Saturday in the Park is an annual festival that is held primarily at the Grandview Park Municipal Bandshell in Sioux City, Iowa. Started in 1991, the festival falls on the Saturday closest to the 4th of July and attracts around 50,000 people from all over the Midwest for the weekend. The festival coincides with an annual pilgrimage of representatives from Sioux City’s sister city, Lake Charles, Louisiana, adding a Mardi Gras-inflected Cajun accent.

Saturday in the Park is one of the premier festivals in the upper Midwest and is best known for its eclectic mixture of musical traditions. Live music acts are offered throughout the day at one of several stages located within the park. Here are the past performers from the festival’s history:

2011

Cee Lo Green
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Los Lonely Boys
Bonerama
The Kickback
Lazer Rocket Arm

2010

Steve Winwood
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Fitz & The Tantrums
Amanda Shaw
Indigenous
Ron Emory

2009

Midwest Dilemma
Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys
Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int’l
Lenka
Mike Doughty
Shemekia Copeland
Counting Crows

2008

Snakebeard Jackson
The Nadas
Janiva Magness
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Umphrey’s McGee
The BoDeans
Phil Lesh & Friends

2007

Mount Suzuki
Damon Dotson
Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles
ReBirth Brass Band
JJ Grey and Mofro
Dickey Betts & Great Southern
BB King

2006

Mat d. and the Profane Saints
Honeytribe feat. Devon Allman
New Monsoon
Carbon Leaf
Cowboy Mouth
Chuck Berry
The Neville Brothers

2005

The Black Crowes
Curt St. Cyr and Boogie Chillin’
Dion Payton and the 43rd Street Blues Band
Josh Kelley
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women
Violet

2004

Buddy Guy
Kelley Hunt
Los Lobos
Son Seals Passes Away at 62
Yonder Mountain String Band
Zucchini Brothers
Quartus

2003

Dan Zanes
Garrett ‘Possum’ Judice and the Couillons
John Mayall and the Bluesreakers
Marcus Yabba Griffiths
Michelle Branch
The Wallflowers
Smoking Jay’s

2002

Blues Traveler
Inda Eaton
John Hiatt
Shemekia Copeland
Sonny Landreth
T. Wilson King and Painkillers
Terrance Simien

2001

Barbarito Torres
Citigrass
Double Trouble
Jonny Lang
Junior Brown
Koko Taylor dies at age 80
The Rogues

2000

Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Curt St. Cyr
Ratdog
Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers
Susan Tedeshci
The Allman Brothers Band
Mike Langley Band

1999

Bernard Allison
Delbert McClinton
Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials
Marcia Ball
Spooncat
The Breakaways
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers

1998

Alana Davis
Blue Moon
Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie
John Mooney and Bluesiana
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
The Robert Cray Band
Tuffy’s Klezmarim

1997

After Alley
Beau Jocque and the Zydeco High Rollers
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Earl King with the Butanes
Govt Mule
Indigenous
Rita Marley and the Maccabee Band

1996

Coco Montoya
Lil’ Brian and the Zydeco Travelers
Sista Monica
Taj Mahal
The Funky Meters
Tito Puente Latin Jazz Ensemble

1995

General Public
Nathan Cavaleri
Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women
Third World
Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings
Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers
Terrence Simien and the Mallet Boys

1994

Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Little Scotty and the Big Tones
Santana
Bangkok Rooster
Duke Robillard
Luther Allison
Mt. Olive Choir

1993

Buddy Guy
Chris Duarte
Dr. John
Jain Jeffer
Jimmy Thackery
Lil’ Scotty and the Big Tones
Little Brother
Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas
Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers
Shirley Lewis
St. Cyr Roulette Band

1992

Curt St Cyr and Boogie Chillin
Markiss and the Shades of Color
Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band
Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers
The Neville Brothers
Walter Wolfman and the Roadmasters

1991

“Gatemouth” Passed away at age 81
Bad Manners
Blues Cartel
Buckwheat Zydeco
Curt St. Cyr and Boogie Chillin’
Ian Moore and Moments Notice
Table Rockers
The Sharks