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9/11 Smokey Robinson - Beau Rivage, Biloxi
9/15 Ghostland Observatory - Lyric, Oxford
9/17 Drive-By Truckers - Minglewood Hall, Memphis
9/18 33rd Annual Miss. Delta Blues & Heritage Festival -
Washington Co. Convention Center, Greenville deltablues.org 9/20 Kings of Leon,
Black Keys, Whigs - Verizon Music Center, Birmingham 9/21 Black Keys,
Whigs - House of Blues, N.O.
9/22 The Hold Steady - Lyric, Oxford 9/23 Jamey Johnson -
Lyric, Oxford 9/24 Merle Haggard - Beau Rivage, Biloxi 9/25 Neil
Young - IP Casino, Biloxi 9/25 B.B. King - 9/26-27 B.B. King Blues Club, Memphis
9/30 Black
Crowes - Mud Island, Memphis; 10/01 Beau Rivage, Biloxi
10/02 Rick Springfield - Hard Rock Casino, Biloxi
10/02 Wavves - Proud Larry's, Oxford
10/02 The Cult - House of Blues, N.O.
10/06 David Bazan - One Eyed Jack's, New Orleans
10/07 Rogue Wave - Lyric, Oxford
10/08-09 Beach Boys - Beau Rivage, Biloxi
10/09 Yeasayer - House of Blues, N.O.
10/09 Vampire Weekend/Beach House - Mahalia Jackson Theatre, New Orleans
10/11 Matt & Kim - Lyric, Oxford; 10/12 House of Blues, N.O.
10/13 The Vaselines - One Eyed Jack's, New Orleans
10/14 Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans
10/16 3OH!3 Minglewood Hall, Memphis
10/20 Built to Spill - Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans
10/22 The Thermals - One Eyed Jack's, New Orleans
10/23 Maroon 5 - Hard Rock Casino, Biloxi
10/29-31 Voodoo Fest: Muse, MGMT, Metric, Hot Chip, Ozzy, Interpol, Paul
Oakenfold, InnerPartySystem+ - New Orleans City Park
2010.thevoodooexperience.com
10/29 Widespread Panic - UNO Lakefront Arena, N.O.
11/05 Of Montreal - Lyric, Oxford
11/05 Mumford & Sons - Republic, New Orleans
11/12 Blues Traveler - Beau Rivage, Biloxi
11/13 Wolf Parade - Lyric, Oxford
11/16 Social Distortion, Lucero - House of Blues, N.O.
11/21 Stars - Republic, New Orleans
1/07 David Allan Coe - Hard Rock Casino, Biloxi
1/27 Leon Redbone - Buckman Arts Center, Memphis
2/12 "Pink Floyd Experience" (tribute) - Hard Rock Casino, Biloxi
4/09 Lady Gaga - New Orleans Arena _____________________________________________________________________________________ April
French Quarter Festival
1st or 2nd
Weekend each April, New Orleans, LA.
Annual Delta Blues and Heritage Festival Sept. Noon-9 p.m. Off Highway 1 South at Route 454 in Greenville. $15
advanced/$20 day of show. 601-948-2357. Delta Blues Week, Blues Family Picnic, art exhibition, blues on
the block, jazz tribute to the blues, and the Little Wynn Festival leading
up to the Blues Festival. 800-467-3582.
www.thedelta.org
www.deltablues.org
New
Orleans, La. :
Howlin
Wolf, N.O. 504-522-WOLF http://howlin-wolf.com
House
of Blues, N.O. 504-529-2624, http://hob.com
Tickets
now ONLY available in person at box office or at Ticketmaster
Outlets 504-522-5555 www.ticketmaster.com
One
Eyed Jacks (old Shim Sham) 615 Toulouse St., 504-569-8361 oneeyedjacks.net
Tipitina's,
N.O. 504-895-8477 tipitinas.com
UNO
Lakefront Arena 504-280-7222 arena.uno.edu
Ticketmaster
N.O. 504-522-5555 ticketmaster.com
New
Orleans State Palace Theatre 504-522-4435 statepalace.com
Saenger
Theatre 504-524-2490 saengertheatre.com
Mississippi
Gulf Coast & South Ms. :
Grand Casino Biloxi,
800-354-2450
www.harrahs.com
Beau
Rivage, Biloxi, 800-566-7469 beaurivage.com
Biloxi
Coliseum, 228-594-3708 www.mscoastcoliseum.com
Hard
Rock Biloxi Casino, 777 Beach Blvd. 228-374-ROCK www.hardrockbiloxi.com
Thirsty
Hippo, Hattiesburg, 601-583-9188 http://thirstyhippo.com
Memphis,
Tn. :
Hi-Tone,
Memphis, 901-278-8663 www.hitonememphis.com
Orpheum,
Memphis, 901-525-3000 www.orpheum-memphis.com
New
Daisy Theatre, Memphis, 901-525-8979 www.newdaisy.com
Young
Ave. Deli, Memphis, 901-278-0034 www.youngavenuedeli.com
Birmingham,
AL. :
The Nick,
Birmingham, 205-252-3831 www.thenickrocks.com
Zydeco,
Birmingham, 205-933-1032 www.zydecobirmingham.com
WorkPlay
Theatre, Birmingham, 205-879-4773, 205-380-4086 www.workplay.com
Vicksburg,
Ms. :
Rainbow
Casino, V'burg, 800-503-3777 www.rainbowcasino.com
Ameristar,
V'burg, 800-700-7770 www.ameristarcasinos.com
Isle
of Capri, V'burg, 800-THE-ISLE www.isleofcapricasinos.com
Vicksburg
Convention Center, 866-822-6338 www.vccmeet.com
Tunica/Robinsonville/Oxford
and North Ms. :
Grand Casino
Tunica, 800-39-GRAND www.parkplace.com/grandcasino
Sam's
Town, Tunica, 800-456-0711 www.samstowntunica.com
Horseshoe,
Tunica, 800-303-7463 www.horseshoecasinos.com
Gold
Strike, Tunica, 888-245-7529 www.goldstrikemississippi.com
The
Library, 120 S. 11th St., Oxford, 662-234-1411
Proud
Larry's, Oxford, 662-236-0050 www.proudlarrys.com
Two
Stick,
1007 Harrison Ave.,
Oxford, Ms. 662-236-6639
Ground
Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale, MS. 662-621-9009
www.groundzerobluesclub.com
Other
Regional :
Silver
Star, Choctaw, 866-44PEARL www.pearlriverresort.com
40
Watt, Athens, Ga. 706-549-7871 www.40watt.com
Variety
Playhouse, Atlanta, 404-524-7354 www.variety-playhouse.com
MJQ
Concourse, Atlanta www.mjqatlanta.com
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Herman's
Road Trip Planner
Up to 300,000
revelers and jazz enthusiasts fill the streets of historic Vieux
Carre to enjoy music from jazz and Dixieland to contemporary and
brass bands, classical, Cajun and zydeco, rhythm and blues. Plus
sample classic New Orleans cuisine, kick your heels up at an
opening evening gala, and enjoy fireworks over the Mississippi
River; 504-522-5730 / 800-673-5725.
www.frenchquarterfestivals.org
Clarksdale, MS. This festival, celebrated for its authenticity and focus
on Mississippi's musical heritage, features entertainment by local and
nationally known blues and gospel artists. Offered are lectures and
seminars about music and its unique roots. Gospel Festival will be held on
Sunday. 662-627-2209. www.sunflowerfest.org
Let me know if I've missed anything
good that I should include
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