Bluesfest has revealed its second artist announcement for the 35th anniversary of the festival, to be held next Easter in Byron Bay, NSW, from March 28 to April 1, 2024.
Festival Director Peter Noble has added headliners Tedeschi Trucks Band to Tom Jones and Jack Johnson, along with other crowd favourites. Bluesfest’s announcement today of 15 artists, along with the previously announced 23, takes the total to 38 onthe line-up so far.
The artists included in Bluesfest’s second announcement are as follows: Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Cruel Sea, Taj Mahal Exclusive, Tim Finn, Ian Moss, Rickie Lee Jones, DanSultan, The Whitlams, Black Stump Band, Coterie, Playing For Change Band, Lisa Hunt’sForever Soul, Jackie Venson, WILSN, Caravana Sun, and Women of Soul Collective
Artists Already Announced for Bluesfest 2024: Jack Johnson/Tom Jones/ The Teskey Brothers/Matt Corby/L.A.B/Elvis Costello & The Imposters/Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos/Tommy Emmanuel/The Dead South/The Paper Kites/Drive-by Truckers/Newton Faulkner/Steve Poltz/19-Twenty/Taj Farrant/Erja Lyytinen/Harry Manx/Here Come The Mummies/Clayton Doley’s Bayou Billabong/Little Quirks/Hussy Hicks /Blues Arcadia/RocKwiz Live
“I am so proud to bring this incredible gathering of the world’s best artists to Bluesfest Byron Bay. Our line-up is shaping up to be one of our best. And we’re just getting started!” said Festival Director, Peter Noble OAM.
“The Tedeschi Trucks Band was the most requested band by Bluesfest2023 attendees to perform at our 35th-anniversary festival, so we are thrilled to be able to deliver on such a demand. In two days from now, Tedeschi Trucks Band will be headlining Madison Square Garden in New York. These guys are a big deal!
“We have Taj Mahal playing exclusively for his tenth time! Taj is a giant of the Blues world, with his Blues Hall of Fame membership, his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association, and three GRAMMY’s.
“Rickie Lee Jones is one of the greatest songwriters of all time – famed for writing, among others, ‘The Horses’, which is such an Australian favourite. Talking about Australian favourites, we are so thrilled to have The Cruel Sea reforming and playing again, some 15 years after their last Bluesfest performance.”
Bluesfest will occur over the Easter Long Weekend from 28 March to 1 April 2024. Tickets for Bluesfest 2024 are for sale via Moshtix on www.bluesfest.com.au/tickets/