European Blues Challenge 2025

EUROPEAN BLUES CHALLENGE 2025 IN SPLIT:
BANDS FROM 22 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES!

The European Blues Union organize every year a Blues Challenge. The biggest blues event in Europe in 2025 is approaching and will be in Split, Croatia!

Mark these day in your calendar:
3 – 5 April 2025.

The EBC format will be a 3–day event (Thu-Sat). There will be two semi-finals, Thursday & Friday, respectively, followed by a grand finale on Saturday with the top 4 ranked acts from each semi-final. That is, 8 acts performing to raise the EBC trophy on the Saturday evening.

Split is the second-largest city of Croatia, after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings.

EUROPEAN BLUES CHALLENGE

Thursday 3 April 2025
Time: 19:00 h
Croatia – Edi East Trance Blues
Italy – Francesco Garolfi
Spain – Tòfol Martínez Blues Band
United Kingdom – Alice Armstrong
Belgium – PD Martin
Poland – Wild Flame
Denmark – Pay Day
Austria – Peter Kern
Norway – Tommy Tito
Finland – Jantso Jokelin
Czech Republic – Steven’s

Friday 4 April 2025
Time: 19:00 h
Sweden – Anton Hultquist Trio
Hungary – Daniel Szebenyi
Portugal – Mabelle Blues Band
Greece – Eliana One Woman Band
Bulgaria – Blues Traffic
Netherlands – Five Dollars Shake
Switzerland – Mark Slade & Rotosphere
Germany – The See See Riders
Romania – Bluesmen
France – Charb-On
Luxembourg – The Nightcallers

Saturday 5 April
Time: 19:00 h Grand finale with the four best classified of the two semi-finals. Announcement of the Blues Behind the Scenes Awards. Announcement of the EBC Winners + short performance by the winner.

Info: https://europeanbluesunion.com/


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