Official Events
Wednesday, May 7
5:00pm Charter Members Dinner and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony -- Tunica Riverpark (not open to the public)
Thursday, May 8
2008 Blues Music Awards @ Grand Casino Event Center in Tunica, MS presented by The GIBSON Foundation Shuttle service between the Veranda hotel and the Pre-party.
10:00am Silent Auction begins in the lobby of the host Verandah hotel. It will close at 3:00pm on Thursday and will be open again Friday from 10:00am until 12:30pm.
3:00pm Highway 61 Blues Trail Marker Unveiling with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, Tunica, MS.
5:30pm -- Pre-party reception featuring the performances of the 2008 IBC winners and mingling with the nominees
7:00pm-1:00am -- Dinner, Awards and Nominee performances
Related Events
In addition, Blues fans can be assured that many additional events will be scheduled in the area on the weekend after the official Blues Foundation events. Tunica casinos are in the process of booking nominees to perform on Friday and Saturday.
Travel along the Mississippi Blues Trail. Walk where they walked. Dance where they danced. Experience the blues where they were born. Come on an unforgettable journey and follow the Mississippi Blues trail, from street corners where blues musicians played for tips to places they called home and event to their final resting places.
Point your browser to www.msbluestrail.org and start planning your authentic experience now.
Tuesday, May 6
5:00-9:00pm - The Insomniacs @ Gold Strike Casino
Wednesday, May 7
5:00-9:00pm - The Insomniacs @ Gold Strike Casino
8:00 pm - Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry at Ground Zero Blues Club (Clarksdale), www.groundzerobluesclub.com.
Thursday, May 8
Blues on the Links with Watermelon Slim and friends (Tee times to be established)
8:00 Delta Blues Tour--Full information sign up in Grand Veranda lobby beginning Wednesday
3:00 Highway 61 Blues Trail Marker Dedication (With Governor Haley Barbour) Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Friday, May 9
12:30-2:30 Pinetop Perkins Blues Marker Dedication, BBQ, Music by Eden Brent, Hopson's Plantation, Clarksdale.
2:00pm-2:00am - Third Annual Delta Groove Blues Revue at Ground Zero Blues Club (Clarksdale), 3rd Annual Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue
5:00-9:00pm - David Maxwell @ Gold Strike Casino
7:30 - Terry Harmonica Bean and his Blues Band Po' Monkey's Lounge, Merigold, MS. $5 at the door
Real Country Blues in a Real Country Jook House Presented by the Delta Center for Culture and Learning and Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art
662-846-4311 for information
8 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.)- Blind Raccoon presents
Moreland & Arbuckle, John-Alex Mason, with special guest Mikey Jr. & friends - Bluesberry Bakery & Café, 235 Yazoo Avenue, Clarksdale $7
8:30pm (doors open at 7:00) MíLaĴa Records Presents “Mr. Sam” at the Delta Blues Room, 220 Sunflower Ave., Clarksdale $10.00
9:00pm - Live blues at Red's juke joint (Clarksdale), www.cathead.biz. Also on Saturday.
9:00pm Kenny Wayne Shepherd with Pinetop Perkins and Bryan Lee
Grand Casino Tunica, Tunica, MS. Blues Music Award ticket holders can get a $10 discount on the $20 and $30 tickets at Ticketmaster.
9:00pm Wolfs Juke Joint Jam 2, with Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Bob Margolin, Waverly Waters, West Point MS
Saturday, May 10
10:00am-6:00pm - 2nd Annual Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest, (downtown Clarksdale), www.rockmuseum.biz.
5:00-9:00pm - David Riley @ Gold Strike Casino
8:00pm John Nemeth at THE RED ROOSTER. 140 LT. George Lee Ave, Memphis, TN 901-521-1092
9:00pm - Big George Brock's 76th Birthday Show at Ground Zero Blues Club (Clarksdale).
Crossroads Blues Festival in Rosedale, MS www.rosedaleblues.com.
10:00 pm Mr. Sam at the all new California Club, 310 Silver City Road, Belzoni, MS
