2025 Niagara Falls Blues Festival Schedule

Below is the complete live music lineup for the 16th Annual Niagara Falls Blues Festival, taking place on Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls, NY on September 12-13, 2025.

Friday, September 12, 2025


​5:00-6:30 PM
Bruce Wojick & The Struggle

7:00-8:30 PM
The Shaelyn Band

9:00-10:30 PM
Spencer Mackenzie

Saturday, September 13, 2025


​1:00-2:30 PM
Sauce Boss with Extra Sauce
Traveling Gumbo Show
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3:00-4:30 PM
Dave Weld &
The Imperial Flames

5:00-6:30 PM
Wayne Baker Brooks

7:00-8:30 PM 
Tommy Z
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9:00-10:30 PM
Kelley Hunt and The 5

Past Niagara Falls Blues Festival Music 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
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September 16-17, 2022: The Thurman Brothers Band • The Coupe De Villes •Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials • The Loco-Motives with Niagara Falls and Western New York All Stars • The Jammin Gypsy Review with Buffalo and Western New York All Stars • Brandon Santini Band • Mud Morganfield with Cheryl Arena • Otis Cadillac and the El Dorados with the Seville Sisters

September 15-16, 2023: Cleveland's Backstreet Blues Band • Spencer Mackenzie • Joe Louis Walker • Tommy Z • Studebaker John & The Hawks • Mike Morgan and The Crawl • Lurrie Bell • Shemekia Copeland

September 13-14, 2024: Junk Yard Dogs • The Cheryl Arena Band • The Chris O'Leary Band • The Mighty Duck Blues Band • Frankie Boy & The Blues Express • Mississippi Heat • Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy • Colin James