IBC 2025
The Road to Memphis
Saskatoon Blues Society will be sending an act to compete in the 2025 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, hosted by The Blues Foundation! To be selected to compete, all acts must win the competition hosted by their local affiliate, so the acts competing are the best of the best, from all over the world.
SBS is honoured to be the Saskatchewan affiliate of the Blues Foundation.
Make sure that you are familiar with all the rules, particularly regarding your song selection.
The rules are listed here:
Note that there are few changes to the rules from last year.
All applications must be online, by filling in the form. Applications are due by August 15, 2024. No late applications will be accepted.
Competition Rules
Saskatoon 2025 IBC scoring system
The scoring system is explained in detail here
Note that we have made some changes to the scoring system. Also note that blues content is scored very highly, as are original songs, which is the same as the IBC scoring in Memphis.