A spokesperson says---
“...The 2026 lineup features a mix of blues icons and contemporary stars, including Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tab Benoit, Booker T. Jones, Ruthie Foster, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Sue Foley, Mike Farris, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Dylan Triplett, Texas Headhunters, Mark Hummel, Anson Funderburgh, Jr. Watson, Judith Hill, Mathias Lattin, Ghalia Volt, McKinley James, Halo Rider featuring Anne Harris, and special sets by Bender Brass Band featuring Jimmy Carpenter…
...The Bender experience is meant to be taken as a whole. There are no single show tickets nor single day tickets available. Instead, attendees can choose from a variety of packages that combine a choice of four-star hotel rooms with access to all four days and nights of music across all stages. This approach to ticketing is meant to create a more intimate, community oriented setting where all guests get the opportunity to mix and mingle and make new friends. The Big Blues Bender sits in stark contrast to the ordinary festival experience of large crowds roasting in an open field with stinky port-o-potties and terrible sight lines. Instead, Bender attendees receive a unique first class concert going experience defined by their motto, “Everything, an Elevator Ride Away...”
