Main Stage
The blues are back in San Jose! Catch Christone "Kingfish" Ingram and Walter Trout headlining the 42nd Fountain Blues & Brews Festival, June 14–15 at Plaza de César Chávez. Alongside these legends, six more killer acts will tear up the main stage all weekend long. Cold brews, great food, family fun, and cool stuff to take home. Don’t miss it!
Our Headliners
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
“Ingram plays guitar with dramatic, searing tone and sure-handed authority. And that’s just in the studio; he’s even scarier live.” –NPR Music “Muscular guitar and gorgeous vocals…[there is] an intense rolling melodicism in Ingram’s singing and soloing” –AllMusic “Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram has already made his mark as one of the best, and undoubtedly most exci3ng, blues guitarists in the world.” –Guitar World GRAMMY-winning guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has quickly become the defining blues voice of his generaEon. From his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi to stages around the globe, the young blues star has already headlined mulEple U.S.…
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Walter Trout
Walter Trout stands among the greatest living blues-rock guitarists, known for his fiery fretwork, soulful vocals, and emotionally charged songwriting. With a career that spans over 50 years, Trout first made his mark playing alongside blues icons like John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, and Canned Heat, before stepping into the spotlight as a member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Since launching his solo career in 1989, he has released a string of critically acclaimed albums, earning widespread praise and multiple honors from the Blues Music Awards, British Blues Awards, and beyond. A survivor in every sense—having battled personal demons, health…
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Saturday June 14th
M’sippi Slide is a rhythm and blues powerhouse born out of a deep love for the timeless soul sounds of the 1950s and ’60s. Fronted by the magnetic Lijah—a vocalist…
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Fountain Blues Festival Presents: Greaseland All Stars Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of the Blues as the Fountain Blues Festival welcomes Kid Andersen’s Greaseland All Stars — a powerhouse…
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“Ingram plays guitar with dramatic, searing tone and sure-handed authority. And that’s just in the studio; he’s even scarier live.” –NPR Music “Muscular guitar and gorgeous vocals…[there is] an intense…
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Aki Kumar left his native home in Mumbai, India for the United States with the intention of working as a software engineer. Then he discovered the sounds of the blues,…
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Alabama Mike, born Michael Benjamin in Talladega, Alabama, channels the deep traditions of gospel and Southern soul into a blues voice that is equal parts raw, refined, and utterly unforgettable.…
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Vanessa Collier is an award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose sixth album, Do It My Own Way (Phenix Fire Records), drops September 13 with the soulful thunder of Stax…
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Walter Trout stands among the greatest living blues-rock guitarists, known for his fiery fretwork, soulful vocals, and emotionally charged songwriting. With a career that spans over 50 years, Trout first…
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