The Blues Bands’ Contest

Suwalki Blues Festival 2014 will be held this year for the seventh time on 10-12 July 2014. For the past six years Suwalki gained a strong position on the fans’ lists of the events they must see. Every year, the festival gathers about 200 musicians from Poland, Europe and other parts of the world. For three days Suwalki is visited by thousands of Polish and foreign enthusiasts of good music. Moreover, Suwalki Blues Festival is a recognizable brand not only among blues lovers – all for the fact of skillfully selected repertoire which makes Festival more and more popular among rock music nad bluec-rock music fans year by year.

This year, for the first time, we will present a competition which will consist of 2 parts: first one will be an open competition for the blues bands from Poland, the Baltic countries, Russia and Belarus, and the second part will be reserved only for Polish performers – qualification to European Blues Challenge 2015 where the Bands will get the opportunity to gain accreditation for the European Blues Challenge in 2015. The competition formula gives an opportunity to all of the gropus, whose music is based on blues, to make a possible start in their music career.

Participation in the competition can be submitted until 15th of May 2014. Winners, upon Jury’s decision, shall be awarded with two main prizes:
• Blues Festival Grand Prix – the President of Suwałki Municipality’s award (statue) together with a money award of 10 000 zł and the right to perform on the Main Stage during the Festival on 12 July 2014,
• for the performers from Poland – qualification to take part and to represent Poland during European Blues Challenge 2015 organized by the European Blues Union (www.europeanbluesunion.com).

The jury shall be represented by well known musicians and publicists and the organizer’s representative. All the detaills concerning the above mentioned can be found in the terms of the competition document available on www.suwalkiblues.com

SUWALKI BLUES FESTIVAL is one of the most important and greatest blues events in Poland and Europe. Three days of concerts, two professional open air stages, blues bands’ competition, concerts on small stages in the city centre, blues breakfasts, numerous acoustic concerts, late night concerts at the clubs joined with jam sessions. Recognized stars and new sounds. Amazing music atmosphere.

SUWAŁKI BLUES FESTIVAL 2014 – REGULATION OF THE CONTEST

APPLICATION FORM FOR THE „SUWAŁKI BLUES FESTIVAL 2014” –THE BLUES BANDS’ CONTEST”