{"id":110128,"date":"2021-03-26T14:13:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T19:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=110128"},"modified":"2021-03-26T14:13:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T19:13:30","slug":"inaugural-mudbug-music-festival-to-take-place-in-natchez-on-may-15-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/inaugural-mudbug-music-festival-to-take-place-in-natchez-on-may-15-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Mudbug Music Festival to Take Place in Natchez on May 15, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The inaugural <strong>Mudbug Music&nbsp;Festival<\/strong> will take place on Saturday, May&nbsp;15 at <strong>The Natchez Bluff<\/strong>. The&nbsp;festival will feature incredible live&nbsp;music, <strong>C&amp;M Crawfish<\/strong>, a wide variety of food vendors complimented with&nbsp;cold beer, drinks, and cocktails, right along the<strong> Mississippi River<\/strong>. Gates will open&nbsp;at 1 pm, with&nbsp;music beginning at 3 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Mudbug Music Festival\u2019s lineup&nbsp;includes top-notch talent from<strong> Riley Green<\/strong>, <strong>Drivin N Cryin<\/strong>, <strong>Terrance&nbsp;Simien &amp; The&nbsp;Zydeco Experience<\/strong>, <strong>Southern Avenue<\/strong>, and <strong>The B3<\/strong>. A little bit of country,&nbsp;southern rock, soul and zydeco, this event will entertain all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are so excited that everything&#8217;s&nbsp;coming back to life in Natchez and the Mudbug Music Festival is going to be amazing,\u201d&nbsp;said <strong>Dan&nbsp;Gibson<\/strong>,&nbsp;Mayor of Natchez. \u201cIt is going to not only be a fantastic&nbsp;musical event, but a time for our community to come together on The&nbsp;Natchez Bluff&nbsp;in a&nbsp;way that we haven&#8217;t been able to in over a year. It is phenomenal to see&nbsp;things happening in Natchez. Great days are ahead,&nbsp;and this event in&nbsp;May is&nbsp;just a kickoff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General admission and VIP tickets go on sale this Friday,&nbsp;March 26, 10 am at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ardenland.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">ardenland.net<\/a>.&nbsp;A very limited number of VIP tickets will be available&nbsp;for $150 and include an&nbsp;exclusive viewing area in front of stage, private cash bar, private air-conditioned restroom trailer, and&nbsp;dedicated seating overlooking the mighty&nbsp;Mississippi. General admission tickets are&nbsp;$30 in advance and $40 at the gate. Children 10 and under receive free&nbsp;admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plan to make it a full weekend in Natchez, and&nbsp;join us on Friday, May&nbsp;14&nbsp;for <strong>Smoot\u2019s Epic Street Party<\/strong> featuring&nbsp;live music from <strong>Epic Funk&nbsp;Brass Band<\/strong> and more, C&amp;M Crawfish, food vendors,&nbsp;and plenty of cold beer and cocktails. This event will be free.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U3Rjd9KOkkQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>For information regarding sponsorship&nbsp;opportunities, please contact Stratton W. Hall at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:stratton@churchhillcreative.org\" target=\"_blank\">stratton@churchhillcreative.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mudbug Music Festival is produced by Ardenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural Mudbug Music&nbsp;Festival will take place on Saturday, May&nbsp;15 at The Natchez Bluff. 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