Bluesfest 2021
Bluesfest will feature an all-Australian lineup next year, with the festival confirming its planned international guests (including Patti Smith and Bon Iver) will not be appearing amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “With Australia’s international border restrictions in place, we must officially announce that the international artists previously included on our 2021 lineup will not appear […]
The Bluesfest 2021 lineup has expanded again with the addition of an eclectic batch of homegrown talent. ARIA award winners Ocean Alley lead the charge, alongside Australian music icon John Williamson, Tex Perkins as “The Man In Black”, Noiseworks legend Jon Stevens, Josh Teskey and Ash Grunwald performing songs from their forthcoming collaborative album, singer […]
The organisers of Byron Bay Bluesfest are talking up the strong Aussie contingent of their 2021 lineup as uncertainty continues to linger around international travel heading into 2021. They’ve repackaged next year’s bill as a “merged Australian lineup”, but have stopped short of ruling out the possibility that previously announced international acts like Bon Iver, Patti […]
Bluesfest have shared the second instalment of their 2021 lineup and it’s their first-ever all Australian announcement. It’s led by Tash Sultana and Ziggy Alberts who’re joined by the likes of Briggs, Kim Churchill, and All Our Exes Live In Texas. Going down in April next year at Byron Bay’s Tyagarah Tea Farm, the lineup […]
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 […]
During these uncertain times for major live music events, the organisers of Byron Bay Bluesfest are chucking early bird tickets for their 2021 event up on sale today in a self-described “incredible act of bravery”. After reluctantly cancelling this year’s mega-fest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, next year’s event is scheduled to go down across […]
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 […]
Bluesfest Touring has announced some excellent news for those devastated by the cancellation of Bluesfest 2020. Looking ahead to 2021, the touring and event company has revealed that fourteen acts that were set to play this year’s festival will return to tour the country next year. A list of acts including Patti Smith, George Benson, […]
Bluesfest is on for 2021, baby. That’s the message from Festival Director Peter Noble OAM, with organisers offering a distant shining beacon of hope after this year’s festival was cancelled earlier this week due to coronavirus concerns. Next year’s festival will be held from Thursday, 1st to Monday, 5th of April. “We will find a […]
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