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Bluesfest Rescheduled for October

The NSW Government sponsored Bluesfest cancellation over Easter has been given a reprieve. Bluesfest will resurrect over 1-4 October 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, live music, music festival, music industry, rock

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Bluesfest Shutdown Could Cost Over $10m In Losses For The Festival

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Bluesfest is expected to face more than $10 million in losses following the snap decision by the New South Wales government to shutdown the iconic event with less than one days notice.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian Festivals Association, bluesfest, Byron Bay, cancelled, music festival, music industry

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Statement From The Australian Festivals Association Following Bluesfest Cancellation

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The Australian Festivals Association has issued a statement following the last minute cancellation of Bluesfest.

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Bluesfest 2021 Cancelled One Day Out of Event

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The Bluesfest music festival in Byron Bay has been cancelled the day before it was due to begin.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Byron Bay, cancelled, music festival, music industry

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Bluesfest To Go Ahead Despite Queensland Covid Outbreak

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Bluesfest will go ahead in Byron Bay this weekend despite the new Brisbane covid clusters.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Kate Ceberano, Mark Seymour, music festival, Pete Murray, Peter Noble

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Kate Ceberano performs at the APIA Good Times Tour at the Palais in St Kilda on Saturday 28 May 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman https://www.noise11.com

Kate Ceberano, Mark Seymour and Pete Murray Join Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has added its final batch of Australian artists for the 2021 event over Easter. Kate Ceberano, Pete Murray and Mark Seymour & The Undertow have joined the bill.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Kate Ceberano, Mark Seymour, music festival, Pete Murray, Peter Noble

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Peter Noble of Bluesfest - Image By Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photo

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bluesfest Given Go Ahead With Covid Plan Approved

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Peter Noble OAM, Bluesfest Festival Director and Chairman of the Bluesfest Group of Companies announced this morning:

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Bluesfest Reschedule Postponed 2020 International Acts Into 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith, George Benson, The Wailers, Larkin Poe and Cory Henry & Funk Apostles now have rescheduled Australia tour dates for 2022.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Cory Henry & Funk Apostles, George Benson, Larkin Poe, music festival, music industry, Patti Smith, The Wailers

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Red Hot Summer Tour Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 23 January 2016.

Bluesfest Is Official All-Australian For 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has announced that the 2021 music festival will now feature an all-Australian line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Peter Noble, Tash Sultana

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Peter Noble Plans Bluesfest 2021 For A Post-Covid World

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest boss Peter Noble is confident of delivering a world-class Bluesfest 2021 line-up and is working on all of the potential scenarios to make sure the event goes ahead.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music industry, Peter Noble

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The Living End, Ross Wilson, The Angels Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 2021 is moving forward with another all-Australian line-up with The Living End, Ross Wilson and The Angels leading the strongest Aussie announcement so far.

Tagged as: Australia, Blue King Brown, bluesfest, Easter, Kate Miller-Heidke, music festival, Peter Noble, Ross Wilson, The Angels, The Church, The Living End

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Bluesfest Has An All-Australian Line-up Announcement for 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has announced its first ever all-Australian announcement. Russell Morris, Ian Moss and Kev Carmody join the line-up for 2021 in the 10 names announced.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Bon Iver, George Benson, Ian Moss, Kev Carmody, music festival, Patti Smith, Peter Noble, Russell Morris

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com

Bluesfest Plans For A 2021 Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Planning for Bluesfest 2021 remains on track with the first line-up announcement confirmed for 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival, Peter Noble

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Bluesfest 2021 Early Bird Tickets Go On Sale

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In what will be regarded as an incredible act of bravery Bluesfest has announced Early Bird tickets to its 2021 festival will go on sale today. This announcement comes one week ahead of what is said to be an historical First Artist Announcement next week on July 8th.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival, Peter Noble

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Bluesfest Rescheduled 14 Acts For 2021

by Paul Cashmere

In anticipation of a vibrant 2021 touring year, Bluesfest Touring has announced 14 of this year’s postponed shows will be back for 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, bluesfest, Bluesfest Touring, George Benson, music festival, music industry, Patti Smith and Her Band, The Gipsy Kings

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Bluesfest Will Be Back In 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Noble has confirmed that Bluesfest will return in 2021.

Tagged as: Alanis Morissette, Australia, bluesfest, Dave Matthews Band, George Benson, Kool & The Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Patti Smith, The Gipsy Kings

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Bluesfest 2020 Has Been Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

The Bluesfest music festival for 2020 has been cancelled.

Tagged as: Alanis Morissette, Australia, bluesfest, Dave Matthews Band, George Benson, Kool & The Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Patti Smith, The Gipsy Kings

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Zucchero Has A Lot Of Famous Friends

by Paul Cashmere

Zucchero will perform at Bluesfest 2020. Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne will have an extra chance to see one of Europe’s biggest stars.Zucchero will perform at Bluesfest 2020. Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne will have an extra chance to see one of Europe’s biggest stars.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Abstract Entertainment, bluesfest, Europe, Italy, pop, rock, Zucchero

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Patti Smith Adds More Australian Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith has added extra dates for Melbourne and Auckland in April as well as the addition of a date for Newcastle.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, bluesfest, Patti Smith, rock, USA

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Tori Kelly Announces Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

American singer songwriter Tori Kelly will play Bluesfest sideshow dates in Sydney and Melbourne in April.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, bluesfest, pop, Tori Kelly, USA

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Alanis Morissette To Perform Jagged Little Pill At Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Alanis Morissette will celebrate 25 years of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ by performing the entire album from start to finish at Bluesfest in April.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, Alanis Morissette, Australia, bluesfest, Canada, music festival, rock, Tori Kelly

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Patti Smith’s Poem For Greta Thunberg

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith has written a birthday poem for teen activist Greta Thunberg.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, alternative, bluesfest, Greta Thunberg, Patti Smith, rock

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Lenny Kravitz Releases Anti-Racism Song For United Nations

by Tim Cashmere

Legendary singer Lenny Kravitz has released a ballad to raise awareness for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s #fightracism campaign.

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The Gipsy Kings Announce Their Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

The Gipsy Kings, with original members Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo, will perform Bluesfest sideshows across Australia in April.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, bluesfest, Europe, flamenco, France, Gipsy Kings, Latin, Spanish

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Allen Stone Announces Australian Tour

by Tim Cashmere

Soul-tinged pop singer Allen Stone has announced dates surrounding his already announced Bluesfest shows in April 2020.

Tagged as: 10s, Allen Stone, Australia, Blues Festival, bluesfest, country, live, New Zealand, soul, tour

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America Put Up A Powerful Performance For 50th Anniversary Tour

by Paul Cashmere

America’s 50th anniversary has given Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell an adrenaline rush for this tour.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, America, bluesfest, Bluesfest Touring, folk, pop, rock, USA

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Gipsy Kings, Dweezil Zappa and Guy Sebastian Added To Bluesfest 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has added 10 more acts including Gipsy Kings, Guy Sebastian and Dweezil Zappa for the 2020 music festival.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Dweezil Zappa, Gipsy Kings, Guy Sebastian, music festival, pop, rock

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Watch The Dweezil Zappa Animated Teaser for Hot Rats Live

by Paul Cashmere

Frank Zappa dedicated his 1969 album ‘Hot Rats’ to his newborn son Dweezil.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, bluesfest, Dweezil Zappa, Frank Zappa, fusion, Hot Rats, jazz, rock, USA

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Ani DiFranco Returns To Australia For The First Time In Ten Years

by Tim Cashmere

American neo-folk artist Ani DiFranco will return to Australia for the first time in a decade with a quick run of shows across the country.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, American Music, Ani DiFranco, Australia, Blues Festival, bluesfest, Byron Bay, feminism, folk, live music, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, touring

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Bluesfest Rolls Out Five More Sideshows for 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has announced sideshows for Dweezil Zappa, The Allman Betts Band, Amadou & Miriam, Tal Wilkenfeld and Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles for 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, Amadou & Miriam, bluesfest, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Dweezil Zappa, experimental, instrumental, jazz, rock, Tal Wilkenfeld, The Allman Betts Band, USA