Despite conjecture that the big announcment from Bluesfest this week would be the addition of Neil Young & Crazy Horse to the bill. Paul Simon has been announced as the headliner for Bluesfest Easter Monday.
Taking the stage before Paul Simon will be the Canadian singer/songwriter & composer Rufus Wainwright.
Peter Noble, Bluesfest Director says: “Adding Paul Simon to Bluesfest 2013 is pretty mind blowing, even for me, your Festival Director. I knew the line-up was going to be massive, but it just keeps getting bigger. So many incredible artists are going to perform at Bluesfest, it really is every Festival Director’s dream come true and I am so humbled. Announcing Robert Plant a couple of weeks ago and now adding Paul Simon, it’s like: Wow…we are really doing it this time and I actually think we are breaking all previous records. This is going to be the best Bluesfest of all time and guess what? There are at least another 4 announcements to come featuring major artists."
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 through www.bluesfest.com.au or by phoning the Bluesfest office on 02 6685 8310
FULL LINEUP THUS FAR BELOW;
Don't forget there are at least four major announcements still to follow.
PAUL SIMON- RUFUS WAINWRIGHT- ROBERT PLANT PRESENTS SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS SANTANA - BEN HARPER - IGGY & THE STOOGES - STEVE MILLER BAND – STATUS QUO- MADNESS – CHRIS ISAAK – BONNIE RAITT WILCO – RODRIGUEZ – ROBERT CRAY ROGER HODGSON THE LEGENDARY VOICE OF SUPERTRAMP JIMMY CLIFF – JOAN ARMATRADING JON ANDERSON THE LEGENDARY VOICE OF YES 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 – GRACE POTTER FRED WESLEY AND THE NEW JB’S – MICHAEL KIWANUKA BETTYE LAVETTE – PLAYING FOR CHANGE – RUTHIE FOSTER NEWTON FAULKNER – TONY JOE WHITE SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK – THE DUKE ROBILLARD BAND WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE – SHAWN COLVIN LUKA BLOOM – SETH LAKEMAN – BEN CAPLAN with more to be announced!
