Over the years, the Peoria Blues & Heritage Music Festival has featured some of the best artists and entertainers that the world of blues music has to offer. We are proud to have presented all of the following:
A.C. Reed (1991, 1993)
Aaron Kamm & The One Drops (2019, 2023)
Albert Collins & The Icebreakers (1993)
Ana Popovic (2023)
Anthony Gomes (2018)
Arlo McKinley & The Lonesome Sound (2019, 2022)
Ben Folds (2018)
Ben Miller Band (2019)
Bernard Allison (1999, 2008, 2023)
Billy Strings (2018)
Blind Boys of Alabama (2014)
Bobby “Blue” Bland (1998)
Brainchild (2016, 2017)
Brandon “Taz” Niederauer (2018)
Brian Dennison (2016)
Bryan Lee & The Blues Power Band (2009)
Buddy Guy (2016, 2018)
C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band (1997)
Canned Heat (2012)
Charlie Musselwhite (1995)
Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings (1994)
Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram (2023)
Chris Stevens (2023)
Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band (1996, 2001, 2005)
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown (1994)
Coco Montoya (2001, 2016)
Dave Mason (2007)
Delbert McClinton (1997, 2014)
Dexter O’Neal and the Funk Yard (2016, 2023)
Dirty Dozen Brass Band (2016)
Doyle Bramhall II (2015)
Dr. John (2017)
Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio (1995, 2004, 2011)
Easy Riders (2016)
Eddie “Chief” Clearwater (1991)
Eddie Taylor (2010)
Elvin Bishop (1992, 2003, 2013)
Erech Bruce (2023)
Formerly The Fox (2023)
George Porter Jr. (2017)
Harlem Hayfield (2023)
Here Come The Mummies (2016, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Highway 61 (2016)
Hollow Down (2019)
Ida Mae (2019)
James Armstrong (2022)
James Cotton (1999)
Jamie N Commons (2019)
JGB Ft. Melvin Seals & John Kadlecik (2019)
JJ Grey & Mofro (2013)
Jocelyn & Chris Arndt (2019)
John Butler Trio (2017)
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers (2000, 2017)
Johnny Neel (2002)
Johnny Winter Band (2010)
Joslyn & The Sweet Compression (2022)
Keller Williams (2017)
Kenny Neal (1997, 2005)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (2013, 2019)
Killborn Alley Blues Band (2019)
Kim Simmonds (2011)
KoKo Taylor & Her Blues Machine (1989)
Laith Al-Saadi (2016, 2019)
Larry McCray (1999)
Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials (2012)
Little Milton (2002)
Little Victory (2023)
Lizzi Neal Band (2016)
Lonnie Brooks (1990, 1992, 1994, 1996)
Lonnie Mack (1991) Lucky Peterson (1996)
Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson (2002)
Magic Slim & The Teardrops (1991, 2006)
Marcia Ball (2013)
Matthew Curry (2017, 2019)
Mavis Staples (2016)
Michael Burks (2003)
O.A.R. (2016)
Paul Thorn (2013)
Peoria Rhythm Kings (2019)
QC Slim Band (2016)
Quinn Sullivan (2023)
Rebirth Brass Band (2017)
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (2006, 2015, 2022)
Robert Cray (2014, 2018)
Robert Randolph & The Family Band (2015)
Rockin’ Billy and the Rhythm Riot (2019)
Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers (2001)
Ron Roling (2016)
Ronnie Baker Brooks (2019)
Roosevelt Collier (2018)
Rooster Alley (2016)
Sam Williams – Son of Hank Williams Jr (2018)
Savoy Brown (1995, 2011)
Seratones (2022)
Shaw Holt & The Teardrops (2023)
Shooter Jennings (2018)
Siegel Schwall Band (2006)
Snake Oil Salesman (2016)
Son Seals Band (1990)
Southern Avenue (2017)
Steady Flow (2016, 2017)
Still Shine (2016, 2019)
Sun Stereo (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
T&C (2016)
Taj Mahal (2015)
The Bogart Jones Band (2016)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds (2000, 2018)
The Fourmula (2016)
The Kinsey Report (1989)
The Radiators (2007)
The Record Company (2023)
The Smiley Tillmon Band (2017)
The Spirit: Wood Brothers Tribute (2016)
Tinsley Ellis (2015, 2017, 2023)
Tommy Castro Band (2004, 2008, 2019, 2022)
Trampled By Turtles (2022)
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (2022)
Vanessa Davis Band (2016)
Victor Wooten (2015)
Walter “Wolfman” Washington (2009)
Walter Trout (2004, 2012)
Watermelon Slim (2007)
Wayne Baker Brooks (2023)
Wild Child Gipson (1991)
and many, many more!
