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Chris Isaak: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Chris Isaak: Photo Ros O'Gorman

Deni Blues & Roots Festival Draws Thousands To Deniliquin

by Paul Cashmere on March 30, 2013

in Live,News

About 12,000 music fans are expected to descend on the NSW border town of Deniliquin for the inaugural Deni Blues & Roots Festival this weekend.

Chris Isaak: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Chris Isaak: Photo Ros O'Gorman

The first Deni Blues & Roots Festival has a line-up for international names including Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz, Chris Isaak, Zac Brown Band, Status Quo and Steve Miller Band.

Chris Isaak will headline the first day today and Status Quo will be the closing act tomorrow (Sunday, March 31).

Australia’s Howlin’ Steam Train will open the festival at midday today followed by Gallie & Shannon Bourne who last night also played an earlier show at the Deniliquin RSL Club for music fans who hit down a day before the festival.

The full line-up this weekend for Deni Blues & Roots Festival is:

12:00pm: Howlin’ Steam Train
12:40pm: Gallie & Shannon Bourne
1:15pm: Geoff Achison with Chris Wilson Band
2:15pm: Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk
3:00pm: Zac Brown Band
4:15pm: Morgan Evans
5:00pm: Bonnie Raitt
6:15pm: Newton Faulkner
7:pm: Jason Mraz
8:30pm: Tony Joe White
9:45pm: Chris Isaak

Sunday, March 31
11:45pm: Lime Cordiale
12:20pm: Marco Goldsmith Band
1:00pm: Howlin’ Steam Train
1:45pm: Morgan Evans
2:30pm: Dirt River Band
3:15pm: Jimmy Cliff
4:30pm: Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk
5:00pm: Steve Miller Band
6:30pm: Ward’s Express
7:15pm: Santana
8:45pm: Collard, Greens & Gravy
9:45pm: Status Quo

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