Who would have thought after the cancellation of Bluesfest last Easter by a Public Health Order, less than 24 hours before gates were due to open and due to one local case of transmission, that six weeks later we would be announcing the re-scheduled festival, and a week later, today the line-up.
This October, Bluesfest will be the first major festival to return, since COVID-19 struck, with a multi-day, multi-stage, camping event and almost all the artists due to play at Easter will return to play.
Additionally, organisers are thrilled to announce that Midnight Oil have agreed to join the All-Aussie lineup and headline the opening night, Friday, October 1 and that Paul Kelly will co-headline Saturday, October 2 alongside Tash Sultana.
The full line-up is:
OCEAN ALLEY ZIGGY ALBERTS
JOHN BUTLER XAVIER RUDD THE CAT EMPIRE
KATE CEBERANO KASEY CHAMBERS THE WAIFS
THE CHURCH JON STEVENS
IAN MOSS THE LIVING END THE ANGELS
ROSS WILSON and THE PEACENIKS RUSSELL MORRIS
TROY CASSAR-DALEY BRIGGS
TEX PERKINS THE MAN IN BLACK
HIATUS KAIYOTE KATE MILLER-HEIDKE
WEDDINGS PARTIES ANYTHING
THE BLACK SORROWS THE BAMBOOS
CHAIN BACKSLIDERS ASH GRUNWALD
MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA
VIKA & LINDA
MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION
KIM CHURCHILL HENRY WAGONS JK-47
GARRETT KATO MAMA KIN SPENDER DAMI IM
PIERCE BROTHERS EMILY WURRAMARA THE BUCKLEYS
RAY BEADLE PACEY, KING & DOLEY
ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS
HUSSY HICKS ROSHANI DECLAN KELLY
DANIEL CHAMPAGNE LITTLE GEORGIA
BYRON BUSKING COMPETITION
