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Two Days of Sun-Sational Blues!Featuring Three Entertainment Stages Plus Musician Workshops,Blues Alley featuring artists & merchandise vendors, Blues Foods from BBQ & Cajun to hamburgers, hotdogs, Brats & Beers!

It´s time to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the Budwesier Illinois Blues Festival featuring great blues entertainment on three stages at beautiful downtown Peoria´s Riverfront Park. Considered one of the top blues festivals in the Midwest, the 22nd Annual Budweiser Blues Festival comprises two days of internationally known Blues artists and workshops and is produced by Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment, www.jaytv.com, with proceeds going to the Illinois Blues Coalition.

ADDED FEATURE: This year our festival is hosting the "ROAD TO MEMPHIS" the official competition leading to the Blues Foundation's world famous INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE. Sponsored by the River City Blues Society, this is an opportunity for unsigned Illinois bands to compete for entry into the IBC with expenses paid by the River City Blues Society with help from a funding grant from the Illinois Blues Coalition. You'll be able to see all these bands and more compete at the 2010 Budwesier Illinois Blues FestivaL