Music photographer Ian Laidlaw covered Bluesfest for Noise11 and captured the moment for the artists as they performed at Australia’s most loved music festival.
Check out the highlights through the lens of Ian Laidlaw.
Day One featuring Ben Harper & Charlie Musslewhite, Chris Isaak, Wanda Jackson, Counting Crows, William Elliot Whitemore, Frank Turner, Jason Mraz, Robert Cray, Rodriguez, The Break.
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Day Two with Glen Hansard & The Frames, Jake Shimabukuro, Jimmy Cliff, Joan Armatrading, Manu Chao, Santana, Taj Mahal, Trombone Shorty.
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Day 3 with Allen Toussaint, Beasts of Bourbon, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Dropkick Murphys, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Iggy & The Stooges, Mark Seymour & The Undertow, Michael Kiwanuka, Playing For Change, Robert Plant, Ruthie Foster, Soja, Status Quo, Sweet Honey In Rock, Wilco.
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Day 4 with Bettye Levert, Fat Freddys Drop, Jon Anderson, Roger Hodgson, Rufus Wainwright, Saskwatch, The Lumineers
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Day 5 with Allen Stone, Ben Howard, Bonnie Raitt, Current Swell, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Newton Faulkner, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Xavier Rudd, Zac Brown Band.
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