River Roots Live will take place on Friday, August 19, and Saturday, August 20, in LeClaire Park on the Davenport riverfront. The festival will feature 17 bands on two stages and will be headlined by Gin Blossoms (on Friday) and Blues Traveler (on Saturday). Admission is free, and the event also features Ribfest. Full event details are available at RiverRootsLive.com.
Below is the full entertainment schedule, with links to new interviews with Blues Traveler, Nikka Costa, and The Apache Relay - all performing on Saturday - as well as to previous River Cities` Reader articles on some of the artists.
Friday, August 19
5:30 p.m., Main Stage: The Candymakers
6:30 p.m., B Stage: Kevin B.F. Burt & the Instigators
7:30 p.m., Main Stage: The Giving Tree Band
8:30 p.m., B Stage: Trampled Under Foot
9:30 p.m., Main Stage: Gin Blossoms
10:45 p.m., B Stage: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Saturday, August 20
noon, B Stage: Patio
1 p.m., Main Stage: 500 Miles to Memphis
2 p.m., B Stage: Bacon
3 p.m., Main Stage: Chrash
4 p.m., B Stage: Dan Hubbard & the Humadors
5 p.m., Main Stage: Chamberlin
6:30 p.m., B Stage: The Apache Relay
7:30 p.m., Main Stage: Kris Lager Band
8:30 p.m., B Stage: Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons
9:30 p.m., Main Stage: Blues Traveler
11 p.m., B Stage: Nikka Costa
