Doors open at 6 PM, music starts at 7 PM. Purchase tickets at the door, no advance sales. Proceeds go towards funding the winning bands’ travel to Memphis.

The Smoky Mountain Blues Society will be having a concert on Friday, December 9th at Open Chord from 7 PM to 10 PM to help support our winners from our International Blues Challenge (IBC) for their journey to Memphis.

The winning artists in each category of Band and Solo/Duo will represent East Tennessee at the International Blues Challenge to be held on January 24-28, 2023 on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee!

Congratulations to our Youth Band winner, Danny Garwood: Solo Winner, Foster Meeks: and Band Winner, Tangled In Blues, they will all be advancing to IBC in Memphis.

We invite our members and all blues enthusiasts to come to this special concert to hear some great music and to cheer on the winners. It’s a great way to thank local musicians for keeping the blues alive in East Tennessee.

The world’s largest gathering of Blues acts represents an international search by The Blues Foundation and its Affiliated Organizations for the Blues Band and Solo/Duo Blues Act ready to take their act to the international stage. See more at: https://blues.org/international-blues-challenge/

The cover charge for the competition will be $5.00 for Blues Society members and $10.00 for non-members.