Bluesfest Byron Bay has just released the third announcement of artists for it’s 2024 festival. The announcement concentrates on those artists who will appear, and headline the festival on the first day, Thursday 28th March.
Heading up the 11 artists in this announcement are US pop-rock sensations, Portugal. The Man; Australian independent singer-songwriter and global artist, Ziggy Alberts; US jazz-funk collective Snarky Puppy; US gospel-blues legends Blind Boys Of Alabama and the critically acclaimed neo-soul/jazz superstar Meshell Ndegeocello along with the First Lady of Australian blues Fiona Boyes and her band The Fortune Tellers; the swampy crossover of Australian blues slide guitar and US gospel/soul lap-slide of The Turner Brown Band; the highly-energetic, independent Aussie roots exponents Pierce Brothers; Australian First Nations psychedelic band Velvet Trip; the former busker turned blues powerhouse, soul-drenched torch singer, folk balladeer and electro house diva Roshani, and the good-times mash of soul, blues, country and rock in Melbourne 6-piece, Sweet Talk.
They join the growing list of artists already named in previous announcements below.
Jack Johnson I Tom Jones
The Teskey Brothers I Matt Corby I Tedeschi Trucks Band
L.A.B I Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos
The Cruel Sea I Taj Mahal I The Dead South
Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos
Tommy Emmanuel I Tim Finn
Ian Moss I Rickie Lee Jones I Dan Sultan
Drive-By Truckers I The Paper Kites
The Whitlams Black Stump I Coterie
Playing For Change Band I Newton Faulkner I Taj Farrant
19-Twenty I Lisa Hunt’s Forever Soul I Steve Poltz
Harry Manx I Erja Lyytinen I JackieVenson
Clayton Doley’s Bayou Billabong I Here Come The Mummies
WILSN I Little Quirks I Caravana Sun
Hussy Hicks I Blues Arcadia I Women of Soul Collective
RocKwiz Live
5 day, 3 day and 1 day tickets, along with camping and day parking for Bluesfest Byron Bay are available for purchase here.
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