Ealing Blues Festival Leads with The Blockheads and Mungo Jerry
22-23 July 2017Walpole Park, London
Artists announced include The Blockheads, Mungo Jerry, Tim Aves, Northsyde, Sam Kelly’s Station House & Laura Holland Band, Steve Morrison, Amy Mayes, among others
Tickets on sale here
London, 19 April 2017:- Continuing its legacy as one of the UK’s most iconic local festivals, Ealing Blues Festival today announces its most exciting line-up of local and international talent to date.Leading the line-up this year are The Blockheads, one of the most underrated British bands of all time. Since 2000, Derek Hussey has been fronting the band, adding 21st century bite to the everyday observations of their late frontman Ian Dury. They will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of their album ‘New Boots & Panties’ by bringing their witty lyrics to their biggest London show of the summer.Joining them as headliners across the weekend are Mungo Jerry, the blues, jugband & skiffle influenced band whose frontman and founder Ray Dorset played a number of Ealing venues in his formative years. The group are famous for their feel good summer anthems and responsible for one of the best selling singles of all time, “In The Summertime”, which has sold over 30 million copies.As always, Ealing Blues Festival will present the artists at the heart of the British blues scene, with performances from 2016 British Blues Awards finalists Tim Aves, Northsyde, Sam Kelly & Laura Holland, 2016 Sky Arts Guitar Star series finalist Steve Morrison and Amy Mayes, who recently performed with Jools Holland's band for his Radio Two show. It is also proud to champion a number of emerging blues artists, and will feature showcases from Winnie & The Rockettes, Georgie Chapple, Du Bellows, Andy Twyman and Tom Walker.Ealing Blues Festival began as an independently-sponsored ‘free’ event in 1987. Over the years, the festival has developed in partnership with Ealing Council & The Event Umbrella to become one of the biggest blues festivals in the UK, with almost 6,000 people attending last year alone. Acts will perform across three stages in Ealing’s beautiful Walpole Park.Ealing Blues Festival is one of 2017’s Ealing Summer Festivals, a series of eight separate events taking place in the borough between July and September. Set in some of Ealing’s most beautiful parks, the festivals bring people together in a collective appreciation of exceptional local and international talent across a range of artistic disciplines.Website URLhttp://www.ealingsummerfestivals.com/events/blues-festival/Ticket URLhttp://www.ticketline.co.uk/ealing-summer-festivals#tour Line-upThe BlockheadsMungo JerryTom Walker BandLaura Holland BandBourbon Street RevivalDu BellowsGreg CoulsonAmy Mayes BandJohn CramptonNorthsydeGeorgie Chapple BandTim Aves & WolfpackSteve Morrison & Blues AbuseMarky DawsonAndy TwymanSam Kelly’s Station HouseDan Sowerby & Hugh BuddenWinnie & The RockettesMumbo JumboGeoff Garbow BandRobert Hokum’s Blues Festival All StarsUncle BuckLittle SteamMackKing Buster Blues BandEaling Blues Festival details22th – 23th July 2017Walpole Park, London, W5 5HS12pm - 11pmTickets available from hereAdvance tickets: £5 per day or £10 for the weekend (plus booking fees)EnquiriesFor all press enquiries please contact katie@namepr.co.uk or rachael@namepr.co.uk