We don't like... crisis

The crisis affects us all in different ways, but our festival doesn’t want to move it over and we don’ t want that anybody runs out of it. That’ s why, every Bluesaldia concerts will be free and also we get a gesture of solidarity started. See you!

The 7th Hondarribia Blues Festival edition has just closed its planning with over twenty bands and national and international artists who will play in the four different stages we have, between July 12 and July 15 (both included), we will be able to listen to a total of 18 concerts, all of them free and opened to the public.

Carlos Malles emphasizes that despite the economic crisis The Bluesaldia “ keeps a high level with a very good cast “.

Among international performers two major figures stand out: Robert Cray (composer and guitarist, winner of five Grammy awards) and Eric Sardinas (superb guitarist, considered to be a slide guitar virtuoso). It is worth mentioning the special section Hondarribia Crossroads, which, year by year, shows unique and rare performances by several first-line artists, and this year it is dedicated to Chicago. Blues lovers will revel in the unique voices of Tail Dragger, Zora Young and Eddie Shaw accompanied by an exquisite band made up by: Bob Stroger (bass), Kenny Smith (drums), Johnny Iguana (keyboards), Rockin' Johnny (guitar) and Omar Coleman (harmonica).

Besides, the confirmed national bands and performers include: Virginia Labuat (with many best seller albums and singles) and the duos Fede Aguado-Osi Martínez (pure Madrid streets blues) and Txus Blues-Jose Bluefingers (two Barcelonans with a broad music career who are known as “the desmystifiers of blues” due to their carefree understanding of this musical genre).

Loyal to their will to support an Euskaldun band in each edition to allow them to share the stage with the great names of blues, Bluesaldia will present the band White Towels, a Guipuzkoa group who, despite the distance, will certainly evoke a pure Chicago south side atmosphere.