Plan your weekend and don't miss a beat! Bonnie Raitt, Anders Osborne, and Benjamin Booker lead the Friday bill, TajMo: The Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' Band, Tab Benoit and The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band top Saturday’s performances, with Steve Winwood, Drive-By Truckers and The Blind Boys of Alabama closing out the festival on Sunday.
Read MoreEach attending brewery and their beers are unique, showcasing distinct flavors, colors, smells and personalities. Every beer is a work of art taking months and sometimes years to perfect. Just as our artist lineup showcases a variety of distinct musicians, our craft beer lineup showcases a variety of distinct craft beers. Our new ‘Taste Tease’ blog series offers a glimpse at some of the 170 beer styles you’ll be able to sample at this year’s Grand Tasting. Leading up to the festival, Blues & Brews staff will sample six beers per month and report on our findings. Crack open a cold one and get ready to discover your next favorite beer!
Read MoreThe Telluride Blues & Brews Festival has elevated the vanguard once again with additions of new artists to the lineup, stand-up comedy and live performance painting to a dynamic weekend packed with three days of music, craft beer, and fun in the Rocky Mountains. Drive-By Truckers, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, John Németh & The Blue Dreamers, Hamish Anderson, Mitch Woods, Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps, and Brian Keith Wallen will join previously announced artists including Bonnie Raitt, Steve Winwood, TajMo: The Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band at this year's festival.
Read MoreCalling all musicians, play your way to the Main Stage of the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival! Through a partnership with Telluride Music Company, Telluride Blues Society and Colorado Blues Society, we are excited to present the 2017 Telluride Blues Challenge. The Telluride Blues Challenge is an annual competition providing talented up-and-coming artists from the blues genre with an opportunity to advance their professional career and play the Telluride Blues & Brews Main Stage!
Read MoreNow streaming! We've curated a Spotify playlist featuring the entire 2017 Artist Lineup for your listening pleasure! Tune in, turn up the volume and let the music take your mind away to a beautiful place called Telluride! All of these great artists will converge on the Telluride Town Park stage this September 15-17.
Read MoreAs September 15-17 inches just a bit closer, the 24th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival reveals its 2017 artist lineup. The festival returns with a dynamic, well-rounded mix of live blues, funk, indie, rock, jam band, gospel and soul performances with Bonnie Raitt, Steve Winwood, TajMo: The Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band, Anders Osborne, Benjamin Booker, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Magpie Salute, Delbert McClinton and Self Made Men and many more.
Read MoreTickets are on sale now for the 24th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival held September 15-17, 2017.
Read MoreThe 24th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival will once again take over the world-famous resort mountain town of Telluride, CO on September 15-17, 2017. Festival Passes go on sale Wednesday, March 1st at 10:00 a.m. (MT). Tickets will be available online, over the phone at 866-515-6166 and locally at Telluride Music, located at 333 West Colorado Ave.
Read MoreWe’re thrilled to announce the 2017 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Grand Tasting Brewery Lineup. These 56 craft breweries will pour over 170 styles of beer and cider on Saturday, September 16th from Noon to 3pm.
Read MoreCamp out in the heart of the Rocky Mountains in Telluride Town Park! Surrounded by towering mountain peaks, the picturesque campground is located just steps away from the Main Stage and Main Street! With exclusive shows, fun challenges to win tickets, and easy access to the festival stages, camping is a great and social way to experience the Festival!
Read MoreExperience the grandeur of the Telluride outdoors in a luxury Colorado Yurt Company Safari Tent ent during the festival! Camp in style in the "Safari Village" (Telluride Town Park Oval) and be treated the convenience of camping at the festival without forgoing the creature comforts you can't live without! Each package comes with a pair of VIP 3-Day Passes. Packages are limited and will sell out, don't wait to purchase!
Read MoreBlues & Brews offers a top-notch VIP experience right on the festival grounds and adjacent to the Town Park Stage. Our VIP section will give fans a premium view of the Main Stage with seating and shade. Guests will be treated to a weekend of exclusive amenities including private entrance, gratis beer, wine and non alcoholic beverage services, light snacks, upscale VIP restrooms and much more.
Read More2017 is off to a great start as we look forward to the 7th summer of blues on the rails aboard the Durango Blues Train. This year’s Blues Trains will take place June 2 & 3 and August 18 & 19. Tickets for the June Blues Trains are set to go on sale February 15th at 10:00 a.m. (MT).
Read MoreCon Brio's songs are about love, hope, failure, and political turmoil – life itself. A deeply talented band of seven with a horn section to keep it brassy and sassy, not only does Con Brio possess the funk, but they’ve also got love and passion covered, too. “We don’t want to walk, we don’t want to drive,” band leader Ziek McCarter says. “We want to fly. We want to levitate.” So do we.
Read MoreKnown for their live shows – lively, ass-shaking, throw your hands in the air pure joy, Con Brio's sound is infused with funk-rock psychedelic soul that is reminiscent of Sly and The Family Stone. Fronted by a man some swear is the second coming of none other than James Brown, Ziek McCarter moves like his back ain’t got no bone. Paradise is the name of their 2016 release and paradise is where we’re going with this exuberant band. Watch the live version of their set opener "Paradise" live from Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.
Read MoreNathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats took the music industry by storm in 2015 and Blues & Brews was honored to have them open up the weekend in Telluride for the 22nd annual festival. Here's some exclusive footage from their performance on the iconic Telluride Town Park stage for "I Need Never Get Old" live at Telluride Blues & Brews Festival on September 18, 2015.
Read MoreGary Clark Jr is a mind-blowing guitarist, diverse songwriter, and a singer with power and soul. We were honored to welcome him back to the Colorado mountains for the 23rd Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Watch the live version of "Our Love" from Saturday night at the 2016 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.
Read MoreThere must be something in the water in Austin, Texas. It is a fertile ground for musicians and from that rich soil of tradition, legend and camaraderie arose Austin native, Gary Clark Jr. His prodigy-level skills on guitar making him welcome on Austin’s storied stages transforming the blues and R&B into rock and roll. Watch him perform "The Healing" live from Telluride Blues & Brews Festival on Saturday, September 19th, 2016.
Read More"Tomorrow Is Another Day" is a previously unreleased song from Anders Osborne that is sad, inquisitive and reassuring. This song feels like it was meant for acoustic, and we are stoked that he decided to debut it with our friends Gondola Sessions - let us know what you think of "Tomorrow Is Another Day" in the comments!
Read MoreWe just can’t get enough of Anders Osborne. He’s appeared at this festival more than any other artist and with good reason. This acoustic version of "Flower Box" is very similar to the album version, though the stripped-down style results in a track that is a minute shorter and really puts the lyrics in your face.
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