Bluestock August 26-28, 2011
Bluestock August 26-28, 2011
Hunter Mountain, NY
BLUESTOCK TO DEBUT IN UPSTATE NEW YORK IN 2011
MAJOR BLUES FESTIVAL TO BRING TOP BLUES ARTISTS TO HUNTER MTN
FESTIVAL TO DEBUT AUGUST 26-28, 2011
Radio Woodstock and Steve & Jeff Simon Presents will bring BLUESTOCK to Hunter Mountain, NY August 26-28, 2011. The three-day festival will feature numerous top blues artists at the scenic Hunter Mountain Ski Center, the home of the annual Mountain Jam Music Festival.
Five-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Buddy Guy, will headline the first annual BLUESTOCK. Buddy, a true living icon in the Blues, has been nominated for a Grammy again this year for his latest album, “Living Proofâ€. Blues legend Elvin Bishop, will also be headlining along with a third major headliner and additional surprise special guests that will be announced shortly.
Tommy Castro & The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue will perform at BLUESTOCK along with their high-energy horn section. Tommy just won four Blues Music Awards in 2010 including Band of the Year and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year.
BLUESTOCK is destined to be the greatest blues show on earth with appearances by Louisiana’s favorite Cajun son Tab Benoit, Chicago blues veteran Ronnie Baker Brooks, blues legend Bob Margolin performing with Matt Hill, IBC winners Trampled Under Foot, soul-blues artist of the year nominee Curtis Salgado & His Big Band, Reba Russell, Alexis P. Suter, Shakura S’Aida, Zac Harmon, Bruce Katz, Albert Cummings, Ty Curtis, Port City Prophets, Mitch Woods, Billy Gibson and Telarc Recording artists Moreland & Arbuckle.
“BLUESTOCK is our vision of ‘Woodstock meets The Blues Cruise.’ Three days of non-stop world-class Blues entertainment in a magical outdoor setting,†says Steve Simon, Founder and Blues Boss of Steve & Jeff Simon Presents.
“Co-promoting with Steve & Jeff Simon Presents is a marriage made in heaven,†adds Gary Chetkof, Founder and President of Radio Woodstock. “Two great festival production companies united by their enormous love for the Blues.â€
Non-stop music will take place throughout the weekend on two stages. Additionally, BLUESTOCK will host a late night “Blues Club†in the lodge at Hunter Mountain that will extend the weekend’s entertainment into the early morning hours.
The festival will also present an array of attractions, as well as unique gourmet food and beverages and fabulous craft vendors. Attractions will include a mountain Skyride and New York Zipline Adventures’ canopy zipline tour, North America’s longest zipline.
Located a few shorts hours from anywhere in the Northeast, Hunter Mountain boasts breath-taking mountain views amidst rolling green valleys and hills. The Hunter Mountain Ski Lodge provides BLUESTOCK attendees with 24-hour access to both food and indoor bathrooms. Along with on-site tent camping and an RV area, BLUESTOCK offers a variety of alternative accommodations including nearby hotels, lodges, local vacation homes and mountainside condominiums including luxury suites at Hunter’s Kaatskill Mountain Club.
BLUESTOCK will also offer other first class amenities such as on-site taxis and a special VIP Lounge with shaded hospitality tents, private camping area, and a variety of gourmet food and beverages.
Festival Passes, both with and without camping, as well as VIP Festival Passes (with camping included) are now on sale at Bluestock.com at Early Bird prices. Festival Passes are available for $99.00 without camping $114.00 with camping. VIP Festival Passes are on sale for $340.00 and include access to the campgrounds.
Radio Woodstock and Steve & Jeff Simon Presents are both seasoned festival promoters. Radio Woodstock produces the annual Mountain Jam Festival which, in its short 6 year history, has become one of the top festivals in the country and the premier music festival in the Northeast. Steve & Jeff Simon Presents has been producing Blues festivals around the world since 2000 including the St. John Blues Festival, the St. Thomas Blues Festival, the Charleston Blues Festival and BLUZAPALOOZA, the celebrity Blues concert tours for U.S. Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, South Korea, Japan, Okinawa, Egypt, Italy and Kuwait. Also in 2011, Steve Simon will be bringing the Blues to Cuba with his inaugural and historic Blues Without Borders concert tour.
Tickets and Information are available at Bluestock.com
About Radio Woodstock – WDST & Radiowoodstock.com
Radio Woodstock is a global multi-media company that includes the award-winning radio station, Radio Woodstock 100.1 WDST, Woodstock’s hometown radio station, as well as internet radio stations, Radio Woodstock 69, and Radio Woodstock LIVE. All three are available online at RadioWoodstock.com.
Radio Woodstock Presents, a major upstate New York promoter, produces 40+ concerts per year in the Woodstock and Hudson Valley area, in addition to Mountain Jam and the new Bluestock Music Festival, which will debut at Hunter Mountain at the end of August. Radio Woodstock Presents also records many of the artist performances for release through its digital distribution company Radio Woodstock Music.
Listen online:
wdst.com
About Steve & Jeff Simon Presents
Steve & Jeff Simon Presents is one of the largest live music production companies that produce Blues concerts and festivals throughout the world. Founded by Steve Simon in 2000, the company is the producer and promoter of celebrity Blues concerts and festivals throughout the Caribbean, South Carolina, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
stevesimonpresents.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: RICHARD FUSCO 845 679-7600 X33 richardf@wdst.com
BLUESTOCK 2011 INITIAL LINEUP (Additional Headliner TBA)
Buddy Guy
Tommy Castro & LRBR
Elvin Bishop
Curtis Salgado Big Band
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Tab Benoit
Moreland & Arbuckle
Mitch Woods & Billy Gibson
Alexis P. Suter
Reba Russell
Shakura S’Aida
Zac Harmon
Trampled Under Foot
Bob Margolin & Matt Hill
Ty Curtis
Bruce Katz
Albert Cummings
Port City Prophets
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