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Bluesfest 2026

Bluesfest Cancellation Official Statement

by Paul Cashmere

Official Statement Byron Bay Bluesfest will not return in 2026 after organisers confirmed the Easter festival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The event has been staged in the Byron Bay region since 1990.

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Bluesfest 2026

Bluesfest Cancelled Due To Low Ticket Sales

by Paul Cashmere

Byron Bay Bluesfest will not return in 2026 after organisers confirmed the Easter festival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The event has been staged in the Byron Bay region since 1990.

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John Hammond photo by Jessica Chornsky

John Hammond Blues Guitar Pioneer Dies Aged 83

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary blues singer and guitarist John Hammond has died aged 83, ending a six-decade career dedicated to preserving and performing traditional blues music.

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Robert Finley to perform live on stage in Australia

Robert Finley Announces First Australian Tour With Victorian Venue Change

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Finley will make his first ever Australian tour this May, performing in Sydney, Melbourne and at Blues On Broadbeach following the release of Hallelujah! Don’t Let The Devil Fool Ya.

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Chris Rea

Chris Rea, English Rock And Blues Icon, Dies Aged 74

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Rea, the English rock and blues icon behind The Road To Hell and Auberge, has died aged 74 after a short illness.

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Charlie Musselwhite Melbourne 22 September 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Blues On Broadbeach Celebrates 25 Years With Teskey Brothers And Charlie Musselwhite

by Paul Cashmere

Blues On Broadbeach will mark its 25th anniversary from 14 to 17 May 2026 with The Teskey Brothers, Charlie Musselwhite and a powerful lineup of international and Australian artists.

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Joe Bonamassa and BB King photo by Debra Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa Announces B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Bonamassa has unveiled a landmark tribute to B.B. King on what would have been the late blues legend’s 100th birthday. B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 will be released through Bonamassa’s KTBA Records, with the full album set to arrive on 6 February 2026.

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New York’s B.B. King Blues Club and Grill To Close

After 18 years of hosting some of music and entertainment's most revered names, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill has announced its final run of shows in its current Times Square location (237 W 42nd St).

April 18, 2018
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R.I.P. Texan Blues Guitarist Smokin’ Joe Kubek 1956-2015

Dallas based blues guitarist Smokin’ Joe Kubek has died just minutes before he was to take to the stage to perform in North Carolina.

October 13, 2015
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California Honeydrops To Spread The Sounds Of New Orleans Throughout Australia

California Honeydrops have been around for about eight years now and spread the sounds of New Orleans (along with some San Fran funk) up and down the west coast of the USA.

September 25, 2015
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B.B. King Was Not Poisoned

B.B. King's autopsy reveals he was not poisoned.

July 15, 2015
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Watch The Funeral of B.B. King #VIDEO

Mississippi Public Broadcasting originally streamed and has now posted the video of the funeral of blues great B.B. King.

May 31, 2015
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B.B. King Coroner Says There Is No Evidence Of Murder

Following allegations from two of the daughters of B.B. King, the Las Vegas coroner has confirmed said that preliminary evidence showed no sign that the blues great had been murdered.

May 28, 2015