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Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Joanne Shaw Taylor to perform at Blues on the Fox

Posted June 11, 2024 4:22 pm

Shaw Local News Network

Big Head Todd and The Monsters will close out the Blues on the Fox Festival on Saturday, June 15, at RiverEdge Park in Aurora. Courtesy of RiverEdge Park

Aurora’s annual Blues on the Fox Festival returns to RiverEdge Park on June 14-15 with two days of live outdoor music showcasing world-renowned blues artists.

Chicago blues star Toronzo Cannon kicks off the festival at 7 p.m. Friday, celebrating the release of his new album, “Shut Up & Play!”

The headliner is internationally acclaimed pedal steel guitar blues master Robert Randolph at 9 p.m.

Tickets for Friday night are $20.

Joanne Shaw Taylor, one of the top British blues rock guitarist, will be coming to Aurora's Blues on the Fox to perform on Saturday, June 15. Courtesy of RiverEdge Park

Saturday kicks off with the famed Wayne Baker Brooks, son of Chicago’s legendary Lonnie Brooks, at 3 p.m.

Guy King follows at 5 p.m. with his one-of-a-kind blend of blues, jazz, soul, rock and R&B.

Then get set at 7 p.m. for Joanne Shaw Taylor, a premier U.K. blues rock guitarist who is blowing audiences away on this side of the pond, as well.

Closing Aurora’s Blues on the Fox Festival at 9 p.m. is one of the most celebrated bands in music, blues-rock revivalists Big Head Todd & the Monsters.

Tickets for Saturday’s shows are $25.

Gates open at 6 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. RiverEdge Park is at 360 N. Broadway (Route 25) in downtown Aurora, right across the street from Metra’s Aurora Transportation Center.

For tickets and information, visit RiverEdgeAurora.com, call (630) 896-6666, stop by RiverEdge’s satellite box office at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and until showtime on concert days, or purchase on concert day at RiverEdge Park.

Children, age 12 or younger, are admitted free. Children must be accompanied by an adult, age 18 or older, and must pick up a free ticket onsite on the concert day at any ticket booth at RiverEdge Park.

The lineup for the Blues on the Fox Festival on June 14 and 15 at downtown Aurora’s RiverEdge Park will feature (top, from left) Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Robert Randolph and Toronzo Cannon, along with (bottom) Joanne Shaw Taylor, Guy King and Wayne Baker Brooks. Courtesy of RiverEdge Park

All tickets are general admission. People should bring their own bag chairs or blankets. There will be limited bench seating on a first-come basis near the stage. Fees are not included in ticket prices.

Guy King will be performing at the Blues on the Fox on June 15 with keyboardist Tom Vaitsas, bassist Rodrigo Mantovani, drummer Samuel Jewell, and saxophonists Chris Neal and Anthony Bruno. Courtesy of Ted Beranis

On Friday, June 14, Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon will open the annual Blues on the Fox in Aurora. Courtesy of RiverEdge Park

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