Welcome to the Dereham Blues festival
The heart of the blues in the heart of Norfolk
Tickets for the opening concert are now on sale!
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Get them while you can! The Dereham Blues Festival opening concerts are always a sell-out, and this year they will be going faster than ever!
We are very pleased to say that Mike Sanchez, once described as “the finest, most exciting, most entertaining artist in British rhythm and blues”, is coming to Dereham in July. Expect explosive piano, hot vocals and phenomenal support from guitar, trumpet, saxophone, stand up bass and drums, in Mike’s classic rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm ‘n’ blues and rockabilly six piece line up.
Over the last 15 years, Mike Sanchez has been a rare summer migrant to UK shores. We’re privileged to welcome him to Dereham Blues Festival as part of his fifteen date tour, and we’re grateful to him for re-arranging his itinerary to play for us en route from The 100 Club in Oxford Street to The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.
Tickets are priced at just £29 for what will be an energy filled evening of entertainment, so don't delay - book today!
Welcome to the Dereham Blues Festival website. Whether you are a serious performer, an enthusiastic busker or a fan of the blues and live music, we hope you’ll find everything you need here in preparation for joining us in Dereham at the end of the second week in July.
We are very proud of our festival (now widely recognised on the national blues circuit) and the many benefits it brings to the town of Dereham. If you’ve never been, it’s well worth a visit to sample a wide range of blues music – you’ll hear acoustic guitars, a heavier electric feel, wailing harmonicas, solo artists, jam sessions, original artists, bands playing old standards that make you want to get up and dance, and much more.
More than 50 bands will be playing in venues throughout the town, as well as a family-friendly busking event on the Saturday. All the performances (except the opening concert) are free-entry – great entertainment for the price of a drink or two while you groove to the music.
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Our first newsletter for 2025
We will be issuing newsletters to the wonderful Dereham Blues Festival community roughly quarterly, keeping everytone up to date with what's going on behind the scenes together with the latest news and views from around the festival.
The first issue is available here; if you would like to receive a copy of future issues direct via email, then please fill in the form on the home page.