GB Leighton returns to Grandma’s Marathon Big Top

Published 6:37 pm Saturday, June 9, 2012

DULUTH (AP) — GB Leighton returns to the Grandma’s Marathon Big Top in Duluth next weekend.

The Twin Cities-based band is making its 16th appearance at Grandma’s Marathon. GB Leighton made its Grandma’s debut in 1996 and was inducted into the Grandma’s Marathon Hall of Fame last year.

Singer-songwriter Haley Bonar, The Hobo Nephews, the Retribution Gospel Choir, the Belfast Cowboys, and Big Wave Dave and the Ripples, featuring Sarah Krueger, are among other performers scheduled to entertain at Grandma’s Marathon.

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Saturday’s daytime lineup includes a free show open to the public. The Friday and Saturday evening shows are for people 21 and older.