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

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

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Dweezil Zappa To Perform Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats Live In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Dweezil Zappa will perform his father’s 1969 album ‘Hot Rats’ when he tours Australia for Bluesfest in 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, bluesfest, Dweezil Zappa, experimental, Frank Zappa, instrumental, jazz, rock, USA

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Walter Trout Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

American blues guitarist Walter Trout will play Bluesfest sideshows in in Newcastle, Sydney and Melbourne in April 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, bluesfest, music festival, Walter Trout

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Eagles of Death Metal Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Eagles of Death Metal will perform Bluesfest sideshows in Auckland, Wellington, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne in April.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Blues Rock, bluesfest, Eagles Of Death Metal, garage rock, hard rock, USA

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John Mayall Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Blues legend John Mayall will perform Bluesfest sideshows for Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Darwin, Cairns, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth in April 2020.

Tagged as: 60s, blues, bluesfest, John Mayall, UK

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The War and Treaty photo by David McClister

The War & Treaty Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 2019 discovery The War & Treaty will return in 2020 with added sideshows.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Gospel, music festival, soul, The War & Treaty, USA

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Morcheeba Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Skye Edwards will perform Bluesfest sideshows for Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland in April 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Morcheeba, music festival, sideshows, soul, UK

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Marcus King Band Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

The Marcus King Band have revealed Bluesfest sideshow dates for Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland in April 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Marcus King Band, music festival

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Buffy Sainte-Marie Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Buffy Sainte-Marie will perform Bluesfest sideshows in Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns in April 2020.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, bluesfest, Canada, first nations, folk, music festival

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Patti Smith performs her last Australian show at Festival Hall in Melbourne on Thursday 20 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Patti Smith to Bluesfest Perform Shows for Sydney, Melbourne and Christchurch and Auckland

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith says she had ever intent of her last Australian tour being her last Australian tour ever but she had too good a time and so she is coming back.

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

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Lenny Kravitz, Jimmie Vaughan, The Waterboys Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest’s latest announcement includes Lenny Kravitz, Jimmie Vaughan and The Waterboys.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Jimmie Vaughan, Lenny Kravitz, music festival, The Waterboys

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George Benson’s First Album Came Out 55 Years Ago

by Paul Cashmere

Guitar legend George Benson released his first album ‘The New Boss Guitar of George Benson’ in 1964. He had just turned 21 years old.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, Australian Tour, bluesfest, George Benson, jazz, USA

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George Benson To Play Sydney and Melbourne Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

George Benson will play Sydney and Melbourne dates outside Bluesfest in 2020 marking a decade since he was last in Australia.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australian Tour, bluesfest, George Benson, jazz, USA

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Brandi Carlile will Perform Bluesfest Sideshows for Melbourne Sydney and Auckland

by Paul Cashmere

Just weeks ago Brandi Carlile was the big winner at the 18th annual Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville. She was crowned Artist of the Year by legendary songwriter John Prine.

Tagged as: 10s, Americana, Australian Tour, bluesfest, Brandi Carlile, The Highwomen, USA

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Bluesfest First Announcement Patti Smith, Crowded House, George Benson, Dave Matthews

by Paul Cashmere

The first announcement for Bluesfest 2020 is in with Crowded House, Patti Smith, Dave Matthews and George Benson leading the lineup.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Crowded House, Dave Matthews, George Benson, John Mayall, music festival, Neil Finn, Patti Smith

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Baker Boy, Yothu Yindi and Archie Roach to play Boomerang 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Indigenous Arts & Culture Festival, the Boomerang Festival has its biggest line-up to date with Baker Boy, Archie Roach and Yothu Yindi & The Treaty Project to perform for 2019.

Tagged as: Archie Roach, Australia, Baker Boy, bluesfest, music festival, music industry, Yothu Yindi

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Norah Jones to play first Australian shows in 16 years

by Paul Cashmere

Norah Jones will head back to Australia in 2019 for shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart as well as an appearance at Bluesfest.

Tagged as: 00s, bluesfest, Frontier Touring, jazz, Norah Jones, pop, USA

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Iggy Pop and Norah Jones lead the next Bluesfest 2019 announcement

by Paul Cashmere

Iggy Pop and Norah Jones will perform at Bluesfest 2019 as well as 12 other artists.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Iggy Pop, music festival, Norah Jones, Peter Noble

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Promise of the Real and David Gray Bluesfest Sideshows Announced

by Noise11.com

David Gray and Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real will play Bluesfest sideshows in April.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, David Gray, Lukas Nelson, Promise of the Real

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Bluesfest Adds Paul Kelly, David Gray, Gary Clark Jr for 2019 Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has revealed its second major announcement for 2018 with Paul Kelly, David Gray and Gary Clark Jr leading the line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, David Gray, Hozier, Mavis Staples, music festival, Paul Kelly

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George Clinton, Parliament: Photo Ros O'Gorman

10 Bluesfest Sideshows Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest have announced 10 sideshows for 201

Tagged as: Arlo Guthrie, Australia, bluesfest, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, I'm With Her, Keb Mo, Larkin Poe, music festival, Nahko And Medicine For The People, Ray LaMontagne, The California Honeydrops, Trevor Hall, Vintage Trouble

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Peter Noble Reveals His 2019 Bluesfest 30th Anniversary Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest will turn 30 in 2019. Festival Director Peter Noble is pretty excited about his first announcement for the new season, especially with Jack Johnson and Ben Harper making return visits.

Tagged as: Australia, Ben Harper, bluesfest, Byron Bay, Jack Johnson, live music, music festival

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

Bluesfest Credited As Australia’s Top Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest is officially Australia’s biggest music festival and ranks 14th worldwide according to Pollstar.

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

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Kesha Cancels Australian Dates Including Bluesfest

by Noise11.com

Kesha is no longer coming to Australia in March.

Tagged as: 00s, bluesfest, Kesha, pop, USA

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Robert Plant, Australian Tour 2013, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Bluesfest Reveals Supports For National Tours

by Noise11.com

With Bluesfest season about to hit, supports for the national Bluesfest tours have been revealed.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival, music industry, New Power Generation, Robert Plant

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Dan Sultan and Dog Trumpet Join The Bluesfest Line-up

by Noise11.com

Dan Sultan and Pete & Reg’s Dog Trumpet are two more acts added to Bluesfest this week.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Dan Sultan, Dog Trumpet, music festival

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Sheryl Crow - Image By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge will return to Australia for Bluesfest in 2018.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow

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The Temptations, John Paul Young and Steve Romer Are At Noise11 iHeartRadio This Week

by Noise11.com

New Bluesfest boss Steve Romer talks up 2018 with a couple of great artists for the upcoming music festival at Noise11 iHeartRadio this week. Also John Paul Young recalls the great songs Vanda and Young wrote for him and Motown legend Otis Williams of The Temptations talks about a classic they didn’t want to record.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, iHeartRadio, John Paul Young, music industry, The Temptations

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Steve Romer Joins Bluesfest Peter Noble Becomes Executive Chairman

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest boss Peter Noble has delegated his day to day role at Australia’s biggest music festival to become Executive Chairman of the company with Steve Romer stepping in to take the Chief Operating Officer role.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Jackson Browne, music festival, music industry, Peter Noble, Robert Plant, Steve Romer

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Fanning Dempsey National Park Have More Dates For 2025 As Well As Summersalt

Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) and Paul Dempsey (Something For Kate) have more Fanning Dempsey National Park dates for 2025.

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APRA Reveals Professional Development Awards Finalists

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Hello Sunshine Festival Cancelled

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The Waifs Add Regional Dates Alongside Summersalt Tour

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

Double J was a Sydney only radio station when it first went to air at 11am on 19 January 1975. The first song played was Skyhooks ‘You Just Like Me ‘Cos I’m Good In Bed’ chosen because it was Australian, it was rebellious (because the song was banned at the time which reflected the rebellious image of the station) and being part of the ABC was not subject to the licencing laws of the commercial radio stations.

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