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Tom Jones, Forum theatre Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Tom Jones, Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Melbourne 2014

Tom Jones, Noel Gallagher, The Decemberists Joins Bluesfest 2016

by Paul Cashmere on September 23, 2015

in Live,News

Sir Tom Jones has joined the Bluesfest line-up for 2016 and Noel Gallagher will be there as well.

The second announcement for Bluesfest features:

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 first round of announcements includes some Bluesfest exclusive acts, The National, Mickey Virtue, and Joe Bonamassa as well as Neil Young’s Promise of the Real, so far without Neil Young.

Bluesfest 2016 is March 24-28, 2016.

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