Kanchan Daniel returned to the stage at the Soulstrat Saloon stage after last year to start the first day of the festival with her powerful voice and her band, Kanchan Daniel and the Beards

With an hour of soulful Indian blues music, fans were in for a treat as Grammy Award winner Ruthie Foster took to same stage next and belted out some of her most popular songs inspired by her roots in Gospel music, including the Grammy 2025 winner title track `Mileage`

Before the final act, John Blue Ensemble, the winners of the band hunt, took over the Garden Stage and mesmerised the audience who waited till the end to move to the Polka Dot Parlour for the last performance of the night

Coming all the way from Australia, The Teskey Brothers put on a spellbinding show for Blues music fans in the city, as Josh Teskey enchanted listeners with his raspy voice, which was complemented by his brother Sam Teskey, and the band

Amid the performances, fans also took the time out to indulge in their favourite music through vinyls and even merchandise, which not only had the festival merchandise, but also that of The Teskey Brothers and Ruthie Foster`s Grammy winning album `Mileage` on CD