Long Beach New Blues Festival

Preserving the Past, Promoting the Future of the Blues is the mission of the “New Blues Festival” tour – the largest annual blues event in Los Angeles county. Tens of thousands of fans from Southern California and across the country have enjoyed new blues music and celebrated the traditional art form in this annual festival.

What is the NEW BLUES? New blues is a name given to blues music by artists such as The Black Keys, The White Stripes, John Mayer Trio, Jonny Lang, Joe Bonamassa, Seasick Steve and Stephen Dale Petit who are ushering the blues into the 21st century.