Blue Öyster Cult headlines Mississippi Mudbug Festival – SuperTalk Mississippi

Who would have thought that Andy Gipson was such an enormous Blue Öyster Cult fan?

Properly, we don’t truly know if Gipson is a BÖC fan or not, however what we do know is that the agriculture and commerce commissioner is ecstatic concerning the second annual Mississippi Mudbug Competition.

The music lineup for this 12 months’s competition is a powerful one with The Tip Tops kicking issues off on Thursday evening. The Tip Tops are a high-energy dance band from Cell, Ala., that lights up the stage with covers from The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, and extra.

Come Friday evening, Shake the Bucket of Louisville, Miss., and former American Idol star Hannah Everhart – typically known as the Katy Perry of nation music – will open up for Laine Hardy. Hardy, additionally a former American Idol contestant, received the competitors in 2019.

On Saturday evening, Blue Öyster Cult will take the stage at 8 p.m., rocking a few of their biggest hits together with “(Don’t Concern) The Reaper,” “Burnin’ for You,” and “Godzilla.”

The one and solely Bobby Rush will wrap the weekend up with a matinee efficiency on Sunday at 3 p.m. Rush, a two-time GRAMMY-winning artist, is a member of each the Blues Corridor of Fame and the Mississippi Musicians Corridor of Fame.

The 2022 Mississippi Mudbug Competition will run from Wednesday, April 27 by Sunday, Could 1 on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson. Whereas there isn’t a admission price to get into the gates, there’s a small $5 entry price to get into the Mudbug Music Space.

The complete schedule for the competition is as follows:

Wednesday, April 27

• 5:00 p.m. – Gates open – Free admission, parking $10 per automotive
• 5:00 p.m. – Rides open
• 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Journey-A-Thon – Attendees can get pleasure from over 20 nice rides for one low wristband worth of $25
• 5:00 p.m. – Crawfish and drinks might be accessible for buy contained in the Tails and Ales Courtyard
• 10:00 p.m. – Gates shut

Thursday, April 28

• 2:00 p.m. – Gates open – Free admission, parking $10 per automotive
• 2:00 p.m. – Rides open
• 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Journey-A-Thon – Attendees can get pleasure from over 20 nice rides for one low wristband worth of $25
• 5:00 p.m. – Crawfish and drinks might be accessible for buy contained in the Tails and Ales Courtyard
• 10:00 p.m. – Gates shut

Friday, April 29

• 2:00 p.m. – Gates open – Free admission, parking $10 per automotive
• 2:00 p.m. – Rides open
• 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. – Journey-A-Thon – Attendees can get pleasure from over 20 nice rides for one low wristband worth of $25
• 4:00 p.m. – Crawfish and drinks might be accessible for buy contained in the Tails and Ales Courtyard
• 4:00 p.m. – Mudbug Music Space opens – Entry might be $5
• 6:00 p.m. – Shake the Bucket efficiency that includes Hannah Everheart
• 8:00 p.m. – Laine Hardy efficiency
• 11:00 p.m. – Gates shut

Saturday, April 30, 2022

• 12:00 p.m. – Gates open – Free admission, parking $10 per automotive
• 12:00 p.m. – Rides open
• 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. – Journey-A-Thon – Attendees can get pleasure from over 20 nice rides for one low wristband worth of $25
• 12:00 p.m. – Crawfish and drinks might be accessible for buy contained in the Tails and Ales Courtyard
• 2:00 p.m. – Mudbug Music Space opens. Entry might be $10.
• 3:00 p.m. – Crawfish Consuming Contest will start
• 5:30 p.m. – Sullivan’s Hole efficiency
• 6:30 p.m. – Sullivan’s Hole efficiency
• 8:00 p.m. – Blue Oyster Cult efficiency
• 11:00 p.m. – Gates and Mudbug Music Space shut

Sunday, Could 1, 2022

• 12:00 p.m. – Gates open – Free admission, parking $10 per automotive
• 12:00 p.m. – Rides open
• 12:00 p.m. to eight:00 p.m. – Journey-A-Thon – Attendees can get pleasure from over 20 nice rides for one low wristband worth of $25
• 12:00 p.m. – Mudbug Music Space opens. Entry might be $5
• 1:00 p.m. – Battle of the Crawfish begins
• 3:00 p.m. – Bobby Rush efficiency
• 7:00 p.m. – Mudbug Music Space closes
• 8:00 p.m. – Gates shut

To study extra concerning the 2022 Mississippi Mudbug Competition, click on right here.