The 21st Marquette Waterfront Festival: Tony Allen, The Great Lake Swimmers and more!

This year’s 21st Marquette Waterfront Festival has some great acts on board.  Highlights of the festival include, the legendary afrobeat drummer, Tony Allen (who has recorded with Fela Kuti, The Good, The Bad & The Queen and Charlotte Gainsbourg).  He will be taking the stage on Sunday, June 13th at 6:15pm.  Be sure to get there early to catch indie folk-rock artists, The Great Lake Swimmers (4:15pm) right before Tony Allen’s set.

2010: The 21st Marquette Waterfront Festival (Schedule)

Saturday, June 12th
11:30 – Offstage– Limanya Drum and Dance Ensemble

12:00 – Kikeh Mato–w/ Mandjou Mara Djembefola

1:30 –  Optometri

3:00 – Yid Vicious

4:45 – ChicoTrujillo (Santiago,Chile)

6:00 – Offstage–The Handphibians

6:45 – Grupo Fantasma (Austin, TX)

Sunday, June 13th
11:45 – The Oak St. Ramblers

1:15 – The Josh Harty/ Blake Thomas Band

2:45 – The Westside Andy/Mel Ford Band w/ Barrelhouse Chuck

4:30 – The Great Lake Swimmers (Toronto)

6:15 – The Tony Allen Band (Lagos, Nigeria)