OFFICIAL LINEUP

General Admission is still available. VIP is SOLD OUT.
Keeping the Blues Alive Youth Stage Saturday & Sunday

DOORS OPEN

Friday 5:00 PM
Saturday / Sunday 10:00 AM

Event is rain or shine and all times are subject to change

THE MUSIC DOESN'T STOP ALL WEEKEND LONG

Check out live music Thurday:, Friday, Saturday night around town. See the FAQ's below!

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Save Money. Help Our Cause. Be A Festival Volunteer.

Full day volunteers receive a GA ticket to the day of their choice. Half day volunteers are welcome to attend the show that day.

2022 FESTIVAL FAQ

Can't find your Blues From The Top Festival tickets in your inbox?

Log into your EventBrite account at www.eventbrite.com and they'll be right there waiting for you. Look at the top right of your browser window for my events or tickets.

View Rules and Regulation: https://www.playwinterpark.com/ticketed-event-rules

NOTE: There are no refunds. Event is rain or shine. All times are subject to change.

NOTE: All times are subject to change.
 
Friday, June 24:

Gates open at 5:00 p.m. Music starts at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 25:
Gates open at 10 a.m. Music starts at 11:00 a.m. and goes until approximately 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 26:
Gates open at 10 a.m. Music starts at 11:00 a.m. and goes until approximately 5:00 p.m.
(Please note: all times and artists are subject to change)
 
FRIDAY JUNE 24
MAIN STAGE
6:00pm - 7:00pm – Southern Avenue
MAIN STAGE
7:30pm - 9:30pm – Gov’t Mule
 
SATURDAY  JUNE 25
MAIN STAGE
11:00am – 11:30am – Emma Marie Band
YOUTH STAGE
11:30am – 12:00pm - Candy Cigarette
MAIN STAGE
12:00pm – 12:50pm – Eddie 9V
YOUTH STAGE
12:50pm – 1:20pm - Dylan & Declan
MAIN STAGE
1:20pm – 2:20pm – Sue Foley
YOUTH STAGE
2:20pm – 2:50pm - The Blue Shoes
MAIN STAGE
2:50pm – 3:50pm – Larkin Poe
YOUTH STAGE
3:50pm – 4:20pm - Jack Brown featuring Bohdi Linde
MAIN STAGE
4:20pm – 5:50pm – Big Head Todd & the Monsters
 
COOPER CREEK SQUARE SHOW
6-8PM Blue Shoes & A Blues Jam
SUNDAY JUNE 26
MAIN STAGE
11:00am – 12:00pm – Bette Smith
YOUTH STAGE
12:00pm - 12:30pm - Luke Hickam & Orion Ilgner
MAIN STAGE
12:30pm - 1:30pm – Southern Hospitality
YOUTH STAGE
1:30pm – 2:00pm - Daniel Simmonds & Band
MAIN STAGE
2:00pm – 3:00pm – Charlie Musselwhite
YOUTH STAGE
3:00pm - 3:30pm - Bohdi Linde & All Stars or w/Daniel Simmonds Band
MAIN STAGE
3:30pm – 4:45pm – Tab Benoit

VIP tickets will consist of:
3 day VIP non-transferable passes are available only. Single day VIP tickets are not available.

  • Preferred seating in the lower section nearest stage.
  • Chairs provided for VIP. There is no assign 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).
  • Commemorative 20th Anniversary cup
  • Commemorative 20th Anniversary VIP lanyard & credential (non-transferrable)
  • *Please note: Food and drinks will not be provided. Additional bathrooms 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 adult and no ticket required.

NOTE: There are no refunds. Event is rain or shine. All times are subject to change.

Can't find your Blues From The Top Festival tickets in your inbox?

Log into your EventBrite account at www.eventbrite.com and they'll be right there waiting for you. Look at the top right of your browser window for my events or tickets.

 

Need to purchase tickets? Buy early for the best rate.

  • Purchase Tickets Here
  • 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.

Blues After Dark Shows
(All times are subject to change without notice.)

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

JONNY O BAND @ RENDEZVOUS EVENT CENTER | FREE SHOW | 6-8PM. Produced by the Winter Park & Fraser Chamber


FRIDAY, JUNE 24

SARAH MORRIS MUSIC ON THE SQUARE AT COOPER CREEK | FREE SHOW | 6-8pm. Produced by Cooper Creek Square

JONNY O BAND @ DEVIL'S CRAFT | $10 | 8:30PM - MIDNIGHT. Produced by Devil's Craft


SATURDAY, JUNE 25

THE BLUE SHOES & KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE JAM | MUSIC ON THE SQUARE AT COOPER CREEK | FREE SHOW 6-8PM. Produced by Cooper Creek Square

JONNY O BAND @ DEVIL'S CRAFT | $10 | 8:30PM - MIDNIGHT. Produced by Devil's Craft

TONE & THE VIBE @ WINTER PARK PUB | 8-10PM. Produced by Winter Park Pub

Please visit our  Lodging section of our website Official Lodging sponsors are Winter Park Mountain Lodge and StayWinterPark
Parking is available throughout town. There is also free parking at Cooper Creek Square, across the street from the Festival Entrance, located at 225, 47 Cooper Creek Way, Winter Park, CO 80482.
Disabled parking is available and located on corner of Highway 40 and Rendezvous Way, near Gate Entrance, but is limited to first come, first serve.

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. 

Please call the US Forest Service at 970.887.4100 for the most up-to-date camping information and conditions.
Camping and RV parking in the area: PlayWinterPark.com.
 or here is a handy Grand County Campground Resource Guide to help you find the perfect spot. 

Get LIVE road and weather updates by calling 511 or visit cotrip.org (we recommend downloading their app).

We love our sponsors! Download the sponsorship packet here and fill out the sponsorship form here. Questions, Email Tim.Hubbard@grandblues.org!  
 
 
2022 Sponsor LEVEL
Grand County Tourism Gold
Middle Park Glass Gold
Middle Park Medical Center Gold
Mt. Storage Management Gold
Spectrum Electric Gold
Strictly Blues Gold
Winter Park & Fraser Chamber Gold
Eagle Wind Sound Silver
Grand Valley Hospitality Silver
Michaels Audio & Video Silver
Mountain Chalet Properties Silver
Sky Hi News Silver
Stay Winter Park Silver
Turner Productions Silver
Wealth Management Services Silver
Winter Park Mountain Lodge Silver
Alpine Lumber Bronze
Avalanche Car Rental Bronze
Bottomline Bookkeeping Bronze
BW Alpenglo Lodge Bronze
Décor Done Bronze
Devil's Craft Bronze
Doug Deutsch Publications Bronze
Edward Jones Bronze
Epic Mountain Sports Bronze
Hernando's Pizza Pub Bronze
High Altitude Engineering Bronze
JVA Engineers Bronze
Keeping The Blue Alive Bronze
MC Design & Print Bronze
Mountain Parks Electric bronze
Real Estate of Winter Park Bronze
Safeway Bronze
Sean Yarbrough Art bronze
The Roofing Company Bronze
The Trash Company Bronze
Volunteers in various areas needed on Friday, June 24, Saturday, June 25, Sunday, June 26. Community Service offered as a non-profit festival! Get a free t-shirt, lunch. Plus if volunteers work a full shift, they receive another ticket for another 2022 BFTT festival day. If volunteering for a half day, you get in that day all day for free.
Click here for Vendor Application. Booth space is for the three day festival.
10' x 10' booth: $450
10' x 20' booth: $750
Great food vendors, vendors selling clothing, jewelry, art, etc. Plus Keeping the Blues Alive Youth Stage will be by the Vendor Village Saturday and Sunday.
 
Stop by the Blues Star Connection Tent and Grand County Blues Society Tent to check out Silent Auction Items that will help support our programs. 

Silent Auction will be available at the Grand County Blues Society's Silent Auction Tent. Bid on multiple signed guitars by national artists while helping support Blue Star Connection.

Food Vendors: Yes! there will be a handful of delicious vendors at the event. Please note, due to staffing shortages, there may not as many food vendors as we have hoped. We encourage festival-goers to bring snacks. It's an open event so you are more than welcome to enjoy the local restaurants as well.
 
Drinks:Canned beer, canned wine and canned mixed drinks available for credit card purchase. This is a no cash event.
 
Water stations will be around the venue. Bring a reusable cup. Vendors will have na drinks (pop and bottled water) for sale.
Go to playWinterPark.com for the official community website. There you will find an array of activities, hiking/biking trail maps, restaurants, shopping and monthly event calendar and other services.

Send your professional Electronic Press Kit in Adobe PDF format to: booking@grandblues.org.

Contact Retta Yarbrough 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

Contact Retta Yarbrough 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

Press Release View Here:

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

General Admission is still available. VIP is SOLD OUT.

LODGING

StayWinterPark
50 Village Drive • Winter Park, CO 80482

800-215-6535
StayWinterPark  •  email

WPML
Winter Park Mountain Lodge
81699 US 40 • Winter Park, CO

(855) 891-9900
www.winterparkhotel.com  •  email

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Alpenglo Lodge
78665 US 40 • Winter Park, CO

(970) 726-8088
www.wplodging.com  •  email

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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

Rendezvous Event Center

78821 US Hwy 40, Winter Park, CO 80482

 

2022 FESTIVAL HOURS:
(All times are subject to change. Rain or shine. No refunds.)

Friday:
Gates at 5pm | Music 6pm - 9:30pm

Saturday:
Gates at 10am | Music 11am - 6pm

Sunday:
Gates at 10am | Music 11am - 5pm

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