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Pistoia Blues Festival

Pistoia Blues Festival

Pistoia, ItalyNext edition not announced · last held 2026

DatesTBA

LocationPistoia, Italy

PriceTBA

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The Pistoia Blues Festival has been held in Pistoia, Italy, since 1980. Primarily focused on blues, it also hosts rock, pop and folk artists, and has featured musicians such as Walter Trout, Fantastic Negrito and Jethro Tull over the years.

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Wheelchair accessible

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Location

Piazza del Duomo, 51100 Pistoia, Italia

Archive

Past editions

2026Jul 2–10, 202617 artists

Fantastic Negrito

Messa EEric Steckel SSpleen

Claudio Baglioni IIl Volo SStrea BBluagata EElectric Cherry MMarco Masini MMaurizio Pirovano TTHE DARKNESS – PISTOIA BLUES 8 LUGLIO WWoody Bones

2025Jul 10, 20253 artists

Blackberry Smoke BBlack Banjo PPaul Gilbert

2023Jul 9, 20233 artists

2016Jul 15, 20165 artists

Hardcore Superstar

The Answer CCrazy Rain JJunkie Dildoz

2015Jul 18–19, 20158 artists

Black Label Society

Vision Divine RRain MMethodica SSinheresy

2011Jul 9, 20114 artists

Robben Ford WWillie Nile MManzarek–Krieger LLuca Olivieri

2010Jul 14–18, 201014 artists

The Robert Cray Band

James Hunter AAstra CCedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm LLabÿrinth NNorth Atlantic Oscillation BBuddy Whittington

2008Jul 11, 20084 artists

Watermelon Slim DDickey Betts & Great Southern

2007Jul 15, 20073 artists

Joe Bonamassa DDanny Bryant’s RedEyeBand

2006Jul 14, 20063 artists

Gov’t Mule RRobert Plant and the Strange Sensation

2005Jul 8–10, 20056 artists

Jerry Lee Lewis

Eric Burdon DDavide Van De Sfroos

2004Jul 16, 20045 artists

Sonny Landreth RRobert Fripp

2003Jul 12–13, 20038 artists

Ten Years After

Dr. Feelgood EEric Sardinas

Ray Wilson BBill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings TTolo Marton

2002Jul 13–14, 20029 artists

Canned Heat RRatdog TThe Blues Band

The Blues Brothers Band RRoy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings TTreves Blues Band LLuca Nesti

2001Jul 14–15, 20016 artists

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Pino Daniele TThe Animals LLarry Carlton & Steve Lukather

2000Jul 15, 20004 artists

Willy DeVille PPeter Green Splinter Group JJohn Paul Jones

1999Jul 17, 19993 artists

1998Jul 17–19, 19986 artists

The Jeff Healey Band TThe Doors TTolo Marton

1997Jul 4, 19973 artists

Keb’ Mo’SSon Seals

1996Jul 5–6, 19969 artists

The Fabulous Thunderbirds PPeter Green BBlack Cat Bone Blues Band

1994Jul 1–2, 19946 artists

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Joe Louis Walker

Paul Rodgers KKeith Dunn

1993Jul 3, 19934 artists

Slow Train JJohnny Mars

1991Jul 5–6, 19916 artists

Charlie Musselwhite ZZachary Richard AAlbert Collins and the Icebreakers

James Cotton Blues Band EEric Burdon & Brian Auger Band JJames Harman Band

1989Jul 1–2, 198916 artists

Ten Years After

Eric Burdon BBuddy Guy & Junior Wells RRoy Rogers CChicago Blues JJimmy Walker LLittle Mike & The Tornadoes LLouis Myers

1988Jul 1, 19885 artists

The Blues Brothers Band RRufus Thomas RRon Wood and Bo Diddley SSam Moore

1980Jul 15, 19804 artists

John Lee Hooker

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