Blues Heaven Festival in Frederikshavn, Denmark have secured the biggest living name in Blues for this year’s event!
2nd & 3rd November 2018
Blues Heaven Festival, in Arena Nord, Frederikshavn is delighted to announce that Blues giant Buddy Guy, the last of the iconic Blues legends and one of the most prominent Blues guitarists in the world will be performing at this year’s festival. Buddy Guy might be 82 years old but he’s still one of the best live entertainers that you will ever see!
Blues Heaven Festival owner, Peter Astrup is also the musical director for a brand new blues festival called Blues Paradise which will take place at Arena Næstved, near Copenhagen also during the weekend of 2nd & 3rd November, each festival will share artists.
The first 4 artists announced so far will perform in the following order –
BUDDY GUY – Friday in Heaven, Saturday in Paradise
POPA CHUBBY – Friday in Heaven, Saturday in Paradise
ROBERT CRAY – Friday in Paradise, Saturday in Heaven
WALTER TROUT – Friday in Paradise, Saturday in Heaven
Remember there are still 7 more exciting international artists still to be announced!
For more info and Ticket links for Blues Paradise at Arena Næstved please click on the image above.
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Buddy Guy is the real deal & as authentic as it gets in the Blues. So far he has…
7 Grammy® Awards
Grammy® Lifetime Achievement Award
37 Blues Awards (the most for any artist)
Grammy® Award for Best Blues Album for 2016’s Born To Play The Guitar
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, inducted by B.B. King & Eric Clapton
18 Solo Album & 17 Accompanied Albums
Plus so much more!
Robert Cray has also been secured for this year’s event. Cray is another greatly loved icon with a smooth velvety voice and guitar skills that speak to the heart, he has performed at countless sold out concerts and is also racking up an impressive list of achievements including…
5 Grammy® Awards
Blues Hall of Fame Guitarist
20 Hit Albums, 16 appearing on Billboard’s Bestsellers
2018 Award andGrammy® Nominee for his latest album
Walter Trout is an Award-winning blues rocker who’s best known for his powerhouse guitar cords and energy driven concerts. Following a successful liver transplant, he is now back playing with full power and sounding better than ever. Trout also has a successful new album out, We’re All In This Together, which features many of his friends, including Joe Bonamassa and John Mayall, in fact, 14 world stars appear here; a true testament to Trout’s popularity within today’s Blues scene.
Popa Chubby has been hard-rocking his Blues for the last 25 years and is one of the hardest working musicians on the scene and has released 27 albums since his vinyl debut in 1992. Popa is also known for being a powerhouse musician who can get all the guitar-loving Blues and Rock fans up off their seats as he captures them with his intense and fearless guitar playing. Popa’s latest album Two Dogs is highly acclaimed, inside the cover he advises you to Play it loud and often!!!!!
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What is truly special about BLUES HEAVEN is the joyful atmosphere that is generated when an engaging audience and award-winning musicians and singers meet, the Festival welcomes music lovers from Denmark and dozens of other countries and promises to continue the evolution of what has, now in its 13th year, become one of the most respected and prestigious blues and soul festivals in Europe.
“If you’re interested in quality blues and soul music then Blues Heaven is the place to be”, says Peter Astrup (Festival Director). “We have secured the bookings that we dreamt of and believe that there are many amazing reasons why you should take the opportunity to come and witness some of the greatest living legends perform for us. Both the artists and guests verify that they have tons of fun”, continues an excited Peter Astrup, who books international artists and events through his agency Blues.dk
“It’s gonna be an amazing party of top swinging blues, soul and rock music!“