SWAMP(gr)ASS GET DOWN Apr 4, 2026

Swamp(gr)Ass Get Down

Bay Saint Louis, MS – Swamp(gr)Ass Get Down is an annual event at 100 Men Hall, and this year it is going to be the swampiest, boogie get down in history. On Saturday, April 4, 2026, 3-8PM, the line-up will amaze you –  George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners, Honey Island Swamp Band, Doussan/Garrett/Benoit and Royal Horses. Alligator Mike will be serving food for purchase, and there will be a cash/credit bar. This event is sponsored by Silver Slipper Casino and is an Alligator Mike promotion.

Bring a chair - the concerts will be inside and outside. 

Tickets: Early Bird Tickets

All-inclusive Music/Food/Beer Ticket, $80 early ($90) – includes admission, food by the Cajun T-Bois cooks, plus draft beer. 

Saturday ticket, $50 early ($60)– doors 2:30pm, cash/credit bar.

George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

George Porter Jr. is an award-winning bassist, songwriter and vocalist. He is a founding member of New Orleans’ seminal funk band, The Meters and widely recognized as one of the greatest bass players of all time. Formed alongside Art "Poppa Funk" Neville, Leo Nocentelli and Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste, the pioneering R&B funk outfit hit the scene on the streets of the Crescent City in the 1960s, to ultimately become one of the progenitors of the funk music genre. The groundbreaking collective carved out syncopated polyrhythms and grooves inherited from New Orleans’ deep African musical roots. Porter’s heavy pocket and fat notes formed the rubbery bass lines behind funk classics like their signature “Cissy Strut,” the now classic 1969 funk instrumental released as a single from their eponymous debut album, which reached No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. 

Honey Island Swamp Band

Honey Island Swamp Band is a tremendous live band with superb musicianship. They are a thrilling, eclectic band that defies genre conventions, renders song structures elastic, and wholeheartedly stresses that the song reigns supreme. Since they formed in 2005 in San Francisco after their displacement from New Orleans via Katrina — and subsequently relocated back home — the band has evolved to embody contemporary roots music. If you’re wondering where the numerous streams of American sounds coalesce and commingle in the modern scene, look no further.

Doussan Garrett Benoit

Doussan Garrett Benoit is the sound of three bandleaders—Mike Doussan, Josh Garrett, and Tyron Benoit—coming together after decades on the road, in the studio, and on stages big and small. Each with their own storied career, they’ve shared bills with legends, toured nationally and internationally, and built loyal followings on the strength of honest songwriting and powerful live shows. Rooted in blues and rock with a Louisiana edge, DGB is less about trends and more about truth—music born from miles traveled, nights played, and stories worth telling.

Royal Horses

Royal Horses is a Hattiesburg, Mississippi based rock band formed by Shelby Kemp and Daniel Firth. The band got its start in 2016 playing shows around South Mississippi and has been steadily expanding their touring range in the years since. The now five piece band has played in venues from Virginia to Colorado and all around the Southeastern United States. The band released their debut album in 2020, A Modern Man's Way To Improve, and toured on the back of that album following the pandemic. In 2022 the band released their second record, Where The Purple Flowers Grow, on Eddie Robert's Denver based record label, Color Red Music. 

Food for purchase (included in the all-inclusive ticket) by Alligator Mike and his T-Bois Cajun cooks. Hailing from LaRose, LA, Alligator Mike has been cooking over a pot, usually a very large black pot, for decades on his family’s alligator farm, and for over 15 years at T Bois Blues Festival, and more recently at 100 Men Hall. Alligator Mike’s Louisiana cooking includes redfish court bouillon all the way to his very special Cajun gumbo. Louisiana cooking is a diverse cuisine influenced by many cultures, including French, Spanish, African and Native American. 

The historical 100 Men Hall, a famed stop on the Chitlin' Circuit, a Must See Venue by Rolling Stone Magazine, winner of the 2024 MS Governor’s Award for Excellence for Arts in the Community, a rare site on the MS Blues Trail, is maintained and preserved under a 501c3 nonprofit organization (Hundred Members Debating Benevolent Association, est. 1894). The Hall is supported by its membership organization 100 WOMEN DBA, as well as from the generosity of sponsors and donors. The 100 Men Hall is the only endowed African American landmark in Mississippi. Additional information about the venue’s history and other activities can be found on https://100menhall.com or by emailing 100menhall@gmail.com.