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Neil Finn photo by Ros O'Gorman

Bluesfest First Announcement Patti Smith, Crowded House, George Benson, Dave Matthews

by Paul Cashmere on August 14, 2019

in News

The first announcement for Bluesfest 2020 is in with Crowded House, Patti Smith, Dave Matthews and George Benson leading the lineup.

The Crowded House reunion confirms Neil Finn will have finished up his Fleetwood Mac duties and be returning to his day job. Neil, (and Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell), replaced Lindsey Buckingham in Fleetwood Mac. Before Bluesfest, Australian fans will get to see him on the Fleetwood Mac tour where he gets to showcase one or two of his own songs.

The Bluesfest 2020 First Artist Lineup

Dave Matthews Band
Crowded House
Patti Smith And Her Band
George Benson
Brandi Carlile
John Butler
Xavier Rudd
The Cat Empire
Morcheeba
John Prine
Jenny Lewis
Frank Turner
John Mayall
Buffy Sainte-Marie
The Marcus King Band
Walter Trout
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Greensky Bluegrass
Larkin Poe
The War & Treaty

Bluesfest 2020 is being held from 9 – 13 April 2020.

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