Newark Blues Festival, Newark Castle

Sat Sept 11th

Virgil & The Accelerators, Kevin Thorpe’s Tipping Point, The Sean Webster Band and The Aynsley Lister Band

Sun Sept 12th

The Mustangs, Wilson T King, Ron Sayer Band, Snakewater, The South Side, The Unusual Suspects, The 49ers.

The Air Hostess, Tollerton

Sun Sept 12th

The Misfits – Rock covers band

The Approach

Fri Sept 10th

Urban Intro - Urban Intro are a 5 piece consisting of keyboards, guitar/vocals, bass, drums and engineer. They play everything from Santana to Sinatra. Their client list includes Ginger Productions for channel 4, MTV and many other impressive engagements including monthly residencies at top venues around the UK,

The Diamond, Sutton in Ashfield

Sat Sept 11th

Desperado - Covering Eagles material from the early days to the latest album, Motel California accurately reproduce the glorious vocal harmonies and complex guitar parts associated with these classic songs.

The Royal Children, Nottingham

Every Wednesday

Colin Staples Blues Jam – The longest running blues jam in the county Colin has been running his jam session for over 40 years at various venues around Nottingham, some of Nottingham’s finest musicians can be seen most Wednesdays.

The Greyhound, Beeston

Fri Sept 10th

The Rides – Covering songs from The Beatles to The Kings of Leon this is a great covers band that’s sure to entertain.

Sat Sept 11th

Nixon – An amazing covers band that will transport you back to the late 60’s early 70’s to the era that brought us Woodstock, the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam war, so dig out those caftans, reach for your sandals and give peace a chance.

Sun Sept 12th

Sunday Afternoon Jam Session every one welcome

The Lion, Moseley St, Basford

Fri Sept 10th

Vickerstaffs Doghouse – Blues and Rock covers at there very best from some of the areas top muso’s.

Sat Sept 11th

3 Legged Cat - 3LC are a classic rock covers band from Notts, England who have gathered a loyal following from gigs all over the midlands

MFN, Shipley Gate

Fri Sept 10th

Scooters in Thunder Valley 4 – Scooter Club at MFN featuring several bands including Rankin Steady (Reggae/Ska/Dub), Pauline Black (The Selector)and Last Edition.

Old Vol, Carlton

Fri Sept 10th

Loaded Dice - Local blues band playing well known standards to a high level of competency

Sat Sept 11th

Sore Point - Imagine Deep Purple combined with Wishbone Ash combined with Thin Lizzy combined with Bad Company combined with Queen combined with Dream Theater combined with...

Sun Sept 12th

3 Above The Shark - Covers band playing classic rock

The Southbank Bar

Fri Sept 10th

The Joe Strange Band – These lads don’t take breaks. They simply sing great songs, old and new, popular and obscure, as well as a few of their own. Come down and witness the spectacle that is The Joe Strange Band.

Sat Sept 11th

The Money - With influences ranging from classic soul and Motown to modern age pop and rock icons, The Money blend their infectious melodies and 4 way harmonies to produce their own, unmistakable sound that must not be missed.

The second annual Newark Blues Festival will take place over the weekend of Friday 10th - Sunday 12th September 2010.

Upwards of twenty-five bands will be playing over the weekend at venues around Newark.

In addition to the venues there will also be a series of events hosted in the grounds of Newark Castle on Saturday 11th September.