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Patti Smith’s touring days are coming to an end. Australia has just witnessed the last time Patti will perform in the country.

The lyrics, “Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine”, are the first words sung at Patti Smith’s final Australia shows over Easter. Patti Smith live was easily the most anticipated concert of the Bluesfest touring season in Australia for 2017 and it lived up to expectations.

In the lead-up to Bluesfest iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com features 18 of the acts performing at Australia’s biggest music festival (with a couple of Thorpie’s thrown in at the end just because).

Neil Finn will be the final performer at Bluesfest 2017.

Courtney Barnett has joined the Bluesfest line-up by personal request from Patti Smith.

Jimmy Buffett will headline Bluesfest with an Australian exclusive at Easter.

Barry Gibb has cancelled his Australian and New Zealand tour for 2017 including his Bluesfest headline performance.

Neil Young has cancelled his upcoming headline Australian tour and removed his Bluesfest date from his website.

Peter Noble’s Bluesfest has won its fourth Gold at the 27th Annual NSW Tourism Awards for Major Festival and Event in Sydney.

Santana and The Doobie Brothers will tour Australia together while in the country for Bluesfest in April.

11 more acts have joined the Bluesfest line-up including Australia’s Glenn Cardier, Jeff Lang and Lloyd Spiegel.

Bluesfest has added Madness along with Billy Bragg and Joe Henry as part of the sixth line-up announcement for 2017.

Bluesfest has announced another five acts with Trombone Shorty and Joan Osbourne leading the third line-up list.

Bluesfest has announced sideshows for Booker T & The MGS, Rickie Lee Jones, Gregory Porter, Laura Mvula, Jake Shimabukuro, Michael Kiwanuka and an extra show for Bonnie Raitt.

Barry Gibb will return to Australia for shows in 2017.

Bluesfest boss Peter Noble has finally cross Neil Young off his bucket list for Bluesfest. Neil Young + Promise of the Real will headline Bluesfest 2017.

Santana and Doobie Brothers are the two latest acts to be added to Bluesfest.

Mary J. Blige leads the second Bluesfest announcement for 2017.

Patti Smith, Bonnie Raitt and The Lumineers are the first acts announced for Bluesfest sideshows for April 2017.

Bluesfest 2017 is off to its strongest start in years with what is their strongest first announcement in years.

Bluesfest will take all 2017 off sale next week until the first round of artists is announced.

Bluesfest had one of its biggest years ever with 82 band featuring 633 artists performing for over 100,000 music fans at Byron Bay on the Easter long weekend.

Graham Nash was only on stage for one-hour at Bluesfest but in that time managed to give fans a one-hour music history lesson.

Jackson Browne has performed the first of his Australian shows for 2016 at Bluesfest in Byron Bay.

Don McLean has postponed his tour of Australia, set for March, for one year in the wake of his domestic abuse arrest.

Eagles of Death Metal will play Bluesfest sideshows in Melbourne, Sydney and Fremantle in March.

Mick Fleetwood will perform Bluesfest sideshows with the Mick Fleetwood Blues band in Sydney and Melbourne as well as New Zealand in March and April.

The Bluesfest 2016 line-up is completely locked in with The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band and Eagles of Death Metal rounding up this year’s bill.

Bluesfest has hit back at an allegation by Dr. Steve Phillips that the festival is responsible for the death of multiple koalas.

Bluesfest is rolling out more sideshows across Australia with national tours and select dates revealed for Don McLean, D’Angelo, Blind Boys Of Alabama and Blackberry Smoke.