29-05-2025
Peoria Riverfront's 35th Blues Fest features Gov't Mule, ZZ Ward and others
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD)–The Peoria Blues & Heritage Music Festival is two full days of blues music on multiple stages, surrounded by endless food, and craft beer, Labor Day weekend, on the Peoria Riverfront.
Jack Manis, of Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment, told WMBD This Morning that this year's festival 'is going to be the 35th year of having the Blues Fest down at the Peoria Riverfront.'
He quipped that he's been doing it for so long that when he started, he had hair and a flat stomach.
The festival, he said, has evolved from a few people being down on the Riverfront to multiple stages and national acts. It's a family-orientated event with kids under the age of 12 free with an adult.
This year's milestone event will be headlined by a powerhouse lineup including Gov't Mule, Grammy-award winning singer Ruthie Foster, ZZ Ward, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, and Ana Popovic.
More artists will be announced later, the festival said in a news release.
Blues is so American as 'any kind of music you listen to, you can probably go back to its origin, and there's some blues' he said.
And to end the interview, Manis revealed another featured headliner — Buckwheat Zydeco.
Tickets are on sale for single and two-day passes. There are also VIP options as well.
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