Bluesfest have added more sideshows for The Wailers, War and KC & The Sunshine Band.
KC & The Sunshine Band and War play double headers in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The previously announced KC & The Sunshine Melbourne show has been moved to team with War.
The Wailers will now also perform in Brisbane, Cairns and Sydney with Sydney also scoring a support from Sly & Robbie and the TAXI Gang with Bitty McLean.
The Wailers dates
April 16, Brisbane, The Tivoli
April 17, Cairns, Tanks
April 19, Sydney, Enmore Theatre with Sly & Robbie and the TAXI Gang feat. Bitty McLean
War and KC and the Sunshine Band dates
April 17, Sydney, Enmore Theatre
April 18, Melbourne, Hamer Hall
April 19, Brisbane, Tivoli
Bluesfest artists announced so far
Jack Johnson – John Mayer – Dave Matthews Band – Erykah Badu – John Butler Trio – Buddy Guy – Aaron Neville – Passenger – Iron & Wine – Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Michael Franti & Spearhead – India.Arie – Gregg Allman – Boz Scaggs – Doobie Brothers – Dr John & The Nite Trippers Morcheeba – Steve Earle & The Dukes – Kasey Chambers – Devendra BanhartEdward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – The James Cotton Blues Band – Booker T. Jones – The Wailers- Jimmie Vaughan – Gary Clark Jr – Jake Bugg- Suzanne Vega- The Charlie Musselwhite Band -Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – Ozomatli – CW Stoneking – Allen Stone -Larry Graham & Graham Central Station – Eric Bibb – KT Tunstall – Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes – Robben Ford – Grandmothers of Invention -The Magic Band – Beth Hart -North Mississippi Allstars – Walter Trout – Trixie Whitley- The Soul Rebels – Valerie June – Devon Allman – Nikki Hill – The Paladins – Music Maker Foundation Feat. Pat Wilder, Cool John Ferguson, and Little Freddie King- Candye Kane Band Feat. Laura Chavez -Saidah Baba Talibah – RocKwiz Live
Bluesfest will be held from April 17-21 at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, north of Byron Bay.
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