Past Events
THUNDER BAY BLUES SOCIETY PAST EVENTS
2024
March 23 – Blues House Party 5 (featuring Voodoo Blue, Junior & the Bifocals, The Chain, John Booth & the Southside Band, Deb Tully with Southern Comfort)
May 25 – Blues Blast 2024 (featuring Wayne Baker Brooks, Studebaker John & the Hawks, The Stephen Hull Experience, The Roosters, Dr. Buck & the Bluesbangers)
October 19 – Blues Shakedown 2024 (featuring Blackburn Brothers, Little Magic Sam Band, The Blue Pretenders)
2023
March 25 – Blues House Party 4 (featuring The B5 Blues Band, James Boraski & MomentaryEvolution, The Blue Pretenders, Voodoo Blue)
May 27 – Blues Blast 2023 (featuring Mississippi Heat, Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames, Tony Holiday, The Chain, Brother John solo)
October 21 – Blues Shakedown 2023 (featuring Toronzo Cannon, Shawn Holt & the Teardrops, The Bustle)
2022
June 11 – Blues House Party 3 (featuring The Chain, The Roosters, Dr Buck & the Bluesbangers, The Blues Pretenders)
October 22 – Ghost Town Blues Band
2019
March 30 – Blues House Party 1 (featuring Blueshawk, The Shakes, James Boraski & MomentaryEvolution, The Shortstops)
May 31 – Ray Fuller & the Blues Rockers
October 19 – John Primer & the Real Deal Blues Band/Ivy Ford Band
November 16 – Blues House Party 2 (featuring The Roosters, Dr Buck & the Bluesbangers, The Blooz Berries w/Tara O, The Shortstops)
2018
May 12 – MonkeyJunk
November 9 & 10 – Brandon Santini
2017
June 23 – Steve Strongman
November 10 – Shawn Holt and the Teardrops
2016
November 25 – Laura Rain & the Caesars
2015
March 6 – Mississippi Heat
2014
March 21 & 22 – Paul Reddick & his Band
October 24 & 25 – Becky Barksdale
2013
April 6 – Mississippi Heat
September 20 & 21 – Michael Charles
November 23 – Mingo Fishtrap
2012
March 3 – Andrew ‘Jr Boy’ Jones
August 17 – Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang
October 19 & 20 – Café R&B
December 8 – Doc MacLean
2011
March 4 – Studebaker John (substituted for E.C. Scott)
2010
June 11 – Canadian Blues Extravaganza with Jack de Keyzer & Gary Kendall
(BITS*) – Rockhouse
2009
March 6 – Northwest Blues Showcase
October 30 – Big James & the Chicago Playboys (BITS*) – Jack’s
2008
April 18 – Sherman Robertson
October 3 – Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang (BITS*) – Scuttlebutt’s
2007
April 27 – Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys
October 5 – Fruteland Jackson (BITS*) – Gargoyles
October 19 & 20 – Liz Mandeville & the Blue Points (BITS*) – The Apollo
November 9 – The Nighthawks
2006
April 8 – Anthony Gomes
October 20 – Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience (BITS*) – Prosvita
2005
April 30 – Tinsley Ellis
May 16 – Roy Young & the James Anthony Band (BITS* only)
October 15 – Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
December 2 – Members & Sponsors Appreciation Night
(Lamont Cranston Band – Jack’s)
2004
March 27 – Renee Austin
September 16 – Social & Member Appreciation Night
October 27 – Robert Jones (BITS*) – An Evening of Delta Blues
November 19 & 20 – Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials (held at Grand Portage)
2003
May 3 – Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys
October 10 – The Groove Hogs
December 3 – Robert Jones (BITS*) at The Study @ LU
2002
November – All-Star Blues Bash at The Outpost – over 20 local musicians
2001
April 21 – The Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings
October 13 – Sugar Ray & the Bluetones
2000
April 1 – Blue Chamber featuring Big John Dickerson
October 13 – Lamont Cranston Band
1999
February 25 – Mid-Winter Blues Bash (local bands)
October 2 – Big Walter Smith & the Groove Merchants
1998
September 17 – All Star Blues Review (local bands)
*BITS – Blues In The Schools