Blues Week at the Blue Front

Blues Week at the Blue Front Blues Week At The Blue Front was
Formerly know as the Bentonia Blues Festival hosted by the historic Blue Front Cafe was created in 1972 by Jimmy "Duck"Holmes
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The Bentonia Blues Festival, started in 1972 by Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, is held at the Holmes Farm about a mile North of Bentonia, Mississippi, annually on the 3rd Saturday in June. Related events are often held the week leading up to the Festival at the Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia.

06/01/2026

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June 20,2026 line up Kicks off @3pm welcome notes 3:30pm RL SuperBad4 pm Jed Sparks4:45 Lightnin Phil Savell/Shakedown6...
06/01/2026

June 20,2026 line up Kicks off @
3pm welcome notes
3:30pm RL SuperBad
4 pm Jed Sparks
4:45 Lightnin Phil Savell/Shakedown
6 pm Jimmy Duck Holmes
7:15 pm Coyote Motel
8:30 pm Sunpie and the Louisiana
Sunspots

June 19,2026 line up Kicks off @3pm with open mic till 5 pm 5 pm 19th Street Red 6 pm Ryan Lee Crosby/Grant Smith7:15 pm...
05/31/2026

June 19,2026 line up Kicks off @
3pm with open mic till 5 pm

5 pm 19th Street Red
6 pm Ryan Lee Crosby/Grant Smith
7:15 pm Jimmy Duck Holmes /
special guest
8:30 Cam Kimbrough/Garry
Burnside

Let's kick off the line up for June 18,20264pm opening welcome4:15 pm Oliver Kostrinsky Band5:45 pm Jimmy Duck Holmes7 ...
05/31/2026

Let's kick off the line up for June 18,2026
4pm opening welcome
4:15 pm Oliver Kostrinsky Band
5:45 pm Jimmy Duck Holmes
7 pm Ghalia Volt
8:15 Kent Burnside

Ghalia Volt will be preforming June 18,2026 @ 7 pm during blues week
05/30/2026

Ghalia Volt will be preforming June 18,2026 @ 7 pm during blues week

Ghalia Volt Ghalia Volt is a modern blues artist whose time has come. With her relentless drive, captivating stage presence, and ability to command audiences in both solo and full-band settings, Volt has emerged as a rising force on the international blues scene. Originally from Belgium and now root...

Fans go to events and see the line up for each day . June 18-29,2026
05/29/2026

Fans go to events and see the line up for each day . June 18-29,2026

05/22/2026

Living Blues magazine article

05/22/2026

I am scheduled to travel to Alabama on July 23 and I eagerly anticipate the upcoming show in Muscle Shoals.

T-shirts and posters are currently available. Visit the Blue Front Cafe to acquire your new merchandise today.
05/11/2026

T-shirts and posters are currently available. Visit the Blue Front Cafe to acquire your new merchandise today.

All Blues week merchandise goes on sale May 11,2026 . ComeBy the Blue Front and pick up your Poster and T-Shirt and if ...
05/07/2026

All Blues week merchandise goes on sale May 11,2026 . Come
By the Blue Front and pick up your
Poster and T-Shirt and if you make a donation you become a VIP Fan.
Also
We would like to thank all our sponsors listed on poster .

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107 E Railroad Avenue
Bentonia, MS
39040

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