2023 Cool Blues Show LineUp
Friday, July 21 & Saturday, July 22
4:30-10pm at Fort Langley Park
9089 Nash St, Fort Langley
Presented by the Georgia Straight
Licensed Beer Garden proudly presented by Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Brewing and Brewery Operations Program
Regular tickets on sale!
💙 SINGLE and REGULAR weekend passes to the Cool Blues Show are on sale!
🎫Weekend Passes
Get your pass for July 21 and 22 and gear up for 10 bands, two nights of amazing blues music on two outdoor stages at Fort Langley Park. Adult passes are only $120!
🎫Single Tickets
If you can only make the Cool Blues Show on July 21 or 22, we've got you covered! Single-day tickets are available for $65 / night.
🎫6-Pack Deal
Looking to check out the show with a group of blues-loving friends? We’re offering a 6-pack of tickets for $340, so you save nearly $50!
🎫Youth and Kids
The Festival is family-friendly and perfect for all ages to enjoy great music, art and entertainment. Youth tickets are only $30 / night (ages 13-18). Kids under 12 get in for free if accompanied by an adult!
All tickets and passes are subject to taxes and fees. Rain or shine. No refunds.
Double the venue. Double the music. Double the fun.
The 2023 Cool Blues Show offers two nights of non-stop blues performances on two outdoor stages at our brand new venue, the Fort Langley Park.
We will have five bands each night – one up-and-coming emerging opening act and four incredible headlining acts - for a total of 10 bands over the weekend. Join thousands of blues music fans for this incredible festival event.
Our 2023 Cool Blues Show Acts are:
Saturday, July 22
Five Alarm Funk
Crystal Shawanda
Silent Partners
David Gogo Band
Marcus Trummer Band
Friday, July 21
Ruthie Foster
The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
My Son the Hurricane
Cousin Harley
Emmett Jerome & Hollywood Alberta
Check out the line-up highlight video here:
We will transform Fort Langley Park into a spectacular festival venue featuring:
⭐️ Artist vendors
⭐️ Games area, and
⭐️ So much more!
⭐️ Two stages with non-stop headliner acts
⭐️ KPU Licensed beer garden
⭐️ Food trucks
⭐️ Art installation
The licensed beer garden is proudly presented by Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Brewing and Brewery Operations Diploma!
New partnerships for food trucks, beer garden vendor & artisan market at the Cool Blues Show
We are thrilled about our new partnerships with the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival, Greater Vancouver Beer Truck and BC Shop Local for our food trucks, KPU beer garden and artisan market at the Cool Blues Show (July 21 & 22).
The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival hosts a variety of food festivals such as Langley Community Days, Richmond Fusion Foodies Festival, Mission Block Party and more. Learn more here
Great Vancouver Beer Truck Greater provides mobile craft beer on tap and bartending services for event from weddings and corporate events to private parties. Learn more here
BC Shop Local is a community-driven initiative that supports and elevates local businesses in British Columbia. Their mission is to promote community, offer one-of-a-kind selling opportunities, and provide valuable resources to entrepreneurs across the province. Learn more here
Food Trucks:
Angels Gelato
Cuba Street Food
Shawarma Time
The Mad Greek
The Taco Tigre
Tin Cow Creamery
Tornado Potato
Tostana Cafe
Artisan Market Vendors:
Carla Mooking Art
Jenns Wood Work
Jim Davidson Fine Art
Ollie and Co
Two Brother Toffee
Non-Profit Exhibitors:
Langley Environmental Partners Society
The Langley Foundation
Learn more about our headlining acts below.
2023 Cool Blues Show Headliners
Friday, July 21
Ruthie Foster
Experience a tsunami of musical power from Ruthie Foster at the Cool Blues Show!
One of the most honoured blues and gospel singers of our time, Ruthie Foster is bringing a collection of songs possessing pure talent and resilience.
Sporting numerous awards, including multiple Grammy Award nominations, Ruthie Foster is a true veteran in the industry and brings a Texas blues-Americana sound in gospel, jazz, folk, soul and blues.
Check her out here → www.ruthiefoster.com
The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer are excited to deliver good vibes, rock, groove and soul at the Cool Blues Show.
This Juno-nominated band based out of Vancouver is known as one of the best live blues performers. Their reputation for live music is so notorious that they created an entire album from music performed at the iconic blues mecca, the King Edward Hotel, in Calgary.
The pair have combined their decades of musical know-how to create a unique take on Rock & Roll swagger and deep blues style, with Shawn Hall on vocals and harmonica (The Harpoonist) and Matt Rogers on guitar (the Axe Murderer).
Check them out here → www.harpoonistaxemurderer.com
My Son the Hurricane
My Son the Hurricane is bringing a show like no other to the Cool Blues Show!
A hurricane of instruments and positive vibes, My Son the Hurricane, will be coming in hot with their multi-horn, multi-singer and multi-drummer “brass funk beast.”
With over 100 festivals played all over Canada, the US and Europe, and featuring trumpets, saxophones, trombones, guitars, drums and other percussion instruments, My Son the Hurricane knows how to bring the dance party.
Check them out here → www.msthofficial.com
Cousin Harley
Cousin Harley will leave you in a “jet-fueled rockabilly haze” at the Cool Blues Show.
With high-energy rockabilly and western swing at its finest, Cousin Harley will be exploding onto the stage with an “all-out” approach to rock and roll that has entertained international audiences for over 20 years.
With Paul Pigat on guitar and vocals, Jesse Cahill on drums and Jeremy Holmes on bass, this Vancouver band is excited to share their unique blend of classic honky tonk, western swing and classic jump blues.
Check them out here → paulpigat.com
Emmett Jerome & Hollywood Alberta
Emmett Jerome & Hollywood Alberta will open for the Cool Blues Show on Friday!
Presenting Hollywood Alberta - the bar-rockin’, foot-stompin’ passion project from Emmett Jerome. Alongside fellow musicians - Alex “Dallas” Taylor on bass and Max Earchuk on drums and vocals - Emmett has travelled extensively throughout Alberta and BC to share the band’s good-humoured interpretations of classic American music.
With love for all things blues, roots and rock-n-roll, Emmett Jerome & Hollywood Alberta feature a funky rhythm section, blazing steel guitars and heartfelt original music.
Check them out here → www.emmettjeromemusic.ca
Saturday, July 22
Five Alarm Funk
Five Alarm Funk will be burning up the stage at the Cool Blues Show on Saturday!
Epic arrangements, heavy groove and a unique fusion of jazz, funk and rock, Five Alarm Funk is a Vancouver-based band renowned for hyping up the dance floor. The group is eight musicians strong and consists of amped-up horn, percussion and guitar sections sure to get you moving.
Their decade-long career has seen the release of five successful albums.
Check them out here → www.fivealarmfunk.com
Crystal Shawanda
Get ready to be blown away by the unmistakable powerhouse voice of Crystal Shawanda at the Cool Blues Show.
Crystal’s powerful vocals were something she felt she had to hold back during her time as a country artist, but performing as a blues artist allows her to “let it fly” and stay in touch with a genre she’s loved since childhood.
Multiple JUNO Award winner, GRAMMY nominee for Best Contemporary Blues Album of the Year 2022, CEO and mom, Crystal is a force to be reckoned with.
Check her out here → crystalshawanda.co
Silent Partners
Silent Partners are bringing their feel for rhythm and blues to the Cool Blues Show.
Legendary bassist Russell Jackson, who has played with names like B.B. King, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne and Johnnie Taylor, is joined by the talented percussionist Tony Coleman (who’s also played with B.B.) and guitarist Jonathan Ellison to create a trio that is anything but silent.
The trio pulls from over half a century of combined experience to shine a light on the soul of the blues and bring a refreshing take on modern blues music. This will surely be an unforgettable performance.
Check out Silent Partners here → silentpartnerstheband.com
David Gogo Band
David Gogo Band is bringing a ton of style and excitement to the Cool Blues Show.
Led by Westcoast blues guitarist David Gogo, the David Gogo Band is among the most sensational blues acts around! The band offers a great blend of soulful ballads to high-energy rockers that will have you tapping your toes and nodding your head from start to finish.
David Gogo has a multitude of awards including six JUNO Award nominations, Guitarist Of The Year three times at the Maple Blues Awards, Musician Of The Year at the West Coast Music Awards, Blues Recording Of The Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, and the Great Canadian Blues Award for his lifetime contribution to the blues in Canada.
Check him out here → www.davidgogo.com
Marcus Trummer Band
Get ready to dance to “rock and soul” music by emerging blues artist, Marcus Trummer Band, opening for the new Cool Blues Show on Saturday!
An illustrious emerging Canadian artist, Marcus Trummer has been dubbed “a precocious guitarist whose vocals possess a wise-beyond-his-years weariness” by the Calgary Herald. He calls his unique sound, which weaves southern soul, blues and roots rock into a modern sound steeped in tradition, “rock and soul”.
Trummer has built a reputation as a compelling live performer, and his songwriting ability has earned him Blues Recording of the Year at the 2022 YYC Music Awards.
Check out the Marcus Trummer Band here → marcustrummermusic.com