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Here, you’ll find a curated collection of our latest materials alongside fascinating historical facts. Dive into the present while uncovering the past – it’s a journey through time and knowledge. Enjoy exploring!

Friday 05/07

Friday Roots & Welcome Jam Night

10.30
Blues At School (Primary School)
11.30 – 13.30
Thrill Blues School (Primary School)
19.30
Roots & Jam Night, City Park Trilj

Youth Stage Time
Jolly Jumper And Big Moe (Nor)
Mathis & Benoit (Fra
Kyla Brox Duo (Uk)

23.00
Welcome Jam Opening By The Voice Blues Jam ( Martin Kosovec...)

Saturday 06/07

10.00 – 14.00
Thrill Blues School (Primary School)

19.00
Youth Stage Time
Matt Pascale Band ( Ita)
Jeremiah's (Cro)
Cat Squirrel (Uk/Sp)

Toby Lee (Uk)

Sunday 07/07

Sunday Blues Bazzar

10.00 – 14.00
Thrill Blues School (Primary School)

17h – 23h
Blues Market (Vinyls, Clouth, Beers, Vines, Quizz...)

Thrill Blues School Showcase

Petra Bornerova Trio (Cz/Sk)
Bad Week (Sr)
Beatles Revival Blues Band (Cro)
Valerija Nikolovska & Blues Company (Cro)

The thrill isn't gone.

Let’s keep the blues young is the motto of the seventh consecutive Thrill Blues Festival, which will take place on the fifth, sixth and seventh of July in the city park in Trilj.

How much the program is adapted to that motto can be seen from the headliner, the nineteen-year-old British guitarist Toby Lee. “The future superstar of the blues”, that’s what Joe Bonamassa called Toby who, with 500 million views on the networks and sharing the stage with Buddy Guy,. Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa and Slash, it already is. The best young blues musician in 2023 already has 100 arranged concerts and will arrive in Trilj directly from the Jools Holand show.

The headliner of the acoustic evening is Kyla Brox, daughter of the British blues legend Victor Brox, winner of the European Blues Challenge and an award-winning blues singer who has been touring since she was 12 years old.

The young colors of Italian blues are defended by Matt Pascale, a passionate guitarist and composer. Mathis and Benoit arrive from France and experienced old masters Jolly Jumper and Big Moe from Norway. There is also the Czech-Slovak blues family Petra Bornerova Trio. 

The band Cat Squirrel, led by Mike Vernon, a famous British blues producer and a guest of Trilj two years ago, arrives from Spain. Attractive Bad Week from Novi Sad are known to the Croatian public because they were finalists of the Supertalent show on Tv Nova, and from Croatia there are Valerija Nikolovska & Big Company, Beatles Revival Blues Band and Jeremiah’s, winners of the 9th Croatian Blues Challenge.

This year’s Welcome Jam is led by The Voice Blues Jam composed of representatives of this year’s Voice with Martin Kosovec at the helm. There will also be an exhibition of blues portraits of the Rijeka painter Nikša Čorić, broadcasts of blues film classics, video promotions and other multimedia programs.

This year, too, there will be three days at the Thrill Blues School in Trill with local and foreign blues mentors and students.

The Thrill Isn’t Gone.

Thrill diaries

Toby Lee headliner of the 7th TBF

British blues guitarist Toby Lee is the headliner of the seventh Thrill Blues Festival, which will take place this year from July 5 to 7!After

Thrill Blues School still rocks

The first Thrill Blues Festival in 2017 started with Blues at School, a children’s blues workshop about the origin and history of blues, in the

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Thrill Blues Festival

Founded in 2017, Thrill Blues Festival has over time become the largest blues festival in Croatia and a unique musical meeting place in this part of Europe. Every year in July, Trilj welcomes Croatian and foreign blues musicians who have the opportunity to play and socialize in a friendly and relaxed environment.
The Thrill Blues Festival takes place in Trilj, a small town along the Cetina river which, like the legendary American Clarksdale, has its own crossroads where the idea of the festival was born.

All performances are held in Trilj City Park, on the banks of the Cetina River, and most importantly – admission is free!

In addition to the main concert event, the Thrill Blues festival hosts a series of workshops, educational programs, screenings and a unique Blues Run race! Of course, you must not miss the welcome jam session and the opportunity to play side by side with some of the best blues musicians of today.

Thrill Blues is more than a festival – it’s a two-day experience of great music, beautiful nature, authentic Dalmatian food and a place to make new friendships and memories!

We are a family festival open to music lovers of all generations and tastes.

Visit us and see for yourself:
Thrill isn’t gone – thrill is in Trilj!

Our mission

Thrill Blues Festival is more than pleasure, more than blues and more than a festival!

Our goal is to organize an unforgettable event every year, both for musicians and for blues lovers: a festival that you will remember forever and to which you will gladly return!

Nature, historical story, food, people and pleasant climate make the unique environment of this unique festival.

Respecting tradition, we are open to new trends at the same time and we try to create an ecological, family and fun festival. With free entry for all visitors!
Our commitment to blues and blues tradition is a special focus on young blues forces and nurturing new talents through music workshops and lectures.

Thrill Blues Festival did not need much time to become a reference on the international scene thanks to a quality program bringing together renowned international artists and regional and national acts. The festival fits perfectly into the framework of the best European organizations by multiplying the activities aimed at young people and training, thus ensuring the transmission of the heritage of Afro-American music to a new public who shows responsive not only to the musical qualities of the blues but also to the strong values it shares, especially in terms of civil rights. Undoubtly, Thrill Blues Festival will be the blues festival where people love to come in the future years. The President Fred Delforge
Fred Delforge
France Blues, The president
Knowing the music scene and especially the Blues, Rock and Jazz music scene for 35 years through my professional capacity as a journalist, I was surprised to see the effort that is being made in Dalmatia, Croatia, in Trilj, where, apart from its natural beauty, it has in recent years presented one of the most important music events of recent years in Southeastern Europe. Such an event is in itself an event of great importance for the cultural heritage of the place, since in addition to the musical performances, it hosts various events that bring the local community closer to the artistic and cultural beauty of their place. The geographical location of Trilj and its proximity to the tourist town of Split makes the festival attractive to holidaymakers in Dalmatia, most of whom are fans of Blues music in their own countries. With the experience of 35 years, I must admit that there is no better tourist and artistic product at the moment in South-Eastern Europe, where it can offer culture, entertainment and holidays to people who would like to attend the 3-day festival. The Thrill Blues Festival (Trilj) is a precious gem that should be preserved and become an institution, with the protection of all of us. Local cuisine, sports, music, seminars, children's learning, double on a wonderful river (Cetina), with the welcoming atmosphere of the local community and the organizers.
Michael Limnios
Blues Hall Of Fame, The Ambassador

We are

TBF people

Boris Hrepić Hrepa

Festival director

Dražen Goreta

Executive director

Ćiro Lagator

Production assistant