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BLUESFEST
is back
and on top of the world!

Tops
POLLSTAR’S
Global Live Box Office Report!

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The Cat Empire – Day 1 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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‘Bluesfest Byron Bay 2022 heralded the return of live music in a major festival format after a 2-year enforced hiatus. It is just incredible after the past two years to see the Bluesfest name sit at NUMBER 1 on industry bible Pollstar’s Global Live Box Office Reports for the highest grossing worldwide sales this week.  It is a grand salute to the Australian Music Industry as a whole that Bluesfest, with its predominantly all-aussie line-up, can sit proudly on top of the world.  

The return of Bluesfest was not only a sign of the Australian public’s desire to see the return of live music at a major level, but also a triumph for all the musicians and  Bluesfest crew in every department who toiled tirelessly to present Bluesfest after a 3-year enforced gap.’

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The Cat Empire – Day 1 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Joe Camilleri – Day 1 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Ross Wilson and the Peaceniks – Day 1 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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“And what a triumphant weekend. The roar of the crowd, from the moment The War & Treaty played the first set of the festival on Thursday 14^th April on one of Bluesfest’s five stages and brought live music back, was echoed time and time again throughout the weekend, and not just reserved for headliners Crowded House, Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly, Amy Shark, George Benson … the roars of appreciation greeted EVERY artist who stepped on to the Bluesfest stages. All up over 100 artists performed without any cancellations over five days and nights at Easter, watched by well over 100,000 attendees.

WE ALL DESERVED THIS MOMENT. “

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Tijuana Cartel – Day 1 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Kevin Borich Express – Day 1 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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The Wailers – Day 1 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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“Australian festivals are well and truly back, and Bluesfest has proven once again that we are Australia’s premier music festival. Bluesfest was listed amongst the top 10 festivals of the decade by Pollstar in 2021, alongside the winner, the Coachella festival, the Glastonbury festival, Rock in Rio plus the world’s best. 

We are already looking forward to Easter 2023 – and it’s going to be an incredible coming together of the world’s best creative artists. 

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS AWAY 

Bluesfest 2023 will run for 5 days over the Easter long weekend – Thursday 6th April through to Monday 10th April 2023.

Peter Noble OAM” 

Bluesfest returned with bang over 5 days from Thursday 14th April to Monday 18th April 2022 at the Byron Events Farm, Tyagarah, NSW, AUSTRALIA.

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19-Twenty – Day 2 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Six60 – Day 2 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Hoodoo Gurus – Day 2 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Tex Perkins – Day 2 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Our massive Bluesfest 2022 lineup:

Friday                     Saturday                      Sunday                               Sunday

MIDNIGHT OIL     PAUL KELLY     CROWDED HOUSE     JIMMY BARNES

AMY SHARK     THE CAT EMPIRE
GEORGE BENSON     THE TESKEY BROTHERS     SIX60
L.A.B      FAT FREDDY’S DROP     JOHN BUTLER
XAVIER RUDD     MISSY HIGGINS     KASEY CHAMBERS
HOODOO GURUS     IAN MOSS     THE LIVING END     PETE MURRAY
THE WAILERS     MORCHEEBA
THE WAIFS     JON STEVENS     KATE CEBERANO     JOHN WILLIAMSON
ROSS WILSON and THE PEACENIKS     THE ANGELS     THE CHURCH     KEV CARMODY & FRIENDS
RENEE GEYER     GLENN SHORROCK     TEX PERKINS THE MAN IN BLACK     VIKA & LINDA
STAN WALKER     BRIGGS     TROY CASSAR-DALEY     BAKER BOY
HIATUS KAIYOTE     WEDDINGS PARTIES ANYTHING     THE BLACK SORROWS
KATE MILLER-HEIDKE     CASEY BARNES     MARK SEYMOUR & THE UNDERTOW     DIESEL
AMADOU & MARIAM     THE WAR AND TREATY     CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM     CORY HENRY
RUSSELL MORRIS     KEVIN BORICH EXPRESS     CW STONEKING     JOSH TESKEY & ASH GRUNWALD
JOE CAMILLERI PRESENTS THE HONEYDRIPPER’S DYLAN PARTY
CHAIN     TAMAM SHUD     SPECTRUM
LACHY DOLEY & THE HORNS OF CONVICTION     CARAVANA SUN
MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA     THE BAMBOOS     BACKSLIDERS
ASH GRUNWALD     ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS     SAM TESKEY
19-TWENTY      HENRY WAGONS     CLARENCE BEKKER
JEFF LANG     FIONA BOYES & THE FORTUNE TELLERS     KARA GRAINGER
BLUE EMPRESS ALL-STARS feat. FIONA BOYES,  CARA ROBINSON
LEESA GENTZ,  JULZ PARKER,  ALISON PENNEY,  ANNA SCIONTI & SWEET FELICIA
ZEVON: ACCIDENTALLY LIKE A MARTYR starring HENRY WAGONS
SPINIFEX GUM feat. MARLIYA CHOIR & EMMA DONOVAN
JEFF MARTIN -PLAYS THE SONGS OF LED ZEPPELIN     TIJUANA CARTEL
RAY BEADLE     PACEY, KING & DOLEY     NATHAN CAVALERI      KIM CHURCHILL
FOOLS     MAMA KIN SPENDER     DAMI IM     PIERCE BROTHERS     EMILY WURRAMARA
THE BUCKLEYS     MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION     LISA HUNT’S FOREVER SOUL
GEOFF ACHISON & THE SOULDIGGERS     DANIEL CHAMPAGNE     JK-47     THE REGIME
HAT FITZ & CARA     GARRETT KATO     HUSSY HICKS     MINNIE MARKS
ROSHANI     LITTLE GEORGIA     ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS     JUZZIE SMITH
ELECTRIK LEMONADE     LAMBROS.     PALM VALLEY     BRONTE EVE     BEN SWISSA
BYRON BUSKING COMPETITION
60’s PSYCHEDELIC LIGHT SHOW BY THE LEGENDARY ELLIS D FOGG
ROCKWIZ LIVE

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Stan Walker – Day 2 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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The Angels – Day 2 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Ash Grunwald – Day 2 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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L.A.B – Day 2 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – an Australian Government initiative

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Paul Kelly – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Lachy Doley – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Morcheeba – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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The Black Sorrows – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Follow BLUESFEST
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Check out Deb Kloeden’s gallery of Day 1 HERE

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Check out Deb Kloeden’s gallery of Day 2 HERE

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Check out Deb Kloeden’s gallery of Day 3 HERE

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About Bluesfest Byron Bay   

Showcasing an All-Aussie (with some special guests from NZ) music bill in Byron Bay, Bluesfest is Australia’s most awarded music festival, and was recently nominated as ‘Best festival of the Decade’ by industry bible, Pollstar. 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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Kasey Chambers – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Amy Shark – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Xavier Rudd – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Missy Higgins – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Baker Boy – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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The War & Treaty – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Mama Kin Spender – Day 3 // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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AMNPLIFY – DB