There is no better venue to celebrate 13 years of blues music, than beautiful Dana Point!  The 13th annual Doheny Blues Festival has been scheduled for Saturday, May 22nd and Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 at the Doheny State Beach.  Here’s your chance to see top musicians from around the world perform live. Dance, sing and share your love for this great music with others who love it too. 

                                                Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel 
                                                                                           -Jimi Hendrix

Special This Year – Bike Valet
Avoid traffic/parking delays and Parking Fees while helping the environment using our popular Bike Valet Service. Bikes are secured, free water is provided with free bike tune ups to boot!

Event Overview: (Website)
Saturday – doors open at 11 a.m. (10:30 Gold/10:45 VIP) with music until 9:30 p.m.
Sunday – door open at 11 a.m. (10:30 Gold/10:45 VIP) with music until 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Lineup –
The Black Crowes
Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Jackie Greene
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
James Intveld – Eric Lindell
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Igor Prado from Brazil with Guest Lynwood Slim
Lisa Haley and The Zydekats – Flat Top Tom
Bharath & his Rhythm Four (Jr. Watson, Fred Kaplan, Richard Innes)

Sunday’s Lineup –
Crosby, Stills & Nash
The Robert Cray Band
Booker T. Jones
Bettye La Vette
Otis Taylor Band
The John Nemeth Revue
Duke Robillard Band
The Taj Mahal Trio – on the Backporch
Jackie Greene – solo acoustic – on the Backporch

Ticketing Partnership
In order to better serve our customers, Omega Events has partnered with Front Gate Tickets. Founded in 2003, Front Gate Tickets has worked to provide venues, festivals and promoters a simple and affordable ticketing solution. This year, Doheny fans will be able to either utilize Front Gate’s PrintPass, which allows customers to print their tickets from home, as well as UPS and USPS delivery methods.

Hours of Operation
Doors open at 11 a.m. daily (10:45 a.m. for VIP and 10:30 a.m. for Gold) and the music ends at 9:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. on Sunday).

The Breakfast Set
For those arriving early to the festival, we will have music in the morning outside the front gate, as well as a coffee cart.

Front Gate Procedures
Upon arriving at the event, exchange your tickets for a wristband. This will allow for in-and-out privileges during the event. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. for Gold Pass members, 10:45 a.m. for VIP ticketholders and 11:00 a.m. for general admission.

What To Bring
A low-back chair, blanket, one personal bottle of water is OK, still camera (no video), sunscreen, and cash/ATM/Debit/Credit Cards. Re-entry will be allowed with a wristband.

What Not To Bring
Please do not bring the following items: food, beverages, coolers, pets, audio or video recording equipment, and umbrellas or canopies. All seating is lawn seating... bring a blanket or low-back beach chair. Umbrellas and high-back chairs must be placed on the perimeter of the seating area (courtesy rule – if you are blocking someone’s view, you may be asked to move). The festival is "Rain or Shine", artists and times are subject to change without notice, no refunds.

Food & Drink
The international food court will include a variety of authentic vendors; everything from BBQ ribs to cajun sausage to vegetarian pitas. Beverages of all type will be available, including beer, wine, cocktails, water and non-alcoholic beverages.

Forms of Payment Accepted
We accept the following payment methods at the festival – cash, ATM/Debit cards and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.)

The Event Card
No more hassling with food tickets… go cashless! It’s the Doheny Blues Festival "Event Card!"
Similar to an ATM/Debit card, blues fans can buy dollar amounts on the card for the purchase of food, beverage, and Official Blues Merchandise at the event. All unused money left on the card will be refunded when you leave… it’s that easy.
To improve efficiency, Event Cards will be available each morning prior to the gates opening, as well as at four locations throughout the venue. Save yourself some time inside and get an Event Card while you are waiting for the gates to open. The main refund booth will be directly inside the front gate. If you have any questions on The Event Card system, feel free contact us at eventcards@yahoo.com.

Disability Assistance
To request a sign language interpreter or other auxiliary aids or services for people with disabilities, please contact Omega Events at (949) 362-3366.

Contact Us
Box Office (949) 360-7800, info@omegaevents.com  
It’s that time again! Come and enjoy weekend