BLUZAPALOOZA

STEVE SIMON PRODUCES THE FIRST
BLUES CONCERT TOUR
HEADED TO IRAQ & KUWAIT

BLUZAPALOOZA, the first Blues concert tour to go to a
war zone, ships out to military bases in Iraq and
Kuwait on April 1, 2008 to entertain our troops.

Created and produced by St. John concert impresario
Steve Simon and presented by Armed Forces
Entertainment, this inaugural BLUZAPALOOZA tour stars
Blues icon and four-time Blues Music Awards (BMA)
nominee Bobby Rush, two-time BMA Contemporary Blues
Female Artist of the Year Janiva Magness, Beale Street
Entertainer of the Year Billy Gibson, and Tony
Braunagel from The Phantom Blues Band heading up the
BLUZAPALOOZA All-Stars Blues Band.

“BLUZAPALOOZA gives America’s greatest Blues musicians
the opportunity to say ‘Thank you’ and ‘We love you’
to America’s greatest soldiers,” stated Steve Simon.
“We are giving our men and woman on the front lines
their own Blues festival and we will be doing this at
least three times a year,” Simon stated.

Steve Simon will be taking his inaugural traveling
Blues festival to Iraq and Kuwait in April. In October and
January, BLUZAPALOOZA will be going to Iraq,
Afghanistan, Qatar, Germany and Kuwait.

This inaugural BLUZAPALOOZA tour has been made
possible with the help of Armed Forces Entertainment.
AFE is the lead Department of Defense agency that
provides entertainment to U.S. military personnel
serving overseas. Founded in 1951, AFE brings a touch
of home to more than 500,000 troops each year.
BLUZAPALOOZA is proud to be working with AFE.

BLUZAPALOOZA salutes The Blues Foundation, Blind
Raccoon, Blues Review, Blues Wax, Bluesville
at XM Satalite Radio, SONY, Alligator Records,
NorthernBlues Music, Delta Groove Records, Blind Pig
Records, Telarc, and Ruff Records for their support.

Visit www.myspace.com/bluzapalooza for additional
information or contact Steve Simon at 340-643-6475 or
at SteveSimonLive@yahoo.com.