The Football League have today revealed the fixtures list for the 2013-14 season, which for Gary Bowyer's Rovers starts with a trip to Pride Park to take on Derby County.
Two derby clashes arrive in quick succession, with Bolton Wanderers visiting on August 31 before a trip to Burnley two weeks later.
Blackburn's 2013-14 fixtures in full:
Saturday, August 3
Derby (A)
Saturday, August 10
Forest (H)
Saturday, August 17
Doncaster (A)
Saturday, August 24
Barnsley (H)
Saturday, August 31
Bolton (H)
Sunday, September 14
Burnley (A)
Tuesday, September 17
Leicester (A)
Saturday, September 21
Huddersfield (H)
Saturday, September 28
Bournemouth (A)
Tuesday, October 1
Watford (H)
Saturday, October 5
Wigan (A)
Saturday, October 19
Charlton (H)
Saturday, October 26
Blackpool (A)
Saturday, November 2
Middlesbrough (H)
Saturday, November 9
Brighton (A)
Saturday, November 23
Reading (H)
Saturday, November 30
Leeds (H)
Tuesday, December 3
Ipswich (A)
Saturday, December 7
QPR (A)
Saturday, December 14
Millwall (H)
Saturday, December 21
Yeovil (A)
Thursday, December 26
Sheff Wed (H)
Sunday, December 29
Birmingham (H)
Wednesday, January 1
Leeds (A)
Saturday, January 11
Doncaster (H)
Saturday, January 18
Forest (A)
Saturday, January 25
Derby (H)
Tuesday, January 28
Barnsley (A)
Saturday, February 1
Blackpool (H)
Saturday, February 8
Middlesbrough (A)
Saturday, February 15
Brighton (H)
Saturday, February 22
Reading (A)
Saturday, March 1
Bolton (A)
Saturday, March 8
Burnley (H)
Tuesday, March 11
Bournemouth (H)
Saturday, March 15
Huddersfield (A)
Saturday, March 22
Leicester (H)
Tuesday, March 25
Watford (A)
Saturday, March 29
Millwall (A)
Saturday, April 5
Ipswich (H)
Tuesday, April 8
QPR (H)
Saturday, April 12
Sheff Wed (A)
Saturday, April 19
Yeovil (H)
Monday, April 21
Birmingham (A)
Saturday, April 26
Charlton (A)
Saturday, May 3
Wigan (H)