Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Grammy Award-winning harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite, Johnny Winter All-Star Band, guitarist Coco Montoya and the Royal Southern Brotherhood are slated to headline ArtsQuest's 2016 Blast Furnace Blues Festival in Bethlehem.
The three-day festival is set for March 11-13 at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. It will feature 18 local and nationally-recognized blues artists, according to a news release. Single-day tickets and three-day festival passes go on sale 10 a.m. today through steelstacks.org and by calling 610-332-3378.
In addition to single tickets and three-day passes, VIP tickets will also be available for purchase. The VIP packages cost $199 and include admission to the entire festival, a Sunday Blues Brunch ticket, commemorative poster, valet parking, meet-and-greets with select performers and more, according to the release.
Here is the full 2016 Blast Furnace Blues Festival lineup:
March 11
Musikfest Cafe
- 6:30 p.m.: Friar's Point
- 8 p.m.: Sarah Ayers Band
- 9:45 p.m.: Craig Thatcher Band
March 12
Musikfest Cafe
- 12:30 p.m.: Ursula Ricks
- 1:45 p.m.: Darrell Nulisch
- 3:15 p.m.: James Armstrong
- 5 p.m.: Coco Montoya
- 6:45 p.m.: Royal Southern Brotherhood
- 8:30 p.m.: Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Fowler Blast Furnace Room
- 1 p.m.: Maria Woodford Band
- 2:30 p.m.: Toby Walker
- 4:15 p.m.: Ursula Ricks
- 6 p.m.: Darrell Nulisch
- 7:45 p.m.: James Armstrong
March 13
Musikfest Cafe
- 11 a.m.: BC Combo
- 1:15 p.m.: The Revelers
- 2:30 p.m.: Janiva Magness
- 4:15 p.m.: Johnny Winter All-Star Band
- 6 p.m.: Charlie Musselwhite
Fowler Blast Furnace Room
- 12:30 p.m.: Matt Anderson
- 2 p.m.: James Supra
- 3:45 p.m.: Matt Anderson
- 5:15 p.m.: The Revelers
Montoya performed in 2014 during the outdoor Levitt Pavilion concert series at the SteelStacks complex. Musselwhite in 2011 headlined the inaugural Blast Furnace Blues Festival.
The Royal Southern Brotherhood, whose ranks include singer-guitarist/keyboardist Devon Allman and Cyril Neville, in March 2014 headlined Musikfest Cafe. Allman is the son of influential Allman Brothers Band guitarist-keyboardist Gregg Allman. Neville is a percussionist and former member of influential R&B group The Meters and the Neville Brothers band.