Bluesfest 2016
Australia's premier contemporary Blues & Roots music festival, Byron Bay Bluesfest, showcases music from around the world annually on the Easter long weekend on 120 hectares at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm.
Bluesfest presents over 200 performances with up to 7 stages over 5, 12 hour days, as well as camping for up to 6,000 people, 5 licensed bars, over 100 food and market stalls, undercover food courts, beer gardens, and children’s entertainment.
Fresh from his announcement, Tom Jones will be one of the headline acts, along with the biggest names in music to Australian audiences each year including Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Hozier, Paul Simon, Gary Clark Jr., Angus & Julia Stone, Robert Plant, Alabama Shakes, John Mayer, Jurassic 5, James Brown, Zac Brown Band, Joss Stone, David Gray, Trombone Shorty, Angelique Kidjo, John Legend & BB King, to name but a few!
Recently announced:
- Brian Wilson performing pet sounds and his greatest hits.
- Taj Mahal – performing solo for the first time in Australia in over 20 years!
- The Residents Present Shadowland
- Lord Huron
- Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
- Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real
- Janiva Magness
- Lucky Peterson
From a modest crowd of 6,000 when it began in 1990, Bluesfest now attracts an audience of over 100,000.
It is regarded as the foremost destination festival in Australia and renowned for being a safe, fun, family-friendly event.
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