Bluesfestival Baden

The festival center on Theaterplatz will be an open-air experience in the heart of the city. Under the motto "blues and more", visitors can expect not only musical highlights - with free concerts on collection in the afternoon and paid concerts in the evening - but also an inviting ambience, a VIP area, culinary variety and much more.

Even before the first Baden Blues Festival, the blues played regularly in Baden: From September to April, there was blues every last Thursday of the month at BLUUS CLUB Baden. In 1998, the organizers had an idea: why not bring the blues to Baden for a week every year at the end of May? The idea for the Baden Blues Festival was born.

With a lot of passion, energy and an elaborate business plan, the first blues festival was held in 2004. Cultural diversity was already part of Baden's lifeblood, which was one of the reasons why the blues festival in Baden flourished so much. In a very short time, it reached record-breaking audience numbers and gained recognition throughout Switzerland.

Over the years, the Baden Blues Festival has established itself as one of the most varied and culturally interesting festivals in Switzerland. Visitors can expect a diverse and varied program, because the Blues Festival is more than "just" music: the audience is introduced to the blues in various ways, be it with films on the subject, various workshops for young and old, on the boat, in shop windows, with street musicians, in pubs and larger venues.

In addition, the Baden Blues Festival knows no fear of musical contact and always allows different musical styles and worlds to collide. An outstanding example of this is blues'n'classic, a joint project between the Bluesfestival Baden, Richard Koechli and the argovia philharmonic. The musical experiment began in 2017 and will continue to provide musical highlights in the coming years.

Another long-standing success of the Bluesfestival Baden is the "Blues4Kids" workshop project. Every year, a band of young talents is put together and introduced to the art of the blues - the crowning glory is the CD that they write, record and perform together several times.

Since 2004, not only the festival but also the volunteer organizing committee has grown considerably. The organizing committee can proudly announce a three-time nomination for the Swiss Blues Award and a prize in 2012! However, the aim has remained the same: To bring good blues musicians to Baden and to offer the audience a varied program.

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