Nearly three dozen local performers have been enlisted for the latest edition of downtown Detroit’s annual winter festival. Blues queen Thornetta Davis, soul-rocker…
Nearly three dozen local performers have been enlisted for the latest edition of downtown Detroit’s annual winter festival.
Blues queen Thornetta Davis, soul-rocker Laith Al-Saadi and musicians from a host of genres will play the 2019 Quicken Loans Winter Blast Weekends — the reconfigured version of the fest long known as Winter Blast.
The event is expanding to four weekends at Campus Martius Park and Cadillac Square, kicking off Jan. 19.
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Most of Winter Blast’s traditional attractions will return for at least portions of the fest, including the winter slide, zip-line ride and free ice skating.
(All performances at Michigan Lottery State. Artist descriptions as provided by Winter Blast Weekends.)
Jan. 19
6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Paddlebots (Progressive Soul-Pop)
7:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Black Note Graffiti (Rock/Alternative)
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.