The latest announcement of bands for the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival is enough to make any self-respecting music fan drool (or at least start planning their trip to Byron).
Since he squashed those rumours of a Kinks reunion, the Blues and Roots Festival may be your best opportunity to see Ray Davies live. Newly reformed rockers The Cruel Sea will also be there.
Then we’ve got international stars John Hiatt, Jason Mraz, Last Town Chorus, Bunny Wailer and more, alongside local legends The Cat Empire, Weddings Parties Anything, The Beautiful Girls, and Kasey Chambers’ newest project Lost Dogs.
Add to that the musos we already knew about like The Black Crowes, Buddy Guy, John Fogerty, Sinead O’Connor, Keith Urban, and KT Tunstall and a trip to Byron is looking pretty good right now.
Luckily there are still some tickets available online. The East Coast Blues and Roots Festival plays Byron Bay’s Belongil Fields from March 20-24.
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