The organisers of this year’s absolutely massive Byron Bay Bluesfest have today unveiled the festival timetable, letting the very lucky punters know exactly when and where they’ll be enjoying the tunes of headliners John Mayer, John Butler Trio, Dave Matthews Band and Erykah Badu.
With the sheer volume of not to be missed artists on the bill, there’s bound to be some clashes, but many of the performers will be playing more than one set over the five day, five stage festival, including Dave Matthews Band, who will be headlining the Mojo stage on both the Saturday and Monday nights of the festival.
Bluesfest promised an “enormous” lineup for the festival’s 25th anniversary and they didn’t disappoint, with a whopping eight artist announcements having taken place. The Byron Bay staple kicks off on the Easter long weekend, 17th – 21st April, at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm.
UPDATE 20/03/14: A revised Byron Bay Bluesfest timetable has been released. Find all the details here.
Byron Bay Bluesfest Timetable
Thursday 17th April
Mojo
22.15 John Mayer
20.30 Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
19.00 Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
17.30 Beth Hart
17.00 Arakwal Opening Ceremony
16.00 Yet to be announced
Crossroads
22.15 Buddy Guy
20.30 Dr John & the Nite Trippers
19.00 The Charlie Musselwhite Band
17.30 The Black Sorrows
16.00 Tijuana Cartel
Jambalaya
22.15 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
20.45 Public Opinion Afro Orchestra
19.15 Yet to be announced
17.30 Steve Earle & the Dukes
16.00 Dyson, Stringer and Cloher
Delta
22.15 Allen Stone
20.45 Yet to be announced
19.00 Suzanne Vega
17.30 Trixie Whitley
16.00 Genevieve Chadwick
Cavanbah
22.00 Grandmothers of Invention
20.30 The Magic Band
19.00 The Soul Rebels
17.30 Skunkhour
16.00 Dubmarine
Juke Joint
21.45 Garland Jeffreys
20.15 Glenn Cardier
18.45 Marshall O’Kell and the Pride
17.30 Seth Lakeman
16.00 Yet to be announced
Friday 18th April
Mojo
22.00 Jack Johnson
20.30 Matt Corby
18.45 Gary Clark Jr
17.00 India.Arie
15.30 Nahko & Medicine for the People
14.00 Grace Potter and the Nocturnals 12.30 Allen Stone
Crossroads
21.45 Doobie Brothers
20.00 Boz Scaggs 18.15 Buddy Guy
16.30 Joss Stone
15.00 Beth Hart
13.30 The Backsliders
12.00 Dyson, Stringer and Cloher
Jambalaya
22.45 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
20.45 Gregg Allman
19.15 Aaron Neville
18.00 Eric Bibb
16.30 Steve Earle & the Dukes
14.00 Rockwiz
Delta
23.00 Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes
21.15 Larry Graham & Graham Central Station
19.30 The Wailers
18.00 The Soul Rebels
16.30 Public Opinion Afro Orchestra 15.00 Trixie Whitley
13.30 The Beards
Cavanbah
22.30 The Magic Band
21.00 Grandmothers of Invention
19.30 Tijuana Cartel
18.00 Dubmarine
16.30 Yet to be announced
14.45 Suzanne Vega
13.15 Garland Jeffreys
12.00 Seth Lakeman
Juke Joint
23.00 The Paladins
21.30 Nikki Hill
20.00 North Mississippi Allstars 18.30 The Charlie Musselwhite Band
16.00 Yet to be announced
14.45 Music Maker Foundation 13.15 Hat Fitz & Cara
12.00 Daniel Champagne
Saturday 19th April
Mojo
21.30 Dave Matthews Band
19.40 John Butler Trio
18.10 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
16.40 Iron & Wine
14.55 Devendra Banhart
13.25 Kate Miller – Heidke
12.00 Skunkhour
Crossroads
22.15 Jeff Beck
20.15 Gregg Allman
18.15 Govt Mule
16.30 Aaron Neville
14.45 Jimmie Vaughan
13.15 The James Cotton Blues Band
12.00 Lime Cordiale
Jambalaya
22.30 Morcheeba
21.00 Larry Graham & Graham Central Station
19.30 Playing For Change
18.00 The Black Sorrows
16.30 The Soul Rebels
14.00 Rockwiz
Delta
22.30 WAR
21.00 Ozomatli
19.30 North Mississippi Allstars
18.00 Robben Ford
16.30 Devon Allman
15.00 KT Tunstall
13.30 Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges
12.00 Hat Fitz & Cara
Cavanbah
22.30 Saskwatch
21.00 Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes
19.30 Grandmothers of Invention
18.00 Nikki Hill
16.30 The Beards
15.00 Yet to be announced
13.30 Yet to be announced
12.00 Terrance Simien – Creole for Kids
Juke Joint
22.30 The Mojo Webb Band
21.00 Music Maker Foundation
19.30 The Backsliders
18.00 The Paladins
16.30 Eric Bibb
15.00 Glenn Cardier
13.30 Genevieve Chadwick
12.00 Daniel Champagne
Sunday 20th April
Mojo
22.30 Erykah Badu
20.45 Morcheeba
19.15 Iron & Wine
17.45 Passenger
16.15 Playing For Change 14.45 Terrance Simien
13.15 Yet to be announced 12.00 Kim Churchill
Crossroads
22.30 Michael Franti & Spearhead
21.00 Ozomatli
19.30 Nahko & Medicine for the People
18.00 Chali 2na
16.30 WAR
15.00 Cambodian Space Project
13.30 CW Stoneking
12.00 Hat Fitz & Cara
Jambalaya
22.30 Govt Mule
21.00 Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang
19.15 Yet to be announced
17.45 Yet to be announced
16.30 Kasey Chambers
14.00 Rockwiz
Delta
22.30 Jimmie Vaughan
21.00 Robben Ford
19.30 The James Cotton Blues Band
18.00 Booker T Jones
16.30 Yet to be announced
15.00 Tim Rogers
13.30 Valerie June
12.00 Matthew Curry
Cavanbah
22.30 Music Maker Foundation
21.00 The Magic Band
19.30 Saidah Baba Talibah
18.00 Watussi
16.30 Yet to be announced
15.00 Yet to be announced
13.30 KT Tunstall
12.00 The Beards
Juke Joint
22.30 Chain
21.00 Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges
19.30 Devon Allman
18.00 Ray Beadle
16.30 Joanne Shaw Taylor
15.00 Candye Kane Band
13.30 Nikki Hill
12.00 Claude Hay
Monday 21st April
Mojo
20.15 Dave Matthews Band
18.30 Michael Franti & Spearhead
16.45 Joss Stone
15.00 India.Arie
13.15 Devendra Banhart
12.00 Kim Churchill
Crossroads
21.30 Elvis Costello & The Imposters
20.00 Jake Bugg
18.30 Foy Vance
16.45 KC & The Sunshine Band
15.00 WAR
13.30 Yet to be announced
12.00 Yet to be announced
Jambalaya
21.15 Gary Clark Jr
19.45 Booker T Jones
18.00 Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang
16.30 Ozomatli
15.00 Chali 2na
13.30 Matthew Curry
12.00 Lime Cordiale
Delta
22.15 Watussi
20.45 Saskwatch
19.15 Cambodian Space Project
17.45 Jason Isbell
16.15 Terrance Simien
14.45 Saidah Baba Talibah
13.15 Yet to be announced
12.00 2014 Busking Winner
Cavanbah
21.00 Playing For Change
19.30 The Beards
18.00 Chain
16.30 Music Maker Foundation
15.00 Tim Rogers
13.30 Candye Kane Band
12.00 Yet to be announced
Juke Joint
22.00 Ray Beadle
20.30 The Mojo Webb Band
19.00 Joanne Shaw Taylor
17.30 CW Stoneking
16.00 Valerie June
14.45 Claude Hay
13.15 Phil Manning
12.00 Yet to be announced
