The Kent Blues Festival presented by Wayside Furniture returns on Saturday, July 15 with a fantastic line-up of artists. It’s all free, due to the support of our patrons and sponsors.  Free Live Music at Venues All Around Kent!

Schedule:

12:00pm - 3:00pm: Cleveland Fats - The Pub
12:30pm - 2:30pm: Red House Band - Water Street Tavern
1:00pm - 3:00pm: Austin Walkin’ Cane - Taco Tanto’s
1:00pm - 3:00pm: Little Steve-O Blues Duo - North Water Brewing Co.
2:00pm - 4:30pm: Roger Hoover - The Loft Tavern
2:00pm - 5:00pm: Max Stak & The Rizztones - Kent State Hotel & Conference Center
2:30pm - 4:30pm: E.T. King & The Determination - Water Street Tavern
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Ty’s Tunes - Kent Free Library
3:00pm - 6:00pm: Blues Deville - Bell Tower Brewing Co.
3:30pm - 5:30pm: BC Hudson & Sonny Leach - The Pub
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Erin Nicole Neal & The Chill Factors - Dan Smith Park Stage
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Frankie Starr feat. Natalie Stamper - North Water Brewing Co.
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Susan Marie Project (SMP) - Bricco
4:00pm - 7:00pm: Backstreet Blues Band - Buffalo Wild Wings
4:30pm - 6:00pm: Taylor Lamborn - Hometown Bank Plaza
4:30pm - 6:30pm: The Zydeco Kings Duo - Water Street Tavern
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Blues Open Mic with Ryan Gavalier - Last Exit Books and Cafe
5:00pm - 7:30pm: Kristine Jackson - The Loft Tavern
5:30pm - 8:30pm: Liz Bullock - The Battleground Taproom and Mexican Kitchen
6:00pm - 8:00pm: Danny Christian - The Pub
6:00pm - 9:00pm: Jim Dotson and Joey Pinkl - 101 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall
6:00pm - 9:00pm: The Jon Mosey Trio - Laziza
6:30pm - 9:00pm: Mike Lenz - Tree City Coffee & Pastry
7:00pm - 10:00pm: Armstrong Bearcat - Water Street Tavern
7:00pm - 10:00pm: Clapton Tribute: Evolution - Hometown Bank Plaza
7:00pm - 10:00pm: High Temperature – The Wallace Coleman Band - Brewhouse Pub
7:00pm - 10:00pm: Johnson Walker Blues Band - North Water Brewing Co.
7:00pm - 6:00pm: Apostle Jones - Dominick’s Pub
7:00pm - 8:00pm: The Buffalo Ryders - Zephyr Pub
7:00pm - 9:00pm: Rockside Band - Barflyy
7:00pm - 9:00pm: The Greasy Boys - Dan Smith Park Stage
7:30pm - 10:30pm: Memphis Cradle - Bell Tower Brewing Co.
7:30pm - 9:30pm: Bent String - Belleria Pizza & Italian Restaurant
8:00pm - 10:00pm: Conway Brothers - The Loft Tavern
8:00pm - 10:00pm: Dale Galgozy - Last Exit Books and Cafe
8:00pm - 10:00pm: Steve Roberts - 157 Lounge
8:00pm - 11:00pm: Gaetano Letizia & The Underworld Blues Band - Rays Place
8:00pm - 11:00pm: The Bluestones - Water Street Tavern
8:00pm - 9:00pm: Feckweed - Zephyr Pub
8:30pm - 12:00am: 15-60-75 (The Numbers Band) - Venice Cafe
9:00pm - 10:00pm: Robbie Allan and the Loveshack - Zephyr Pub
9:30pm - 12:30am: Sam Hooper Group - Panini’s Bar & Grill

Date: July 15, 2023

Location: Downtown Kent, OH, 44240

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