(Memphis, TN) – The list of approximately 232 currently registered acts for the Blues Foundation’s (BF) 34th International Blues Challenge is impressive. To see the names of these competing band, solo/duo, and youth act entrants, go to the official IBC registrants page and click on the individual societies. Acts will showcase and compete from Jan 16-Jan 20. You can find the schedule on the BF website under “programs” International Blues Challenge.
The general admission International Blues Challenge Pass starts at $100 and includes:
Tues Night International Showcases; Weds – Fri Beale Street Competition Venues
Youth Showcases – Friday on Beale Street; All daytime seminars and workshops
IBC Orpheum Finals on Saturday, January 20, 2018
Also available: Keeping The Blues Alive Ceremony and Brunch on Friday, January 19 at 11am; Doubletree Hotel – $50; IBC Finals Premium Seating – $25; Request to Hold Passes at Will Call.
Societies with registered acts:
Adelaide Roots and Blues Association
Arkansas River Blues Society
Asociación Musical Blues Hondarribia
Association of Blues & Rock ’70
Atlanta Blues Society
Austin Blues Society
Billtown Blues Association
Black Swamp Blues Society
BluesBaltica
Blues Lovers United of San Diego
Blues Society of Northwest Florida
Blues Society of Omaha
Blues Society of the Ozarks
Blues Society of Tulsa
Blues Society of Western New York
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania
Boston Blues Society
Bruce County Blues Society
Buffalo River Blues Society
Calgary Blues Music Association
Canada South Blues Society
Cape Fear Blues Society
Capital Area Blues Society
Capital Region Blues Network
Cascade Blues Association
Central Delaware Blues Society
Central Iowa Blues Society
Charlotte Blues Society
Cincy Blues Society
Colombian Blues Society
Colorado Blues Society
Columbus Blues Alliance
Connecticut Blues Society
Croatian Blues Forces
Crossroads Blues Society of Illinois
Daytona Beach Blues Society
Dayton Blues Society
DC Blues Society
Decatur Blues Society
DeltaBlues
Detroit Blues Society
Dutch Blues Foundation
East Coast Blue Society
Edmonton Blues Society
First Coast Blues Society
Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Society
France Blues
Friends of Rentiesville
German Blues Network
Grand River Blues Society
Granite State Blues Society
Great Lakes Blues Society
Houston Blues Society
Huntington Blues Society
Illinois Central Blues Club
Indy Crossroads Blues
Israel Blues Society
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation
Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association
Kansas City Blues Society
Kentuckiana Blues Society
Kentucky Blues Society
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society
Long Island Blues Society
Lowcountry Blues Club
Magic City Blues Society
Maine Blues Society
Massachusetts Blues Society
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society
Memphis Blues Society
Mile High Blues Society
Minnesota Blues Society
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola
MO Blues Association
Mojo Station
Montreal Blues Society
Natchel Blues Network
New Orleans Blues Society
Norsk Bluesunion
North Central Florida Blues Society
North East Ohio Blues Association (NEOBA)
Northern Arizona Blues Alliance
Oklahoma Blues Society
Oslo Bluesklubb
Ottawa Blues Society
Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas
Paramount Music Association
Phoenix Blues Society
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society
Rainy Day Blues Society
River City Blues Society (IL)
River City Blues Society (VA)
Sacramento Blues Society
San Angelo Blues Society
Santa Barbara Blues Society
Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society
Second Story Blues Alliance
Smoky Mountain Blues Society
South Central Indiana Blues Society
South Florida Blues Society
Southern California Blues Society
Southwest Florida Blues Society
St. Louis Blues Society
Steel City Blues Society
Suncoast Blues Society
Swiss Blues Society
Sydney Blues Society
The Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast
The Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society
The Music Preservation Society
Thunder Bay Blues Society
Topeka Blues Society
Toronto Blues Society
Triangle Blues Society
Trinity River Blues Society
UK Blues Federation
Utah Blues Society
Vicksburg Blues Society
Washington Blues Society
West Michigan Blues Society
Wichita Blues Society
