Photo Credit: Evan Malcolm
The Scene
Byron Bay Bluesfest is Australia's premier contemporary blues and roots music festival, showcasing a wide range of international artists over the long Easter Weekend. A fanbase of over 100,000 festies enjoy more than 200 performances over the five days along with family friendly fun.
Festival Poster
2016 Artist Lineup
Grace Potter
The National
- Allen Stone
- Archie Roach
- Blackberry Smoke
- Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds
- City and Colour
- Cold War Kids
- Con Brio
- D’Angelo
- Don McLean
- East Journey
- eMDee
- Fantastic Negrito
- Grace Potter
- Harts
- Hiatus Kaiyote
- Houndmouth
- Hussy Hicks
- Jackson Browne
- Janiva Magness
- Jason Isbell
- Jeff Martin
- Joe Bonamassa
- Kaleo
- Kendrick Lamar
- Kim Churchill
- Lord Huron
- Lucky Peterson
- Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
- Melissa Etheridge
- Mike Love
- Mojo Juju
- Nahko & Medicine For The People
- Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
- Pierce Brothers
- Rhiannon Giddens
- Russell Morris
- Shakey Graves
- Shooglenifty
- Songhoy Blues
- St. Paul & The Broken Bones
- Steve Earle & The Dukes
- Steve Smyth
- Sturgill Simpson
- Taj Mahal (SOLO)
- Tedeschi Trucks Band
- Tex Perkins and The Ape
- The Blind Boys Of Alabama
- The Bros. Landreth
- The Cat Empire
- The Decemberists
- The Mastersons
- The National
- The Original Blues Brothers Band
- The Residents present Shadowland
- The Selecter
- The Wailers
- The Word
- Tom Jones
- Tweedy
- UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue
- Vintage Trouble