Peter Noble

Wild Aid To Go Ahead Despite Bushfires

Announcement: Wild Aid, the benefit concert to raise money for Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, to be held at The Green Room, on Bluesfest site Byron Bay IS ON, despite the region’s recent bushfires.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Peter Noble, Tex Perkins, The Cruel Sea, Wild Aid

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Bluesfest Opens Up To International Acts

by Paul Cashmere

The first of eight international acts have been added to the Bluesfest line-up for 2022 with sideshows included.

Tagged as: Amadou & Mariam, Australia, bluesfest, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, Cory Henry, George Benson, live music, Morcheeba, music festival, Peter Noble, The Marcus King Band, The Wailers, The War & Treaty

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Bluesfest Postponed Until 2022

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Bluesfest has been postponed again, this time to Easter 2022.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, live music, Midnight Oil, music festival, music industry, Peter Noble, rock

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Bluesfest To Go Ahead Despite Queensland Covid Outbreak

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Bluesfest will go ahead in Byron Bay this weekend despite the new Brisbane covid clusters.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Kate Ceberano, Mark Seymour, music festival, Pete Murray, Peter Noble

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Kate Ceberano performs at the APIA Good Times Tour at the Palais in St Kilda on Saturday 28 May 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman https://www.noise11.com

Kate Ceberano, Mark Seymour and Pete Murray Join Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has added its final batch of Australian artists for the 2021 event over Easter. Kate Ceberano, Pete Murray and Mark Seymour & The Undertow have joined the bill.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Bluesfest Given Go Ahead With Covid Plan Approved

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Peter Noble OAM, Bluesfest Festival Director and Chairman of the Bluesfest Group of Companies announced this morning:

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Red Hot Summer Tour Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 23 January 2016.

Bluesfest Is Official All-Australian For 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has announced that the 2021 music festival will now feature an all-Australian line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Peter Noble, Tash Sultana

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Peter Noble Plans Bluesfest 2021 For A Post-Covid World

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest boss Peter Noble is confident of delivering a world-class Bluesfest 2021 line-up and is working on all of the potential scenarios to make sure the event goes ahead.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music industry, Peter Noble

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The Living End, Ross Wilson, The Angels Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 2021 is moving forward with another all-Australian line-up with The Living End, Ross Wilson and The Angels leading the strongest Aussie announcement so far.

Tagged as: Australia, Blue King Brown, bluesfest, Easter, Kate Miller-Heidke, music festival, Peter Noble, Ross Wilson, The Angels, The Church, The Living End

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Bluesfest Has An All-Australian Line-up Announcement for 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has announced its first ever all-Australian announcement. Russell Morris, Ian Moss and Kev Carmody join the line-up for 2021 in the 10 names announced.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Bon Iver, George Benson, Ian Moss, Kev Carmody, music festival, Patti Smith, Peter Noble, Russell Morris

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com

Bluesfest Plans For A 2021 Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Planning for Bluesfest 2021 remains on track with the first line-up announcement confirmed for 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival, Peter Noble

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Bluesfest 2021 Early Bird Tickets Go On Sale

by Announcement

In what will be regarded as an incredible act of bravery Bluesfest has announced Early Bird tickets to its 2021 festival will go on sale today. This announcement comes one week ahead of what is said to be an historical First Artist Announcement next week on July 8th.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival, Peter Noble

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Iggy Pop and Norah Jones lead the next Bluesfest 2019 announcement

by Paul Cashmere

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

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Iggy Pop, music festival, Norah Jones, Peter Noble

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Bluesfest Credited As Australia’s Top Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest is officially Australia’s biggest music festival and ranks 14th worldwide according to Pollstar.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music industry, Peter Noble

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Steve Romer Joins Bluesfest Peter Noble Becomes Executive Chairman

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest boss Peter Noble has delegated his day to day role at Australia’s biggest music festival to become Executive Chairman of the company with Steve Romer stepping in to take the Chief Operating Officer role.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Jackson Browne, music festival, music industry, Peter Noble, Robert Plant, Steve Romer

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Bluesfest Picks Up NSW Tourism Award

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Noble’s Bluesfest has won its fourth Gold at the 27th Annual NSW Tourism Awards for Major Festival and Event in Sydney.

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Bluesfest Adds 11 More Acts

by Paul Cashmere

11 more acts have joined the Bluesfest line-up including Australia’s Glenn Cardier, Jeff Lang and Lloyd Spiegel.

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Plenary, Melbourne, Australia, Noise11,Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Peter Noble Harpoons White Whale Neil Young For Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest boss Peter Noble has finally cross Neil Young off his bucket list for Bluesfest. Neil Young + Promise of the Real will headline Bluesfest 2017.

Tagged as: 2017, 70s, Australia, bluesfest, Byron Bay, classic rock, music festival, Neil Young, Peter Noble, Peter Noble Harpoons White Whale Neil Young For Bluesfest, Promise of the Real, rock

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Bluesfest Second Announcement Features Mary J Blige

by Paul Cashmere

Mary J. Blige leads the second Bluesfest announcement for 2017.

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Bluesfest To Take All 2017 Tickets Off Sale Next Week

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest will take all 2017 off sale next week until the first round of artists is announced.

Tagged as: 2017, bluesfest, Bluesfest To Take All 2017 Tickets Off Sale Next Week, Byron Bay, Easter, music news, Peter Noble

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Bluesfest Responds To Koala Killing Claim

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has hit back at an allegation by Dr. Steve Phillips that the festival is responsible for the death of multiple koalas.

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Boomerang Festival Folded Into Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Boomerang, the indigenous music festival, will become part of Bluesfest in 2016.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Boomerang, music news, Peter Noble, The National

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Bluesfest 6th Announcement: Hozier, The Waterboys, Switchfoot

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has extended the 2015 line-up with new additions Hozier, The Waterboys and Switchfoot to the line-up.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Hozier, Peter Noble, Switchfoot, Waterboys

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Bluesfest 2015 Headliners Are The Black Keys, Zac Brown Band

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Keys and Zac Brown Band will return to Australia for Bluesfest 2015.

Tagged as: Alabama Shakes, bluesfest, Peter Noble, The Black Keys, Zac Brown Band

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James Cotton Blues Band Add Bluesfest Sydney Sideshow

by Paul Cashmere

James Cotton, the Grammy Award winning and Blues Hall of Fame inductee, will perform his own show at Sydney’s The Basement during his first Australian visit in April.

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Bluesfest Adds Jeff Beck, KC & The Sunshine Band

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 2014 is forever expanding with Jeff Beck and KC & The Sunshine Band joining the line-up as well as Gov’t Mule and War.

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Robert Plant, Australian Tour 2013, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Bluesfest Wins NSW Tourism Award For Best Major Event

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 2013 has won the Best Major Festival and Event Award at the NSW Tourism Awards held in Sydney this week.

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AWME 2013 Comes To A Close

by Anthony Barton

Following four days of world music and conferences, the Australian World Music Expo is over for another year.

Tagged as: AWME, bluesfest, boomerang featival, Peter Noble, rhoda roberts

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Bluesfest Fourth Announcement Features Buddy Guy And Jake Bugg

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Noble is putting the blues into Bluesfest with the fourth artist announcement for the 2014 music festival with Buddy Guy leading the latest additions but Jake Bugg will also be there.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Booker T Jones, Buddy Guy, fourth announcement, Jake Bugg, Peter Noble

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Peter Noble Responds To Ernest Ranglin’s Noise11 Statement

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest boss Peter Noble given an additional response to the withdrawal of Jamaican reggae star Ernest Ranglin from the festival following a statement Ranglin made Noise11 on the weekend.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Ernest Ranglin, Peter Noble

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Tom Morello and Indonesia’s Electric Cadillac Added To Bluesfest

Tom Morello is a late announcement for Bluesfest 2025 and Indonesia’s Electric Cadillac have also been added to the festival.

February 4, 2025

Chaka Khan, Toto, Christopher Cross Added To Bluesfest

Chaka Khan will return to Australia in 2025 for Bluesfest, just 18 months after she performed for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

January 15, 2025

Bluesfest Adds Missy Higgins and George Thorogood for 2025

Bluesfest has added more artists to the 2025 line-up Missy Higgins and George Thorogood joining the line-up.

December 11, 2024

Kasey Chambers, Iwaki Ausitorium, Melbourne 2014

Bluesfest Adds Kasey Chambers, Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire and Hilltop Hoods

Bluesfest has added another 18 acts including Kasey Chambers, Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire and Hilltop Hoods.

September 11, 2024

Gary Clarke Jr, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Crowded House, Gary Clark Jr Amongst First 20 Bluesfest Acts For 2025 Revealed

The first 20 acts for the final Bluesfest have been announced with Crowded House, Vance Joy, Gary Clark Jr and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on the bill.

August 21, 2024