Just when you thought the line-up of 57 artists appearing at the 31st Bluesfest this Easter couldn’t get any better– it does! Joining an already out-of-this-world stellar line up are 12 more artists from all around the world placing a big blues & roots driven exclamation mark to this year’s programming for the 31st Byron Bay Bluesfest 2020!
Commenting on the announcement, Festival Director, Peter Noble OAM said “The thrill is coming, and you can feel it as we roll out our eighth artist announcement. Next week we will release our complete artist playing schedule, but right now along with headliners Alanis Morissette, Patti Smith, Lenny Kravitz, Crowded House’s only Australian performance announced this year, along with George Benson, John Butler, Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire and so many more we are pleased to announce that one of the all-time Bluesfest favourites Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will be playing the mainstage on Thursday, our opening night. This is the band that closes New Orleans Jazz Festival every year and was chosen to replace the Neville brothers in that much coveted slot. They are sensational, this will be the 6th time they play Bluesfest and once again we are confident, they will slay the audience. Other artists in the announcements such as The Bamboos who will make their live debut of their forthcoming tenth album, Ray Beadle who recently represented Australia in Memphis where he competed in the International Blues Challenge making it to the finals. Then there’s special one-off performances by local Blues legends Pacey, King & Doley, as well as Ellis Hall, the Clarence Bekker Band and Friends presents Sensational! – The Ultimate Musical Journey. This final artist announcement for Bluesfest 2020 is a Blues and Roots beauty.”
JUST ADDED
TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS – THE BAMBOOS – THE SENSATIONS
RAY BEADLE [ACOUSTIC] – HENRY WAGONS – PACEY, KING & DOLEY
DANIEL CHAMPAGNE – NATHAN CAVALERI
LITTLE GEORGIA – ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS
ELECTRIK LEMONADE [2019 busking comp winner]
PALM VALLEY [2019 busking comp grommet winner]
The Bluesfest 2020 Lineup So far:
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – CROWDED HOUSE – ALANIS MORISSETTE
LENNY KRAVITZ – PATTI SMITH AND HER BAND
GEORGE BENSON -KOOL & THE GANG – THE GIPSY KINGS
GUY SEBASTIAN – BRANDI CARLILE – JOHN BUTLER
XAIVER RUDD – THE CAT EMPIRE – ALLEN STONE
THE WAILERS
MORCHEEBA – DWEEZIL ZAPPA – TORI KELLY
ANI DIFRANCO – BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE
TROY CASSAR-DALEY – THE WAIFS – YOLA – LP
THE WATERBOYS – EAGLES OF DEATH METAL – ZUCCHERO
JIMMIE VAUGHAN – JOHN MAYALL – CHAIN
LARKIN POE – THE MARCUS KING BAND – CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM
HARTS PLAYS HENDRIX – MICKI FREE
FRANK TURNER – CORY HENRY & THE FUNK APOSTLES
ASH GRUNWALD – THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND – WALTER TROUT
HERE COME THE MUMMIES
THE WAR & TREATY – AMADOU & MARIAM
ERJA LYYTINEN – TAL WILKENFELD
GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – JOACHIM COODER
STEVE ‘N’ SEAGULLS – DIRTY HONEY
ROSHANI – MY BABY
HUSSY HICKS – LAMBROS
THE REGIME
More info & tickets: https://www.bluesfest.com.au
