Bluesfest 2019 Sideshows
2016 was infamous for its string of high-profile celebrity deaths. It began with David Bowie in the first weeks of January, and it ended with Carrie Fisher in the last days of December. It took stars from music, movies, television and all across the entertainment spectrum. When it was all said and done, one question […]
With Bluesfest just around the corner, music fans from all across the country are getting ready to pack up and head to Northern NSW to one of Australia’s biggest music events of the year. However, unfortunately that’s not a reality for everyone so a whole stack of legendary artists on the bill are coming to […]
The Sopranos star, radio host and Bruce Springsteen’s right-hand man Steven Van Zandt AKA Little Steven has announced a pair of Aussie headlining dates with his 14 piece band, Disciples Of Soul. Already heading to our shores for Byron Bay Bluesfest this April, the iconic founder & guitarist of The Boss’s famed E Street band […]
As Bluesfest season is right around the corner, that means that the highly-anticipated Bluesfest sideshows are coming up fast too. Tons of international acts are playing shows around the country, and now we finally know who of our homegrown heroes will be supporting them. Acts like Iggy Pop, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and Ray […]
Calling instrumental lovers everywhere, the legendary Snarky Puppy is returning down under in April. The powerhouse of jazz, rock, and funk fusion is playing Byron Bay Bluesfest and a string of sideshows in a few short months. Joining the likes of Iggy Pop and Ben Harper, it won’t be the Brooklyn-based band’s first time to […]
Guitarist extraordinaire Gary Clark Jr. has announced a string of five huge headline shows to go along with his upcoming appearances at Byron Bay Bluesfest 2019. The Texas Grammy-winner will return to Australia in April, and will play headline dates in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth around his two performances at Bluesfest on 19th […]
The 2019 Bluesfest sideshows just keep coming, with the likes of punk legend Iggy Pop, singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff and Grammy-winner Fantastic Negrito announcing official festival sideshows today. Fresh from being added to the 2019 Bluesfest lineup last month, Iggy Pop has secured headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney in April, including two shows in the […]
American singer-songwriter Norah Jones has announced three Australian headline shows for 2019, after being added to Bluesfest’s 2019 lineup earlier this morning. The nine-time Grammy winner will perform headline dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart in April, marking her first shows in Australia in six years. Jones, who released her debut album Come Away With […]
Irish crooner Hozier has been writing and performing soulful tunes for over a decade, and now he’s bringing his signature style back to Australia for Bluesfest and some very special sideshows. He’s playing three shows outside of the festival – two in Sydney and one in Melbourne. He’ll be playing back to back shows at […]
Five more Bluesfest 2019 acts have announced sideshows for next year, before the annual Byron Bay festival returns in March. California-based Irish-American Celtic folk-punk band Flogging Molly have announced headline shows across Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, off the back of their latest album Life Is Good. Meanwhile, Willie Nelson’s son Lukas Nelson has announced […]
