Phuket International Blues Rock Festival 2010

Phuket International Blues Rock Festival 2010 will be taken place on February 26-27, 2010, at the grounds of the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa, Karon Beach. Enjoy great party with tremendous music, plenty of food and drink and other activities.

The 5th annual Phuket International Blues Rock Festival returns with a top line of 12 acts and 8 international bands. The event will hold the main headliner, the legendary blues artist Charlie Musselwhite and his band from the United States closing the show on Saturday and Australian Richard Clapton finishing the acts on Friday. The event will run from 6pm to 1am on the 26th and 27th of February.

Funds earned by the event will be donated to organisations dedicated to local children’s education. This year, the festival will support the Rotary Club of Patong, Phuket and its local education program.

Schedule:

February 25, 2010:

• 15:00: Robert One-Man Johnson (USA) at Hilton Arcadia hotel lobby Crossroads
• 22:00: Festival Warm-Up Session @ Tai Pan night club, Patong

February 26, 2010:

• 15:00: AkashA (Malaysia) Acoustic World Music at hotel lobby
• 17:00: Main Gates open – darts, other games, plenty of food and drink
• 18:00:Robert One-Man Johnson (USA), Retrovision (Bangkok) ,Andy Gonzales (USA) & The Rockin’ Angels ,Rich Harper (USA),Richard Clapton (Australia)

February 27, 2010:

• 15:00: Robert One-Man Johnson (USA) at hotel lobby Crossroads
• 17:00: Main Gates open – darts, other games, plenty of food and drink
• 17:30: AkashA World Music (Malaysia), George Cordeiro (USA) & The Fai Jang Blues Gang, The Prodigal Sons (Norway), The Groove Doctors & Friends (Phuket), KNiKi (Australia),Charlie Musselwhite (USA)

Tickets are now available  through www.thaiticketmajor.com and will also be available two weeks prior from the following locations:

• SFX Cinema, Central Festival
• Holiday Inn (Patong)
• The Sandwich Shoppe (Patong)
• The Sandwich Shoppe (Chalong)
• The Sandwich Shoppe (Laguna)
• The Phuket Gazette Offices
• DaVinci Restaurant (Nai Harn)
• Don’s Caf? (Nai Harn)
• Kata Beach Resort (Kata)
• The Boat House (Kata) and
• The Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa

Ticket prices:

General admission:
THB 1,500 for the two-day event at the gate; only THB 1,000 when purchased in advance

V.I.P.: includes access to the Festival V.I.P. area with free flow beer and wine
THB 3,500 for the two day event at the gate; only THB 3,000 when purchased in advance

Tel: +66 86682 2639
E-mail: phuketmusic(at)yahoo.com
www.phuketbluesfestival.com