PUTTING THE SHUFFLE BACK INTO
SOUTHSIDE SHUFFLE WITH MORE THAN 150 ACTS
…ENJOY FIVE BUCK BLUES AT 14th
ANNUAL PORT CREDIT BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL
For Immediate Release:
The 14th
annual Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle Blues & Jazz Festival, being held from
September 7 to 9, brings a world of blues and jazz music to Port Credit once
again – and this year the entertainment is bigger than ever!
“We are putting
the shuffle back in the shuffle,” says festival founder Chuck Jackson, the
legendary blues singer with The Downchild Blues Band. This year there are four
stages in Memorial Park and the entertainment will be non-stop as performances
on one stage ends and starts up on another.
Dubbed the Five
Buck Blues, it costs only $5 to get into the park to experience these four
stages of endless music. A weekend pass
is $10.
The Heath and
Sherwood main stage will feature some of the top blues acts from across Canada,
including Cameo Blues Band, Fathead, Jack de Keyzer and Stacy Mitchhart. Cheryl Lescomb returns with the Tucson Choir
Boys and Downchild Blues Band closes out the weekend for the 14th
straight year…a show not to be missed!
The Mississipi
‘Find Your True South’ main stage will feature an amazing lineup of musicians
from the True South – Mississipi - proving once again that the Southside
Shuffle is a world class festival with the talent to back it up.
The ‘Wasaga Beach
Stonebridge’ main stage hosts its own impressive lineup with Jimmy Bowskill,
the Scott Holt Band, Loco Zydeco and the incredible Shakura S’aide, among many
others.
As the gateway to
the Festival, the ‘Holmar Plumbing, B&D Auto Recycling’ sponsored Dave de
Eyre Square will welcome visitors to the festival with some amazing acts,
including Al Lerman, Tucson Choir Boys and Paul James.
There’s much more
thoughout the weekend, including the ever popular Beggar’s Banquet Banquet,
which will also kick off the weekend festivities on Thursday, Sept. 6, with
host Johnny Max.
Everyone’s
favourite festival attraction, The Street Shuffle, is also back this year. On Saturday, the Street Shuffle will host
more than 30 bands along Lakeshore Road between Hurontario Street and Stavebank
Road from 2 to 6 p.m., including blues, jazz, Dixieland and more. Don’t miss the biggest street party in the
city.
The Junior Jam,
Harps for Kids, Vendor Village, Molson Beer Gardens and Food Court can also be
found in Memorial Park. With more than
175 bands in 20-plus clubs and venues in Port Credit holding live music
performances, along with the Legion Jam stage, you may be stressed as you
decide who to see first.
This year’s
Southside Shuffle will be a weekend full of incredible talent and wonderful
people. Don’t miss out. For more information or to buy tickets, visit
www.southsideshuffle.com
Chuck Jackson,
1-905-301-3731, chuckjackson2@rogers.com
Linda Leatherdale,
1-416-206-2818, linda.leatherdale@cambriacanada.com
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