Peoria Blues & Heritage Music Festival

10/14/2025

Legendary. Epic. Unforgettable. 🚨 Gov't Mule closed out the 35th Annual Peoria Blues & Heritage Music Festival with a set that shook the Riverfront to its core. 🎸⚡️ Warren Haynes and company delivered the kind of blues-rock soul that reminds us why live music matters. We're still buzzing from this one!!!

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📸 Sam Burnley

10/07/2025

ANA Popovic lit up the Riverfront at the 35th Annual Peoria Blues & Heritage Music Festival with pure blues fire 🎸💙 From her soulful vocals to jaw-dropping guitar solos, she reminded us all why she’s one of the most electrifying artists in the game. .

📸 Peoria Music Live

09/30/2025

We didn't just hear what Ruthie Foster and her band were playing, we felt it 💞 There's a reason that she won a Grammy award for Best Blues Album, and she proved it in Peoria!

📸 Mark Lambert

09/23/2025

It's Tuesday Bluesday and today we're thinkin' back on the wonderful return of TOMMY CASTRO & The Painkillers at our 35th annual celebration just a few weeks back. It's ALWAYS a pleasure to have Tommy out in Peoria!

📸 Sam Burnley

09/04/2025

From headliners to rising stars, or local stand-outs... we want to know who you would like to see along the Riverfront over Labor Day Weekend 2026! Who PLAYS in Peoria?

Drop a comment below to let us know 👇

09/03/2025

We really can't stop thinking about last weekend... Enjoy a few photo highlights from Howard Greenblatt from Saturday along the Riverfront featuring Gov't Mule, ZZ Ward, Ana Popovic, and more!

📸 Howard Greenblatt

09/02/2025

We hope that you all got home safe and enjoyed your Labor Day yesterday 🎶 Now that you've had a few days to think about it, we want to know who your favorite artist was that you saw this weekend along the Riverfront. Let us know in the comments!

Was it Gov't Mule or Ruthie Foster headlining? A rising star like Taj Farrant? Or a new local artist you just discovered...

📸 Howard Greenblatt

08/31/2025

Gov’t Mule rocked the blues last night!!

08/30/2025 - Peoria Blues & Heritage Music Festival - Peoria, IL

ONE SET:

Hammer And Nails
Rocking Horse
Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
Banks Of The Deep End
That’s What Love Will Make You Do
Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City
Thelonius Beck
It’s My Own Fault
Slackjaw Jezebel
Temporary Saint
Turn On Your Lovelight
Unring The Bell (Les Brers In A Minor tease)
Bad Little Doggie
Mule >
I’ve Been Working >
Mule

ENCORE:
Soulshine

08/31/2025

Thank you, Peoria! It’s a pleasure to be able to bring you the blues year after year. Our 35th anniversary would be nothing without YOU!

We hope that you enjoyed attending our celebration of this special Labor Day weekend tradition we have built together.

See you again next year 💙

08/31/2025

And what we’ve all been waiting for… Gov't Mule, one of the most iconic southern rock/blues bands to ever do it! They’re showing Peoria a great time, and Peoria is loving every minute of it. The grand finale to our 35th anniversary!

08/31/2025

It PLAYS in Peoria 🤘 full crowd enjoying !