Kettle Moraine Blues Fest 2025 March 28

Join us for our 3rd Annual Kettle Moraine Blues Fest

 A 2-day festival of live Blues music! Buy a ticket for day 1 (Friday, 3/28/2025) or day 2 (Saturday, 3/29/2025) OR buy a 2-day pass to experience both nights of The Bend’s Kettle Moraine Blues Fest.

Friday, 3/28/2025:

Night 1 of Kettle Moraine Bluesfest (Friday, 3/28/2025) features Host, originally from West Bend, WI, Mandi Strachota followed by  Dave Steffen Band and ending the evening with The Georgia Thunderbolts.

The Georgia Thunderbolts:

The road to being hailed as the new torchbearers of Southern rock hasn’t been as glamorous as you might imagine for The Georgia Thunderbolts. It wasn’t many years ago that the guys busked at gas stations, fumbled through covers, and drove four hours to Alabama to play to a bartender and a three-legged dog sitting on a barstool.

The Dave Steffen Band:

With ten albums and literally thousands of live appearances under his belt, Dave Steffen has made music a way of life. Several of the band’s songs have been used on the popular daytime soap, The Young and the Restless. The show’s producer enjoyed their music so much, he requested that they appear on an upcoming show. The show aired February 24th and 25th, 2000. They appeared as themselves.

Saturday, 3/29/2025:

Night 2 of Kettle Moraine Bluesfest (Saturday, 4/20/2024) features Host Mandi Strachota followed by Ivy Ford Band and ending the evening with Davina & The Vagabonds.

Davina & The Vagabonds:

Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe.

Ivy Ford Band:

Ivy Ford is versatile, talented, an old soul. From singing the blues to being sultry, she is an indigo artist who’s gift connects those who are around her and those who listen. Whether leading a full band or serenading a small audience solo on stage, Ivy Ford commands an energy that is most magical.

About the host – Mandi Strachota:

Born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in the wilds of West Bend, Wisconsin, Mandi Strachota is the product of southern roots and Midwest know-how, a potent mix of practicality and soulful dreaming. Mandi is a member of blues legend Mudcat’s band, collaborating with him on his 2018 release Castaway as well as his most recent album Flight School.

Doors open at 6:30 PM to give you time to find your seats, visit our historic lobby, concession stand and fully stocked bar! Show begins at approximately 7:30 PM