The Edmonton Blues Festival (formerly Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival) is an annual blues music festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which was first held in 1999. The festival runs for three days (a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) in mid-August at the Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park. In 2008, the festival was the recipient of the 'Keeping The Blues Alive Award' from the Blues Foundation, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Due to renovations that will close Hawrelak Park until 2026, the festival is moving to Edmonton's RE/MAX Field. List of performers 2000 Friday 25 August Rockin' Highliners Rosie Ledet "The Zydeco Sweetheart" Lone Star Shootout ft. Lonnie Brooks, Phillip Walker & Long John Hunter Saturday 26 August Hot Cottage with "The Craft Horns" Bryan Lee "The Braille Blues Daddy" Debbie Davies James Harman The Fabulous Thunderbirds Sunday 27 August Big Dave MacLean and the Tim Williams Electric Band Maurice John Vaughn Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters Shemekia Copeland Anson Fungerburgh & The Rockets ft. Sam Myers 2001 Friday 24 August Rosie Ledet the Zydeco Sweetheart Paul deLay Band Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson Saturday 25 August Bad News Blues Band Paul Osher "Alone with the Blues" Janiva Magness Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers The Rolling Fork Blues Review ft. Nappy Brown, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Rusty Zinn Sunday 26 August Brent Parkin Band with Rusty Reed Paul Rishell & Annie Raines Norton Buffalo and the Knockouts Sleepy LaBeef Dr. John 2002 Friday 23 August Jack Semple Band Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings Charlie Musselwhite Saturday 24 August Cephas & Wiggins Terry Hanck Big Jack Johnson & the Oilers C. J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band Marcia Ball Sunday 25 August Rory Block The Twisters Kelley Hunt Sonny Rhodes Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm 2003 Friday 22 August Sue Foley Junior Watson Mark Hummel's Blues Harp Blowout ft. James Harman and Snooky Pryor Saturday 23 August Tom Rigney and Flambeau Big Time Sarah Dave Hole Magic Slim and the Teardrops Duke Robillard Band with a special appearance by Ruth Brown Sunday 24 August Ann Rabson Paul Reddick and the Sidemen Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones Omar and the Howlers The John Hammond Band 2004 Friday 20 August Morgan Davis Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band James Cotton Saturday 21 August Donald Ray Johnson Lil' Ed Williams and the Blues Imperials Sugar Ray Norcia and the Bluetones