(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