Tag: BLUES FESTIVAL

  • EIGHT ARTISTS ADDED TO THE BLUESFEST 2022 LINEUP

    EIGHT ARTISTS ADDED TO THE BLUESFEST 2022 LINEUP

    Bluesfest is back and organisers say it’s bigger than ever, boasting both homegrown and international talent. Another eight artists have been added to the festival’s 2022 line-up.

  • BLUESFEST RETURNS IN 2022

    BLUESFEST RETURNS IN 2022

    Bluesfest will make its comeback next Easter long weekend. Organisers are confident the state’s roadmap to reopening will allow the Byron Bay event to proceed in April 2022. Acts named in the lineup for this October will return to perform – including Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly and Jimmy Barnes. Anyone who has valid tickets for…

  • CRAZY FUN TIMES AT GIRRAKOOL BLUES FESTIVAL

    CRAZY FUN TIMES AT GIRRAKOOL BLUES FESTIVAL

    The tunes blasted and the barbie sizzled atop the mountain at Kariong today for the Girrakool Blues and Barbecue Festival. Now in its fifth year – the event is fast becoming the most popular gig on the Central Coast festival calendar. Reporter Sarah El-Moselhi was at Girrakool amongst the happy festival goers.

  • NEW STATE GOVERNMENT LAWS ‘DEVASTATING’ FOR LIVE MUSIC

    NEW STATE GOVERNMENT LAWS ‘DEVASTATING’ FOR LIVE MUSIC

    Organisers of Byron Bay’s Blues Festival have threatened to move the long-running event across the border, amid tougher New South Wales government regulations. New licensing laws expected to come into affect in March, could have a ‘devastating’ impact on the live music industry.