Bikes, Blues & BBQ Festival In Calgary Alberta CA - July 27 and 28

We received the following press release about the upcoming BBQ Festival in Calgary Alberta, Canada. We always like to hear about bbq from our neighbors to the north.

The Wild Wild West Event Centre (Calgary AB) has announced a BLUES Music Festival - to be held on Friday July 27 & Saturday July 28. 'Bikes, Blues & BBQ' will take place at the Wild Wild West Event Centre, live music to play from 7pm till 12am Friday the 27th, and from 12pm to Midnight on Saturday, July 28th.

Tickets on Sale Now June 29 at www.wildwildwestcalgary.com, or http://www.megatunes.com/

The Bikes & Blues Festival, Alberta’s leading festival of Blues music, will offer a talented and entertaining 1st season, bringing to the Calgary Area leading Albertan Blues artists. Highlights include the Johnny V Sextet, nominated “the Guitarist of the Year” by the Toronto Blues Society for their Mapleblue Awards, also featuring The Mike Clarke Band performing a riveting fusion style of blues, roots and jazz. In addition, artists featured include The Steve Pineo Band, Little Voodoo, Firm Handshake, JV3, with special guests Wild Bill & The Bandits introducing their Cow Blues Fusion.

The Festival opens on Friday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wild West Event Centre (off the HWY #1 Springbank Exit, Calgary AB), with a Poker Run with Cash Prizes, Burgers & Beer, & Live Music. Camping is available for all guests at $10 per RV/tent. No hookups.

The Festival continues on Saturday, July 28 at 12 p.m. with The Mike Clarke Band opening the days events. Mike truly is one of Canada's premiere blues and roots artists and has been nominated for a Maple Blues Award in the category of "Horn Player of the Year" for three consecutive years. Live music will run consecutively with all 7 bands playing from noon until 12am. Saturday’s events feature a Show & Shine from noon – 2pm, Iron Horse Fox Hunt from 3:30-5:30, and a BBQ Dinner at 6:30pm. Camping is available for all guests.

Press contact: Michael Werbisky, Authentic Western Productions
Call: 403.242.9796 Email: michael@wildwildwestcalgary.com

July 2007 BBQ Festival & Competition Schedule

The schedule for July 2007 BBQ Festivals and BBQ Competitions has been posted to bbq-festivals.com. If there are any bbq festivals or competitions that we have missed please email the information to info@bbq-festivals.com

Memphis No. 10 on BBQ Destination List - I Disagree

The Memphis Business Journal reported that CheapTickets.com says Memphis TN will be the tenth best stop for bbq during the upcoming 4th of July. I have to say I disagree. According to the website New York City came in at number one followed by New Orleans. I realize NYC has a great bbq scene, but in this bbq fan's opinion Memphis barbecue cannot be beat. One stop at Jim Neely's Interstate BBQ or Rendezvous BBQ should prove this.

Washington DC came it at number 3 followed by St Louis, Dallas, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Charleston and Little Rock. CheapTickets.com used it's employees across the country to come up with the best place to eat barbecue for the fourth of July. I am curious how many employees they have in NYC and how many they have in Memphis. Could be just a matter of numbers... more people in NYC voting for New York bbq and only a couple in the Memphis area voting for Memphis BBQ.

I say Memphis BBQ is Number One in the Nation At Any Time.

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