Welcome to the BLUESTÄLTET!

About BluestÄltet

The Blues Tent is a part of the annual 'Malmoe City Festival' but is run independently by the association 'Malmoe-Copenhagen Blues Connexion' (aka MCBC). The purpose of the association is to support the live blues and roots music in the region.

According to the festival rules, all the entertainment are free of fees for the visitors. Neither do we have any economical contribution from the municipality. This means that we have a limited budget. The association itself, however, has no profit requirements and any financial surpluses are invested in the year ahead.

Also good to know, is that the tent is run by enthusiasts who works voluntarily and spend lots of time and energy to make this happen. Be kind to them, they are a rare kind and close to extinction!

Legally responsible for the tent is the association's board.

Back line spec (2015)

Guitar Equipment

1 FENDER HotRod Deluxe Combo, 1x12"
1 FENDER HotRod DeVille Combo, 2x12"
1 FENDER Super Reverb Combo, 4x10"
1 VOX AC-30 Combo, 2x12"
1 MARSHALL 1936V Cab, 2x12"

Harp amp

Fender Blues Junior Combo 1x12"

Bass Equipment

1 AMPEG SVT Classic Head
1 AMPEG SVT 410E Cab, 4x10"

Drums

YAMAHA Abs.Custom 12", 13", 16", 22"
YAMAHA Steel Snare 14"x5½" (2 st)
Zildjian cymbals 14"(HH), 16", 18" (C), 20" (R)

Keyboard

Clavia NordStage HA88

Music stands is not included! (as blues musicians usually can't read anyway).

Sound enginEer

Sound and light system are run by Jörgen Lindau from Precise Sound.

Tent and stage

The tent is 10 x 20 meters (33' x 66') wide and is licensed to accommodate 300 people. We have standing audience inside the tent, but outside there is an outdoor cafe with benches and tables.

The stage which is about 6 x 4 meters  (20' x 13') and 70 cm (2,5') high. That is (260 square feet) and  high.) The stage has stairs and guardrails and safety is approved by the Musicians' Union.

You reach the stage by an outside corridor. So, no need to cross the audience.

The scene has a modern sound system and light facilities.

Accessibility

It is crowded and difficult to get around by car in Malmoe during the festival. Additionally, several parking lots are closed. We do have a small space for parking backstage. If you need to use this please contact us in advance.

There’s a multistory car park on Kaptensgatan or you could find parking lots on Kungsgatan behind the 'Fire Department' & Latin School or along the Södra Promenaden. All within 5 minutes walking distance.

But still... it is much easier to walk, bike, take a bus or train...

Promotion material

For those of you who will perform at the Blue Tent, especially for the first time, we would be grateful if you could supply us with materials about yourselves. This will be used for our programs and promotion, therefore important for your own sake. For our sake it's also important that we do not publish material that you do not stand for.

This material includes:

* Press images, at least 700 pixels wide and the name of the photographer / copyright holder

* An brief description of your act, a proximal 15-30 words. Please do a personal description that captures the audience's interest...

* It is also possible to provide a longer and more detailed description of you as an artist / band as well as web addresses and Facebook / YouTube links, which are being used for our artist archive.

Guest artists

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that so-called 'guest artists' are not allowed, unless it's an obvious part of the act. Please discuss with the organizer, if it is appropriate.

About using music in sweden

STIM is the Swedish composers interest organization that manages the rights of music and text and yearly collects and distributes royalty money from the users to the copyright holders. Any public use of music in Sweden should be reported to STIM.

Swedish artists are themselves required to report their acts but when it comes to foreign artistes, the organizer to make the report. Foreign artists therefore have to provide a set list. We therefore attached the appropriate form with your contract.

If you live in Sweden you should register yourself as a reporter at:
https://www.stim.se/sv/livemusik/skaffa-inloggning-att-rapportera-livespelningar

The form should contain:
* contact information of the performing artist (e-mail or phone number is enough for Swedish artists)

* song titles

* author of music and lyrics.

Signing the contract

Sign digitally
The easiest way to sign the contract is to open the document in Acrobat Reader or an appropriate app. A web browser will not do.

1. In the menu, select "Complete and Sign" and Place signature
2. Place the signature at an appropriate location.
3. SAVE the document.

Commands may vary depending on what program or app you have installed on your computer, but the principle is still the same.

Sign manually
Print the document and sign by hand. Scan or take a shoot with the cell phone. Return the contract by email.

SELL your CD's

Do you have CDs for sale, we want to help you sell them during the concert. In particular after 18 pm, we have a person dedicated to help you with this. If so, this is your guy at the right, you wouldn't miss him...