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Chaka Khan, Toto, Christopher Cross Added To Bluesfest

Chaka Khan will return to Australia in 2025 for Bluesfest, just 18 months after she performed for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, bluesfest, Chaka Khan, Christopher Cross, music festival, Toto, USA

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Bluesfest Adds Missy Higgins and George Thorogood for 2025

by Noise11.com

Bluesfest has added more artists to the 2025 line-up Missy Higgins and George Thorogood joining the line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, George Thorogood, live music, Missy Higgins, The Destroyers

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Kasey Chambers, Iwaki Ausitorium, Melbourne 2014

Bluesfest Adds Kasey Chambers, Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire and Hilltop Hoods

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has added another 18 acts including Kasey Chambers, Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire and Hilltop Hoods.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Hilltop Hoods, Kasey Chambers, live music, The Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd

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Gary Clarke Jr, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Crowded House, Gary Clark Jr Amongst First 20 Bluesfest Acts For 2025 Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The final 20 acts for the final Bluesfest have been announced with Crowded House, Vance Joy, Gary Clark Jr and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on the bill.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, Crowded House, Gary Clark Jr, music festival, Vance Joy

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Bluesfest To End in 2025 After One Final Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 36 will be the last Bluesfest ever in 2025.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival

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Bluesfest Add 11 More Acts for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has added another 11 acts for 2024 including Portugal The Man and Blind Boys of Alabama.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Byron Bay, music festival

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Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Rickie Lee Jones Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest have announced Part 2 of the 2024 line-up with Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Tim Finn and Rickie Lee Jones leading the charge.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Ian Moss, live music, Rickie Lee Jones, The Cruel Sea, Tim Finn

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Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, The Teskey Brothers Lead First Bluesfest Announcement for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, The Teskey Brothers and Matt Corby lead the first announcement for Bluesfest 2024. (Well, actually the first and a half announcement. Elvis Costello couldn’t make 2023 and rescheduled so we already knew that.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Jack Johnston, live music, music festival, Teskey Brothers, Tom Jones

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Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram at Bluesfest 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Bluesfest Melbourne Day Two: Eric Gales, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram and Buddy Guy Steal The Day

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest Melbourne Day Two was a rollercoaster ride. There was so much great music packed into one day that it was impossible to see it all. I expected and received absolute stunning performances from blues legend Buddy Guy and Americana royalty Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle but it’s the least expected that makes you walk away wanting more.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, Eric Gales, Henry Wagons, live music, Lucinda Williams, Melbourne, Paolo Nutini, Steve Earle

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Russell Morris, John Butler, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Backsliders – Bluesfest Melbourne Day One Highlights

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest Melbourne is happening at the Melbourne Convention Centre this weekend and applause to Neil Croker and Peter Noble for curating such an incredible line-up of real musicians under one roof.

Tagged as: Backsliders, bluesfest, Doobie Brothers, Melbourne, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Neil Croker, Russell Morris

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Elvis Costello Australian Tour Cancelled Due To Covid

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello has cancelled his upcoming Australian shows due to “a key member” of the band contracting Covid.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, bluesfest, Counting Crows, Covid, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, rock, UK, USA

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Sticky Fingers Removed From Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Sticky Fingers have been removed from Bluesfest following public outcry in recent weeks and the withdrawal of major acts King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Sampa The Great over the addition of the band.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, music festival, Sampa The Great, Sticky Fingers

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John Butler and Russell Morris Added To Bluesfest Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

More acts, including John Butler and Russell Morris, will perform the Melbourne edition of Bluesfest in April.

Tagged as: bluesfest, John Butler, music festival, Russell Morris

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Sampa The Great Withdraws From Bluesfest Over Sticky Fingers Addition

by Paul Cashmere

Sampa The Great is the second artist to withdrawn from Bluesfest, just a day after King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard quit following the addition of Sticky Fingers.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, music festival, rock, Sampa The Great

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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Withdrawn From Bluesfest In Protest Over Sticky Fingers

by Paul Cashmere

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will no longer perform at Bluesfest 2023 in protest over the addition of Sticky Fingers.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, bluesfest, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Sticky Fingers

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Archie Roach: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Bluesfest To Present Tribute to Archie Roach

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest have announced a special even to pay tribute to the late Archie Roach.

Tagged as: Archie Roach, Australia, bluesfest, live music

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Bluesfest Adds Dog Trumpet, Steve Poltz, Frank Turner and 15 More

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has added another 18 acts for 2023 with Dog Trumpet, Steve Poltz and Frank Turner now on the list with another 15 acts.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Dog Trumpet, Frank Turner, music festival, Steve Poltz

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The Doobie Brothers Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Bluesfest To Play A Two Day Festival In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne has scored its own two day Bluesfest in April with The Doobie Brothers, Buddy Guy and Paolo Nutini on the line-up.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Buddy Guy, Doobie Brothers, Melbourne Exhibition Centre

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Beck, Harvest Festival 2012: Photo Ros O'Gorman

Beck To Play Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Beck will return to Australia in 2023 for his first ever Bluesfest performance.

Tagged as: 90s, Beck, bluesfest, rock, USA

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Elvis Costello To Play Sydney And Melbourne Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello has added dates in Sydney and Melbourne in April when he is in the country for Bluesfest.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, bluesfest, Elvis Costello, live music, music industry, punk, rock

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Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams and The Bluesfest 2023 Announcement

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 2023 will return with its first full international and local line-up since 2019 with Elvis Costello and Lucinda Williams just a few news on the list.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, music festival

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Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples To Play Bluesfest Dates In 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples will play dates together in Sydney and Melbourne for Bluesfest Touring in April as well as the Bluesfest Festival in Byron Bay.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, blues, bluesfest, Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples, music festival, USA

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Buddy Guy To Perform Farewell Dates In Australia For Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Buddy Guy will perform his last shows in Australia in April 2023.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, Australia, blues, bluesfest, Buddy Guy, USA

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Bluesfest’s Bob Dylan Party Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Camilleri, Ross Wilson and Russell Morris are just some of the artists set to perform at Bluesfest’s Bob Dylan Party.

Tagged as: All Our Exes Live In Texas, Australia, Black Sorrows, bluesfest, Bob Dylan, Emma Donovan, Fiona Boyes, Kevin Borich, Lachy Doley, Lisa Hunt, live music, Nicky Bomba, Roshani, Ross Wilson, Russell Morris, Tex Perkins, The Brewster Brothers

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Patti Smith Australian Tour For 2022 Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

The Patti Smith Australian tour for April 2022 has been cancelled.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Australia, bluesfest, music festival, Patti Smith, Patti Smith Band, rock, USA

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Check Out New Crowded House Video Performance of ‘Start of Something’

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House have shared a performance video of their new song ‘Start of Something’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, bluesfest, Crowded House, Live Nation, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Bluesfest Opens Up To International Acts

by Paul Cashmere

The first of eight international acts have been added to the Bluesfest line-up for 2022 with sideshows included.

Tagged as: Amadou & Mariam, Australia, bluesfest, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, Cory Henry, George Benson, live music, Morcheeba, music festival, Peter Noble, The Marcus King Band, The Wailers, The War & Treaty

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Crowded House To Tour For Live Nation, A Day On The Green and Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House will perform their first Australian tour in 12 years in April 2021 with arena shows for Live Nation, a winery event for A Day On The Green and a slot at Bluesfest.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, bluesfest, Crowded House, Live Nation, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Bluesfest To Pay Tribute To Bob Dylan On Opening Night

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Camilleri will lead a night of celebration of the music of Bob Dylan for Bluesfest’s opening night on 14 April 2022 of the Easter weekend.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Bob Dylan, Joe Camilleri, live music, rock

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Patti Smith, George Benson and The Wailers Have Leaked Their Own Bluesfest 2022 Dates

by Paul Cashmere

It appears George Benson, Patti Smith and The Wailers have let their fans in on a little secret before an official announcement has been made. Australian dates for April 2022 are on their official websites.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, George Benson, music festival, Patti Smith, The Wailers

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The First Hour of The First Day On 2JJ (Double J) Sydney 19 January 2025

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