Jimmie Vaughan, Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram to perform at Blues on the Fox festival in Aurora

Performers at the 27th Blues on the Fox festival will include (top, from left) Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jimmie Vaughan, Kenny Neal, (bottom) Mud Morganfield, Ruthie Foster and Joey J. Saye.

 By ERIC SCHELKOPF

Jimmie Vaughan and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram will headline the 27th annual Blues on the Fox festival this summer.

The festival will be held June 16 and 17 at Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park in Aurora. Although Chicago is known as the blues capital of the world, Aurora has also contributed significantly to the history of blues music.

In 1937 and 1938, Sonny Boy Williamson, Henry Townsend and other notable Bluebird artists made recordings at the Leland Hotel in downtown Aurora.

During the first day of the festival, four-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster will open for Vaughan, who has four Grammys under his belt. Ingram, whose first album, “Kingfish” debuted on the Billboard Blues Chart in the number #1 position, will headline the festival’s second day, with Kenny Neal, Muddy Waters’ son, Mud Morganfield, and Joey J. Saye rounding out the day.

RiverEdge Park is located at 360 N. Broadway Ave. (Route 25), across the street from Metra’s Aurora Transportation Center. Purchase tickets on or before May 31 to take advantage of early bird discounts. Tickets for Friday, June 16 are $15 early bird; $25 regular.

Tickets for Saturday, June 17 are $25 early bird; $35 regular.

For tickets and information, visit riveredgeaurora.com, call (630) 896-6666, or stop by RiverEdge’s satellite box office, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and until show time on show days, or purchase tickets at RiverEdge Park the day of the event.

All tickets are general admission. Fees not included.