The North Atlantic Blues Festival is an annual two-day blues music festival featuring national blues performers and considered one of the most prestigious on the East Coast. The festival is held at the Public Landing in Rockland, Maine, overlooking the picturesque Rockland Harbor. Some of the top names in blues music have been featured at this prestigious East Coast festival. In addition to all day live entertainment, the festival has vendors selling a wide array of food, drinks and crafts. Saturday evening Main Street is closed to traffic for the NABF Club Crawl. Attendees of legal age, wearing their wristband from the festival are allowed free admission to the many bars and restaurants featuring many of the top regional blues performers. There are also bands performing on Main Street for all ages at no charge.
Saturday Line Up:
11:15am-12:15pm:Slam Allen
12:30-1:30pm Kat Riggins
1:45pm-3pm Lurrie Bell
3:15pm-4:45pm Monster Mile Welch and Mike Leadbetter
5pm-6:30pm Bobby Rush
Sunday Line Up:
11:15am-12:15pm Venessa Collier
12:30pm-1:30pm Wee Willie Walker
1:45pm-3pm Mud Morgenfield
3:15pm-4:30pm Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials
4:45pm-6:15pm Tab Benoit.
Ilana Katz will play between acts Saturday and Sunday.
Midcoast Music Academy students will open both days, 10:30am-10:55am.
Weather Forecast:
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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