Bluesfest 2010

2010 is 21st birthday of Bluesfest - The International East Coast Blues and Roots Festival held at a new site Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, near Byron Bay, Australia over the Easter weekend from Thursday 1st until Monday 5th April 2010.

Bluesfest offers all kinds of blues music, world music, roots music, and a hybrid of those and other cultural styles under one umbrella - Blues & Roots Music. Bluesfest has continued to evolve incorporating surf culture, Latino Music, African Music, as well as political and environmental message artists.

Line-up

The latest acts confirmed for 2010 are Carney, The Snowdroppers, Cousin Harley, Corrina Steel, Halfway to Forth, Clayton Doley's Organ Donors, Hat Fitz, Martinez Trio, Mason Rack, Mojo Webb Band, Old Man River, Steve Smyth, Blues Train, The Wilson Pickers, The Blues Preachers, Round Mountain Girls, Wagons, Kadina High & Byron Bay High School Showcase, Cape Byron Steiner School, Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges, John Cruz, Buddy Knox Band, Telek, Daniel Champagne, Jason Isbell, Ray Beadle, The Barons of Tang, The Flood, Kim Churchill, Banawurun, Kamerunga, LJ Hill, Mojo JuJu & the Snake Oil Merchants, Kaos Kreepshow, The Neo, eMDee, Joe Robinson, and Zennith. They join the following:

Thursday

Jack Johnson, Jools Holland & His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, Dr John and The Lower 911, Avett Brothers, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, Matt Costa, Neil Halstead, Zee Avi, Ozomatli, Galactic featuring Cyril Neville (Neville Brothers), A.L.O. (Animal Liberation Orchestra), Lil Band O' Gold, Brian Auger's oblivion Express, Imelda May, Music Maker Relief Foundation, Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea, Poor Man's Whiskey, and Narasirato Pan Pipers.

Friday

Buddy Guy, John Butler Trio, Jeff Beck, The Swell Season, Ozomatli, Rodriguez, Matisyahu, Blue King Brown, Dr John and The Lower 911, Al Di Meola World Sinfonia, Joe Bonamassa, Rockwiz, Avett Brothers, The Greencards, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, Colin Hay Band, A.L.O. (Animal Liberation Orchestra), Joanne Shaw Taylor, Chase The Sun, Imelda May, Grace Barbe, Tijuana Cartel, Music Maker Relief Foundation, Poor Man's Whiskey, Troy Cassar-Daley, Narasirato Pan Pipers, and Tribali (Malta).

Saturday

Jack Johnson, The Gipsy Kings, Lyle Lovett, Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, John Mayall, Newton Faulkner, Donavon Frankenreiter, Béla Fleck's African Project featuring Oumou Sangaré, The Flatlanders, The Greencards, Old Crow Medicine Show, Justin Townes Earle, Galactic featuring Cyril Neville (Neville Brothers), Lil Band O' Gold, Jessica Mauboy, Joe Bonamassa, Rockwiz, Renee Geyer, Josh White Jr., Grace Barbe, Umphrey's McGee, Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea, Johnny Green's Blues Cowboys, Tijuana Cartel, Chase The Sun, Music Maker Relief Foundation, Poor Man's Whiskey, Troy Cassar-Daley, and Warren H. Williams.

Sunday

Crowded House, Roger Hodgson formerly of Supertramp, Jimmy Barnes plays the Rhythm and the Blues, Taj Mahal & His Band, Fat Freddys Drop, 10cc, Rodriguez, Blue King Brown, Peter Green & Friends, Gogol Bordello, Rockwiz, Jon Cleary: Piano, Bass & Drums, Patty Larkin, Robert Gordon & The Gang They Couldn't Hang - Featuring Chris Spedding, Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) and Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Jessica Mauboy, The Flatlanders, Justin Townes Earle, Josh White Jr., Kev Carmody & Friends, The Break, Watussi, Johnny Green's Blues Cowboys, Music Maker Relief Foundation, Poor Man's Whiskey, Dan Sultan, Narasirato Pan Pipers, Warren H. Williams, The Fumes, and Tribali (Malta).

Monday

The Fray, Taj Mahal & His Band, John Mayall, Bebel Gilberto, Newton Faulkner, Béla Fleck's African Project featuring Oumou Sangaré, Angus and Julia Stone, Peter Green & Friends, Gogol Bordello, The Flatlanders, Justin Townes Earle, Ross Wilson's Five Decades Of Cool, Robert Gordon & The Gang They Couldn't Hang - Featuring Chris Spedding, Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) and Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Lil Band O' Gold, Dan Sultan, Music Maker Relief Foundation, Umphrey's McGee, Watussi, Poor Man's Whiskey, Narasirato Pan Pipers, The Fumes, and Tribali (Malta).

Tickets

Early bird tickets are on offer. Adult 5 day tickets are priced (in Australian dollars) at $347, 3 (consecutive) days $262. Child (age 5-14) tickets for 5 days are priced at $94, a 3 day tickets is $77. There will be one day tickets available.

All Kids under the age of 5 are free. Children between the age of 5 and 14 inclusive have to be in the supervision of a Responsible adult. Other ticket options are also available. To buy tickets, click here.

Camping info

Camping will be available at the festival. There will be a regular shuttle service from the festival to and from Byron Bay. In addition there are several options for public transport to and from the Festival.

The Festival is a licensed event with plenty of bars to pick from. No Alcohol or Glass allowed. There is a wide variety of food at the international food fair, which is held inside the festival.

Green ethics

Bluesfest has had many years experience as a green event organisation incorporating green ethics, the principles of environmental sustainability and each year they actively pursue opportunities to implement these principles in the management of the festival.

More information will be here when available.

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