Ray LamontagneBluesfest has dished up its first round of 2019 sideshows, with Ray LaMontagne and George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic leading the festival’s latest announcement.
If you’re unable to make the trip to Bryon Bay next April to celebrate the event’s 30th anniversary, or you just want an extra dose of Bluesfest, you’re in luck, as 10 artists have already been confirmed for headline tours.
Festival headliner LaMontagne returns to Australia after a 10-year break, playing two East Coast dates alongside his festival appearance, while George Clinton fans in Sydney and Melbourne will get the chance to bid farewell to the funk icon before he retires.
Here’s the full Bluesfest sideshow rundown:
Ray LaMontagne
24 Apr, State Theatre, Sydney
27 Apr, Palais Theatre, Melbourne
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
20 Apr - Enmore Theatre, Sydney
25 Apr - The Forum, Melbourne
Nahko & Medicine For The People
17 Apr, The Triffid, Brisbane
20 Apr, Metro Theatre, Sydney
21 Apr, 170 Russell, Melbourne
17 Apr, City Recital Hall, Sydney
22 Apr, Theatre Centre, Canberra
23 Apr, Recital Centre, Melbourne
24 Apr, The Gov, Adelaide
I’m With Her
16 Apr, City Recital Hall, Sydney
18 Apr, Recital Centre, Melbourne
Keb Mo’
13 Apr, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
15 Apr, Recital Centre, Melbourne
16 Apr, Factory Theatre, Sydney
17 Apr, Lizotte’s, Newcastle
Trevor Hall
17 Apr, Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
18 Apr, Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Vintage Trouble
24 Apr, Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
25 Apr, Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Larkin Poe
22 Apr, Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
24 Apr, The Howler, Melbourne
The California Honeydrops
24 Apr, Corner Hotel, Melbourne
25 Apr, Oxford Art Factory Sydney
Pre-sale tickets for all dates go live this Thursday, September 13, before general sale is available the following Monday, September 17.
Bluesfest returns to Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm in Bryon Bay over the Easter long weekend next year.
Head to theGuide for more details.
