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festivals being staged, and the amount of local artists being platformed: Byron Bay’s Bluesfest debuted in 1990, Big Day Out debuted in 1992, Fairbridge Festival debuted in 1993, Laneway

with his band, The Sensational Space Shifters . They also performed at the 2018 Bluesfest alongside Lionel Richie , Tash Sultana , John Butler Trio , Seal , and many more

Sharon Jones Records & The Dap Kings became festival favourites, launching in Australia at Bluesfest . Their 21st-century soul and funk onslaught brought them to a young audience discovering

Music Festival award. Nominees for the inaugural award include Ability Fest , Beyond The Valley , Bluesfest Byron Bay , Laneway Festival , and Yours and Owls Festival . In another first-time occurrence ... Alcott Foundation + Untitled Group Beyond The Valley – Untitled Group / Beyond The Valley Music Festival Bluesfest Byron Bay – Bluesfest Byron Bay Laneway Festival – St Jerome’s Laneway / Laneway Festival Yours

Hoodoo Gurus will perform at the concert at The Green Room, located on the Bluesfest site, along with Toni Childs and Brisbane heroes Screamfeeder . You can find tickets

September—a month after Bluesfest would usually announce its first artist announcement—and we’re only 200 days away from next year’s festival. That’s the kind of development ... that would concern some punters, but the Bluesfest team has issued a statement, confirming that the line-up is on its way and assuring fans that it will be worth

Mums. Fresh off a triumphant return at the 2025 Byron Bay Bluesfest , the tour sold-out shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, adding second shows in most capital cities

financial year. The top ten was made up of MG Live , Handsome Tours , Bluesfest Touring , the comedy focused Bohm Presents and the Chinatown Cinema Corporation . The best selling tour here ... Pacific’s Harvey Lister , Live Nation ANZ’s Alex Klos , VenuesWest’s David Etherton , Bluesfest Group’s Barbara Maguire , architectural and venue designer Populous’ Chris Paterson , Tixel’s Zac Leigh

Ticketmaster report focuses on the UK. But Australian promoters say it reflects local trends. Bluesfest 2026, for instance, allows five-year-olds and under for free

ARIA -winning Best Blues and Roots chops at the most recent addition of Bluesfest in Byron Bay, and will trek up north to bring the sweet sounds of gospel, calypso