Australia's largest international Festival of Blues & Roots Music takes over Byron Bay every Easter and is a highlight of the Australian music calendar. The Blues Fest features some of the world’s top blues and roots artists in a jam-packed weekend of world-class entertainment.
The 19th Annual International East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival was a 5 day festival of wonderful weather, perfect music, and a great crowd. Around 70,000 people walked through the entry gates over five days of blues and roots music from the world’s finest global and local talent – claimed to quite possibly be one of the greatest single concert line-ups in Australian history.
Bluesfest 2008 returned to the more expansive location of Belongil Fields – and was certainly kissed by the sun - with incredible weather averaging 27+ degrees across all five days. Festival goers were certainly treated to a massive space increase from 8 to 28 acres featuring larger performance tents spaced further apart, not to mention the 2 new undercover food courts for festival goers to chill out in,
For 2008, Bluesfest brought people the best the planet has to offer across vintage blues and soul, jazz, Latin, fusion, funk, swing, gospel, African, reggae, hip-hop, R&B, swamp rock, folk and alt-country – a massive selection which created one of the finest line-ups that has taken place in this country.
Another year, another amazing East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival. Look forward to seeing you next year for the 20th anniversary event!
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