Blues Live! Association membership fee for the year 2008 is 10€ and you can pay it to our account SAMPO 800018-70052363. Members have lower entrance fees for concerts
Blues Live! 2008 festival was held on October 1-5. The performers were on chronological order: Janko Manneh & PK Keränen,Johnny Spence (UK) with Doctor's Order, Tyly Kohtalo, U.Pasanen Band, Marjo Leinonen & Viranomaiset, Delta Head (SWE), Swamp Boogie, Messengers, Angela Brown (USA) & Christian Rannenberg (GER), Harmonica Shah (USA) with Little Boogie Boy Blues Band (NED), Rattlesnake Daddies
Fall club dates: Barrence Whitfield (USA) & Wentus Blues Band on
Nov 15th
Honky Tonk Men on Dec 13th at Poppari Bar
Blues Live! Festival (Jyväskylä,Finland) is an annual (first week of october) indoor festival. The first Blues Live! festival took place back in 1981, check out our history (Historia) page. There are also some club dates during the year. Our regular club venue is the famous "Poppari Bar" (former Jazz Bar), located in Jyväskylä city center. In May every year we organize our "Springtime Blues" club happening, and the next one is on May 16th, 2009. The annual S/S Suomi Steamboat Blues Cruise on Lake Päijänne is a very popular event. The 2008 Cruise was on Saturday August the 16th, 2008. Cruise performers: L.R.Phoenix and Mr M. Mo’Hell from Joensuu. Mr.Slideman, U.Pasanen Band, Blues DeLuxe Duo and Rattlesnake Daddies were the local acts of the event.
Contact information:
Blues Live!
president Hessu Heinonen
Keskustie 17 B 26
40100 Jyväskylä
tel: +358-44-580 1369 (cell,sms)
Blues Live! e-mail: blueslive@hotmail.com
Our former artist line-ups