{"id":31847,"date":"2024-06-25T11:03:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T09:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bilbaobluesfestival.com\/four-bands-selected-to-compete-in-the-final-of-the-volotea-blues-challenge\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T15:35:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:35:30","slug":"four-bands-selected-to-compete-in-the-final-of-the-volotea-blues-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bilbaobluesfestival.com\/en\/four-bands-selected-to-compete-in-the-final-of-the-volotea-blues-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Four bands selected to compete in the final of the Volotea Blues Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f6dee4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f6dee4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaobluesfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1080x1350-recortado.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31807 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaobluesfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1080x1350-recortado.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bilbaobluesfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1080x1350-recortado-480x515.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Del Toro Blues band, Sirjo Cocchi &amp; Balta Bordoy- The Blues Way, T\u00f2fol Mart\u00ednez Blues band <\/strong>and<strong> The Lazy Tones<\/strong> are the four finalist bands of the Volotea Blues Challenge, a competition that is part of the third edition of the Bilbao Blues Festival. Each of them will give a 30-minute performance on 25 July from 19:30 at the Arenal bandstand. An expert jury will decide which will be the state representative at the European Blues Challenge 2025 to be held in Split (Croatia).\u00a0<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 52%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Bilbao Blues Festival, promoted by the Bilbao City Council, will be held <strong>from 25 to 28 July<\/strong> with a <strong>free programme of top level concerts, which will take place in the Arenal: The Fabulous Thunderbirds, D.K. Harrell, Ana Popovic, Martha High &amp; The Soul Cookers, Anson Funderburgh, Mike Morgan<\/strong>,<strong> Shawn Pittman<\/strong>, <strong>Southern Avenue, Annika Chambers, Terrie Odabi, Chino Swingslide Tr\u00edo, Ivan Singh, Kid Carlos Band and Ibai Garc\u00eda Blues Project complete this year&#8217;s line-up.<\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the rest of the programme and other interesting news on our homepage!<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6c6c60\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6c6c60;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaobluesfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-lazy-tones-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31681 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaobluesfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-lazy-tones-jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.bilbaobluesfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/the-lazy-tones-480x367.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"3d3c3a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bilbaobluesfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Del-Toro-3-jpeg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31817 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #3d3c3a; 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