Big Muddy Blues Festival is St. Louis’ long-running Blues-focused music event, annually bringing in crowds up to and exceeding 80,000 and featuring over 30 nationally-known and locally popular Blues, Soul and R&B bands and artists. The event takes place annually over Labor Day weekend in St. Louis’ historic Laclede’s Landing entertainment and dining district and is presented free-of-charge by the Laclede’s Landing Merchants Association, a 501(c)3 organization, with grants from the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council and sponsor support from Anheuser-Busch, Casino Queen, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, and Clear 4G.

2010 Big Muddy Blues Festival schedule:

Saturday, September 4th

Main Stage (700 N. First Street)
1:00 p.m. — Freedom, the United States Navy’s traveling Blues band
3:00 p.m. — Moreland and Arbuckle
5:00 p.m. — Nick Curran and the Lowlifes
7:00 p.m. — Eric “Guitar” Davis & the Troublemakers
9:00 p.m. — Booker T

Morgan & Second Street Stage
1:30 p.m. — The Red Headed Strangers
3:30 p.m. — Blue City All Stars
5:30 p.m. — Marcel Strong and the Apostles
7:30 p.m. — Scott Strong and the Continentals
9:30 p.m. — Marquise Knox

Lucas and Second Street Stage
1:00 p.m. — Bottoms Up Blues Gang
3:00 p.m. — Melissa Neels Band
5:00 p.m. — The Lucky Old Sons
7:00 p.m. — Hard Tale Blues Band
9:00 p.m. — Arthur Williams

Sunday, September 5th

Main Stage (700 N. First Street)
1:00 p.m. — Paul DeMarinis Sextet
3:00 p.m. — Roland Johnson and the Voodoo Blues Band
5:00 p.m. — Kim Massie and the Solid Senders 
                          “A Tribute to Women in Soul”
7:00 p.m. — Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
9:00 p.m. — Magic Slim and the Teardrops

Morgan and Second Street Stage
1:30 p.m. — Alvin Jett and the Phat Noiz Blues Band
3:30 p.m. — Ground Floor Band
5:30 p.m. — Miss Jubilee and the Humdingers
7:30 p.m. — Billy Peek
9:30 p.m. — Soulard Blues Band

Lucas and Second Street Stage
1:00 p.m. — Inner City Blues Band
3:00 p.m. — Soul Reunion
5:00 p.m. — Rough Grooves
7:00 p.m. — David Dee and the Hot Tracks Band
9:00 p.m. — Marsha Evans & the Coalition

Don’t miss the Big Muddy post-party at Casino Queen. Roland Johnson and the Voodoo Blues Band will be playing from 9pm to 1am in the casino’s SEVENS lounge.

Historic Laclede’s Landing, with its cobblestone streets and century-old buildings, is adjacent to the Mississippi River, just north of the Gateway Arch and is accessible via the Arch-Laclede’s Landing Metrolink station stop. Laclede’s Landing offers many convenient parking lots and garages. Attendees can also park for free at Casino Queen and catch the free shuttle across the river to Laclede’s Landing. For more information on the event and Laclede’s Landing in general, visit www.lacledeslanding.com or join the Laclede’s Landing Facebook page.

Additional contact information:
e-mail: info@lacledeslanding.com
phone: (314) 241-5875