Enter the Road to Memphis for the International Blues Challenge 2026 now! The deadline for entry is July 25, 2025, for both bands and solo/duo acts. Please consider participating as long as you haven’t previously won.
The International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis is a wonderful event allowing you to showcase your skills, interact with and cheer on your fellow musicians, interact with and establish relationships with industry officials, and just appreciate the many flavors of blues music that you will hear up and down Beale Street. Our challenge happens on August 9, 2025, at Knuckleheads Saloon, starting at noon.
Entry forms are located here, on our main International Blues Challenge page. Please email us at blueskc.org@gmail.com if you have any questions.