Victor Wainwright. (Courtesy Photo)
Guitarist Ana Popovic and singer-pianist Victor Wainwright are among the performers set to headline the 2017 Blast Furnace Blues festival at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, officials revealed Friday in a news release.
Blast Furnace Blues kicks off March 24 with Friar's Point, Clarence Spady and Craig Thatcher Band. The festival continues through March 26.
The Serbia-born Popovic and Wainwright and his band the WildRoots, are both scheduled for March 26. Other scheduled acts include Guy Davis, Magic Dick, Leon Blue and the Lehigh Valley's own James Supra and Sarah Ayers Quartet.
Single-day, three-day and VIP tickets are available. Friday tickets cost $20, $15 for ArtsQuest members; Saturday tickets cost $49, $44 for ArtsQuest members; Sunday tickets cost $44, $39 for ArtsQuest members.
Here is the schedule and lineup:
MARCH 24
Musikfest Cafe
- 7 p.m.: Friar's Point
- 8:15 p.m.: Clarence Spady
- 10 p.m.: Craig Thatcher Band
MARCH 25
Musikfest Cafe
- 12:30 p.m.: Guy Davis and Fabrizio Poggi
- 1:45 p.m.: Diunna Greenleaf
- 3:15 p.m.: Leon Blue
- 5 p.m.: Kenny Neal
- 6:45 p.m.: Mr. Sipp
- 8:30 p.m.: TBA
Fowler Blast Furnace Room
- 1 p.m.: Leon Blue
- 2:30 p.m.: Mr. Sipp
- 4:15 p.m.: Guy Davis and Fabrizio Poggi
- '6 p.m.: Diunna Greenleaf
- 7:45 p.m.: Kenny Neal
MARCH 26
Musikfest Cafe
- 11 a.m.: BC Combo
- 1:15 p.m.: Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers
- 2:30 p.m.: The Lee Boys
- 4:15 p.m.: Victor Wainwright and the WildRoots
- 6 p.m.: Ana Popovic
Fowler Blast Furnace Room
- 12:30 p.m.: James Supra and Sarah Ayers Quartet
- 2 p.m.: Magic Dick and Shun Ng
- 3:45 p.m.: Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers
- 5:15 p.m.: The Lee Boys
Additional artists will be announced at a later date, according to a news release.
Single-day tickets and three-day passes went on sale earlier today. Tickets and passes can be purchased online at steelstacks.org and by calling 610-332-3378. A limited number of VIP ticket packages are also available.