The festival takes place later in October
Organisers say a free East Yorkshire music festival taking place this month will be the biggest yet. The Beverley Blues Weekend will see the town’s historic Sun Inn, in Flemingate, transformed into a fusion of a Mississippi Delta juke joint and a Chicago blues club.
Now in its sixteenth year, the festival will run from Friday, October 24 to Sunday, October 26, featuring two of the country’s top blues bands, both hailing from the local area. The Juke Joint Kings are fresh off their headline performance at the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, while The Alligators have been impressing audiences since their formation in 2004.
Entry is free all weekend, with Chicago Bound and the Juke Joint Kings kicking off the event on the Friday from 9pm. The festivities continue from mid-afternoon until late on Saturday, featuring a line-up that includes Dexter, Studio 77, Simon Boult and Sun Cat, Dogfinger and One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer, with Jonny and the Rizlas headlining from 9pm.
The Alligators, one of the headline acts at this year’s Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival, will bring the weekend to a lively conclusion, supported by Chris ‘The Man In The Hat’ Martin from 6pm on Sunday.
It’s been quite a year for the Beverley-based Juke Joint Kings, who are currently celebrating their tenth anniversary. Their third album, Can’t Be Satisfied, received high praise and secured a spot in the top ten of the national blues album chart, compiled by the International Blues Broadcasters Association.
The Beverley Blues Committee was formed from an idea first discussed in November 2010. It consists of people dedicated to the promotion of live entertainment in Beverley and continues to run quarterly Beverley Blues Sunday open mic events at the Sun Inn, as well as the annual Blues Weekender.
All are volunteers who give their time due to their love of the arts and live entertainment with a desire to see it continue and grow in the community.
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