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Lebanon Blues Festival 
sponsored by 
Miami Valley Gaming
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Live Music In Downtown Lebanon

Welcome to Lebanon Optimist Blues Festival!

Lebanon Optimist Club organizes the Lebanon Optimist Blues Festival. 


We are passionate about live music and bringing people together for unforgettable experiences. We bring to Downtown Lebanon a balanced variety of top local, regional, and national musicians. Here is this year's line-up!


Admission is free. All of this incredible talent is brought to you by the Lebanon Optimist Club. The Lebanon Blues Festival is our primary fundraiser. Since we began, this festival has allowed us to give over $700,000 to local organizations in Lebanon and Warren County who serve and support our youth. Enjoy the free music, but please visit our food and beverage vendors to continue the wonderful work we do with the profits of the festival.

Downtown Lebanon Mulberry Plaza

Friday July 31, 2026

Saturday August 1, 2026

band lineup

Friday July 31, 2026

Chris Yacopcic

5:30 - 6:45pm

Chris Yakopcic is a fingerstyle acoustic blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter inspired by pre-war delta and Piedmont players. His guitar playing builds on the rhythmic and often high energy thumb-bass picking patterns innovated by Robert Johnson, Bill Broonzy, and Blind Blake to name a few.

www.chrisyakopcicmusic.com

THE CHILL

7:00 - 8:15pm

THE CHILL is rapidly ascending the regional music scene delivering a full spectrum of classic, progressive, and everything in between Blues. Their sound is a unique blend of classic mainstays to a contemporary mix of funky, exciting blues music. Brian Stoner and John Griffin anchor the rhythm section while Jim Spangler and Danial Swafford provide guitar and vocals to complete the sound. THE CHILL is dedicated to keeping the blues fresh as a true American art form.

www.thechillband.com

Tom Holland and the Shuffle Kings

8:30 - 10:00pm

Real Chicago Blues -  Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings have been playing the blues worldwide for over 28 years, regularly appearing at clubs and festivals worldwide. Years on the road with blues legends such as John Primer, Eddy Clearwater, and most recently James Cotton have made Tom Holland one of the most in demand blues artists on the scene today! 

https://tomhollandshufflekings.com/


Saturday August 1, 2026

Jimmy D. Rogers and Victoria Buller

11:00 - 12:15pm

Bio to come

Bob Dellaposta

12:30 - 1:45pm

Bob has been performing Blues, Rock-n-Roll and Americana music in Southwest Ohio and Northern KY for more than 40 years. A native of Bellevue, KY, he performed his first gig for money when he was just 15 years old. 

https://bobdellaposta.com/

Luther Trammell

2:00 - 3:15pm

The award-winning acoustic blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Luther Trammell brings his dynamic voice and guitar style to the forefront of his brand of Blues. Whether rocking out with a full band, a duo or as a solo act, he is a true authentic bluesman.

Gary Guitar Williams

3:30 - 4:45pm

Gary "Guitar" Williams is a veteran Ohio-based blues musician and inductee into the Southwestern Ohio Blues Hall of Fame with over four decades of experience. Known for his work in bands like Satch & Co. and the Cincinnati Blues Allstars, he plays a mix of blues, rock, and soul, and has performed with artists such as Phil Guy and Luther Allison.  

www.garyguitarwilliams.com

Ralph and The Rhythm Hounds

5:00 - 6:15pm

Ralph and The Rhythm Hounds is an explosive Cincinnati Blues Rock band that has performed since 2003. Noah Cave is a gifted (phenom) guitarist who started his live performances with the band at age 11. 

https://ralphandtherhythmhounds.com

Tootsie Sugars

6:30 - 7:45pm

Tootsie Sugars is a Cincinnati-based, trio rock band featuring Ricky Veeneman, Nick Baverman, and Matt Gandenberger. Known for performing a mix of blues, funk, country, and hip-hop, they have been making music for over 25 years.  

https://www.facebook.com/p/Tootsie-Sugars-61577951704531/

Authorized Personnel

8:00 - 9:15pm

Authorized Personnel is a high-energy, eclectic soul big band based in the Dayton, Ohio area, known for blending R&B, blues, funk, pop, rock, and jazz. Renowned for strong musicianship and vocals, they perform frequently all over the Miami Valley. 

https://www.facebook.com/AuthorizedPERSONNELOneUnit/

Stacy Mitchhart Band

9:30 - 11:00pm

Stacy Mitchhart’s musical journey began in his native Cincinnati, Ohio, in a home where jazz guitar masters like Wes Montgomery and Johnny Smith were played on the stereo. Therefore it was natural that he gravitated to the six-string. As a child he saw the outrageous Little Richard on a TV show and was captivated by his showmanship. Little Richard looked and acted differently than anybody he had ever been exposed to. 

https://www.stacymitchhart.com

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Lebanon Blues Festival

PO Box 778, Lebanon, OH 45036, US

513-268-6069

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