To accommodate so many legendary blues and classic rock bands, the London Bluesfest is moving to a bigger venue.
Festival officials announced the headliners on Monday for the music event coming to Harris Park August 25, 26, and 27. The Wallflowers, Burton Cummings Band, Robert Cray Band, Blood Sweat and Tears, and the Rock Pack which features the lead singers of Toto, Foreigner, and Asia will perform throughout the three-day festival.
London's Bill Durst and Bobnoxious are also set to hit the stage, with more local acts to be announced in the coming weeks. Details of the 2017 “Eight Bar Blues” program, which will integrate the London Bluesfest at bars within the downtown core are also still to come.
This is the first year the Bluesfest will be held in Harris Park.
The music festival is in support of RockinWheel for Spinal Cord research.
“RockinWheel is very excited and honoured to be a part of this year's London Bluesfest. We are partnering with the Bluesfest family and are striving to make it an institution within the London music scene,” said Ken Allore, president of RockinWheel.
Tickets for London Bluesfest go on sale June 10 at 10am at Budweiser Gardens. One day general admission is set at $49 while a three-day general admission pass will cost $136.
The line-up for the main stage entertainment is listed below.
Friday, August 25, 2017:
9:30pm-11pm Wallflowers 7:30pm-9:00pm Blood Sweat and Tears 6:00pm- 7:00pm Rick Derringer 4:30pm-5:30pm Anthony Gomez 3:30pm Gates Open
Saturday, August 26, 2017:
9:30pm-11pm Burton Cummings Band 7:30pm-9:00pm Robert Cray Band 6:00pm-7:00pm Molly Hatchet 4:30pm-5:30pm Scott Holt 3:00pm-4:00pm Zed Head 1:30pm-2:30pm to be announced 12:30pm Gates Open
Sunday, August 27, 2017:
9:30pm-11pm Rock Pack featuring: Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Bobby Kimball (TOTO), John Payne (ASIA), additional lead vocalist to be announced 7:30pm-9:00pm Pat Travers Band 6:00pm-7:00pm Bobnoxous 4:30pm-5:30pm Bill Durst 3:00pm-4:00pm Sons of Rhythm 1:30pm-2:30pm Wild T and The Spirit 12:30pm Gates Open
