Every time the monster Bluesfest 2013 gets bigger, so do the number of sideshows and while it’s getting harder and harder to keep track, here’s some great news. Straight outta Virginia, Reggae Band SOJA have announced a series of shows in conjunction with their appearance a Bluesfest.
Despite their recent commercial success (selling more than 200,000 albums, headlined large theatres in more than 15 countries around the world, generating over 30 million+ YouTube views, and appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) it’s live that they have had their greatest success.
With Strength to Survive, the band makes an impassioned call for unity and change with universally relatable songs about faith, hope and love. “I could go on and on about the horrible damage we’ve done to the earth or the problems that arise when countries compete for money over an imaginary border, but the album has one central theme,” says Hemphill, “and that’s our hope for the world to be one family.” Hemphill says the band’s simple and honest approach to music is what’s enabled them to break through obstacles of language, distance and culture in amassing an international following.
Be sure to catch SOJA on their Bluesfest 201 sideshows.
SOJA 2013 Bluesfest Sideshows
THE ZOO, BRISBANE
WEDNESDAY APRIL 3
Bookings: thezoo.com.au or oztix 1300 762545
COOLANGATTA HOTEL, GOLD COAST
THURSDAY APRIL 4
Bookings: oztix.com.au 1300 762 545
THE METRO, SYDNEY
FRIDAY APRIL 5
Bookings: bluesfesttouring.com.au 02 6685 8310
THE PRINCE BANDROOM, MELBOURNE
SATURDAY APRIL 6
Bookings: bluesfesttouring.com.au 02 6685 8310
