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BLUESFEST 2023

Fifth artist announcement

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With just nine short weeks till Bluesfest, we’re putting the finishing touches on the festival line-up, and we are excited to announce that the following 18 artists (in alphabetical order) will be joining our stunning bill (below):

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[IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER] 

Bobby Alu
Buttered
Clarence Bekker Band
Coterie
Dami Im
Daniel Champagne
Dog Trumpet
Electric Cadillac
Frank Sultana
Frank Turner
Hussy Hicks
Lisa Hunt’s Forever Soul
Loose Content
Ray Beadle Stax of Blues
Roshani
Round Mountain Girls
Steve Poltz
Steve’n’Seagulls

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Dami Im

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BOBBY ALU is a local favourite that holds the crowd captive with a fresh, simple sound with tastes of Polynesian ukulele, Pacific beats, catchy songs, thoughtful harmony, and powerful log drumming on a bed of slick style.

DAMI IM is playing Bluesfest for her second time. Dami is renowned for her emotive and powerful vocals since capturing hearts when she won The X Factor Australia.
She went on to become ‘Eurovision Royalty’ in 2016 when she earned the highest score ever
achieved by an Australian entry with her smash hit ‘Sound of Silence’ charting in 38 countries across the globe.

DOG TRUMPET featuring Reg Mombassa and Peter O’Doherty, original members of Mental As Anything, Bernie Hayes and Jim Elliott from the Cruel Sea. Bluesfesters can expect to hear songs from Dog Trumpet and Mentals favourites.

FRANK SULTANA: Dripping with pre-WW2 mojo, dark, dirty guitar tones and a voice that has the grit and soul of the characters he sings about. This year, Frank won the solo/duo section of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, among a field of 150 artists worldwide. He is the third Australian to win in the event’s 38-year history.

HUSSY HICKS: Straddling the line between Folk, Blues, Country, and Roots, Hussy Hicks have earned themselves a mighty reputation, growing from festival openers to festival favourites, seeing the group now appear at the most significant blues and roots festivals in Australia, The USA and across Europe while selling out their own tours across the three continents.

STEVE’N’SEAGULLS: Dubbed the band you didn’t know you missed but the band you know you want to hear again, Steve’n’Seagulls rose to fame in 2014 when they filmed live music videos back on their farm. One video, with their unique take on AC/DC classic Thunderstruck, took the internet by storm. Since then, their music videos have gathered close to 280 million views on YouTube alone.

Bluesfesters will also have the chance to see Paolo Nutini (Thursday), whose album, Last Night In The Bittersweet, was declared Album of the Year by The Sun, UK.  Counting Crows (Easter Saturday), the legendary Buddy Guy playing his last ever Bluesfest (Saturday), PLUS Gang of Youths (Friday) and The Doobie Brothers (Monday), to name a few. 

It will be a Bluesfest to remember with some of the world’s finest contemporary and legendary Blues, Roots, Soul, Rock, Hip Hop, R&B, World and Americana music artists… and more!

Tickets are available to purchase through Moshtix HERE

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Gang Of Youths // Photo – Ed Cooke

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Joining the already announced lineup
[IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER]

19-TWENTY | ALLISON RUSSELL I THE ANGELS I ASH GRUNWALD I BACKSLIDERS I BECK I BETH HART [EXCLUSIVE] | BIG FREEDIA I THE BLACK SORROWS I BONNIE RAITT | THE BROS. LANDRETH I BUDDY GUY | THE CAT EMPIRE | CHAIN I CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM | COUNTING CROWS I THE DOOBIE BROTHERS I ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS | ERIC GALES I EUGENE “HIDEAWAY” BRIDGES I FEMI KUTI & THE POSITIVE FORCE | GANG OF YOUTHS | GREENSKY BLUEGRASS I JACKSON BROWNE | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | JOE BONAMASSA [EXCLUSIVE] I JOE CAMILLERI PRESENTS A STAR-STUDDED TRIBUTE TO THE GREATS OF THE BLUES I JON STEVENS | KALEO | KEB’ MO’ BAND | KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD I LACHY DOLEY AND THE HORNS OF CONVICTION | LARKIN POE I LP | LUCINDA WILLIAMS | MARCUS KING I MAVIS STAPLES | MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD | NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS I NIKKI HILL [EXCLUSIVE] I PAOLO NUTINI I ROBERT GLASPER | ROCKWIZ LIVE I ST PAULS & THE BROKEN BONES I THE SOUL REBELS & FRIENDS WITH SPECIAL GUESTS TALIB KWELI • GZA • BIG FREEDIA I SOUTHERN AVENUE | SPINIFEX GUM FEAT. MARLIYA I STEVE EARLE | TASH SULTANA | TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE I VINTAGE TROUBLE I XAVIER RUDD I YIRRMAL

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Bluesfest, Australia’s largest International Festival of Blues and Roots Music in beautiful Byron Bay on April 15, 2022 // Photo – Joseph Mayers

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Photo – Lachlan Douglas

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About Bluesfest Byron Bay

Bluesfest will take place over 5 days from Thursday 6th to Monday 10th April 2023 at the Byron Events Farm, Tyagarah, NSW, AUSTRALIA.

All 5-Day Season tickets, including festival entry, camping & add-ons, parking and VIP are on sale now via the Bluesfest website.

Bluesfest is Australia’s most awarded music festival and has been recognised as one of the TOP 10 Festivals of the Decade by industry bible, Pollstar in 2021. From the humble beginnings in 1990 the festival now takes place at the beautiful Byron Events Farm (formerly the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm), regularly attracting an audience of over 100,000. Located just 10 minutes north of Byron Bay, NSW, Australia, Bluesfest is well situated and surrounded by the charming village of Mullumbimby and the beach towns of Byron Bay and Brunswick Heads. Best festival vibes ever!  

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Photo – Kurt Peterson

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AMNPLIFY – DB