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Utah Arts Festival headliners: Young Dubliners and more
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Young Dubliners will headline the opening night of the 2011 Utah Arts Festival, June 23.
Published on May 23, 2011 03:18PM

Young Dubliners, the legendary Celtic bar rockers, will be the headline act on the first night of the Utah Arts Festival on June 23.

Here are the other headliners the festival has announced for the four-day event, running June 23-26 at Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City:

Thursday, June 23

  • Kinetix • Denver-based rock band. (Thursday, June 23, 8:30 p.m. Amphitheater Stage; followed by Young Dubliners at 9:45 p.m.)

Friday, June 24

  • Ronnie Baker Brooks • Chicago guitarist, son of blues legend Lonnie Brooks. (Friday, June 24, 9:45 pm, Amphitheater Stage)

Saturday, June 25

  • Incendio • Latin guitar world-fusion band from Los Angeles. (Saturday, June 25, 9:45 pm, Festival Stage)
  • Maraca • Havana-born flautist who specializes in Cuban dance music and Afro-Cuban jazz flautist. (Saturday, June 25, 9:45 pm, Amphitheater Stage)

Sunday, June 26

  • Blame Sally • All-female folk-rock group from San Francisco. (Sunday, June 26, 8 pm, Festival Stage)
  • Big Sam’s Funky Nation • New Orleans jazz band, with a big horn section led by trombonist "Big Sam" Williams, who has a recurring role in HBO's "Treme." (Sunday, June 26, 9:45 pm, Amphitheater Stage)
  • Del McCoury Band • Legendary bluegrass artist Del McCoury and his band. (Sunday, June 26, 9:45 pm, Festival Stage)
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