The thrill is coming

BLUESFEST
announces full lineup
& it’s daily playing schedule
for 2020

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It’s a big day today for Bluesfest fans as Bluesfest announces its full line up and playing schedule for 2020. It’s time to sharpen your pencils and prepare to make some tough decisions this Easter at Bluesfest Byron Bay where 69 top notch artists from across the world will play over five stages in five days around the 12-hour musical clock on the lush green fields of the beautiful Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm – the home of Bluesfest.

Commenting on the release and complete line-up for Bluesfest 2020, Festival Director Peter Noble OAM said “The thrill is coming! Every year with the release of the full lineup and its accompanying playing schedule you can really feel it. It’s palpable here at the Bluesfest office as the festival approaches it’s 31st line up.  The feedback is we have delivered one of our best artists bills. There will be thousands of ticket buyers attempting to fit in all the artists they want to see at Bluesfest this year. It will be a 12-hour daily marathon from noon until midnight over five stages of both headliners and the best emerging artists. I’m delighted to see so many female headliners in the top half of the bill. I’m especially excited to be presenting in association with the Americana Music Association – The Australian Americana Music Honours on Easter Saturday featuring the cream of Australian artists who are taking on the world under the Americana banner, as well as many of our international guests. It’s going to have some special performances, as well as surprises. Don’t miss it. It takes a long time to confirm Bluesfest artists, and this year has been no exception. I have lost count of how many meetings I have had with managers and agents of artists all over the world; From London to Bangkok, Melbourne to New York, Memphis and back to London to book this years lineup. I’m looking forward to seeing you all here in Byron Bay to celebrate with some of our favourite artists in the world.  I’m really proud of this lineup we’ve gathered some of the best names from all over the world, from all over Australia and given our true blues fans something to sing about. This is a very fulfilling line up and I am thrilled. Let the countdown begin.”

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The Bluesfest full lineup includes international headliners Alanis Morissette, Patti Smith, Lenny Kravitz, Dave Matthews Band and George Benson. It features Crowded House’s only Australian performance announced this year. John Butler, Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire and Harts are some of the names repping Australia whilst Emily Wurramara, Troy Cassar-Daley, Buffy Sainte Marie and an exclusive show by Micki Free rep for First Nations talent.

Feel the femme force on Friday with Alanis Morissette, Brandi Carlile, Yola, The Waifs, The War and Treaty, Morcheeba, Roshani and that gender-neutral rapidly rising superstar LP all appear on Friday night.

Saturday night is party night with Kool and the Gang, The Gipsy Kings, Dirty Honey, Morcheeba and Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles providing plenty of punch for a fun night. Earlier in the day at The Crossroads stage the Australian American Music Honours hosted by Henry Wagons will make its Bluesfest debut. Hosted by Henry Wagons and featuring Kasey Chambers, John Butler, The War & Treaty, Hussy Hicks, Ash Grunwald, Troy Cassar-Daley and more special guests…this new addition to Bluesfest is sure to become an annual institution.

Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday; Four chances to catch the one-off performance created especially for Bluesfest by the legendary RnB outfit Sensations. Titled Ellis Hall the Clarence Bekker Band and Friends presents Sensational! – The Ultimate Musical Journey this is one musical experience you will not want to miss.

Belting out the Blues will be legends John Mayall, Walter Trout, along with Australians Ray Beadle and Pacey, King & Doley while newcomers Marcus King Band and those rockin’ blues babes Larkin Poe will be what true blues fans will lap up.

Bluesfest 2020 is overflowing with talent it’s time to open up your calendars, mark up your diaries and make a plan for one amazing Easter long weekend full of great music, good food and lots of beautiful Byron Bay vibes.

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The Bluesfest 2020 line up
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 PERFORM SONGS FROM ‘LEGEND’

TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE

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

DAMI IM – MORGANE JI – EMILY WURRAMARA

ERJA LYYTINEN – TAL WILKENFELD – THE BAMBOOS

THE SENSATIONS – GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – JOACHIM COODER 

STEVE ‘N’ SEAGULLS – DIRTY HONEY  – ROSHANI – MY BABY 

RAY BEADLE [acoustic] – HENRY WAGONS – HUSSY HICKS –

PACEY, KING & DOLEY – DANIEL CHAMPAGNE – NATHAN CAVALERI

LAMBROS – LITTLE GEORGIA – ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS – THE REGIME

ELECTRIK LEMONADE – PALM VALLEY – LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS SHOWCASE

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THE AUSTRALIAN AMERICANA
MUSIC HONOURS 

Saturday on The Crossroads stage
Featuring 
John Butler – Troy Cassar-Daley – Kasey Chambers – Ash Grunwald – Hussy Hicks  
 The Waifs – The War and Treaty 

Plus special guests

HOSTED: Henry Wagons

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For further information on
the lineup or artists please see
here. 

Bluesfest 2020 is being held from
9 – 13 April 2020. 

Tickets are on sale now via
Moshtix. 

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Bluesfest, Australia’s largest International Festival of Blues and Roots Music in beautiful Byron Bay on April 16, 2017.

About Bluesfest Byron Bay

Showcasing music from around the world every Easter in Byron Bay, Bluesfest just celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2019. From the humble beginnings in 1990 as a one-day event, the festival now takes place over five days, with over 200 performances in front of a crowd of up to 125,000 patrons in Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm – just 10 minutes north of Byron Bay, NSW, Australia. Bluesfest is Australia’s most awarded music festival ever! 

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AMNPLIFY – DB

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