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Billy F. Gibbons to Headline AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival

The San Diego Blues Festival is an annual food and fundraiser for the San Diego Food Bank.

Billy F. Gibbons is set to headline the 2018 AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival!

We are excited to announce that the headliner for this year’s blues fest will be singer-guitarist Billy F. Gibbons who is best known for his role in ZZ Top, a Rock And Roll Hall of Fame band that formed in 1969. Gibbons will have a separate band at the blues festival.The family-friendly event will feature national and local blues acts on two stages from noon to 8 p.m. at the Embarcadero Marina Park North on the downtown San Diego waterfront.Other musical acts will include Tommy Castro & the Painkillers, two-time Grammy nominee Kenny Neal, John Nemeth & the Blue Dreamers, Lightnin’ Malcolm and The Sons of the Soul Revivers.Attendees will enjoy specialist food vendors, local craft beer and wine, along with arts and crafts booths.

The San Diego Blues Festival is a family-friendly event that takes place every September down at the Embarcadero Marina Park North to raise vital funds and food for the San Diego Food Bank.

General admission tickets for the event are discounted to $20 from April 1 to 30. On May 1, tickets will be $30. VIP tickets are $150 and include a complimentary lunch, two drinks and preferred shaded seating near the stages. Super VIP tickets are $250 and include all VIP benefits plus guaranteed seats directly in front of each stage and an invitation to the festival’s kickoff party the night before.Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled weekend of music, and help the Food Bank give hunger the blues. The Food Bank is encouraging all event-goers to bring two cans of food to donate. For tickets and information visit: SDBluesFest.org