The Big Blue Blues Band

Live Blues/Rock: Festival headlining
three-piece band in South East England

Featured performances
include :

Colne Blues Festival
Beer Blues Festival
Uckfield Festival
Brentwood Blues Festival

Formed in 1993, The Big Blue is a hard gigging three-piece blues/rock band playing material written by band leader/ vocalist/ guitarist, Stuart Bligh, as well as some other names with whom you may be familiar such as Cream, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and many more.
The Big Blue have been honoured to play with:

The Yardbirds
Sherman Robertson
Savoy Brown
The Hoax
Stuart Bligh plays guitar at Beer Blues Festival, Devon
Picture credit: Bob May

What's on the Big Blue site

  • Read all about the band, band members on our "Meet the band" page
  • You can see a listing of all currently booked gigs on the "Gig Listing" page
  • Keep up-to-date with last minute additions and news at our Blog where we'll post the info straight away
  • View latest gig photos (many sent in by you guys!) on the "Gig Photos" page
  • Listen to our music on the aptly titled "Our Music" page

Book a Live Blues Band

The Big Blue have played private gigs at birthday parties, weddings, charity gigs, New Year parties, end-of-term celebrations, biker gatherings and many other special occasions.

We don't churn out the usual song covers (you won't be singing along to "Hi Ho Silver Lining") but if you're looking for music that'll have you reaching for your air guitar and dusting down your tail feathers, The Big Blue may be right for you. As a three-piece, so we don't take up too much room, although we can't guarantee that Stuart won't take a stroll through the audience in search of a suitable "bottle-neck" to run along his fretboard. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

 
"Wow what a gig on Sunday at the Junction, fabulous thanks Stuart, Ben and Andy, it was the best we have heard"
Helen & Roy

"Just got home from the Cinque ports gig. What a great evening of music, pure magic and the best live blues I've ever heard. "
Colin Walder


"Am still blown away with the set on Sunday & have since looked at your gig list & put localish dates in my diary. "
Mark Osborn

"Caught the gig last night. You lads are superb. I particularly liked White Room. Your singer's got a nice Peter Green thing going there as well. I'm sure I'll be coming to more gigs. "
Eamon Brennan

Big Blue have been featured on:

Radio 2 - Paul Jones
GLR
Jazz FM
Uckfield FM
Sovereign Radio
Classic 21, Belgium
Boom Boom, Croatia
KJLU 88.9 FM, Missouri
96.1 F.M. Radio Sant Boi, Barcelona

WHAT THE PRESS SAY:

"...a ten-minute finale of 'Voodoo Chile.' The number of different styles, accents and tempos that were put into this was amazing. Stuart is a truly masterful guitarist and a fine vocalist, and his players are first class"
BluesInBritain

"...a standing ovation and cries for more. This gig was 'feel good factor' at its best"
Blueprint

"...take classic blues and give it a rawer edge"
Guardian

"...an exceptional talent in Stuart Bligh, a fantastic guitar player who has an outrageous voice"
Blueprint

"...established themselves as one of London's top blues bands, thoroughly entertaining. They make the blues sound fresh and exciting whilst retaining all the authenticity of the originals"
London Midweek

"...Stuart is one of the best performers of Stevie Ray Vaughan's music"
Blues Forever

Stuart Bligh, blues guitarist, The Big Blue blues band
Picture credit: Chris Gordon

WANT TO BE A GUITAR GOD?
Stuart teaches guitar at 2 schools in Sussex and gives private guitar lessons to "kids" of all ages. Make an email enquiry or call 01825 890706

Stuart Bligh, The Big Blue, 6 Framfield Place, Framfield, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5QH
Tel: 08442 48 00 49
Email the band


© The Big Blue 2012| Originals of all testimonials and press cuttings are available for inspection