Plans are moving full steam ahead for The Big Steam Blues & Roots Music Festival to be held September 23-24. The event will feature a weekend filled with blues and R&B music in Hill Wheatley Plaza in downtown Hot Springs.
Featured headliners are Anthony Gomes on Friday night and Bernard Allison on Saturday. Other Friday performers include Trey & Jason, Port City Blues Society Players, and Charlotte Taylor & Gypsy Rain. Saturday will feature Tullie Brae, Akeem Kemp, and Chad Marshall Band before Bernard Allison takes the stage.
Anthony Gomes, a #1 Billboard Blues Artist, is a triple threat force as a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. This, along with his high-energy shows and dynamic stage presence, makes him one of the top draws on the Rock/Blues circuit today. Bernard Allison totes the same smokin’ six-string shooter that his late father Luther Allison assaulted the blues with. He is blessed with his father’s soulful voice, spiritual devotion, and a musical freedom, which experiments with the blues.
The event will be free to attend, but VIP tickets are available which will include premium seating for both nights of the festival, a BSMF Koozie, and a VIP Beer line. Tickets can be purchased at www.bigsteammusicfestival.com.
Organizers say dozens of volunteers will be needed and, of course, sponsors as well. Anyone interested in being a part of the great new event to keep the blues alive in Hot Springs should contact Mary Zunick at mzunick@hotsprings.org.
