The first lineup announcement has been made for 2012's Byron Bay East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival. Following last year's mammoth line up that featured Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Ben Harper and Elvis Costello, 2012 will see the likes of The Who's Roger Daltrey, Earth Wind & Fire, the John Butler Trio and My Morning Jacket.
Having announced a tour featuring dates in Sydney and Melbourne, The Pogues will be another of the festival's major headliners in 2012.
The full line up of Bluesfest 2012 is as follows:
Roger Daltrey Performs The Who’s Tommy & More
Earth Wind & Fire
The Pogues
John Butler Trio
My Morning Jacket
G3 featuring: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & Steve Lukather
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Buddy Guy
Maceo Parker
Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Jonny Lang
Yann Tiersen
Bettye LaVette
Steve Earle
Justin Townes Earle
Trombone Shorty
Great Big Sea
The Jayhawks
