THE EUROPEAN BLUES CHALLENGE:
Link to buy tickets for EBU members partners and general audience:
Bracelets for Active EBU members who have renewed their 2026 membership will be distributed at the Blues Market on Thursday & Friday
SEMI-FINALS
Thursday 16th & Friday 17th
Miasto Ogrodów plac Sejmu Śląskiego 2 – Katowice
Thursday 16 timeline:
16:00 Doors open
16:30 Welcoming Ceremony
17:00 First semifinal: 12 acts with 20-minute break
23:30 Announcement of the 4 classified acts
Friday 17 timeline:
16:00 Doors open
17:00 Second semifinal: 12 acts with a 20-minute break
23:30 Announcement of the 4 classified acts
PERFORMANCE ORDER AT THE EBC:
The performance order was defined by a raffle at the EBU Board Meeting in Katowice on 11 October 2025:
Thursday 16th April Semi-final (A)
- Portugal: Midnight Club Blues Band
- Denmark: Big Martin Band
- Spain: Sirjo Cocchi & Balta Bordoy-The Blues Way
- Poland: Red Chirowski & Pan Wydro
- Greece: Lava Blues
- Switzerland: Eve Gallagher Band
20 minutes break
- Sweden: Jenny Blue & The Tombstone Shadows
- UK: Emma Wilson
- Germany: Sean Athens Band
- Luxembourg: Rockin’ Dukes
- Italy: Gloria And The Doctors
- Finland: Unna with Helge Tallqvist Band
Friday 17th April Semi-final (B)
- Hungary: Kustan Adam
- Austria: Boogie Kathi & The Muddy Bluesmen
- Estonia: South Of Savoy
- Norway: Adama Janlo
- Georgia: The FreeRide Experience
- The Netherlands: The Hoochies
20 minutes break
- Bulgaria: Kamen “Katsata” Band
- Romania: Green Onions Experience
- Croatia: Jadran & Imperfect State
- Belgium: Tom Eylenbosch
- Czech Republic: Marc Slight & One “O” Eight
- France: The Supersoul Brothers
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THE GRAND FINALE
Saturday 18th NOSPR Concert Hall – plac Wojciecha Kilara 1 – Katowice
Timeline:
16:00 Doors open
17,00 Delivery of the following awards: EastTop Harmonica Award to the best harmonica player Delfina Blues guitar to the best guitar player
17:30 EBC Grand finale: 8 acts with a 20-minute break
21:20 Awards ceremony:
Announcement of the Blues Behind the Scenes Awards
Delivery of “It’s a Blues City” Diploma
Announcement of the best solo/duo act
Announcement of the EBC winners
Short performance by the winners
22.30 End
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