Bluesfest 2020
The good people at Bluesfest have shared the third chapter of their 2021 lineup and it’s another stacked all-Aussie affair! A number of local icons have been added to the bill including The Church, The Living End and The Angels, our Eurovision 2019 superstar Kate Miller-Heidke, festival faves Blue King Brown and loads more. PB = PB […]
Bluesfest organisers have revealed the massive financial impact of cancelling the 2020 edition of the festival, just three weeks before it was scheduled to take place, due to the coronavirus pandemic and resultant restrictions on mass gatherings. A new economic impact report commissioned by the festival has detailed economic losses for the regional New South […]
While Bluesfest 2020 sadly could not go ahead, the head honcho of the event has confirmed that at least 60 acts have agreed to be a part of the 2021 lineup. Peter Noble OAM took to Facebook today to reveal that its all systems go when it comes to planning 2021’s event. “One thing here […]
If you are a Rock or Blues lover, you’ve probably – at one time or another – come across Rusty Thorpe. Thickly entwined and a front runner in the promoting and marketing of music in both Australia and the UK, Rusty has the appeal of an old school rocker: tight black jeans, an untucked shirt […]
As festivals, concerts and the like receive cancellations all around the world thanks to coronavirus, Bluesfest is adamant that it’s “business as usual” for the 2020 event as it is set to go ahead in a few weeks time. In a statement to Music Junkee, Bluesfest organisers affirmed that the festival will still go ahead as planned […]
We’re just over a month out from this year’s humongous Bluesfest lineup taking over the lush fields of Byron Bay’s Tyagarah Tea Farm, and with that comes the all-important set times. Daily playing schedules have been revealed, so if you’re lucky enough to have snagged a ticket, you can head here and start making those […]
Mali’s Afro-pop stars Amadou & Mariam are among the most storied – and influential – musicians to emerge from West Africa. And, in 2020, they’re leading a global Afrobeats movement, impacting everyone from Jamie xx to Drake. Amadou Bagayoko (guitars/vocals) and Mariam Doumbia (vocals), who are both blind, met back in the mid-’70s at the […]
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more choc-a-block, the Bluesfest 2020 lineup has ballooned out once again! “The thrill is coming, and you can feel it as we roll out our eighth artist announcement,” festival boss Peter Noble says. “We are pleased to announce that one of the all-time Bluesfest favourites Trombone Shorty […]
Country-folk legend John Prine has been forced to cancel his scheduled appearance at Bluesfest this April on the advice of his doctors regarding an existing hip injury. A statement from festival organisers explains “John is appreciative of his loyal fans and friends all over the world and looks forward to returning to Australia at a […]
Labels can seem so essential when selling someone on the unfamiliar. If you had never heard the name Buffy Sainte-Marie, how could this writer ever hope to describe her to you? And yet hanging a label upon her – even one like ‘pioneering woman in electronic music’, ‘activist’, ‘indigenous entertainer’, ‘protest singer’, or ‘inspirational mother’– […]
