FENDER CATALINA ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL...The tradition continues!



Since its inception in 1997, the Fender Catalina Island Blues Festival has grown both in size and stature and is regarded by local and national media as a “must see” for music fans of all ages. Through its title sponsor, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, the festival is able to attract the world’s top artists – from the legendary to the hottest up-and-comers. Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Taj Mahal, Paul Rodgers, Double Trouble, Edgar Winter, Susan Tedeschi, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Honeyboy Edwards, Koko Taylor, Tommy Castro and the Fabulous Thunderbirds are just some of the talent that have graced the festival’s stages.

Daytime concerts are at the Descanso Beach amphitheater. Evening concerts are in the Casino Ballroom. And back by popular demand, an acoustic show will be planned in the Avalon Theater.


CATALINA ISLAND
Santa Catalina, commonly known as Catalina Island, is actually just 22 miles from the Long Beach / Los Angeles coast. The Island is surrounded by some of the most pristine waters in the world. Travel time to Avalon, the island’s only city, can be done in as little as 15 minutes by air, or one to two hours by sea.
Much of the unique history of Avalon comes from the people who lived and vacationed there…from the smugglers and missionaries of the 1800s to William Wrigley Jr. and some of Hollywood’s biggest stars and literary giants.

FESTIVAL VENUES
The most famous site on the island is the Casino ballroom. It has never operated as the kind of casino that Las Vegas is famous for, instead the building’s name comes from the Italian word Casino, meaning a place of entertainment. This art deco building is Catalina Island’s world-famous landmark. The circular ballroom upstairs has the largest dance floor of its kind in existence today. The ballroom hosted many of the big bands of the 1930s and 40s. Casino Ballroom

Avalon Theater In the Avalon Theater downstairs, you’ll find remarkable murals, newly restored 1,184 plush seats and an original, working page organ. The Theater regularly shows feature films, but also doubles as a perfect venue for a masterful acoustic set during the festival weekend.

A perfect outdoor venue with the beautiful Pacific Ocean as the backdrop. An open, grassy natural amphitheater leads down to the stage that sits just in front of the beach. The music can be enjoyed both on land and in the water. There is a bar and concession area right next door, allowing all fans to soak up the music and the sun in a relaxed, Island atmosphere. Descanso Beach





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