The first announcement for Bluesfest is here. As you might have guessed, it’s already shaping up to be an absolute pearler.

Leading the charge comes Zac Brown Band, Patti Smith and her band performingHorses, The Lumineers, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Rait, Mavis Staples, Billy Bragg, Jethro Tull, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Gregory Porter and Snarky Puppy.

Rounding it out comes St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Beth Hart, Booker T Presents The Stax Records Revue, Laura Mvula, Roy Ayers, Andrew Bird, Rikki Lee Jones, Joan Osborne, Turin Brakes, The Strumbellas, Jake Shimabukuro, Dumpstaphunk, Nikki Hill and Irish Mythen.

Bluesfest 2017 will go down from Thursday April 13 – Monday April 17, just north of Bryon Bay. Tickets areon sale now.

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