Headlining the 3RD Bluesfest announcement is ROBERT PLANT, front man of Led Zeppelin, presenting Sensational Shape Shifters.
Festival organiser Peter Noble has said of Robert PLants return to Australia, "Bringing Robert Plant to Bluesfest is a dream come true, not just for me, but for the thousands of fans who have been standing by patiently all these years!! We have waited together for so long and now it’s gonna happen – I am so delighted and hugely honoured. " The wait is finally over, Robert Plant is will headline Bluesfest on Saturday 30th of March.
Among other announcements for the Bluesfest bill announced include Roger Hodgson - The Voice of Supertramp, Status Quo ( why?), former lead singer of the band YES, Jon Anderson, as well as the U.K's Ska/Punk/Soul/Pop champions Madness.
The 24th Bluesfest will take place between Thursday 28th of March and Monday 1st of April 2013 at Bluesfest’s permanent home at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm just outside of Byron Bay. Tickets are on sale now through www.bluesfest.com.au or by phoning the Bluesfest office on 02 6685 8310
This is by no means the final announcement, there will be more to follow. Who else will join the ever growing list that currently includes;
SANTANA – BEN HARPER IGGY & THE STOOGES STEVE MILLER BAND – JIMMY CLIFF - CHRIS ISAAK – BONNIE RAITT - WILCO – RODRIGUEZ – ROBERT CRAY - JOAN ARMATRADING – DROPKICK MURPHYS - TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – GLEN HANSARD WITH THE FRAMES TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA – MAVIS STAPLES FRANK TURNER AND THE SLEEPING SOULS ALLEN TOUSSAINT – WANDA JACKSON FRED WESLEY AND THE NEW JB’S – MICHAEL KIWANUKA BETTYE LAVETTE – LUKA BLOOM – RUTHIE FOSTER NEWTON FAULKNER – TONY JOE WHITE SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK – THE DUKE ROBILLARD BAND WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE – SHAWN COLVIN – GRACE POTTER PLAYING FOR CHANGE – SETH LAKEMAN – BEN CAPLAN
and the latest announcements....
ROBERT PLANT PRESENTS SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS - ROGER HODGSON THE VOICE OF SUPERTRAMP - STATUS QUO - MADNESS - JON ANDERSON THE VOICE OF YES
