ONE Phuket event that continues to win the admiring ears of an increasing band of music-lovers is the Phuket International Blues Rock Festival, which this year adds sound to the island's mix of sun and sea and fun on February 26-27.
Five years in the growing, the festival is a firm fixture and a favorite at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa, on Karon Beach.
Twelve topline acts and eight international bands are set to draw appreciative audiences of an ecclectic kind, with legendary blues artist Charlie Musselwhite and his band from the US closing the show on Saturday and popular Australian singer Richard Clapton Friday's highlight.
Profits go to support local children's education through the Rotary Club of Patong.
A couple of free warm-up sessions sound the right note on Thursday, February 25. Main sessions start at 6pm and run to 1am
Thursday, February 25
3pm: Robert One-Man Johnson (US) at Hilton Arcadia Crossroads lobby
10pm: Festival Warm-Up Session @ Tai Pan nightclub, Patong
Friday, February 26
3pm: AkashA (Malaysia) Acoustic World Music at hotel lobby
5pm: Main Gates open with darts, other games, plenty of food and drink
6pm: Robert One-Man Johnson (US), Retrovision (Bangkok), Andy Gonzales (US) and the Rockin' Angels, Rich Harper (US), Richard Clapton (Australia)
Saturday, February 27
3pm: Robert One-Man Johnson (US) at Crossroads
5pm: Main Gates open with darts, other games, plenty of food and drink
5:30pm: AkashA World Music (Malaysia), George Cordeiro (US) and the Fai Jang Blues Gang, the Prodigal Sons (Norway), the Groove Doctors and Friends (Phuket), KNiKi (Australia), Charlie Musselwhite (US).
Tickets available through www.thaiticketmajor.com and from February 12 at select locations around the island.
General admission: 1500 baht for the two-day event at the gate; 1000 baht when purchased in advance
VIP: access to the festival VIP area with free-flow beer and wine
3500 baht for the two day event at the gate; 3000 baht purchased in advance.
Tel: +66 86682 2639 E: phuketmusic@yahoo.com
Phuket Blues Rock Festival: Photo SpecialFive years in the growing, the festival is a firm fixture and a favorite at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa, on Karon Beach.
Twelve topline acts and eight international bands are set to draw appreciative audiences of an ecclectic kind, with legendary blues artist Charlie Musselwhite and his band from the US closing the show on Saturday and popular Australian singer Richard Clapton Friday's highlight.
Profits go to support local children's education through the Rotary Club of Patong.
A couple of free warm-up sessions sound the right note on Thursday, February 25. Main sessions start at 6pm and run to 1am
Thursday, February 25
3pm: Robert One-Man Johnson (US) at Hilton Arcadia Crossroads lobby
10pm: Festival Warm-Up Session @ Tai Pan nightclub, Patong
Friday, February 26
3pm: AkashA (Malaysia) Acoustic World Music at hotel lobby
5pm: Main Gates open with darts, other games, plenty of food and drink
6pm: Robert One-Man Johnson (US), Retrovision (Bangkok), Andy Gonzales (US) and the Rockin' Angels, Rich Harper (US), Richard Clapton (Australia)
Saturday, February 27
3pm: Robert One-Man Johnson (US) at Crossroads
5pm: Main Gates open with darts, other games, plenty of food and drink
5:30pm: AkashA World Music (Malaysia), George Cordeiro (US) and the Fai Jang Blues Gang, the Prodigal Sons (Norway), the Groove Doctors and Friends (Phuket), KNiKi (Australia), Charlie Musselwhite (US).
Tickets available through www.thaiticketmajor.com and from February 12 at select locations around the island.
General admission: 1500 baht for the two-day event at the gate; 1000 baht when purchased in advance
VIP: access to the festival VIP area with free-flow beer and wine
3500 baht for the two day event at the gate; 3000 baht purchased in advance.
Tel: +66 86682 2639 E: phuketmusic@yahoo.com
Photo Special If music replaced money, the world would work so well. Give some of yours, get some back. Here's what can be expected at the Blues Rock Festival on February 20, 21 and 22
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