Bradenton Blues Festival tickets on sale now

Little Ed and company

    The official word was that tickets for the 2014 Bradenton Blues Festival would go on sale March 1. But in fact you can already get tickets through the website, www.bradentonbluesfestival.org, and organizers say they've already sold about $2,000 worth of tickets.
    The general admission tickets price is the same as last year -- $30 in advance and $40 at the gate -- but this year there will be a couple of hundred reserved seats up toward the stage. Those tickets are $75.
    The third annual festival is set for Dec. 6 on the Riverwalk. 
    The headliner is Marcia Ball. Other acts include Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers, Little Ed and the Blues Imperials, Bill Branch & The Sons of Blues, Samantha Fish, EG Kight, Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones with Dennis Gruenling; and Dave Muskett.