ mission is to re-introduce the blues to the next generation. Along with soulful originals, the Thieves feature classic blues songs from the 1920s-40s and serve it all up sultry and warm.

The 18th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival will also feature featuring 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.

The 2011 Festival promises a magical three-day celebration of live blues, rock, funk, gospel, jam band, aspiring new talent, and some of the biggest stars on the Festival circuit today! With over 20 nationally touring acts on the main stage, blues with breakfast, and late-night jams in five Juke Joint venues; musical entertainment abounds in Telluride at the 18th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.

Additional Festival highlights include a wide variety of food and craft vendors, the festival’s House of Brews beer tent featuring various craft beers, the Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition, the festival Rainbow Kids area and Kid’s parade.

Along with an amazing weekend of music and entertainment, Telluride Blues & Brews proudly presents the Grand Tasting Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 on the festival grounds. 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, who will be featuring the Festival’s signature special brew, Back Porch Lager.

There are limited quantities of tickets available; with only several hundred single day tickets left in stock.  Single Day tickets, Three-day passes, Juke Joint tickets, and camping passes are currently on sale.

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.

The 4th Annual Coolest Campsite Challenge

Attention Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Campers!

 

In addition to a fun-filled weekend with great music, delicious beer, breathtaking scenery, an action packed kid-zone, and intimate late night Juke Joint shows, we are proud to announce an additional fun activity for all festival campers to enjoy. The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is proud to announce the Coolest Campsite Challenge.

Back for its fourth year, the Coolest Campsite Challenge is great way for you to participate in making the festival campground extra festive, while having the opportunity to win some sweet Blues & Brews Festival prizes.

How it works!

Every festival camper can participate and there is no registration required! Come to the festival, find your campsite and turn it into a unique, fun, colorful and themed paradise. During the festival, the Blues & Brews staff will send around seasoned campsite judges to look for the coolest campsite. Judges will be looking for campsites that have a defined theme that are creative and original. Judges will also be looking for sustainable and community oriented sites. Above all, judges will be looking for the coolest camp site in town park!

Get creative, go all out, and make a campsite that is cooler than all others. Just remember to keep it PG, as families do occupy the campground. Also, make sure to label your campsite so we know who we are judging.

What’s in it for you?

If your campsite is creative, original, and picked as the coolest camp site you will receive two 3-Day Passes to the 19^th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival to be held September 14-16, 2012, along with all bragging rights that comes with having the coolest campsite in Telluride.

Second coolest campsite will receive two camping passes to the 19^th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.

The third coolest campsite will receive two Blues & Brews souvenir t-shits.

Winners will be announced Sunday morning on the festival main stage.

Are you up for the challenge? Start preparing now, as this year’s competition is sure to be creative, colorful, fun and fierce. See you next week at the 18^th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Just remember the sky is the limit, your campsite is what you make it and nothing beats a cool campground.

LAST FESTIVAL OF THE SUMMER HAPPENS IN TELLURIDE, COLORADO ~ The 18th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival September 16-18, 2011

August 31, 2011 (Telluride, CO) - The 18th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is less than three weeks away and the excitement is building in the box canyon of Telluride, CO. This year's festival boasts new and unforgettable performances to grace the stage of Telluride Town Park, featuring 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 lineups in the history of the festival," said Steve Gumble, President and founder of the Festival. "This weekend boasts amazing musical talent and late night Juke Joint performances to bring the house down!"

The 2011 Festival promises another magical three-day celebration of live blues, rock, funk, gospel, jam band, aspiring new talent, and some of the biggest stars on the Festival circuit today! With over 20 nationally touring acts on the main stage, blues with breakfast, and late-night jams in five Juke Joint venues; musical entertainment abounds in Telluride at the 18th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.

Additional Festival highlights include a wide variety of food and craft vendors, the festival's House of Brews tent featuring various craft beers to choose from, the Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition, the Sunset Blues Concert, the festival Rainbow Kids area and Kid's parade.

Along with an amazing weekend of music and entertainment, Telluride Blues & Brews proudly presents the Grand Tasting Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 on the festival grounds. 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, who will be featuring the Festival's signature special brew, Back Porch Lager.

There are limited quantities of tickets available; with only several hundred single day tickets left in stock.  Single Day tickets, Three-day passes, Juke Joint tickets, and camping passes are currently on sale.

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.


Photo credits By Barry Brecheisen