Today Bluesfest announced the second group of artists that will be performing at its festival held over Easter at Byron Bay.
And it’s got some big names such as Tom Jones, Noel Gallagher and Jackson Browne, highly in-demand alternate country and Americana artists such as Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Tweedy and Blackberry Smoke.
Event dates are Thursday 24 March to Mon 28 March 2016.
THE SECOND 2016 BLUESFEST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDES:TOM JONESNOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDSJACKSON BROWNE . THE DECEMBERISTSJASON ISBELL • STURGILL SIMPSONTWEEDY • STEVE EARLE & THE DUKESTHE WAILERS – Perform 4 albums in entirety; Exodus, Survival, Uprising and Legend over 4 nightsGRACE POTTER • LORD HURONNAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLEVINTAGE TROUBLE • LUCKY PETERSON • EMDEEBLACKBERRY SMOKE
ARTISTS ALREADY ANNOUNCED:
The National – exclusive
City and Colour
UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue – exclusive
Joe Bonamassa– exclusive
Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Cat Empire
Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real
The Word • Rhiannon Giddens
JanivaMagness• St. Paul &The Broken Bones
Allen Stone • The Selecter
Shakey Graves• Songhoy Blues
All 5 & 3 & 1 day festival and camping tickets are on sale through www.bluesfest.com.au or phone the office on 02 6685 8310.
Tickets are also available through Moshtix www.moshtix.com.auand Ticketmasterwww.ticketmaster.com.au.
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