{"id":5280,"date":"2014-06-02T17:05:45","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T15:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/?p=5280"},"modified":"2014-06-02T17:05:45","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T15:05:45","slug":"the-8th-mijas-international-blues-festival-from-4th-to-6th-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/whats-on\/the-8th-mijas-international-blues-festival-from-4th-to-6th-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8th Mijas International Blues Festival: From 4th to 6th of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"sunsetbeachclub\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/whats-on\/the-8th-mijas-international-blues-festival-from-4th-to-6th-of-july\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5282\" alt=\"Mijas International Blues Festival 2014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Mijas-International-Blues-Festival.png\" width=\"472\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Mijas-International-Blues-Festival.png 472w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Mijas-International-Blues-Festival-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Mijas-International-Blues-Festival-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Next month \u2013 from the 4<\/span><sup style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">th<\/sup><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> to the 6<\/span><sup style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">th<\/sup><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> of July \u2013 the stunning white village of Mijas will host the 8<\/span><sup style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">th<\/sup><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> edition of its popular <\/span><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">International Blues Festival<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">. An impressive line up of free concerts awaits blues fans with veteran artists such as Jimmy Thomas, Bob Margolin, John Primer, West Weston, Jerimiah Marques and Bob Stroger taking part in the weekend\u2019s festivities.\u00a0<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the three days of the festival, <b>all concerts will take place in the town\u2019s Virgen del a Pe\u00f1a square<\/b> from 7:00pm until past midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Organised by the MijasTown hall and its Foreign Residents Department, <b>the festival kicks off on Friday the 4<sup>th<\/sup> July<\/b> with Scottish five piece, The Robin Robertson Band, and their unique combination of blues, jazz and rhythm &amp; blues.<\/p>\n<p><b>This first day of the festival will also include performances by the following musicians<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jerimiah Marques and the Blue Aces with their genuine Chicago-style blues from the 50\u2019s combined with reggae.<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Thomas, another great musician \u2013 who worked with Ike and Tina Turner \u2013 will play with Blues Eternity, accompanied by bassist, Mark Olbrich.<\/li>\n<li>Bob Margolin, legendary guitarist and member of the Muddy Waters band in the 70\u2019s will close the evenings performance joined on stage by the Tota Blues Band.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Concerts on Saturday 5<sup>th<\/sup> July:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the Uk\u2026 West Weston\u2019s Bluesonics<\/li>\n<li>Chicago Blues with John Primer and Bob Stroger<\/li>\n<li>Three of the most relevant bands in the Malaga blues scene at the moment: Lito Blues Band, Mama Paula Band and Gangberries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>And on the final day of the festival\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All the way from Georgia\u2026 Koka &amp; T. Blues Mob who have shared the stage with Blues greats such as Johnny Winter, Dave Hole, Blaze or Magic Slim<\/li>\n<li>West Weston\u2019s Bluesonics<\/li>\n<li>Another dose of Jerimiah Marques and the Blue Aces<\/li>\n<li>From C\u00f3rdona (Spain), Gladys Rockin &amp; Tres Gatos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s the <b>full concert programme<\/b> with dates and specific times\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5283\" alt=\"Performers at the Mijas Blues Festival 2014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Performers-at-the-Mijas-Blues-Festival-2014.png\" width=\"493\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Performers-at-the-Mijas-Blues-Festival-2014.png 493w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Performers-at-the-Mijas-Blues-Festival-2014-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re planning on visiting the Mijas International Blues Festival, and are looking for accommodation, Sunset Beach Club offers great value apartment style accommodation and is just a short 20 minute drive from Mijas. For more information and to check availability, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.sunsetbeachclub.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet \u00a0Next month \u2013 from the 4th to the 6th of July \u2013 the stunning white village of Mijas will host the 8th edition of its popular International Blues Festival. 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