2022 Festival Lineup

View the full lineup for the 13th Annual Niagara Falls Blues Festival, taking place on September 16-17, 2022.
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Friday September 16, 2022


5:00-6:30 PM: The Thurman Brothers Band


7:00-8:30 PM: The Coupe De Villes


9:00-11:00 PM: Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials

Saturday September 17, 2022


1:00-2:30 PM: The Loco-Motives with Niagara Falls and WNY All Stars

3:00-4:30 PM
The Jammin Gypsy Review with
Buffalo and WNY All Stars

5:00-6:30 PM
Brandon Santini Band

7:00-8:30 PM
Mud Morganfield Band with
Special Guest Cheryl Arena
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9:00-11:00 PM
​Otis Cadillac and The El Dorados with
​The Fabulous Seville Sisters

Past Festival Lineups

​​September 13, 2008: Dave Viterna Group • Filter Kings • Junkyard Dogs • The Electras • Harmonica Dean and Juke Box Scales • Rockin' Jake Band • Jimmy Thackery • Downchild Blues Band
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​September 11-12, 2009: Dave Thurman • The Thurman Brothers • The Electras • Richard Ray Farrell • Problem Child • 4 On The Floor • Blues Hounds • Maria Auriguma • Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers • The Nighthawks
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September 9-11, 2010: Billy’s Blues Band with Dr. Z • Rip & the Bandogs • The Nighthawks • The Speedy Parker Blues Band • Loco-Motives • Doubletake Blues Band • The Jony James Blues Band • 
Shrimp Daddy and the Sharpshooters • Richard Ray Farrell • Eddie “House Rockin” Shaw and the Wolf Gang • Hubert Sumlin • ​Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh • Pinetop Perkins • Willie “Big Eye” Smith • Bob Margolin • Matt “Guitar” Murphy
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September 9-11, 2011: Richard Johnston • Junkyard Dogs • Mick Hayes Band • Albert Castiglia • Eddie Shaw and the Wolfgang • Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh • Tas Cru • Dennis Gruenling • Blues Hounds • The Stevie Project with Joe Mahfoud • Maria Aurigema •  Matt Schofield • Savoy Brown • Coco Montoya • Loco Motion • Harmonica John • Shrimp Daddy • Mr. Conrad
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September 7-9, 2012: The Coupe De Villes • Billy's Blues Band •  Reflector • Richard Ray Farrell with The Electras and Tommy Z • Mac Arnold and the Plate Full O' Blues • Roots Percussion • Richard Ray Farrell with Shrimp Daddy • Double Take Blues Band • Nickel City Pimp Choir • The Amazing Dr. Zarcon's Breathing Machine Jug Band • Leeron Zydeco • The Bravuras • The 44's • John Primer • James Cotton with The Nighthawks and Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh • Jon Dretto • Gospel Brunch with Marsha McWilson • Zark and the Sharks • Junkyard Dogs • Rock-Ed • Aces and Eights • Shrimp Daddy and Mr. Conrad
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August 30-September 1, 2013: Big Tobacco • Marsha McWilson and The Sharks • Mahajibee Blues Band • Mississippi Heat • Easy Street Sliders • Flyin' Blind Blues Band • The Bravuras with Jon Dretto • The Electras with Dr. Z and Mr. Conrad • Richard Ray Farrell Band with Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh and Cheryl Arena • Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater • Gospel Brunch • Aces and Eights • Powerline • Junk Yard Dogs • Bill "The Sauce Boss" Wharton 
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September 11-14, 2014: Aces and Eights • The Thurman Brothers Band • Mac Arnold and Plate Full O' Blues • Dan Harper with the Magic Show • Peter D. Harper and Midwest Kind • Ray Fuller and the Blues Rockers • Eddy Shaw and the Wolfgang • Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh • Black Rock Zydeco • Marsha McWilson • Pappy John's Blues Band • The Electras • The Pitbull of Blues • The Kinsey Report • The Junk Yard Dogs with Jon Dretto • Bill "The Sauce Boss" Wharton • Rockin Jake • Albert Castiglia
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September 16-18, 2016: Mac Arnold and the Plate Full O' Blues • Eddie Shaw and the Wolfgang with Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh • Shawn Holt and the Teardrops with John Primer • The Chris O'Leary Band • Aces and Eights • The Electras • The Tommy Z Band • Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials • John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers • Popa Chubby • Gospel Brunch with Marsha McWilson
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​September 15-17, 2017: Mr. Conrad and the Original Excellos • Chris Beard • Richard Ray Farrell with Dennis Gruenling • Downchild Blues Band • Harper and Midwest Kind • Sauce Boss • Lady A and the Bluesfuze • Laura Rain and the Caesars • Cheryl Arena Band • The Nighthawks featuring Muddy Waters Blues Band • The Albert Castiglia Band • Gospel Brunch featuring Marsha McWilson • Maria Aurigema Band • Jammin' Gypsies • Aces and Eights
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September 14-15, 2018: Junk Yard Dogs • The John Dretto Band • Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials • Bruce Wojick and The Struggle • Jack Thurman Band • Cheryl Arena Band • Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers • Randy Mcallister and The Scrappiest Band in the Motherland • Marcia Ball
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September 13-14, 2019: John Portnoy • Mac Arnold and the Plate Full O' Blues with John Primer • The Nighthawks with Bob Margolin • The Coupe De Villes • Backstreet Blues Band • The Pitt Bull of Blues with Stan Street • Mississippi Heat with Eddie "Vaan" Shaw Jr. • Otis Cadillac and the El Dorados with the Seville Sisters • Canned Heat