Festival Hub: Baton Rouge Blues Festival

The Scene: Originating in 1981, the Baton Rouge Blues Festival is one of the oldest free blues festivals in America. Produced by the Baton Rouge Blues Foundation, the festival is made possible in part by the Foundation's board of directors, a volunteer Blues Festival committee, local support and generous partners.

Baton Rouge Blues Festival 2024: April 19-21, 2024
  • Alabaster Stag
  • Ally Venable
  • Black Joe Lewis
  • Bob Corritore
  • Bruce Lamb
  • Charlie Musselwhite & Elvin Bishop
  • Chris LeBlanc
  • Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
  • D.K. Harrell
  • Eli Paperboy Reed
  • Florida Street Blowhards
  • GA-20
  • Hanna PK
  • Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor
  • Izzy and the Funky Pack
  • Jackie Venson
  • Janiva Magness
  • Jonathon Boogie Long
  • Kenny Neal
  • Lil Ray Neal
  • Lil’ Jimmy Reed
  • Lil’ Ray Neal
  • Louis Michot
  • Michael Foster Project
  • Nikki Hill
  • Ramble Preamble
  • Robert Kimbrough
  • Smokehouse Porter & Miss Mamie
  • Sunday
  • THEBROSFRESH
Baton Rouge Blues Festival 2023: April 22-23, 2023
  • Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
  • Elizabeth King
  • Southern Avenue
  • The Peterson Brothers
  • TC Carter Band
  • Brother Dege
  • Veronica Lewis
  • Luther Kent
  • JP Bimeni
  • DK Harrell
  • Moonlight Benjamin
  • Lowdown Sugarharp
  • Mia Borders
  • Sundanze
  • Same Hogan & The Rhythm Ramblers
  • Gregg Martinez
  • Clay Melton
  • Kristin Diable
  • Emily & The Fried Honeys
  • Kenny Acosta
  • Dwight James & The Royals
  • Troy Turner Band
  • Hanna PK
  • Christ Leblanc Band
  • Alex V. Cook
  • Jim Standley
  • Peter Simon
  • Nancy Broussard
  • Worth Powers
  • Hex Windham
  • Ameal Cameron
  • Cliff Patrick
  • Holger Nozel & Bruce Lamb
  • Anthony Parker
  • Ace Dubois
Baton Rouge Blues Festival 2022: April 23-24, 2022
  • Alabama Slim
  • Andrew Hill
  • Blue Monday All-Stars
  • Carolyn Wonderland
  • Chris LeBlanc Band
  • Chris Zonada
  • Delgres
  • Eddie Cotton Jr.
  • Erica Falls
  • Jonathon “Boogie” Long
  • Josh Garrett
  • Julian Primeaux
  • Lewis Roussel
  • Lil Freddie King
  • Lil Ray Neal
  • Lil’ Jimmy Reed
  • Lilli Lewis Band
  • Michael Juan Nunez
  • Mike Zito
  • Nathan Bauerle
  • Nikki Hill
  • Oscar Davis
  • Pam Grisham
  • Robbie Barringer
  • Robert Finley
  • Roddie Romero
  • Sam Hogan & The Rhythm Ramblers
  • Sandra Hall
  • Selwyn Birchwood
  • Smokehouse & Mamie Porter
Baton Rouge Blues Festival 2021: September 18, 2021
  • Robert Finley
  • Kenny Neal
  • Nikki Hill
  • Jonathon Long
  • Alabama Slim
  • Erica Falls
  • Ray Neal
  • Lil Jimmy Reed
  • Josh Garrett
  • Smokehouse & Mamie Porter
  • Sam Hogan
  • The Lilli Lewis Project
  • Chris LeBlanc Band
  • Lance Porter & Alex Cook
  • Reece Sullivan
  • Andrew Hill
  • Chris Zonada
  • Kate Baxter
  • Pam Grisham
Baton Rouge Blues Festival 2019: April 13-14, 2019
  • Mavis Staples
  • Kenny Neal, Lil Ray Neal and Tyree Neal
  • Henry Gray with special guests Bob Corritore and others
  • William Bell
  • Deacon John & The Ivories
  • Papa Grows Funk
  • Jonathon “Boogie” Long
  • Warren Storm & Willie Tee & The Band Cypress with Special Guests
  • Chris Leblanc Band with a Tribute to Lazy Lester
  • Quiana Lynell
  • Greyhounds
  • Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor
  • Cedric Burnside
  • Lil Freddie King
  • Sam Hogan
  • Smokehouse Porter & Miss Mamie
  • Chicago Al & the Backburners
  • Harvey Knox & The Soul Spectrum Band
  • Darcy Malone & the Tangle
  • Cedric Watson
  • Levee Road Revue
  • Killer Whale
  • Lane Mack
  • Hogy & the Healers
  • The Excelleauxs
  • Zion Harmonizers
  • Elder Timothy Britten & Shabach
  • Arthur Gremillion & Friends Community Choir
  • DeAndre Tate & Company
  • April “Sexy Red” Jackson
  • OMT