17TH ANNUAL ANNUAL TELLURIDE BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Galactic, B.B. King., George Thorogood and more! Sept. 17-19 2010

by happycat! >^.^<m~ | Sep 14, 2010 | Music Festivals

Deadheadland will be there!  Our reporter will be on hand to experience the Blues, drink some brews, and report it all back to us! 

Telluride, CO:  The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, which will be held Friday, September 17 through Sunday, September 19, 2010, is excited to announce that Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band will be closing the festival on Saturday night.   These two are no strangers to the Telluride Blues & Brews stage, but for the first time, the duo will be headlining this year’s event.

Born out of the southern blues tradition that is The Allman Brothers, Derek Trucks has picked up his family’s musical talent and taken it to new heights. Through endless touring and collaborations with music’s biggest names, Trucks has become a guitar legend in the modern blues world. His wife, Susan Tedeschi, is a profound guitarist in her own right and has traveled a similar route to stardom with the Susan Tedeschi Band. Together, Trucks and Tedeschi have formed a modern blues powerhouse that is sure to provide an electrifying set that will go down in Telluride Blues & Brews history. 

The 17th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival will also  feature B.B. King, George Thorogood and the Destroyers with special guests Elvin Bishop and Eddie Shaw, Galactic with Cyril Neville and Corey Henry, Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt-A-Whirl Band, Allen Toussaint, T-Model Ford, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, JJ Grey & Mofro, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm, Matt Schofield, Alberta Cross, The Dana Fuchs Band, Ronnie Baker Brooks, The Beth Hart Band, Gospel Morning with The Otis Taylor Band featuring Chuck Campbell and the Sheryl Renee Choir, Grady Champion, Terrence Simian & the Zydeco Experience, Dead Confederate, The Sugar Thieves, The Bill Magee Blues Band, Little Al Thomas and The Deep Down Fools.

Telluride Blues & Brews proudly presents the Grand Tasting on Saturday, September 18, 2010.  One of the premier tasting events in the Southwest, the Grand Tasting features more than 150 beers from over 50 microbreweries, including those from the Telluride Blues & Brews official beer sponsor, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.  This event has it all, from ales to lagers, nut browns to I.P.A.’s and everything in between, from award-winning microbreweries from the Southwest and beyond.

There’s more than just the Blues & Brews in store for you.  Telluride Blues & Brews has something for all ages.  Additional festival highlights include, late night shows at the local Juke Joints and After Hours Jams, Free Acoustic Artist Series, The Rainbow Kids area and Kid’s parade, Blues for Breakfast and the Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition.

Tickets for the 17th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival are on sale now!  A three-day pass is available for $160.00 and Juke Joint tickets are sold per night at $25.  Friday and Sunday tickets can be purchased for $55.00 each and Saturday for $65.00.  Bal de Maison are $20 and After Hours Jam are $15.00.  Festival camping is available adjacent to the festival grounds for $40 per person and are valid for 4 nights starting Thursday, September 16.  Tickets can be purchased at www.tellurideblues.com or by calling 866-515-6166. 

One of the most scenic music festivals in the country, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival takes place in Telluride, CO, a world-famous resort town in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.  The festival is a three-day celebration of music and microbrews, held in Telluride Town Park, an outdoor music venue with breathtaking 13,000 foot mountain peaks for a backdrop.  By day, experience live blues, rock, gospel and soul performances, the best microbrews in Colorado, a wide variety of food and craft vendors, children’s activities and more – all on festival grounds.  By night, follow the festival as it flows into the town of Telluride, with late night juke joints and after-hours jams.