We love the Bluesfest drip feed. Just when you think that organisers have run out of ideas and frankly, available talent, they somehow manage to outdo themselves and add even more. Case in point, a whole raft of great new acts have just been added to the Byron Bay Bluesfest 2015 lineup, including Hozier, The Waterboys, Switchfoot, Diesel, and more.
“We have such an exciting sixth announcement in what is a watershed year for Bluesfest,” said director Peter Noble. “A genuine new superstar of blues & roots music – Hozier, Celtic legends The Waterboys, New Zealand’s all-star music collective Fly My Pretties on their first ever Australian festival appearances… and to top it off – country hottest new artist, Hunter Hayes.”
The Bluesfest 2015 lineup just keeps growing, expanding from an initial announcement that featured the likes of The Black Keys and Alabama Shakes, to a who’s who of local and international blues, roots, rock, folk, funk, R&B, and reggae talent, including heavyweights like Lenny Kravitz and Train, as well as local favourites like Steve Smyth.
Best of all, Noble says that organisers aren’t done just yet, advising punters to stay on the lookout for some upcoming announcements that we reckon will be packed with pleasant surprises. “We are now putting the final slatherings on the 2015 Bluesberry cake, with a few more surprises up our sleeve – this just may be our best serving yet,” he said.
The award-winning five-day celebration of music is held annually over the Easter long weekend at the famous Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, just north of the buzzing Australian festival hub of Byron Bay. Today’s announcement is just the latest in a series of reveals that will be rolled out in the lead-up to the festival’s launch this April.
Noble is still predicting one of the biggest lineups in recent Bluesfest memory, with a diverse range of international superstars, returning Bluesfest veterans, and plenty of talented festival debutantes slated to hit the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm this April. Check below for the current lineup, as well as all the dates and ticketing details.
Byron Bay Bluesfest 2015
Hozier
The Waterboys
Switchfoot
Hunter Hayes
Fly My Pretties
Music Maker Presents Super Chikan And Vasti Jackson
Diesel
Jeff Lang
Phil Wiggins & Dom Turner
Watussi Final Performances
Nikki Hill
The Rumjacks
joining…
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
Augie March
Donavon Frankenreiter
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Justin Townes Earle
Declan Kelly Presents Diesel n’Dub featuring Emma Donovan, Alex Lloyd, Pat Powell, Radical Son, Tony Hughes
Ash Grunwald
Blue King Brown
The Beautiful Girls
Steve Smyth
Karl S. Williams
Lenny Kravitz
The Gipsy Kings feat. Nicolas Reyes & Tonino Baliardo
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Jurassic 5
John Mayall
Keb Mo
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones
JJ Grey & Mofro
Tony Joe White
Jon Cleary
Trevor Hall
Serena Ryder
Jake Shimabukuro
Music Maker Foundation feat. Cool John Ferguson
Little Freddie King
Alabama Slim
George Stancell
Michael Franti’s Soulshine
The Black Keys
Zac Brown Band
Alabama Shakes
Train
Michael Franti & Spearhead
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions feat Dan Sultan, Kira Puru, & Vika And Linda Bull
Xavier Rudd and The United Nations
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Rebelution
Soja
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Beth Hart
Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls
Mariachi El Bronx
G. Love & Special Sauce
Pokey Lafarge
Band Of Skulls
Rockwiz Live
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Paolo Nutini
David Gray
Ben Howard
Counting Crows
Gary Clark Jr
Angelique Kidjo
Jimmy Cliff
Mavis Staples
Dispatch
Ruthie Foster
The Beat
Keziah Jones
Sheppard
Playing For Change
+ more to be announced!
Thursday, 2nd April – Monday, 6th April 2015
Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Byron Bay NSW
Tickets: Byron Bay Bluesfest | Moshtix | Ticketmaster
