After months of excitement and anticipation, the wait is over. There’s just a matter of weeks to go, the full line-up and daily playing schedules for Bluesfest 2019 are here! With over 200 artist performances playing over 300 hours of incredible live music, we are ready to celebrate our 30th Anniversary this Easter. We’ve so many acts across multiple genres playing, who do you want to see? Grab your mates and get planning now!
Commenting on the release and complete line-up for Bluesfest’s 30th Anniversary, Festival Director Peter Noble OAM said “As Bluesfest approaches a sell out over the Friday, Saturday and Sunday, there will be thousands of ticket buyers attempting to fit in all the artists they want to see today as Bluesfest announces its highly anticipated playing schedule for our 30th Anniversary festival. It’s perhaps our most heavily booked event so far. It will be a 12-hour daily marathon from noon until midnight over five stages of both headliners and the best emerging artists. To add to this, we have announced more great artists today including Playing for Change and the winners of last year’s Busking competition Sametime.
New Zealand’s incredible Māmā Mihirangi & the Māreikura recently delivered such a powerful performance at Folk Alliance in Montreal that most of those in attendance were crying with joy. I have only ever experienced something that strong a few times. Don’t miss out on Māmā Mihi’s unique performance. After three Glastonbury performances, Lucy Gallant will return to Bluesfest with her powerful original songs from her new album.
I cannot believe our 30th Anniversary is just around the corner. Thank you to everyone who has come over the years, I’m looking forward to seeing you all here in Byron Bay to celebrate with some of our favourite artists in the world this Easter”.
We are super excited to reveal more incredible artists who will be joining us next month. We’re dancing on our feet with the thoughts of it! Joining Jack Johnson, Iggy Pop, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Paul Kelly, The Saboteurs (Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence & Patrick Keeler), Tash Sultana, Hozier, David Gray, Ray LaMontagne, Norah Jones, Julia Stone, Kasey Chambers and MANY MORE are:
Playing for Change
Clarence Bekker Band
Ward Thomas
Glenn Cardier and The Sideshow
Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf
Māmā Mihirangi & the Māreikura
Lucy Gallant
Sametime
Nocturnal Syndrome
Plus over 70 more acts across five stages, over five days!
The Bluesfest 2019 line-up so far:
Jack Johnson – Iggy Pop – Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals – Paul Kelly
The Saboteurs (Jack White, Brendan Benson, Patrick Keeler, Jack Lawrence)
Tash Sultana
Hozier – David Gray – Ray La Montagne
Norah Jones – Julia Stone- Kasey Chambers
Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
Mavis Staples – Gary Clark Jr.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
Tommy Emmanuel – Snarky Puppy – SIX60
Meshell Ndegeocello – Colin Hay – Imelda May
Kurt Vile and the Violators – Keb’ Mo’
Allen Stone – St. Paul and The Broken Bones
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Ocean Alley
Archie Roach – Shakey Graves – Arlo Guthrie
Nahko and Medicine for the People – Tex Perkins
I’m With Her – Ruthie Foster – Richard Clapton
Russell Morris – Flogging Molly – Backsliders
The Marcus King Band – Fantastic Negrito – Samantha Fish
The War and Treaty – Deva Mahal – Larkin Poe
The Black Sorrows – Vintage Trouble – Pierce Brothers
Mojo Juju – Trevor Hall – Irish Mythen – Anderson East
Melody Angel – Hussy Hicks – Thando
The California Honeydrops – Elephant Sessions
Caiti Baker – Little Georgia
Benny Walker – Dallas Woods – Amaru Tribe
RockWiz Live
Full Boomerang Festival (First Nations Festival within Bluesfest) 2019 line-up:
Baker Boy
Archie Roach
Yothu Yindi & The Treaty Project
Mojo Juju – Benny Walker
Dallas Woods – DOBBY
Mission Songs
Brotherhood Of The Blues
Malu Kiai Mura Buai
Rako – Tenzin Choegyal
Muggera
Te Kopere Maori Healers
Jugun Dandi Weavers
Saltwater Dubay
The 2019 playing schedule is available on bluesfest.com.au
