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Bluesfest Just Added Another 10 Acts To Its 2018 Lineup

The Bluesfest 2018 lineup is continuing to balloon out with talent, today adding another injection of 10 incredible acts into this year’s festivities.

Homegrown heavyweights Dan Sultan, All Our Exes Live In Texas, Mia Dyson, Chain and more have been added to the already monster-stacked bill for this year’s Byron Bay blowout, joining previously announced acts like Lauren Hill, Kesha,  Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge. Peep all the new additions down below.

This year’s Bluesfest is also boasting legends like Robert Plant, Lionel Ritchie and Seal, alongside local favourites like Holy Holy and guitar master Harts.

Bluesfest 2018 will take place at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm just outside of Byron Bay over the Easter long weekend, with multiple stages, food and market stalls, on-site camping and 12 hours of music each day.

Catch the full lineup below or catch the full list of sideshows here.

Bluesfest 2018 Lineup

DAN SULTAN

ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS

CHAIN

CON BRIO

MIA DYSON

SHAUN KIRK

CAITI BAKER

STEVE SMYTH

DOG TRUMPET

HANLON BROTHERS

Joining…

LAURYN HILL

Joining… (Third Announcement)

KESHA

SHERYL CROW

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

JUANES

SEU JORGE

ZIGGY ALBERTS

ÁSGEIR

NEWTON FAULKNER

AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM

HARRY MANX

HARTS

HOLY HOLY

WILLIAM CRIGHTON

ELEPHANT SESSIONS

Joining… (Second Announcement)

YOUSSOU N’DOUR

SEAL

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD

JACKSON BROWNE

JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT

GOMEZ

RAG ’N’ BONE MAN

THE ORIGINAL BLUES BROTHERS BAND

JIMMY CLIFF

THE WAILERS

BENJAMIN BOOKER

HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF

CANNED HEAT

WALTER TROUT

ANDRE CYMONE

THE TESKEY BROTHERS

Joining… (First Announcement)

ROBERT PLANT AND THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS

LIONEL RICHIE

THE JOHN BUTLER TRIO

TASH SULTANA

THE NEW POWER GENERATION

CHIC FEATURING NILE RODGERS

FIRST AID KIT

JOSE GONZALEZ

MORCHEEBA

GOV’T MULE

LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL

THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS

ERIC GALES

BOBBY RUSH

DUMPSTAPHUNK

JOE LOUIS WALKER

RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS

Bluesfest 2018

Thursday, 29th March — Monday, 2nd April

Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Byron Bay

Tickets: Official Website

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