This is the inaugural year for the Southern Utah Blues Festival (SUBF), produced by the Red Rock Music Association and Tuacahn Center for the Arts. Although in its infancy, the SUBF promises to be one of the finest quality Blues festivals in the country with a lineup of award-winning bands and artists performing at one of the premier outdoor venues in the nation, the Tuacahn Amphitheatre.

The festival lineup includes SOUTHERN AVENUE - 2024 Band of the Year Nomination, Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album, GHOST TOWN BLUES BAND - 2022 BB King Entertainer Of the Year nominee, 2020 BB King Entertainer of The Year winner, JIMMY CARPENTER - Grammy Award winner, Multiple BMA nominations for Horn Player of the Year, JORDAN MATTHEW YOUNG - finalist of the 2021 television series, The Voice, TAS CRU - Recipient of the Keeping the Blues Alive Award, 2016 Best Emerging Artist nominee and DICK EARL’S ELECTRIC WITNESS - 3rd place winner of the 2023 International Blues Challenge.

All of these and more exceptionally talented Blues artists will be performing outdoors, in the Tuacahn Amphitheatre, surrounded by the stunning 1,500-foot red rock cliffs of Padre Canyon. It’s a full day of live entertainment for Blues enthusiasts; one they won’t soon forget!