Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival presented by First Tech Credit Union

Cruise the Willamette River on the Portland Spirit and hear legendary blues artists perform on the boat’s three intimate stages.

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Performances

All | July 2 | July 3 | July 4 | July 5

Schedule subject to change. Additional acts to be announced.


Sunday, July 4
Time	Stage	Performance
12:00PM - 03:00PM	OS	Cascade Blues Association: International Blues Challenge Winners/Finalists
12:00PM - 12:45PM	CU	Billy D and the Hoodoos
12:10PM - 12:40PM	OS	Journey to Memphis Finals: The Catillacs , presented by Cascade Blues Association.
12:45PM - 01:30PM	MS	Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers
12:45PM - 01:30PM	WS	Dale LeRoy Perry
12:50PM - 01:20PM	OS	Journey to Memphis Finals: David Brothers Band
01:30PM - 02:00PM	OS	Journey to Memphis Finals: Vicki Stevens Band
01:30PM - 02:15PM	CU	Gretchen Mitchell Band
02:10PM - 02:40PM	OS	Journey to Memphis Finals: Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band
02:15PM - 03:00PM	MS	Sultans of Slide: Amundson, Cooper & Goldwasser
02:15PM - 03:00PM	WS	Blues history/photo presentation: Dick Waterman
02:30PM - 04:30PM	BC	DME Driftin' Blues Cruise: Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers
02:30PM - 04:30PM	BC	DME Driftin' Blues Cruise: Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen
02:30PM - 04:30PM	BC	DME Driftin' Blues Cruise: Norton Buffalo's Knockouts
02:30PM - 04:30PM	BC	DME Driftin' Blues Cruise: Janiva Magness
02:30PM - 04:30PM	BC	DME Driftin' Blues Cruise: : Dale LeRoy Perry
03:15PM - 04:15PM	CU	Linda Hornbuckle & Janice Scroggins Old Time Gospel Hour, w/ special guest Lucky Peterson
03:15PM - 04:00PM	OS	Journey to Memphis 2009 Winner, solo-duo: Son Jack Jr. & Michael Wilde
04:00PM - 04:45PM	WS	Slide guitar workshop: Sultans of Slide: Amundson, Cooper & Goldwasser
04:00PM - 04:45PM	MS	Mingo Fishtrap
04:15PM - 05:15PM	OS	Jim Mesi Band
04:45PM - 05:30PM	CU	The Twisters
05:30PM - 06:30PM	MS	Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen , presented by First Tech Credit Union.
05:30PM - 06:30PM	OS	Journey to Memphis 2009 Winner, Band: Karen Lovely
05:40PM - 06:30PM	WS	21st Century Blues: Chris Thomas King
06:30PM - 07:15PM	CU	Norton Buffalo's Knockouts
06:45PM - 07:00PM	OS	Franco Paletta: : Bill Rhoades' Harmonica Blow-off
07:10PM - 07:30PM	OS	Harmonica Blow-off: Stan Street
07:15PM - 08:15PM	WS	Music of Louisiana's Bayous: Atomic Gumbo: Steve Kerin & Friends
07:15PM - 08:15PM	MS	Janiva Magness
07:35PM - 07:55PM	OS	Franck "Paris Slim" Goldwasser: Bill Rhoades' Harmonica Blow-off
08:00PM - 08:20PM	OS	Bill Rhoades: Bill Rhoades' Harmonica Blow-off
08:15PM - 09:00PM	CU	Kara Grainger
08:25PM - 08:45PM	OS	Kim Field: Bill Rhoades' Harmonica Blow-off
08:50PM - 09:10PM	OS	Dave Hoerl: : Bill Rhoades' Harmonica Blow-off
09:00PM - 01:00AM	H50	Bob Shoemaker & Heidi Shu /: Kara Grainger
09:00PM - 10:00PM	MS	Curtis Salgado , presented by Good Neighbor Pharmacy.
09:00PM - 10:00PM	WS	Outside the Box: Miriam's Well
09:30PM - 10:00PM	OS	Blowhards' Jam: Bill Rhoades' Harmonica Blow-off
10:00PM - 10:30PM	TMWP	FIREWORKS!
10:00PM - 10:00PM	MS	National Anthem: Alonzo Chadwick
10:30PM - 11:45PM	MH	After-hours Blues Jam: Mingo Fishtrap
11:55PM - 01:15AM	MH	After-hours Blues Jam: JJ GREY and MOFRO

STAGE KEY
H50 = H50 Bistro at Hotel 50
RE = Rafati's Encore 310, University Place Hotel
TMWP = Tom McCall Waterfront Park
OS = Oregonian Stage
MS = Miller Stage
MH = Marriott Hotel
TBA = Stage To Be Announced
CU = Credit Union Blues Stage
BC = DME Portland Spirit Blues Cruise
WS = FedEx Workshop Stage