King Biscuit Blues Festival

Attracts hundreds of thousands of people to the banks of the Mississippi River in Helena, Arkansas, this iconic festival, held the weekend before

Columbus Day each October, continues to preserve the music of the Delta.

The name stems from King Biscuit Time, the longest-running daily radio show.

Schedule :

October 6, 2023

Line Up

9:00am to 9:30am : Alyssa Galvan - Bit-O-Blues

9:45am to 10:15am : Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport - Bit-O-Blues

10:30am to 11:15am : The Spa City Youngbloods of Hot Springs - Bit-O-Blues

11:30am : Pinetop Perkins Boogie Woogie Workshop Showcase - Bit-O-Blues

12:00pm to 12:55pm : D.K. Harrell - Main Stage

12:00pm to 12:45pm : Robert Hill- Lockwood Stackhouse

1:00pm to 1:45pm : Smokehouse, Mamie Porter & The Gutbucket Blues Band- Lockwood Stackhouse

1:10pm to 2:10pm : Dylan Triplett - Main Stage

2:00pm to 2:45pm : Mary Lane- Lockwood Stackhouse

2:00pm to 2:45pm : Rachel Ammons - Cedell Davis

2:30pm to 3:40pm : Carl Weathersby - Main Stage

3:00pm to 3:45pm : Ben Levin - Cedell Davis

3:00pm to 3:45pm : James “Taildragger” Jones- Lockwood Stackhouse

4:00pm to 4:45pm : Demetria Taylor- Lockwood Stackhouse

4:00pm to 4:45pm : Jeron Paxton - Cedell Davis

4:00pm to 5:10pm : Reba Russell Band - Main Stage

5:00pm to 5:45pm : Candice Ivory- Lockwood Stackhouse

5:00pm to 5:45pm : CW Gatlin - Cedell Davis

5:35pm to 6:45pm : Andy T Band - Main Stage

6:00pm to 6:45pm : Robert Finley- Lockwood Stackhouse

6:00pm to 6:45pm : Skeet Rogers & Inner City Blues Band - Cedell Davis

7:00pm to 8:00pm : Jimbo Mathus Band- Lockwood Stackhouse

7:00pm to 7:45pm : Omar Coleman - Cedell Davis

7:10pm to 8:20pm : Paul Thorn Band - Main Stage

8:00pm to 8:45pm : Sonny Green - Cedell Davis

8:45pm : Nick Moss Band - Main Stage

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