Up & Coming

The inaugural Mudbug Music Festival will take place on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at The Natchez Bluff. The festival will feature live music, C&M Crawfish, and a wide variety of food vendors complemented with cold beer, drinks, and cocktails right along the Mississippi River Gates will open at 1:00 p.m. with music beginning at 3:00 p.m.

The first Mudbug Music Festival’s lineup includes top-notch talent from Riley Green, Drivin N Cryin, Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience, Southern Avenue, and The B3. A little bit of country, southern rock, soul, and zydeco, this event will entertain all.

General admission and VIP tickets are on sale at ardenland.net. A very limited number of VIP tickets will be available for $150 and include an exclusive viewing area in the front of the stage, private cash bar, private air-conditioned restroom trailer, and dedicated seating overlooking the mighty Mississippi. General admission tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the gate. Children 10 and under receive free admission.

Plan to make it a full weekend in Natchez; and join us on Friday, May 14, 2021, for Smoot’s Epic Street Party featuring live music from Epic Funk Brass Band and more, C&M Crawfish, additional food vendors, and plenty of cold beer and cocktails. This event will be free.

For information regarding sponsorship opportunities, please contact Stratton W. Hall at stratton@churchhillcreative.org. Mudbug Music Festival is produced by Ardenland.

On Sunday, July 4. 2021, Hank Williams, Jr., will perform at the Natchez Bluff for the River City’s Fourth of July Celebration. Williams's mega-impressive resume lists 70 million albums sold worldwide, six PLATINUM albums, 20 GOLD albums, 13 No. 1 albums, and 10 No. 1 singles. Marking 57 years since his first album in 1964, Williams released IT’S ABOUT TIME (Nash Icon Records) on January 15, 2016. In addition to the history-making “Are You Ready for the Country,” the project includes tunes such as “Dress Like an Icon,” “Just Call Me Hank,” “It’s About Time,” and “The Party’s On” as well as re-recorded versions of such classics as “Mental Revenge” and “Born to Boogie” with Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, and Brad Paisley on guitar. IT’S ABOUT TIME brings Williams’s album count to 37 in his fivedecade career.

Please don’t delay getting care in an emergency. With limited entry points, screening for everyone, enhanced cleaning and social distancing, we are taking extra precautions to help keep our emergency rooms safe – and ready to care for you.