SYDNEY, Australia (Sony
Music Australia) - There's only one place to be Easter weekend and it's at the East Coast Blues and
Roots Festival!
Dave Matthews Band, Solomon Burke & Angelique Kidjo are just some of the amazing artists appearing at the Byron Bay music extravaganza. Tix on sale now!
Soul music legend, Solomon Burke, world music diva Angelique Kidjo and new Sony BMG Australia licensed-signings, the
Dave Matthews Band, are just some of the many international music confirmed on the phenomenal star-studded lineup for the 16th Annual International East Coast Blues and
Roots Music Festival in Byron Bay over Easter weekend, 2005.
With an enviable and irresistible gathering of world-class talent, coupled with the magical Byron Bay location, it's no surpise the event has a widely supported reputation as one of the best music festivals on the planet. Nominated in the category of Music Festival Of The Year in the 2004 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards up against the likes of Glastonbury, Montreaux and V Festival, extraordinary artists continue to wow audiences every year at the five-day music marathon in Red Devil Park, Byron Bay.
Check out this amazing, drool-worthy list of artists confirmed for the line-up, and head for the website quick to snap up tickets! Five and three day passes to the festival are selling fast - one day tickets will be available to purchase from February 1.
16th Annual International East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival Lineup:
George Clinton Parliament/Funkadelic, Solomon Burke, Bebel Gilberto, John Lee Hooker Jr., Bo Diddley, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Eric Bibb, Kasey Chambers, Anne McCue, The Cat Empire, Janis Ian, The Frames, George Thorogood, Luka Bloom, The Whitlams, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band, Angelique Kidjo, Sarah McLachlan, John Butler Trio, The Wailers, The Beautiful Girls, Fred Eaglesmith, Roy Ayers, Ernest Ranglin, The Waifs, G. Love and Special Sauce, Violent Femmes, Michael Jerome Browne, Missy Higgins, Nessa Morgan, Cubanismo, Los Mocosos, Gomez, Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges, Jeff Lang, Steve Arvey, Mia Dyson, Bomba, Butterfly Boucher, Bright Eyes, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Fruit, Pilate, Joel Turner and The Modern Day Poets, Chris Whitley, Ash Grunwald, Sonia Dada, Vassy, Monkey Boy, The Others, Guy Davis, Wiley Reed, Andy Cowan, plus Music Maker Presents - Pura Fe, George Higgs, Willie 'Sonny' King, Albert White, Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins.
And the best part is, there's many more great names to come!
Festival director Peter Noble summed up the spirit of the festival when he said; "This festival is about having an amazing time in the most idyllic setting on earth. We've hit on a good formula in recent years and we're sticking with it. It's so exciting to offer fans a broad, eclectic and unbeatable blend of blues and roots music. The feedback we received from the public and media last year was overwhelming. We work hard to maintain a warm and inviting feeling at the festival, and the reward comes when artists like Ben Harper, Steve Earle and Taj Mahal tell people this is the best music festival in the world!
"This year we've got some terrific innovations. The Saturday night will be huge with our Super Dance Band extravaganza on the main stage. The world's greatest hip shaking grooves will be on show with the music travelling from Barcelona to Brazil, from Havana to Kingston Town. Then on the Sunday night, we'll feature an all Australian party, where the Aussie artists will wow audiences on the main stage all night long."
16th Annual International East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival
Easter Weekend March 24 - 28 (Thurs-Mon), 2005
Red Devil Park, Byron Bay
Tix on sale now from the official festival site, www.bluesfest.com.au
