41. Rawa Blues Festival

Rawa Blues Festival - The world's biggest in-door blues festival.
Rawa Blues Festival takes place every year at the beginning of October, in the city of Katowice, Poland. Since its very beginning in 1981, Rawa Blues became the biggest and with the time also the most recognizable blues event in Poland.

In 2012 Rawa Blues Festival has received an exceptionally prestigious award. The biggest international blues association, The Blues Foundation, has granted Keeping The Blues Alive award in Festival International category to Rawa. The title honours people and organisations that have significant contribution for promoting blues music and culture.

The festival director is Irek Dudek, a Polish singer, composer, multiinstrumentalist and songwriter. He is well known in Poland and western Europe for his blues achievements. In 80s, his artistic alter-ego, rock’n’roll band called Shakin’ Dudi gathered an incredible popularity in Poland. The band performs and records LPs until this day. Ireneusz Dudek is also recognized for his activities for popularizing the blues music in Poland, where Rawa Blues Festival is his greatest work.

41. Rawa Blues Festival 2023:
Altered Five Blues Band
Albert Cummings
Philip Sayce
The Troy Redfern Band
Shakin' Dudi
Restless
Boogie Boys
Blueset
Robert Kordylewski
Teksasy & Wojtek Cugowski 
and more...