Prudential BluesFest has announced that opening the festival on the evening of Friday November 6th will be The ABC Of Blues & Soul, a celebration of legendary female blues and soul vocalists, feature Mica Paris, Lisa Stansfield, and Imelda May backed by a full orchestra and performing classic hits from the likes of Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald and many more.

This year hosted at the O2 the event will run a number of ticketed evening shows, which include Grammy-winning blues-rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band, a double bill from Van Morrison and Tom Jones, British blues stars Jo Harman and Matt Schofield, and the Dave Matthews Band. This year’s event will also present a series of free daytime performances, making it one of London’s biggest’s free music festivals.

Bluesfest organisers have also just released some specially priced seats for the Van Morrison and Tom Jones concert for only £45.

The festival is celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2015 having gone from strength to strength since launching in 2011 with concerts at a range of small London venues including the 100 Club, Union Chapel and The Jazz Cafe.

Evening shows:

Friday November 6^th:

The ABC Of Blues & Soul feat. Imelda May, Lisa Stansfield and Mica Paris

Saturday November 7^th:

Dave Matthews Band

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Jo Harman

Sunday November 8^th:

Tom Jones & Van Morrison

Matt Schofield

Tickets are available from Live Nation and AXS.com.

Free Daytime shows:

Saturday: Bernie Marsden, Laurence Jones, Big Joe Louis, Big Boy Bloater, The Boom Band, The Bluejays, The Excitements, Mudcats Blues Trio, Catfish, Paddy Milner, VerseChorusVerse, The Cold Heart Revue

Sunday: Chris Farlowe, Georgie Fame, Marcus Bonfanti, The Blues Band, Lauren Housley, Dr Feelgood, Ian Siegal Band, Jeremy Sassoon’s Ray Charles Project, Leftennant, Darrel Higham, Danny Toeman, Lisa Marini, Matt Woosey, Half Deaf Clatch, Mollie Marriott

Prudential BluesFest 2015 takes place at The O2 from 6th – 8th November.