Vfor the eleventh edition of the Blues Tour Groningen bands from far and wide have signed up spontaneously. The organization can therefore rightly say that the quality of the event, which traditionally takes place on the last Saturday of February in the center of Groningen, remains at a high level. Fifteen cafes within walking distance provide a stage for blues music.
Organizer Joris van Berkel says that he is surprised every year about the interest of the bands and music lovers who come to Groningen. ,,We find confirmation that the Blues Tour has proven itself. Many of the blues music lovers know that they have to go to Groningen on the last Saturday of February to enjoy the different styles in the blues."
A number of bands have been playing at the same location from the very first edition.
,,The match between music and the ambiance of the cafe and the public is just right.''
Van Berkel leaves the choice of music to Willem Koster and Maarten Linskens. For years, Koster gave blues music a stage in his café in the city center.
Free entrance
What remains special is that the Blues Tour Groningen on Saturday 23 February is free for visitors. The fifteen bands all start playing at XNUMX in the evening and go on until one o'clock in the morning. If you still haven't had enough, you can still visit All Round Groningen, on the A-Kerkhof south side right next to café House the Bourse.
In the participating cafés there is a magazine with information about the bands and the places where the music can be heard. A map of the city center makes it easy for visitors to make a choice. Sponsors named in the brochure and on the website make it possible for this eleventh edition to be freely accessible.