Blues From the Top
Music Festival
Winter Park, Colorado
The lineup includes:
FRIDAY, JUNE 23
SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Grace Potter
4:40pm
Galactic
with Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph
3:10pm
Samantha Fish
featuring
Jesse Dayton
1:40pm
Cedric Burnside
12:20pm
Jimmy Carpenter
11:00am
Gates Open
10:00am
SUNDAY, JUNE 25
Devon Allman Project
with special guests
Anders Osborne, Larry McCray & Jimmy Hall
3:30pm
Blood Brothers with
Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia
2:00pm
Shemekia Copeland
12:30pm
Robert Jon & The Wreck
11:00am
Gates Open
10:00am
Check out The Music Youth Stage is live in between set breaks Saturday and Sunday. Stage is located in Vendor Village.
Note: All showtimes are subject to change at any time & without warning.
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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Full day volunteers receive a GA ticket to the day of their choice. Half day volunteers are welcome to attend the show that day.
2023 FESTIVAL FAQ
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NOTE: There are no refunds. Event is rain or shine. All times are subject to change.
Friday 23, 2023
***4:30pm - Doors Open***
Show
6:30pm – 7:40pm – Drive-By Truckers
7:40pm – 8:10pm – Set Change
8:10pm – 9:30pm – The Record Company
Saturday 24, 2023
***10:00am - Doors Open***
Showtime
11:00am – 11:50am – Jimmy Carpenter
11:50am – 12:20pm - Set Change – Check out the Music Youth Stage Live
12:20pm – 1:10pm – Cedric Burnside
1:10pm – 1:40pm - Set Change – Check out the Music Youth Stage Live
1:40pm – 2:40pm – Samantha Fish ft.Jesse Dayton
2:40pm – 3:10pm - Set Change – Check out the Music Youth Stage Live
3:10pm – 4:10pm – Galactic
4:10pm – 4:40pm - Set Change – Check out the Music Youth Stage Live
4:40pm – 5:55pm – Grace Potter
Sunday 25, 2023
***10:00am - Doors Open***
Showtime
11:00am – 12:00pm –Robert Jon & The Wreck
12:00pm - 12:30pm - Set Change – Check out the Music Youth Stage Live
12:30pm - 1:30pm – Shemekia Copeland
1:30pm – 2:00pm - Set Change – Check out the Music Youth Stage Live
2:00pm – 3:00pm – Blood Brothers
3:00pm - 3:30pm - Set Change – Check out the Music Youth Stage Live
3:30pm – 4:45pm – Devon Allman Project
CHECK OUT THE MUSIC YOUTH ARTIST SCHEDULE
Friday:
Cooper Creek Square Music on the Square Stage
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Olivia Niedzwiecki
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Orion Ilgner
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Luke Hickam
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Candy Cigarette
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm - The Blue Shoes
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Youth All-Star Jam session
Saturday:
Check Out The Music Festival Youth Stage at Rendezvous Center
11:30am – 12:00pm - Olivia Niedzwiecki
12:50pm – 1:20pm - Orion Ilgner
2:20pm – 2:50pm - Candy Cigarette
3:50pm – 4:20pm - Blue Shoes
Sunday:
Check Out The Music Festival Youth Stage at Rendezvous Center
12:00pm – 12:30pm - Luke Hickam
1:30pm – 2:00pm - Candy Cigarette
3:00pm – 3:30pm - All-Star Jam Session
VIP tickets will consist of:
3 day VIP non-transferable passes are available only. Single day VIP tickets are not available.
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2023 VIP Experience includes -
- Preferred seating (first come first serve basis in VIP area)
- A private bar
- 3 complimentary drink tickets
- A hot snack ticket for Saturday & Sunday.
Please note:
- Preferred seating in the lower section nearest stage.
- Chairs are set up and provided for VIP. There is no assigned seating in the VIP section. VIP seat location is based on first-come, first-serve.
- Private VIP Bar behind the stage (Drinks are for purchase via credit card).
- All Bathrooms are located at the top of the venue. There is no comp seating in VIP for kids. Paid ticket for this section is required.
General Admission
3 day GA non-transferable passes are available as well as single day tickets.
Seating in grass based on a first come first serve basis. Food and drink available for purchase.
Kids 12 and under are free in General Admission when accompanied by an adult and no ticket is required.
NOTE: There are no refunds. The event is rain or shine. All times are subject to change.
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- Tickets are non-refundable. Show is rain or shine.
- Kids 12 and under are free in General Admission when accompanied by a paid adult.
- There is no comp seating in VIP for kids. Paid VIP ticket is required regardless of age.
- NOTE: There are no refunds. Event is rain or shine. All times are subject to change.
Please note, Blues From The Top is now a cash-free event and will only be taking credit cards at the bars and official merchandise tent. Please note: This does not apply to outside retail vendors nor food vendors.
(All times and locations are subject to change without notice.)
THURSDAY, JUNE 22
Free Show at the RENDEZVOUS EVENT CENTER | FREE SHOW with Tenth Mountain Division | 6-8PM. Produced by the Winter Park & Fraser Chamber
FRIDAY, JUNE 23
- BLUES ACOUSTIC DUO - The Jellyroll Bakers | 3:00-6:00pm | Located at The Noble Buck
MUSIC ON THE SQUARE AT COOPER CREEK | FREE SHOW | 6-8pm. Produced by Cooper Creek Square - MUSIC AT DEVIL'S CRAFT | Gemini Dragon, plus Blues Youth Superstars | 9pm Produced by Devil's Craft
SATURDAY, JUNE 24
- MUSIC ON THE SQUARE AT COOPER CREEK | FREE SHOW 6-8PM. Produced by Cooper Creek Square
- MUSIC AT DEVIL'S CRAFT | Jonny O' Band plus Blues Youth Superstars to open |. Produced by Devil's Craft
- MUSIC AT WINTER PARK PUB | DETAILS AT DOOR |. Produced by Winter Park Pub
Visit TheLiftWP.com for schedule information and routes. Please note, buses run until 2:00 a.m. into Winter Park and Fraser only. Call the Free Shuttle Line at 970.726.4163 for Night Shuttle information.
Get LIVE road and weather updates by calling 511 or visit cotrip.org (we recommend downloading their app).
| GOLD SPONSORS | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Town of Winter Park | Delany Guitars | 10 Pound Gorilla |
| Grand County Tourism | Grand Valley Hospitality | Avalanche Car Rental |
| Down The Street Eats | Henderson Mine & Mill with Climax Molybdenum | BW Alpenglo Lodge |
| Middle Park Glass | Michael's Audio | Cooper Creek Square |
| Spectrum Electric | Middle Park Medical Center | Devil's Craft |
| Winter Park & Fraser Chamber | Mountain Storage | Doug Deutch Publications |
| Rocky Mountain Sound Light and Video | Edward Jones Jan Knisely | |
| Sky Hi News | Epic Mountain Sports | |
| StayWinter Park | Hernanod's Pizza | |
| TV 18 | KFFR 88.3 FM | |
| Wealth Management Services | MC Design & Print | |
| Safeway | ||
| Sean Yarbrough Art | ||
| Strictly Blues | ||
| The Roofing Company | ||
| The Trash Company | ||
| Winter Park Mt. Lodge |
Your efforts contribute to the 501c3 non-profit Grand County Blues Society and its programs: Blue Star Connection, Check out the Music and help to help make this volunteer-based festival fun smoothly. Be proud and again, we thank you!
Benefits:
Get a free volunteer t-shirt and lunch. Plus if volunteers work a full shift (aka 2 complete half shifts), they receive another ticket for a different 2023 BFTT festival day. If volunteering for a half day, volunteers get in that day all day for free.
Please, fill out the form below for the volunteer positions you are interested in. NOTE: THESE SECTIONS ARE NOT GUARANTEED and you may have to be moved to a different position. Thank you for understanding.
Need Community Service hours? We got you.
AREAS NEEDED:
- Bar Areas (TIPS trained preferred)
- Front Gate/Ticketing
- GCBS/Blue Star Connection Tent
- VIP Food Tent
- Festival Set Up
- Festival Tear Down
VOLUNTEER HERE
Silent Auction will be available at the Blues Star Connection Silent Auction Tent. Bid on multiple signed guitars by national artists while helping support Blue Star Connection.
Send your professional Electronic Press Kit in Adobe PDF format to: booking@grandblues.org.
Fill out this form to be considered to play on the Keeping The Blues Alive Youth Stage.
Physical Press Kits can be mailed to:
GCBS
PO BOX 1530
Winter Park, Colorado 80482
Fill out this form to be considered to play on the Keeping The Blues Alive Youth Stage.
Physical Press Kits can be mailed to:
GCBS
PO BOX 1530
Winter Park, Colorado 80482
Media Pass Request: Due to our limited capacity at this years event we can only allow a very small number of media passes. In order to support the the non-profit 501c3, Grand County Blues Society and its programs, Media selected must purchase festival tickets in order to enter venue.
Please note, if you would like to help sponsor, make a donation, or place complimentary advertising/promotion of the event before the event, event ticket fee may be waived.
If you would like to be considered, please email maria.chavez@grandblues.org. Media pass is not guaranteed. Note: Media pass is front-of-house access only with first three songs shots taken of each set. No backstage access. (These rules are subject to change at anytime without warning).
Below it is requested that five photo each section are given to the GCBS to use at our leisure:
1. Volunteers
2. Festival crowd/festival scenic
3. Stage/instruments/artists.
Please note, if you have been a chosen photographer in the years prior and have not submitted requested photos at an appropriate time, then you will not be considered.
Appreciate your help supporting and promoting Blues From The Top. It is how we fund our Blues Star Connection, Check out the Music programs and the non-profit Grand County Blues Society as a whole.
The Grand County Blues Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with the mission to promote Blues and American Roots Music through live performance, music outreach and education.
Our Blue Star Connection program supports hospital music therapy departments across the country and has gifted over 800 instruments to children with life threatening health issues. In Grand County, Check out the Music exposes school age kids to blues music by funding school music programs, helping kids create their own “bluesical”, providing the Keeping the Blues Alive Stage for young musicians at Blues from the Top, and donating musical instruments to the Grand County Libraries so they are available for loan to patrons.
For more information visit grandblues.org
LODGING
Winter Park Mountain Lodge
81699 US 40 • Winter Park, CO
(855) 891-9900
www.winterparkhotel.com • email
StayWinterPark
50 Village Drive • Winter Park, CO 80482
800-215-6535
StayWinterPark • email
Grand View Hospitality, Indian Peaks Resort
821 County Road 834 • Fraser, CO 80442
970.363.7149
CAMPING?
Click here for a list of campgrounds in the Grand County area or check out this handy Grand County Campground Camping Guide.
FIND US
Blues From The Top
78821 US Hwy 40, Winter Park, CO 80482
2023 FESTIVAL HOURS:
(All times are subject to change. Rain or shine. No refunds.)
Friday:
Gates 4:30 | Music 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday:
Gates 10am | Music 11am - 6pm
Sunday:
Gates 10am | Music 11am - 5pm
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