EBC 2025 Program

The EBC 2025  format will – also for this edition – 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.13th European Blues Challenge 2025 in Split, Croatia
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EUROPEAN BLUES CHALLENGE

Location: Croatian National Theatre Split – address: Trg Gaje Bulata 1

Thursday 3 April

Time: 19:00 h
  1. Croatia – Edi East Trance Blues
  2. Italy – Francesco Garolfi
  3. Spain – Tòfol Martínez Blues Band
  4. United Kingdom – Alice Armstrong
  5. Belgium – PD Martin
  6. Poland – Wild Flame
  7. Denmark – Pay Day
  8. Austria – Peter Kern
  9. Norway – Tommy Tito
  10. Finland – Jantso Jokelin
  11. Czech Republic – Steven’s
TICKETS: https://europeanbluesunion.com/ebc-2025-tickets/

Friday 4 April

Time: 19:00 h
  1. Sweden – Anton Hultquist Trio
  2. Hungary – Daniel Szebenyi
  3. Portugal – Mabelle Blues Band
  4. Greece – Eliana One Woman Band
  5. Bulgaria – Blues Traffic
  6. Netherlands – Five Dollars Shake
  7. Switzerland – Mark Slade & Rotosphere
  8. Germany – The See See Riders
  9. Romania – Bluesmen
  10. France – Charb-On
  11. Luxembourg – The Nightcallers
TICKETS: https://europeanbluesunion.com/ebc-2025-tickets/

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. TICKETS: https://europeanbluesunion.com/ebc-2025-tickets/
Croatian National Theater Split


Croatian National Theater Split

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More information about EBC participant bands at https://europeanbluesunion.com/ebc-2025-bands/

THE BLUES MARKET

Thursday 3 April & Friday 4 April Time: 15:00 – 17:00 Location:  Croatian National Theatre Split – address:  Trg Gaje Bulata 1

THE EBU GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Saturday 5 April Time: 11:00 Registration: Between 10:00 and 11:00 Location:  Croatian Home Split – address:  Tončićeva 1

EBU WORKSHOPS

Saturday 5 April Time: 15:00 -17:30 Location:

LOCAL EBC PRE-EVENT

Wednesday 2 April Location: Croatian Home Split – address: Tončićeva 1 Time: 20:00 – 22:00 (+ 30′) Concert organized by Split Blues Forces.

OPENING CERIMONY

14:00  Opening ceremony, flag raising and anthems performing

14:15 – 15:15 Concert ”HGD Vitezovi sv. Jurja”

Location:  Croatian National Theatre Split – address:  Trg Gaje Bulata 1

BLUES IN THE SCHOOL

Presented by Prof. Darko Stanojkovski Grappone Friday 4 April Location:  Croatian Home Split – address:  Tončićeva 1 Time: 11:00 to 12:00

 THE BLUES EXPO

Location: Same location as the Blues Market Our European Blues Expo Photo Exhibition will be in a form of a digital presentation with amazing photos from the previous EBCs to reminiscence the past 10 editions of the EBC.  COLLABORATION TO STRENGTHEN THE BLUES SCENE IN EUROPE The 13th edition of the European Blues Challenge is being made possible thanks to the close collaboration between the EBU and all his Active Members!

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