Bluesfest are making theearliest announcement in the history of the festival, dropping their first round of artists for next year’s event.
The 15 artists making up the announcement are part of the first ofup to eight artist announcements for next years festival.
Leading the lineup in a festival exclusive performance are The National. They will be joined by the likes of City and Colour,reggae legendsUB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, blues rock maestroJoe Bonamassa and Grammy award-winning groupTedeschi Trucks Band.
Other artists include The Cat Empire, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The Word, Rhiannon Giddens, Janiva Magness, St Paul & The Broken Bones, Allen Stone, The Selecter, Shakey Graves and Songhoy Blues.
Bluesfest 2016 will take place from Thursday March 24 until Monday March 28, just north of Byron Bay.
