Less than two months until Bluesfest returns, the iconic Byron Bay event has levelled up, again, with the spicy additions of Sticky Fingers and Sampa The Great to the 2023 line-up.
The festival have also added Fools and Jerome Williams to the mix, as well as including A Heartfelt Tribute to Uncle Archie (in association with the Archie Roach Foundation).A message from Peter Noble OAM, Bluesfest Festival Director.
"I hope you feel as we do about the Bluesfest line-up. Not only is it one of the best bills in the festival's history, I believe it is the festival bill of the season.
"Sticky Fingers, the bad boys of Australian music, currently on their sell-out UK tour, will be playing one of their all-too-rare shows in Australia. They have only played a handful in the last five years, and Bluesfest is happy to welcome them back.
"Sampa The Great has been truly discovered on a worldwide basis. She plays all the major festivals these days, including Glastonbury, Coachella, Primavera, Lollapalooza and Newport Jazz Festival. Now for the first time, she'll be appearing at Bluesfest on Easter Saturday.
"A Sampa The Great show is full of surprises, incredible dancing, and she isn't afraid to walk the walk.
"The first time I saw The Heartfelt Tribute to Uncle Archie in association with The Archie Roach Foundation at the Woodford Folk Festival, there was a standing ovation for this incredible outpouring of love. The whole room was crying, it was incredibly emotional, and I am so proud to have this Tribute at Bluesfest.
"Fools absolutely blitzed at Bluesfest 2022; how could we not bring them back this year? And Jerome Williams is a don't-miss Gold Coast artist."
"I hope you feel as we do about the Bluesfest line-up. Not only is it one of the best bills in the festival's history, I believe it is the festival bill of the season.
"Sticky Fingers, the bad boys of Australian music, currently on their sell-out UK tour, will be playing one of their all-too-rare shows in Australia. They have only played a handful in the last five years, and Bluesfest is happy to welcome them back.
"Sampa The Great has been truly discovered on a worldwide basis. She plays all the major festivals these days, including Glastonbury, Coachella, Primavera, Lollapalooza and Newport Jazz Festival. Now for the first time, she'll be appearing at Bluesfest on Easter Saturday.
"A Sampa The Great show is full of surprises, incredible dancing, and she isn't afraid to walk the walk.
"The first time I saw The Heartfelt Tribute to Uncle Archie in association with The Archie Roach Foundation at the Woodford Folk Festival, there was a standing ovation for this incredible outpouring of love. The whole room was crying, it was incredibly emotional, and I am so proud to have this Tribute at Bluesfest.
"Fools absolutely blitzed at Bluesfest 2022; how could we not bring them back this year? And Jerome Williams is a don't-miss Gold Coast artist."
Bluesfest takes place at Byron Events Farm (Byron Bay) 6-10 April, 2023.
Bluesfest 2023 Line-up
19-TwentyA Heartfelt Tribute to Uncle Archie* just added
Allison Russell
The Angels
Ash Grunwald
Backsliders
Beck
Beth Hart [exclusive]
Big Freedia
Bobby Alu* just added
The Black Sorrows
Bonnie Raitt
The Bros. Landreth
Buddy Guy
Buttered* just added
The Cat Empire
Chain
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram
Clarence Bekker Band* just added
Coterie* just added
Counting Crows
Dami Im* just added
Daniel Champagne* just added
Dog Trumpet* just added
The Doobie Brothers
Electric Cadillac* just added
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Eric Gales
Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
Fools* just added
Frank Sultana* just added
Frank Turner* just added
Gang Of Youths
Greensky Bluegrass
Hussy Hicks* just added
Jackson Browne
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
Jerome Williams* just added
Joe Bonamassa [exclusive]
Joe Camilleri Presents A Star-Studded Tribute To The Greats Of The Blues
Jon Stevens
Kaleo
Keb' Mo' Band
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Lachy Doley And The Horns Of Conviction
Larkin Poe
Lisa Hunt's Forever Soul* just added
LP
Loose Content* just added
Lucinda Williams
Marcus King
Mavis Staples
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Nikki Hill [exclusive]
Paolo Nutini
Ray Beadle Stax of Blues* just added
Robert Glasper
Rockwiz Live
Roshani* just added
Round Mountain Girls* just added
Sampa The Great* just added
St Pauls & The Broken Bones
The Soul Rebels & Friends With Special Guests Talib Kweli, GZA, Big Freedia
Southern Avenue
Spinifex Gum feat. Marliya
Steve Earle
Steve Poltz* just added
Steve'n'Seagulls* just added
Sticky Fingers* just added
Tash Sultana
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Vintage Trouble
Xavier Rudd
Yirrmal
