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Iggy Pop, photo Ros O'Gorman

Iggy Pop, photo Ros O'Gorman

Iggy Pop and Norah Jones lead the next Bluesfest 2019 announcement

by Paul Cashmere on November 21, 2018

in News

Iggy Pop and Norah Jones will perform at Bluesfest 2019 as well as 12 other artists.

Bluesfest boss Peter Noble said, “With our third artist announcement for Easter 2019, featuring 14 great artists, it brings us to almost 60 artists announced to date – with plenty more to come! You can now start to see the great headliners and depth of talent that are joining us to celebrate our 30th Anniversary, including the incredible Iggy Pop and nine-time Grammy winner Norah Jones!”

Bluesfest third announcement for 2019

Iggy Pop
Norah Jones
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Imelda May
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Archie Roach
Pierce Brothers
Backsliders
Fantastic Negrito
The Marcus King Band
Thando
Little Georgia
Benny Walker
Dallas Woods

Previously announced artists for 2019

Jack Johnson
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Paul Kelly
Hozier
David Gray
Ray La Montagne
Julia Stone
Gary Clark Jr.
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
Mavis Staples
Snarky Puppy
Kasey Chambers
Tommy Emmanuel
Meshell Ndegeocello
Kurt Vile and the Violators
Keb’ Mo’
Colin Hay
St. Paul and The Broken Bones
Shaky Graves –
Arlo Guthrie
Nahko and Medicine for the People
Tex Perkins
Allen Stone
Ruthie Foster
Richard Clapton
Russell Morris
Flogging Molly
Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real
Samantha Fish
The War and Treaty
I’m With Her
Larkin Poe
The Black Sorrows
Vintage Trouble
Mojo Juju
Trevor Hall
Irish Mythen
Anderson East
The California Honeydrops
Elephant Sessions
Deva Mahal
Melody Angle
Hussy Hicks
Caiti Baker
Rock Wiz Live

In a further announcement, Bluesfest advise “GreenSky Bluegrass have cancelled their performance due to unexpected circumstances. They sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to finding their way to Byron Bay Bluesfest as soon as they possibly can. Thanks in advance for your understanding.
Bluesfest is on 18-22 April 2019 in Byron Bay”.

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