Bluesfest photo by Jim Jacob
Bluesfest 2016 has made its final line-up known, with twelve more artists added to the already impressive roster. Bluesfest will be held at its purpose-built site just outside of Byron Bay for the Easter long weekend (Thursday 24 to Monday 28 of March 2016).
THE LATEST BLUESFEST 2016 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDES:
THE MICK FLEETWOOD BLUES BAND featuring RICK VITO
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
PLAYING FOR CHANGE BAND
CHAIN
BACKSLIDERS
EUGENE HIDEAWAY BRIDGES
IRISH MYTHEN
DIGGING ROOTS
FRAZEY FORD
MARSHALL OKELL
SAHARA BECK
EMMA DONOVAN & THE PUTBACKS
2016 BLUESFEST ARTISTS ALREADY ANNOUNCED
CONTEMPORARY
KENDRICK LAMAR
THE NATIONAL • D’ANGELO
NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS • CITY AND COLOUR
THE DECEMBERISTS • THE CAT EMPIRE
COLD WAR KIDS • HIATUS KAIYOTE • ALLEN STONE
MODEST MOUSE • ELLE KING
GRACE POTTER • JEFF MARTIN (THE TEA PARTY)
NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE
VINTAGE TROUBLE • BLACKBERRY SMOKE • HOUNDMOUTH
LUKAS NELSON AND PROMISE OF THE REAL
LORD HURON • KALEO • DUSTIN THOMAS • HARTS
LEGENDS
BRIAN WILSON performs ‘PET SOUNDS’ • TOM JONES
UB40 feat. ALI CAMPBELL, ASTRO & MICKEY VIRTUE
DON MCLEAN • JACKSON BROWNE • MELISSA ETHERIDGE
GRAHAM NASH • TAJ MAHAL • STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES
RICHARD CLAPTON • RUSSELL MORRIS
THE WAILERS • THE RESIDENTS
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA • ARCHIE ROACH
BLUES and ROOTS
JOE BONAMASSA • TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND
THE ORIGINAL BLUES BROTHERS BAND
JASON ISBELL • RHIANNON GIDDENS
THE WORD • THE SELECTER
NATHANIEL RATELIFF & the NIGHT SWEATS
ST PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES • SHAKEY GRAVES
KAMASI WASHINGTON • LUCKY PETERSON • TWEEDY
TEX PERKINS & THE APE • JANIVA MAGNESS • SONGHOY BLUES
FANTASTIC NEGRITO • ASH GRUNWALD • BLIND BOY PAXTON
CON BRIO • MIKE LOVE • THE BROS. LANDRETH
KIM CHURCHILL • SHOOGLENIFTY • MOJO JUJU
RAW EARTH • PIERCE BROTHERS • THE MASTERSONS
WARDS XPRESS • HUSSY HICKS • STEVE SMYTH
EAST JOURNEY • EMDEE
BOOMERANG
DANCE – MUSIC – HEALING
TALK & IDEAS
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