Big names in music are making their way to the city of Johnstown once again for the Ameriserv Flood City Music Festival, which will be held this Friday through Saturday.

More than 30 musicians will be playing on the stage at People's Natural Gas Park this weekend. The chairman of the festival, Todd Wagner, tells 6News he hopes the wide array of acts will attract a big crowd to this year's festival.

As of Friday, tickets were still available for the weekend event. For more information and a schedule of events, visit floodcitymusic.com.

The event is produced by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association.  AmeriServ Financial has been involved with the festival since its beginning, and has served as title sponsor since 1994.

"In addition, the recently-developed Peoples Natural Gas Park and adjacent Stone Bridge Project will create an exciting new atmosphere for the festival, which has been held at the site since 2004," a news release from organizers said.

"AmeriServ is elated to once again be the title sponsor of the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival. This event brings thousands of visitors to our friendly city for a weekend of reunions among family and friends," said Glenn Wilson, president and CEO of AmeriServ. "Local community events like these are a staple of Johnstown and we're happy to bring such talented artists to our hometown. I encourage everyone to reserve weekend passes now for what will prove to be a memorable August weekend."

According to the news release, this year's headliners include:

Dr. John & the Lower 911 - Five-time Grammy award winner and 2011 Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Dr. John is a New Orleans legend. His new CD, Locked Down, represents the totality of Dr. John, whose given name is Mac Rebennack but who had, in the late 60s, recast himself in the guise of the mysterious, swamp-bred gris-gris man he dubbed Dr. John, the Night Tripper. This new disc, produced by The Black Keys' guitarist and longtime Dr. John admirer Dan Auerbach, distills half a century of his picaresque musical history, melding the shamanistic stage persona with the authority of the consummate studio musician, the cosmic conjurer with the street-savvy poet.  As with much Dr. John has recorded over the last five decades, the Big Easy is the musical and spiritual jumping-off point, but these new tracks incorporate a world's worth of influences, from gospel and blues to psychedelic rock and Afro-beat.

The Smithereens -  Known for writing and playing catchy 1960s-influenced power pop that inspired countless alternative rockers, The Smithereens gained popularity with "11," the album that spawned college campus favorites "A Girl Like You", "Blood and Roses"  and "Blue Period". The Smithereens' three-decade history is a story of substance, integrity and persistence triumphing over shallow artifice and transient trendiness-of hard-working underdogs achieving success on their own terms by sticking to their guns and ignoring the dictates of pop fashion and music-industry convention.

Steve Kimock with Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram and Andy Hess - A master of improvisation for nearly four decades, Steve Kimock has been inspiring music fans with his transcendent guitar speak, voiced through electric, acoustic, lap and pedal steel guitars. While one can say that his genre is rock, no one niche has ever confined him. Instead, through the years, he's explored various sounds and styles based on what's moved him at the time, whether it's blues or jazz; funk or folk; psychedelic or boogie; gypsy or prog-rock; traditional American or world fusion. Kimock is touring with a steady band, including Bernie Worrell (founding member of Parliament Funkadelic, Talking Heads), Wally Ingram (Sheryl Crow, David Lindley) and bassist Andy Hess. Those who make the voyage with him will experience a sophisticated, mature musician coming into his own and sharing a unique perspective based on his own inner workings, not by other musical titans or trends.

Royal Southern Brotherhood featuring Cyril Neville and Devon Allman - Before they even hit a chord, Royal Southern Brotherhood have your attention. In the US South, where music is religion, two rock 'n' roll bloodlines tower above all others. In the saloon bars from Mississippi to Maryland, mere mention of the Allman and Neville Brothers names casts a magic spell. Conversation falls silent. Pool balls stop rolling. Ten-gallon hats are tipped in respect and beer-bottles raised in salute.These aren't just bands, they're gods, and with a lineup comprising both the iconic Cyril Neville and Devon Allman, Royal Southern Brotherhood come pre-loaded with expectations. Don't worry: they can match them. The family tree might be auspicious, but this new band trades on talent, not genealogy. It's not about rock history: it's about the here-and-now. Neville and Allman are no strangers to our festival - in 2010 Devon Allman's Honeytribe was on the bill, and Neville was featured with Galactic.

Sonny Landreth -- Southwest Louisiana-based guitarist, songwriter, and singer Sonny Landreth is a musician's musician. In fact, according to Eric Clapton, "He is probably the most underestimated musician on the planet and also probably one of the most advanced."  His unorthodox guitar style comes from the manner in which he simultaneously plays slide and makes fingering movements on the fretboard.

Big Sam's Funky Nation -- Big Sam's Funky Nation is a driving force of urban funk. Ryan White, of the Oregonian, says the band is "tight enough (and hot enough) to turn coal into a diamond!" The band is led by trombone powerhouse, Big Sam Williams, formerly the trombonist for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, who the San Francisco Chronicle calls "the top man on the slide trombone in the birthplace of jazz." Big Sam refuses to let the audience sit still. Between the band's solos, Big Sam's signature dance moves and his distinctive trombone riffs, the energy level is high voltage when this band takes the stage! They last played our festival in 2008.