Blues To Invade Rockland For Annual Festival July 16-17th

File photo of a band performing at last year's festival.

Rockland, Maine - The blues are about to invade Rockland when the annual North Atlantic Blues Festival takes center stage on Saturday July 16th and Sunday, July 17th, 2016 in beautiful Rockland, Maine.

North Atlantic Blues Festival lineup features acts young and old. Saturday features Blues Caravan, Toronzo Cannon, Daughters of Rhythm & Blues, Quinn Sullivan and John Hammond with Bruce Katz. Featured acts on Sunday are Alexis P. Suter, Mike Zito & The Wheel, Johnny Sansone's Deep Mud review, Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters, Elvin Bishop. Singing in between acts is Mick Kolassa.

Saturday Schedule:
Blues Caravan 11am-12:10pm
Toronzo Cannon 12:25pm-1:35pm
Daughters of Rhythm & Blues 1:50pm-3:05pm
Quinn Sullivan 3:20pm-4:40pm
John Hammond with Bruce Katz 5pm-6:30pm

Sunday Schedule:
Alexis P. Suter 11am-12pm
Mike Zito & The Wheel 12:15pm-1:20pm
Johnny Sansone's Deep Mud review 1:35pm-2:45pm
Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters 3pm-4:15
Elvin Bishop 4:30pm-6pm

The North Atlantic Blues Festival produced by Paul Benjamin, Jamie Isaacson 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.

Directions:
The festival is in the Public Landing  275 Main St,  first left off Main St.
No parking on grounds.

From Portland (82 miles): Take I-295 North to Exit 28 to U.S. Route 1 North (Coastal Route) at Brunswick. Follow U.S. Route 1 to Rockland’s Main St. Turn right on Main St.

From Augusta (42 miles) take Rt 17 to Rockland. Follow Rt 1 South take a left at the Dairy Queen stop light. Next right on Main St.

From Bangor (61 miles) take US Rt 1A to Rt 1 then South to Rockland.Follow Rt 1 South take a left at the Dairy Queen stop light. Next right on to Main St.

Festival Information:

• Ticket gates open at 9:00 a.m. and music starts at 11:00 a.m.
• Saturday and Sunday.
• Bring a lawnchair or blanket. Some folding chairs are available at the front
• of the stage for no charge.  The yellow covered chairs to the right of the
• stage are VIP seats.
• Chairs can be brought on the grounds 6:00-8:00 AM Saturday. We then
• ask you to leave until the ticket gates open.
• Rain or Shine!
• No Pets or Coolers
• No chairs with a canopy over it. It blocks the view for the people behind you.
• No sun umbrellas or tents (if raining, small umbrellas are allowed)
• A large tent is set up at the top of the hill if you want cover.
• City water faucets are to the right and left of the stage,
• for your use.
• Wristband allows you to come and go off the festival grounds
• Club Crawl held Sat night 8:00 PM. Main St is closed to traffic. 5 bands are set up along the street. All ages, no charge.
• Saturday or Weekend wristbands allows you into the participating bars and restaurants.
• Friday night music in local bars is not a NABF event, no wristbands are issued. Some establishments may charge a cover charge.