Bluesfest 2019
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The 2019 Bluesfest lineup continues to expand beyond our wildest dreams, with E Street Band founder Little Steven and his band, Disciples Of Souls, being the latest addition to the massive lineup. Little Steven and the Disciples of Souls join the massive 30th anniversary lineup following the announcement of a quick east coast tour taking […]
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 […]
Baker Boy, Archie Roach, Yothu Yindi & The Treaty and more lead Boomerang Festival‘s stellar 2019 lineup, serving as a mini festival inside of this year’s Bluesfest. Boomerang Festival returns in 2019 as a special arts & culture celebration on Bundjalung country, and is entirely managed and programmed from a First Nations’ perspective. Other notable […]
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 […]
Jack White’s rock supergroup The Raconteurs — also known as The Saboteurs in Australia — have announced they will make their Aussie debut at Byron Bay Bluesfest in 2019. After dropping two new songs yesterday following a lengthy break, the band have now confirmed they will perform at Bluesfest on Easter Monday, 22nd April. The […]
Byron Bay Bluesfest is facing criticism over the introduction of a daily parking fee for its upcoming 2019 event, which some ticket-holders have described as “a rip-off”. Fairfax Media reports that Bluesfest added a new section to its website on Wednesday, 12th December (after tickets had been on sale for months), announcing that onsite parking […]
Byron Bay Bluesfest has come out swinging with an absolutely huge third artist announcement for its 2019 instalment, headed up by rock legend Iggy Pop and soul icon Norah Jones. They top a crop of 14 new acts added to next year’s lineup in today’s big reveal, which also includes travelling merchants of R&B blues […]
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 […]
Byron Bay Bluesfest has unveiled a female-heavy second lineup for 2019, after the festival was criticised by some for a male-dominated first lineup it announced back in August. After confirming the likes of Jack Johnson, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals and Kurt Vile on its first lineup, organisers have today added a string of […]
Singer-songwriter Allen Stone has announced a set of four headline shows alongside his upcoming performances at Byron Bay Bluesfest in 2019. The folk-inspired American soul artist will play headline dates in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in April, ahead of his performances as part of Bluesfest’s 30th Anniversary event. A Bluesfest Touring competition is also […]
