Bluesfest Completes 2025 Line-up With Tom Morello & Electric Cadillac

With April quickly approaching, Bluesfest has today completed its 2025 line-up with the addition of two more artists.

Guitar icon Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave fame, and Indonesian blues-rock powerhouse Electric Cadillac, are the latest to join the festival, set to take place from Thursday, 17 April, to Sunday, 20 April at Byron Events Farm Tyagarah.

Morello, who also performs with supergroup Prophets Of Rage and toured with Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band for six years (including during a trip to Aus), dropped solo track Soldier In The Army Of Love last year and is working on a new album.

Today’s announcement adds to an already stacked list, with Chaka Khan, Toto and Christopher Cross signing on last month after the likes of Crowded House, Gary Clark Jr, Allison Russell and more were confirmed last year.

Organisers have also revealed today that tickets are over 90% sold with the remaining allocation expected to sell out within weeks.

Originally expected to be the last Bluesfest, the response to this year’s event saw Festival Director Peter Noble backflip on that decision in December, stating in an interview: “We’re probably the best-selling festival in Australia at the moment. We’ve been shown that people care about events and culture.”

The blues and roots festival, which kicked off in 1990, has become world-renowned since its inception, frequently garnering acclaim locally and internationally, including nominations and wins at the NSW Tourism Awards, the Helpmann Awards, the Pollstar Awards and more.

With the line-up now complete and April within sight, get excited for this year’s Bluesfest by reading our coverage of the 2024 edition.

Tickets are available now on the Bluesfest website.

BYRON BAY BLUESFEST – 36TH FESTIVAL

EASTER 2025 – 17 - 20 APRIL 2025

FIFTH ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT

Tom Morello

Electric Cadillac

FOURTH ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT

Chaka Khan: A Celebration of 50+ Years In Music EXCLUSIVE
Toto
Christopher Cross
Maoli
Clarence Bekker Band
Hussy Hicks
Eric Stang
The Steele Syndicate
The Royals 

THIRD ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT
 

Missy Higgins

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Nahko

BJ The Chicago Kid

Melody Angel EXCLUSIVE

Don West

SECOND ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT – THE ALL AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT

Hilltop Hoods

Xavier Rudd • John Butler • The Cat Empire

Kasey Chambers • Melbourne Ska Orchestra 

C.W. Stoneking • Budjerah

Lachy Doley Group • Ash Grunwald

Kim Churchill • Miss Kaninna

The Beards • Velvet Trip • FOOLS

ROSHANI • Sweet Talk

The Memphis Three

Feat. Fiona Boyes, Jimi Hocking & Frank Sultana

FIRST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT 

Crowded House

Vance Joy • Ocean Alley • Tones & I

Gary Clark Jr • Rag'n'Bone Man

RY X • Allison Russell • Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram

Brad Cox • Here Come The Mummies EXCLUSIVE

The California Honeydrops EXCLUSIVE • Marc Broussard • Pierce Brothers

Taj Farrant EXCLUSIVE • Fanny Lumsden • 19-Twenty

WILSN • Cimafunk EXCLUSIVE • Neal Francis EXCLUSIVE