NEWS & EVENTS

Alaska Avenue Road Construction and Cowpie Access

Alaska Avenue is currently under construction, it is being paved. The county has widened the road but left most of the trees in place. They have done a very nice job. Paving is scheduled for next week. Whether they finish paving or not, Alaska Avenue will be open and fully operational by Cowpie. We have county assurances that there will be no problems getting to Cowpie so even if there are detour signs, Alaska Avenue will be open to The Cowpie both from 68th Street and from 84th Street.

New Friday Gate Time

This year you can get to The Cowpie earlier than ever! The gates will open at 2:30pm on Friday, August 13th. The music on Friday will begin at 4:40pm!

2010 Cowpie Tickets go on sale on June 1st

Tickets for the 2010 Cowpie Blues Festival will go on sale on Monday, June 1st at 10am. Ticket prices are the same as last year. Weekend tickets are only $35 and includes camping! Single day tickets are available as well. Check out the Tickets tab for specific pricing. Tickets can be purchased at the TicketsPlus outlets in all west Michigan Meijer stores or on line at www.ticketsplus.net.

We also are continuing our "Cowpie Comfort" program with The Comfort Inn. Get a hotel room for the entire weekend and two weekend tickets to the Cowpie for only $220. Call The Comfort Inn at 616-957-2080 to take advantage of this offer!

Use of Canopies in the concert area at the 2010 Festival

As our crowd increases so do the number of complaints that have to do with our liberal policy on canopies in the concert area. We don’t like rules but we do like people to see the festival so we have decided that canopies will still be allowed in the concert area but they will have to be located in the back of the viewing area. Canopies will need to be located near the top of the hill and will not be permitted in the lower bowl area of the concert area. Thanks for your understanding!

More Camping

Not only have we opened up a ton more prime stage viewing area we now have even more camping! We have opened up the field directly east of the existing campground for more camping. Doing this has essentially doubled the amount of campground available for the festival.

Comments, Suggestions and Criticisms

Surprisingly we get very little input from folks that attend The Cowpie. We try to do the best we can but we can’t think of everything and we can’t be in all places during the festival. If you have any comments, suggestions or criticisms regarding The Cowpie please get in touch at cowpiebluesfestival@yahoo.com.