Music fans planning to attend this year's Blues and Jazz Rallye are warned to go armed with a brolly.

But, while rain has been forecast for Saturday, it won't prevent the 54 acts and musicians from delivering a torrent of top tunes to those who brave the weather.

From 7pm until 3am Blues and Jazz acts including Big Pete Pearson & The Gamblers, Jimmy Burns and the Howlin' Bill, will perform in free concerts across the Grund and Clausen.

Altogether some 12 stages and 17 bars and cafés will host the gigs, bringing the city to life with the sound of music.

Louis King, pictured, performs at this year's Blues 'n' Jazz Ralle

Photo: LCTO

36-page Rallye guide

This year event organisers the Luxembourg City Tourist Office in partnership with Blues Club Lëtzebuerg will offer a free 36-page guide to the festival. The book lists information on all the artists performing as well as a time-table of gigs.

Visitors can obtain a copy of the Petit Journal du Blues 'n Jazz Rallye free from the Luxembourg City Tourist Office in Place Guillaume II as well as cafés, bars and restaurants around the capital.

Road closures

Rallye-goers are warned that a number of roads will be closed to traffic during the festival. Among those which will not be accessible from 6pm on Saturday until 4am are: rue de la Tour Jacob, rue du Trêves, rue Münster, Bisserwee, Montée du Grund, rue Sosthène Weis, rue Plaetis, rue St Ulric, rue St Quirin and Montée de Clausen. The bus stop for Tour Jacob will not be served from 6pm and bus route 14 will be redirected via rue de Neudorf.

Big Pete Pearson, pictured, appears among the star-studded line-up at this year's Blues 'n' Jazz Rallye

Photo: LCTO

Transport

A free shuttle bus will be in operation for the festival, transporting people from the Glacis and rue des Bains to Clausen and the Luxexpo car park every 10 minutes until 3am.

To see the full Rallye line-up plus a list of all venues, visit

www.bluesjazzrallye.lu