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Jimmy Buffett Is The New Headliner For Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere on January 11, 2017

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Jimmy Buffett will headline Bluesfest with an Australian exclusive at Easter.

Bluesfest suffered the losses of Neil Young and Barry Gibb for the 2017 but Bluesfest boss Peter Noble is confident that the King of Margaritaville is a worthy advocate for the main stage.

Hey Parrotheads…..Jimmy Buffett is coming…..to play one totally exclusive show at Bluesfest on April 14….YES, Jimmy is coming all the way to Australia to play one show just for you! Jimmy and The Coral Reefers will be present and presenting his unique “island escapism” style at the epicentre of Australian escapism…..Byron Bay

When Jimmy Buffett isn’t sailing on his yacht, or hanging out at his beach shack in the Caribbean, he plays where and when he wants to….and he has chosen Bluesfest this time! Yes there are restaurants and hotels named after his famous song, ‘Margaritaville.’ When Jimmy does decide to go on tour, he is one of the highest grossing artists anywhere. This is a coup, and Bluesfest is proud to bring him to our stage.

We have so many legends coming this Easter (April 13-17), from Santana to Patti Smith to the Doobie Brothers….we have contemporary artists covered too…The Lumineers, the hit of Bluesfest 2016- St Paul & the Broken Bones and of course Mary J. Blige!

Grammy nominees in Gallant, The Record Company and Rhiannon Giddens, plus the KING OF THE BLUES playing exclusively….Buddy Guy, and so much more…

Bluesfest truly is the place to be this Easter, and tickets have been selling very quickly, so don’t wait too long to avoid disappointment, as with this announcement, and those coming up, this could just be our biggest year yet. Thanks for your support

Peter Noble OAM
Director
Byron Bay Bluesfest

Bluesfest 2017 line-up

Jimmy Buffett &The Coral Reefers Exclusive
Santana
Zac Brown Band
Patti Smith And Her Band Perform Horses
Patti Smith And Her Band Acoustic
Mary J. Blige
The Lumineers
Buddy Guy Exclusive
The Doobie Brothers
Madness
Bonnie Raitt
Mavis Staples Exclusive
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg And Joe Henry
Sir Rosevelt
Jethro Tull
Miles Electric Band
Trombone Shorty And Orleans Avenue
Rickie Lee Jones
Gregory Porter
Snarky Puppy
Slightly Stoopid
St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Corinne Bailey Rae
Beth Hart Exclusive
Laura Mvula
Michael Kiwanuka
Andrew Bird
Rhiannon Giddens
Booker T. Presents The Stax Records Review
Experience Jimi Hendrix
Gallant
Roy Ayers
Eric Gales
Mud Morganfield
Devon Allman
Max Jury
Nahko And Medicine For The People
Turin Brakes
Blind Boy Paxton
Trevor Hall
Jake Shimabukuro
Dumpstaphunk
The Record Company
The Mountain Goats
Tony Joe White
The Suffers Exclusive
Nikki Hill
The California Honeydrops
Jeff Lang
Ray Beadle And The Silver Dollars
Lloyd Spiegel
Joan Osborne
Glenn Cardier And The Sideshow
Davy Knowles
Melody Angel
Irish Mythen
The Strumbellas

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