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Kendrick Lamar To Play Bluesfest As Well As Sydney and Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere on October 13, 2015

in Live,News

Grammy Award winning Kendrick Lamar will headline the Thursday night of Bluesfest 2016. The two time Grammy winner will play on March 24 at Bluesfest.

32 artists have now been announced for Bluesfest 2016 including Tom Jones, Jackson Browne and The National.

Kendrick Lamar will also perform in Sydney and Melbourne for Live Nation.

Kendrick Lamar dates

March 21, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
March 23, Sydney, Allphones
March 24, Byron Bay, Bluesfest

Bluesfest acts 2016

Kendrick Lamar
Jackson Browne
Tom Jones
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
The Decemberists
Jason Isbell
Sturgill Simpson
Tweedy
Steve Earle & The Dukes
The Wailers – Perform 4 Albums In Entirety; Exodus, Survival, Uprising And Legend Over 4 Nights!
Grace Potter
Lord Huron
Nahko And Medicine For The People
Vintage Trouble
Lucky Peterson
Emdee
Blackberry Smoke
The National – exclusive
City and Colour
UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue – exclusive
Joe Bonamassa – exclusive
Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Cat Empire
Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real
The Word
Rhiannon Giddens
Janiva Magness
St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Allen Stone
The Selecter

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