Grésiblues

25th Edition — Grésiblues 2025

For its quarter-century, Grésiblues offered an exceptional program from June 29 to July 4, 2025, with six free evenings in six towns of the Grésivaudan. Two concerts per evening enlivened this festive week, mixing blues, soul, blues-rock, and funk before a loyal and enthusiastic audience.

Opening Night — Le Touvet (Sunday, June 29)

The festival opened its doors in Le Touvet with Luc Blackstone (8:30 PM), a French blues-rock guitarist and singer with overflowing energy, followed by The Buttshakers (10:00 PM), a key Lyonnais band on the French soul and R&B scene, led by the powerful voice of Ciara Thompson.

Barraux (Monday, June 30)

The second evening featured La Bedoune (8:30 PM), a regional band with blues tinged with rock, and the Marjorie Martinez Blues Band (10:00 PM), led by singer and guitarist Marjorie Martinez, a rising star in French blues.

Le Cheylas (Tuesday, July 1)

American blues took center stage with Jim Roberts (8:30 PM), an American bluesman based in France with an authentic and deep style, then Blue Deal (10:00 PM), a German electric blues duo with a raw and powerful sound, a revelation of the European blues scene.

Bernin (Wednesday, July 2)

Time for discoveries with Léo Benmass (8:30 PM), a young French blues talent, and Circle of Mud (10:00 PM), a French blues-rock band with heavy riffs and implacable grooves.

Montbonnot-Saint-Martin (Thursday, July 3)

The penultimate evening hosted Doc Lou & The Roosters (8:30 PM), a band rooted in early blues, followed by Bywater Call (10:00 PM), a Canadian blues-rock and southern rock band led by Meghan Bravener, whose vocal harmonies and stage energy captivated the audience.

Closing Night — Crolles (Friday, July 4)

The festival concluded spectacularly in Crolles with Noa & The Hell Drinkers (8:30 PM), an explosive French rock-blues combo, followed by the Chicago Blues Summer Tour 2025 (10:00 PM) bringing together three living legends of Chicago blues: Mike Wheeler, a guitarist and singer with incandescent playing, Russ Green, a virtuoso harmonica player, and Peaches Staten, a singer with a monumental soul voice.

Music Workshops

Alongside the concerts, the week of workshops at the Collège La Pierre Aiguille in Le Touvet hosted dozens of amateur musicians, supervised by Ian Giddey (Barefoot Iano) and his team of professionals. The students performed as opening acts for the evening concerts each night at 7:30 PM.

Full Program — Grésiblues 2025 (25th Edition)

• Sunday, June 29 — Le Touvet: Luc Blackstone (8:30 PM) • The Buttshakers (10:00 PM)
• Monday, June 30 — Barraux: La Bedoune (8:30 PM) • Marjorie Martinez Blues Band (10:00 PM)
• Tuesday, July 1 — Le Cheylas: Jim Roberts (8:30 PM) • Blue Deal (10:00 PM)
• Wednesday, July 2 — Bernin: Léo Benmass (8:30 PM) • Circle of Mud (10:00 PM)
• Thursday, July 3 — Montbonnot-Saint-Martin: Doc Lou & The Roosters (8:30 PM) • Bywater Call (10:00 PM)
• Friday, July 4 — Crolles: Noa & The Hell Drinkers (8:30 PM) • Chicago Blues Summer Tour 2025 — Mike Wheeler, Russ Green, Peaches Staten (10:00 PM)

Student concerts every evening at 7:30 PM (except Sunday, June 29).

Highlights of the 2025 Edition

• 25th Anniversary of the festival, celebrating a quarter-century of blues in Grésivaudan
• The Buttshakers: memorable opening night in Le Touvet with the Lyonnais soul band
• Chicago Blues Summer Tour 2025: spectacular closing in Crolles with three Chicago legends — Mike Wheeler, Russ Green, and Peaches Staten
• Bywater Call: standing ovation for the Canadian blues-rock band in Montbonnot
• Blue Deal: the German duo electrified Le Cheylas with their raw and powerful blues
• Music Workshops: dozens of participants experienced the unique thrill of performing on stage before the evening concerts