The oldest blues festival in Poland, one of the most recognized in Europe and the biggest in-door blues festival in the world. This year 30th edition of the festival will take place in Katowice. Thanks to Rawa Blues Festival it’s the capital city of Polish blues.

The Beginning

The idea of the Rawa Blues Festival was introduced in 1981 by Irek Dudek - great musician and blues promoter. The first festival was organized in the Katowice Theater and gathered about twenty blues bands from all over Poland and 500 fans. At the beginning of the 90s the Festival moved into the biggest and the most famous concert arena in Poland – Spodek Hall and actually became one of the biggest blues festivals in Central Europe. In the past years thousands of blues fans have enjoyed themselves while listening biggest Polish, American and European blues musicians playing 100% live. ...more.

Source: http://www.rawablues.com/en/about-rawa-blues-festival/