General admission is festival seating. First come first serve.

Colt Ford and Riverbilly will be rocking the Pine Bluff Convention Center on Friday, September 16th. If you want to experience the fun, you've gotta buy tickets in advance. We've got general admission tickets for $15 each.

Tickets may be purchased at the Pine Bluff Convention Center Arena box office, starting at 12pm noon, the day of the event. For more information, please call 870-536-7600.

Tickets purchased online must be picked up at the arena will call window. Please bring PayPal receipt with valid ID. Tickets will not be mailed.

Take a hefty portion of Southern charm, add a dash of country livin’, a pinch of urban style, wash it all down with a sweet, fresh sound, and you have Colt Ford. A man with such a blend of unique talents and tastes can only be the natural recipe for this new sound .

Colt Ford embodies the seemingly unusual pairing of the Southern country and hip-hop musical influences that he heard growing up in small-town America. His newly styled country music is truly a blend of many American musical styles, including country, rock, hip-hop, and rhythm & blues. With this musical mixture, Colt blazes forward with a new, creative sound for the all-American everyman. Although the stories may differ for rural and urban listeners, Colt delivers a common message and emotion with an uncommon sound.

Check out Colt's music below and be sure to visit www.coltford.com!

It takes a selection of high quality original music written by some of Nashville’s biggest songwriters and three talented musicians that are friends to succeed at the highest level in today’s country music venue

For the past four years, they have been criss-crossing the country, honing their craft on stages large and small, developing one of the most dynamic live shows in any genre of music.

The list of those they have shared bills with continues to grow—Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton, REO Speedwagon, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town, Jason Aldean, Josh Turner, Charlie Daniels, Rascal Flats, Taylor Swift, and many others.

Riverbilly has also attracted attention from the industry that are recognizing just how much of the total package they are—great vocals, world-class energetic live show, a unique look and charisma to burn, as well as a wealth of experience and a work ethic that impresses everyone.

Along with their amped-up live show, Riverbilly’s incredible sound with three-part harmony combined together allows them to continue the winning of fans in city after city.

As Riverbilly takes their music nationwide, their style being compared to the likes of Rascal Flatt’s, Lady A, and Keith Urban, one things for sure about this band, there’s no smoke and mirrors with these four guys as one of country music’s newest band’s.

Visit Riverbilly's website at http://www.riverbilly.com

Blues For A Cause at Lakeview Ampitheater

Free Admission!

AmyLee and The Second Line combines traditional blues roots with the flare of modern influence. Their rousing, high energy performance will leave your soul quenched, but your heart thirsty for more. With roots from Seattle to Austin, New Orleans to Oklahoma City, the band has married many musical experiences into one unstoppable force. Screaming slide guitar and explosive rhythms provide the foundation for AmyLee's sultry vocals. The Second Line delivers an intoxicating musical cocktail of "Electric Delta Blues" that is all its own.

Hailed as one of the most soulful blues-rock guitarists today, Joe Pitts is pulling influences from yesterday into today. Joe has been compared to guitarists such as Duane Allman and Walter Trout. Although his influences range from Jeff Beck to Roy Buchanan, Joe is known worldwide for his slide guitar work.

Studying at Berklee College of Music, set Joe up for the possibilities that are endless on a stringed instrument. From funk to jazz to blues to rock, and everything in between, Joe is a musician's musician. Touted as one of Arkansas' best musicians, this international touring artist has played hundreds of shows, touring Europe and the Midwest to Southeast US constantly. 

Taking Blues to New Places with R&B, Soul, and Urban Style :

"Exquisite Modern and Traditional Blues and Neo-Soul by one of the most talented artists on the contemporary scene.

Billy Jones is a young, genius-level, totally charismatic veteran who shows all the signs of becoming as big or bigger than Buddy Guy. This young man has enormous talents.

I recently witnessed a 2-song DVD by Billy and his band that just added to my excitement regarding this on-stage dynamo who boasts movie-star good looks, a Huge voice, great guitar-playing and a Hot repertoire of tunes. All tracks were written by Billy ...and what a voice!

With Billy Jones showing so many talents and covering every single genre close to Blues, the Man is a 'can't miss' star-in-the-making...No wait, he's not in-the-making...He's made!

If a major U.S. label doesn't scoop up this high-level Blues genius within the next 3-4 months then we're all in trouble! But, whatever happens, No One is going to keep a lid on Billy Jones. He's off on-a-rocket folks and we certainly need a Big Blues talent like his."

"One of the very Best Authentic Modern Blues and Soul albums in recent memory."

http://www.realbluesmagazine.com/

http://myspace.com/billyjonesbluez

Whether Jimmy Thackery headlines a festival in South Dakota or jams for hours in one of numerous blues bars that dot the musical landscape, he'll always unleash an intense volley of rockin' blues guitar guaranteed to leave crowds emotionally spent. His double edged guitar dynamics allow him to fire off tracer missiles, bend a note so it will fit under a limbo bar, run off dive bomber riffs, and find space within the trembling of one stinging note. "I put all my senses on hold and find the zone and follow what's inside. There's an electricity from your mind to your heart to your fingers. You just try and remember to breathe."

Thackery has lived the life of a true road warrior; he's absorbed the artistic lessons of life and filtered them into his guitar playing and song writing. To get where he is today, Jimmy has journeyed a highway of life filled with a series of twists and turns. He met all the right people and they have had a permanent influence on him.

It was Thackery's time on stage with Muddy Waters that is branded deep within his musical soul. "Muddy was one of those guys who was constantly encouraging. He never told you what to do, but he always told you what you were doing wrong. He never minced words about that.

"The first time on stage with Muddy, I was in such awe of him that I just kept my eyes and ears open and just picked up on everything he did. It was the dynamics they had that became so ingrained in us. We heard it on the records and then stood on stage and saw how it worked."

Between constant road work with his own band, producing the latest record by his Arkansas friends, the Cate Brothers, recording Whiskey Store with Tab Benoit and touring in support and playing various Nighthawks reunions, Thackery's plate is overflowing, and that's exactly how Thackery likes life - Overflowing.

Cool Stuff to Do

Of the hundreds of barbeque competitions and festivals across the country, only 25 are selected for the Kansas City Barbeque Society Great American BBQ Tour. This year, SMOKE ON THE WATER is one of the events chosen by the world’s largest barbeque organization as a site for the tour.

“The Great American BBQ Tour has seen tremendous success in its first two years, and we’re thrilled to continue the program into 2010,” said Carolyn Wells, executive director of KCBS. “We’re proud to have the Arkansas State Barbecue Championship as one of our Tour stops, and hope the Pine Bluff residents will enjoy the barbeque entertainment and education that only the Great American BBQ Tour can bring.”

“It is a great honor to be selected as one of the 25 events that the Great American BBQ Tour will visit this year,” said organizer Ron Cates. “KCBS is the preeminent barbeque organization in the world, and for them to choose Smoke on the Water really puts us on the barbeque world map!”

The cross-country tour features the husband-and-wife team of Mike and Chris Peters, who share grilling tips and tasty food samples with event attendees. During these presentations, two lucky audience members are chosen for a Grill Master cook-off. Participants are tasked with cooking a piece of chicken with KC Masterpiece or Weber Seasonings and Kingsford Charcoal, three of the tour’s national partners. 

The participants are judged by the audience on the KCBS standards of appearance, taste and texture. At stake is a prize pack loaded with goodies from KCBS, Master of Mixes, Scott Shop Towels and other tour partners. www.kcbs.

Large Carnival & Midway

With over 30 exciting rides and games,
there's thrills galore for the entire family.
  

Great Food & Concessions

Experience a wide variety of barbecue,
burgers and all the classic fun foods.