EUROPEAN BLUES CHALLENGE (EBC)

Friday and Saturday, 5-6 April, showtime at 21,00 SHARP

Location: Coliseo Micaelense
Rua de Lisboa, s/n. Ponta Delgada
+351296209500

https://coliseumicaelense.pt/

Doors open 20,00

BANDS PERFORMING ORDER AND TIMETABLE

The EBC 2019 playing order was determined by a raffle during the latest board meeting in Amsterdam:

Friday 5 April

20,45: Welcome by Master of Ceremony
21,00: Hungary – György Ferenczi and The Rackajam
21,30: Portugal – Delta Blues Riders
22,00: Belgium – Black Cat Biscuit
22,30: Romania – Rares Totu’s Midnight Sun
23,00: Estonia – Hilbert’s Problems
23,30: Poland – The Smooth Gentleme
00,00: Spain – Big Yuyu
00,30: Norway – Geir Bertheussen Blues Express
01,00: Switzerland – Manu Hartmann & the City Blues Band
01,30: Germany – Richie Arndt Band
02,00: France –  Elise & The Sugar Sweet
02,30: End EBC 1^st. night
02,30 to 05,00 – Jam session & DJ performance

Saturday 6 April

21,00: Italy – The Drive
21,30: Croatia – Tomislav Goluban Band
22,00: Denmark – Trainman Blues
22,30: United Kingdom – Kyla Brox Quartet
23,00: Finland – Jo’ Buddy & Down Home King III feat. Nieminen
23,30: Luxembourg – Heavy Petrol
00,00: Slovakia –  Tony Bigmouth Pearson
00,30: Greece –  Sakis Dovolis Power Trio
01,00: Netherlands – The Dynamite Blues Band
01,30: Austria – Somerset Barnard Band
02,00: Sweden –  Marino Valle Band
02,30: Announcement of the Blues Behind the Scenes Award winners
02:45  Announcement of the winners
3,00 to 05;00: Jam session b / DJ performance

Our distinguished Awarding Festivals

• BB Blues Festival (Portugal), Beginning June
• Sierre Blues Festival (Switzerland), June
• Hondarribia Blues Festival, Spain, July
• Blues Peer, Belgium, July
• Notodden Blues Festival, Norway, August
• Swing Wespelaar, Belgium, August
• Blues in Hell, Norway, September
• Lucerne Blues Festival, Switzerland, November