Scottish indie-trad five piece band Elephant Sessions are heading our way for festival season and they’ve just announced a bunch of headline shows while they’re in the country.
Known for the high energy shows and ability to blend traditional and modern indie-folk sounds, Elephant Sessions are gearing up to be one of the most talked about bands at this year’s folk festivals.
Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th March – WOMADelaide, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 14th March – The Heritage, Bulli, NSW
Thursday 15th March – Stag and Hunter, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th March – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba, NSW
Wednesday 21st March – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Thursday 22nd March – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March – Yackandandah Folk Festival, Yackandandah, VIC
Wednesday 28th March – The Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 29th to Friday 30th March – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
Saturday 31st March to Monday 2nd April – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
– Alt-country singer-songwriter Natalie Henry released her new video “If We Said Goodbye”. Details here
– Imogen Clark has announced her new album Collide, released her new video “Your Anything At All” and revealed a bunch of tour dates supporting Diesel. Details here
In The Round feat. Sam Buckingham, Timothy James Bowen, John Vella, Hannah Acfield
Singer-songwriter Sam Buckingham hosts the latest in Sydney’s In The Round series with fellow songwriters Timothy James Bowen, John Vella and Hannah Acfield
Wednesday 14th February – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Gigs Next Week
Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont Friday 9th February – Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill, NSW
Saturday 10th February – Coast Hotel, Budgewoi, NSW
Alanna and Alicia Saturday 10th February – Golden Square Pool, Bendigo, VIC
Alice Skye Friday 9th February – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Andy Golledge Band Saturday 10th February – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Archer Friday 16th February – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Ash Grunwald Saturday 10th February – Under The Southern Stars, Broadwater Parklands, Southport, QLD
Wednesday 14th February – Mackay Entertainment Centre, Mackay, QLD
Friday 16th February – Kirwan Tavern, Townsville, QLD
Batch Sessions feat. Richard In Your Mind, Imperial Broads, Richard Cuthbert, Buddy Glass Sunday 11th February – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Ben David Sunday 11th February – Reverence Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival Friday 9th to Sunday 11th February – Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, NSW
Bonnie Doon Music Festival Friday 16th and Saturday 17th February – Bonnie Doon, VIC
Brian Campeau Friday 9th February – Edinburgh Castle, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 15th February – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Brooke Russell & The Mean Reds w/ Miller Saturday 10th February – The Skylark Room, Melbourne, VIC
Caiti Baker Friday 9th February – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Caitlin Plunkett Sunday 11th February – Old Canberra Inn, Canberra, ACT
Cass Eager Thursday 15th February – Hume Blues Club Inc, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 16th February – The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
Cat Canteri, Ben Mastwyk Thursday 15th February – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Cecilia Brandolini Saturday 10th February – MrHenderson, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 11th February – Sassafras Canteen, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 16th February – Mundaring Sporting Club, Perth, WA
Charlie & Jensen Sunday 11th February – Bombini, Avoca Beach, NSW
Colin Hay Friday 9th February – Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC
Saturday 10th February – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Courtyard Sessions feat. Kid Heron Friday 16th February – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Courtyard Sessions feat. Lady Lyon Friday 9th February – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Crookwell Irish Heritage Weekend Friday 16th February – The Criterion Hotel, Crookwell, NSW
Darcy Fox Friday 9th February – Lillies & Lattes, Sawtell, NSW
Davey Craddock w/ Carla Geneve, Felicity Groom, Foxleys Saturday 10th February – Mojo’s Bar, Fremantle, WA
Davidson Brothers Sunday 11th February – The Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Devil Goat Family String Band Saturday 10th February – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Direwolf, Gentle Leader Thursday 15th February – Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Sydney, NSW
Evergreen Ensemble Saturday 10th February – Cloudehill Nursery & Garden, Olinda, VIC
Sunday 11th February – The Monastery, Breakwater, Geelong, VIC
Faith i Branko Friday 16th February – Courthouse Arts Centre – Fringe Festival, Adelaide, SA
Fanny Lumsden Friday 9th February – Neerim Memorial Hall, Neerim, VIC
Saturday 10th February – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 16th February – Savernake Hall, Savernake, NSW
Father John Misty Friday 9th February – Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 10th February – Laneway Festival, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 11th February – Laneway Festival, Fremantle, WA
FolkSwagon feat. Ethan Conway, MoSoul, Field of Wolves Wednesday 14th February – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Fred Smith & Liz Frencham Friday 9th February – McCrossins Mill, Uralla, NSW
Saturday 10th February – Wauchope Arts Hall, Wauchope, NSW
Sunday 11th February – Tintenbar Up Front, Tintenbar, NSW
Free Fallin’ – A Tribute To Tom Petty feat. Sweet Jelly Rolls, Jeremy Edwards, Jason Walker, Smith & Jones Friday 9th February – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Saturday 10th February – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Fresh Off the Boat Friday 9th February – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Gena Rose Bruce Tuesday 13th February – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Georgia State Line and Patrick Wilson Saturday 10th February – Bermi’s Beachside Cafe, Bermagui, NSW
Giffen Friday 9th February – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 10th February – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Harry Coulson Friday 9th February – The Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine, VIC
Heartaches & Hangovers feat. James Ellis & the Jealous Guys Saturday 10th February – The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Hello Tut Tut Sunday 11th February – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
High Tea feat. Tim McMillan, Rachel Snow Thursday 15th February – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Honey and Knives Friday 9th February – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Imogen Clark Friday 9th February – Rooty Hill RSL, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 10th February – Coast Hotel, Budgewoi, NSW
In The Round feat. Sam Buckingham, Timothy James Bowen, John Vella, Hannah Acfield Wednesday 14th February – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
James Bennett Thursday 15th January – Latin Loafer, Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday 16th January – Avoca Beach Bowling and Recreation Club, Avoca Beach, NSW
James Ellis & the Jealous Guys Saturday 10th February – The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 15th February – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC
James Kenyon Sunday 11th February – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, VIC
Jess Hannan Saturday 10th February – Heathcote Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Joe & Harmony’s Trippy Hippy Band Saturday 10th February – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Joel Havea w/ Hollie Col, Zac Eichner Saturday 10th February – House Concert, Camden, NSW
Kallidad Friday 16th February – Republic Bar & Cafe, Hobart, TAS
Kate Miller-Heidke Saturday 10th February – National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Kid Heron Friday 16th February – Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
King Arthur w/ James Ellis & the Jealous Guys Thursday 15th February – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC
Lady Lyon Friday 9th February – Courtyard Sessions, Seymour Centre, Sydney, NSW
Louis and Grant Thursday 15th February – The Charles Weston, Melbourne, VIC
Lucy Rose Friday 9th February – Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 10th February – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 13th February – Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS
Wednesday 14th February – Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS
Friday 16th February – Melbourne Zoo Twilights 2018, Melbourne, VIC
Mama Kin Spender Saturday 10th February – Sunset20°N, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW
Mandy Connell Saturday 10th February – CERES Organic Market & Grocery, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 16th February – The Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine, VIC
Monthly Oldtime Jam Sunday 11th February – The Brothers Public House, Melbourne, VIC
Neil and Liam Finn Friday 9th February – Munro Martin Parklands, Cairns, QLD
Saturday 10th February – Twilight at Taronga, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 11th February – Twilight at Taronga, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 13th February – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
Thursday 15th February – Chevron Gardens, Perth, WA
Friday 16th February – Bird in Hand Winery, Woodside, SA
Neil Murray Friday 9th February – Hamilton Institute of Rural Learning, Hamilton, VIC
Not Good With Horses Saturday 10th February – Central Coast Yak Ales BBQ Festival, Gosford, NSW
Pierce Brothers Saturday 10th February – The Waterfront Festival, Frankston, VIC
Saturday 10th February – Summersault, Caroline Springs, VIC
Queen Porter Stomp w/ Giffen Friday 9th February – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Ramblin’ Nights feat. Freya Josephine Hollick, The Sweet Jelly Rolls, Shelley’s Murder Boys Thursday 15th February – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Reflejos Friday 16th February – The Thornbury Local, Melbourne, VIC
Riverboats Music Festival Friday 16th to Sunday 18th February – Echuca-Moama, VIC
Roy Payne’s Hillbilly Bop Safari Thursday 15th February – National Press Club of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Friday 16th February – Goulburn Club, Goulburn, NSW
Sass The Patriarchy feat. This Way North, Sal Kimber and the Rollin’ Wheel Wednesday 14th February – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Shaky Stills Sunday 11th February – The Rainbow Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Shelley’s Murder Boys Thursday 15th February – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Friday 16th February – Hornsby Mall, Sydney, NSW
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival Saturday 10th February – Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 11th February – Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle, WA
St Kilda Festival Sunday 11th February – St Kilda, VIC
Still Water Wednesday 14th February – Bar Oussou, Melbourne, VIC
Sparrow-Folk Friday 16th February – Old Canberra Inn, Canberra, ACT
Sugarman Slim Friday 9th February – Dee Why Hotel, Dee Why, NSW
Saturday 10th February – Drummoyne Sailing Club, Sydney, NSW
The Ahern Brothers Friday 9th February – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 10th February – Major Toms, Kyneton, VIC
Thursday 15th February – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA
The Beez Friday 9th February – Arcade Circus Shed, Katoomba, NSW
Saturday 10th February – House Concert, Ourimba, NSW
Friday 16th February – Bent on Food Dinner Show, Wingham, NSW
The Black Sorrows Friday 9th February – Bird’s Basement, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 10th February – Seafront Oval, Hervey Bay, QLD
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th February – Riverboats Festival, Echuca-Moama, VIC
The Bushwackers Friday 9th February – Harmonie German Club, Canberra, ACT
The Collingwood Casanovas Sunday 11th February – The Rooks Return, Melbourne, VIC
The Demon Drink Friday 16th February – Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane, QLD
The Emerald Ruby Thursday 15th February – The Temperance Society, Sydney, NSW
The Galilee Three Saturday 10th February – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane, QLD
The Gypsy Scholars Friday 9th February – Hotel Steyne, Manly, NSW
The London Klezmer Quartet Saturday 10th February – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 14th February – The Stratford Courthouse, Stratford, VIC
Thursday 15th February – House Concert, Bendigo, VIC
Friday 16th February – The Metropole Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
The Northern Folk, Hailey Calvert and Skip Saturday 10th February – The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
The Water Runners Friday 16th February – Sebel Harbourside, Kiama, NSW
The Willing Ponies w/ Fish Ain’t Bitin’, Where There’s Smoke Sunday 11th February – George Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Tesse Sunday 11th February – Sunset20°N, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW
Thompson Springs Friday 9th February – The Townie, Sydney, NSW
Tim Hart Friday 9th February – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 10th February – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 16th February – Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
Timberwolf Friday 16th February – The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide, SA
Tori Forsyth Friday 16th February – Small Ballroom, Newcastle, NSW
Yarra Junction Fiddlers’ Convention Friday 16th to Sunday 18th February – Camp Eureka, Yarra Junction, VIC
XANI Sunday 11th February – St Kilda Festival, St Kilda, VIC
Zulya and The Children of the Underground Friday 16th February – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Bluesfest is held just outside of Byron Bay from the 29th March to 2nd April. For more information including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.
The full lineup announced so far is below:
Lionel Richie, Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, Ms. Lauryn Hill, John Butler Trio, Tash Sultana, The New Power Generation, CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers, José González, First Aid Kit, Morcheeba, Gov’t Mule, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The California Honeydrops, Eric Gales, Bobby Rush, Dumpstaphunk, Joe Louis Walker, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Youssou N’Dour, Seal, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Jackson Brown, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Gomez, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, The Original Blues Brothers Band, Jimmy Cliff, The Wailers, Benjamin Booker, Hurray for Riff Raff, Canned Heat, Walter Trout, André Cymone, The Teskey Brothers, Kesha, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Ethridge, Afro Celt Sound System, William Crighton, Elephant Sessions, Newton Faulkner, Harry Manx, Juanes, Seu Jorge, Ziggy Alberts, Ásgeir, Harts, Holy Holy, Dan Sultan, All Our Exes Live In Texas (above), Chain, Con Brio, Mia Dyson, Shaun Kirk, Caiti Baker, Steve Smyth, Dog Trumpet, Hanlon Brothers
English roots singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner has just announced a bunch of Australian tour dates when he’s in the country for Bluesfest this March and April.
Faulkner will be releasing his new album Hit The Ground Running on the 2nd February so fans can expect to hear the new material when he hits our shores.
The first track from Hit The Ground Running is also the title track.
“In the past I have mainly focused on pushing my guitar playing, on this album and particularly the first single, I decided to focus on my voice,” Newton Faulkner explained of the track. “On the last few albums, there were quite a few co-writes but on this one my brother forced me to write mostly on my own and this song is one of the ones that came out of that. It’s about messing things up but keeping moving forwards. I happen to have a reasonable amount of experience in both.”
Check out the video for “Hit The Ground Running” here:
When Newton Faulkner is in Australia in March and April he has headline shows planned in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth – the full list of dates are below:
Thursday 29 and Friday 30th March – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
Sunday 1st April – The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Monday 2nd April – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Monday 2nd April – Lizottes, Newcastle, NSW
Wednesday 4th April – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 6th April – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Sunday 8th April – Jack Rabbit Slims, Perth, WA
Swedish Americana duo First Aid Kit have just released the wonderfully 80s video for their new track “Fireworks”.
The song is taken from First Aid Kit’s upcoming album Ruins which is due for release on the 19th January.
Check out the video for “Fireworks” below:
First Aid Kit will be in Australia this April for Bluesfest and a handful of sideshows supported by Stella Donnelly. The full list of shows are here:
Thursday 29th March to Monday 2nd April – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW
Tuesday 3rd April – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 5th April – Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 6th April – Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 7th April – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Australia’s premiere Irish trad quartet celebrate their 20th anniversary with a very special show in Melbourne this Thursday
Thursday 14th December – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Gigs Next Week
19-Twenty Saturday 9th December – Mangrove Mountain Public Hall, Mangrove Mountain, NSW
Friday 15th December – The Royal Oak Hotel, Launceston, TAS
Aleyce Simmonds, Tori Forsythe, The Spurs Sunday 10th December – Made By The Hill, Rooty Hill, NSW
Andrew Swift and Gretta Ziller Saturday 9th December – Ceres, Echuca, VIC
Andy Golledge Saturday 9th December – Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Sydney, NSW
Bahamas w/ Slow Dancer Saturday 9th December – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
BATTS Wednesday 13th December – Secret Show, Melbourne, VIC
Ben Camden Friday 8th December – The Royal Mail, Goodna, QLD
Saturday 9th December – The Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD
Sunday 10th December – The Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 15th December – The Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Bluegrass @ Yulli’s feat. The Water Runners Wednesday 13th December – Yulli’s, Sydney, NSW
Bluegrass Pub Pick feat. The Willing Ponies, The Jimmies, The Southern Gentlemen Sunday 10th December – George Hotel, Sydney, NSW
By The Banks Festival Saturday 9th December – Albury, NSW
Candice McLeod Saturday 9th December – By the Banks Music Festival, Albury, NSW
Thursday 14th December – The Front Gallery and Cafe, Canberra, ACT
Canyon Sunday 10th December – The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick, VIC
Catherine Traicos Friday 15th December – Bassendean Hotel, Perth, WA
Celtic Sessions at the Cardigan Bar Saturday 9th December – Cardigan Bar, Brisbane, QLD
CK & the 45’s Friday 8th December – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Darren Hanlon Friday 8th December – TBC, Birchip, VIC
Saturday 9th December – North Perth Town Hall, Perth, WA
Sunday 10th December – House Show, Nannup, WA
Friday 15th December – Ainslie Main Hall , Canberra, ACT
Dean Lewis Friday 8th December – Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 9th December – The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 10th December – The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW
Dusty Ravens & Jason Walker Sunday 10th December – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Ella Belfanti Sunday 10th December – Little Blowhole Art Bar, Kiama, NSW
Emma Swift w/ Jason Walker, Simone East, Oh Willy Dear. Sunday 10th December – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
End of Year Folk Bash feat. Sue Gee, Peter Miller-Robinson, Kate Maclurcan and her combined choirs, Black Joak Morris: Mummers Play, Christina Mimmocchi with Corella & Scales of Justice choirs, Andsome Friends, Sheffield Carols Sunday 10th December – The Gaelic Club, Sydney, NSW
Fairgrounds Festival Friday 8th and Saturday 9th December – Berry, NSW
Festival of Small Halls feat. Vance Gilbert, Liz Stringer Friday 8th December – Queen Street Community Hall, Yeppoon, QLD
Saturday 9th December – Degilbo Hall, Degilbo, QLD
Sunday 10th December – Rainbow Beach Community Hall, Rainbow Beach, QLD
Wednesday 13th December – Kandanga Public Hall, Kandanga, QLD
Thursday 14th December – Perseverance Hall, Perseverance, QLD
Friday 15th December – Woodford Memorial Hall, Woodford, QLD
Festival of the Sun Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th December – Port Macquarie, NSW
Finders Keepers Sydney Market Friday 8th to Sunday 10th December – Barangaroo Reserve, Sydney, NSW
Fired Up On Climate Change feat. Whoa Mule, Narrownecks, Snail, Andie Isalie with Ollie from Paperhill Sunday 10th December – Carrington Hotel Gardens and Junction 142, Katoomba, NSW
Fox n Firkin Saturday 9th December – Nevermind The Warp’d Tour, New Globe Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Gary Óg Friday 8th December – The Adelaide Irish Club, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 9th December – The Boston, Perth, WA
Sunday 10th December – The Boston, Perth, WA
Great Aunt Saturday 9th December – Charles Weston Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Hannah Cameron & Ryan Downey Joint Sunday 10th December – Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne, VIC
Harrison Storm Friday 8th December – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Saturday 9th December – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Sunday 10th December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Thursday 14th December – The Milk Factory, Brisbane, QLD
Harvey Russell and the Widowmakers, Matt J Ward Sunday 10th December – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW
Heartaches and Hangovers feat. Small Town Romance Saturday 9th December – The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Hussy Hicks & Raphael White Friday 8th December – Tintenbar Hall, Tintenbar, NSW
Saturday 9th December – House with No Walls, Eumundi, QLD
Imogen Pemberton and Oliver Downes Saturday 9th December – Hotel Blue, Katoomba, NSW
Sunday 10th December – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 12th December – House Concert, Hamilton North, NSW
Thursday 14th December – Two Goats Cafe and Baa, Armidale, NSW
Friday 15th December – House Concert, Toormina, NSW
Jack Johnson Friday 8th December – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, VIC
Jackie Marshall w/ Raychel Stone Wednesday 13th December – Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Friday 15th December – The Bison Bar, Nambour, QLD
James Bennett Friday 8th December – JJ’s at The Marina, Batemens Bay, NSW
Saturday 9th December – Junee Licorice & Chocolate Factory, Junee, NSW
Friday 15th December – The Aztec, Forster, NSW
James Hickey Saturday 9th December – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
James Kenyon Friday 8th December – House Concert, Benalla, VIC
Saturday 9th December – By The Banks Festival, Albury, NSW
Sunday 10th December – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Jordan Merrick Friday 8th December – Black Bear, Brisbane, QLD
Josh Pyke w/ Harrison Storm Friday 8th December – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Saturday 9th December – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Sunday 10th December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Kyle Lionhart Friday 8th December – Forth Pub, Forth, TAS
Saturday 9th December – The Waratah Hotel, Hobart, TAS
Leah Flanagan Sunday 10th December – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Lizzie Flynn Friday 8th December – 5 Church Street, Bellingen, NSW
Meredith Music Festival Friday 8th to Sunday 10th December – Meredith, VIC
Mia Dyson Friday 8th December – Black Bear, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 9th December – Imperial Hotel, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Sunday 10th December – Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads, NSW
Friday 15th December – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission Friday 8th December – Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 9th December – Odd Fellow, Fremantle, WA
Sunday 10th December – The Oxford, Leederville, WA
Thursday 14th December – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Friday 15th December – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Milk Xmas Party Wednesday 13th December – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 14th December – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Miriam Lieberman Sunday 10th December – Camelot Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Monthly Oldtime Jam Sunday 10th December – The Brothers Public House, Melbourne, VIC
My Friend the Chocolate Cake Sunday 9th December – Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS
Neil Murray Friday 8th December – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC
Saturday 9th December – The Royal Hotel, Portland, VIC
Sunday 10th December – Macarthur Hotel, Macarthur, VIC
Nigel Wearne Friday 8th December – Flying Brick Cider Co, Wallington, VIC
Saturday 9th December – House Concert, Ocean Grove, VIC
Sunday 10th December – House Concert, Drysdale, VIC
Wednesday 13th December – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC
Niq Reefman w/ Muso Yetzka Saturday 9th December – Open Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Open Folk’n Friday 8th December – Bendigo Folk Club, The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Outlaw Country Christmas feat. Lachlan Bryan, Dan Waters, Bell Street Delays Sunday 10th December – Fitzroy Bowling Club, Melbourne, VIC
Phia Friday 8th December – The Flying Cock, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 9th December – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, ACT
Pierce Brothers Saturday 9th December – 3 Oceans Winery, Margaret River, WA
Thursday 14th December – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Riogh Friday 15th December – The Yo Yo Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Robyn Hitchcock Wednesday 13th December – The Lansdowne, Sydney, NSW
Roy Payne Friday 8th December – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Sam Outlaw Friday 8th December – Major Tom’s, Kyneton, VIC
Scott Cook & Liz Frencham Saturday 9th December – By The Banks Festival, Albury, NSW
Sunday 10th December – House Concert, Staghorn Flat, VIC
Sid Berry Sunday 10th December – The Bellingen Brewery & Co., Bellingen, NSW
Sparrow-Folk Friday 8th December – The Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Friday 8th December – The Street Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Stanley Records Xmas Party feat. Adam Young & The Down Main, Mick Daley Versus The Wayshegoes, Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes Saturday 9th December – Staves Brewery, Sydney, NSW
Stella Donnelly Friday 8th December – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 9th December – Fairgrounds Festival, Berry, NSW
Stu Larsen Friday 8th December – Grace Darling, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 9th December – Venue 505, Sydney, NSW
Tennyson King Friday 8th December – Exeter Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 9th December – Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Tuesday 12th December – Cally Hotel, Warrnambool, VIC
Wednesday 13th December – The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC
The Beautiful Girls Friday 8th December – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
Saturday 9th December – Dunsborough Tavern, Dunsborough, WA
Sunday 10th December – The Northshore Tavern, Hillarys, WA
The Black Sorrows Sunday 10th December – Terminus Hotel, Healesville, VIC
The Crooked Fiddle Band Friday 15th December – Hotel Steyne, Manly, NSW
The Demon Drink Friday 15th December – The Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane, QLD
The East Pointers Friday 8th December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday 9th December – Metropole, Katoomba, NSW
Thursday 14th December – Jive, Adelaide, SA
Friday 15th December – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT
The Genni Kane Trio and String Theories Sunday 10th December – Orange Regional Conservatorium, Orange, NSW
The Go Set Friday 15th December – The Cardigan Bar, Brisbane, QLD
The Grenadiers Saturday 9th December – Cronulla RSL, Cronulla, NSW
The Mae Trio Friday 8th December – The Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
The Northern Folk Saturday 9th December – By The Banks Festival, Albury, NSW
The Rhythm Section Christmas Party feat. Claude Hay, Marshall Okell, Cass Eager & The Mo’ Debleys, Justin Yap, Matty T Wall Thursday 14th December – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
The Shins Friday 8th December – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 9th December – Fairgrounds Festival, Berry, NSW
The Teskey Brothers Friday 8th and Saturday 9th December – Fairgrounds, Berry, NSW
Friday 8th to Sunday 10th December – Meredith Music Festival, Meredith, VIC
The Waifs Saturday 9th December – Albany Entertainment Centre, Albany, WA
Sunday 10th December – Albany Entertainment Centre, Albany, WA
The Water Runners Wednesday 13th December – Bluegrass @ Yulli’s, Yulli’s, Sydney, NSW
Friday 15th December – The Sebel Harbourside, Kiama, NSW
The Weeping Willows Sunday 10th December – Music in the Library, Chelsea Library, Chelsea, VIC
The Wise Women Friday 8th December – CERES Joe’s Market Garden, Melbourne, VIC
This Way North Friday 8th December – Rhythm Hut, Gosford, NSW
Saturday 9th December – By the Banks Festival, Albury, NSW
Sunday 10th December – Bright Brewery, Bright, VIC
Friday 15th December – The Golden Vine, Bendigo, VIC
Tori Forsyth Friday 8th December – Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill, NSW
Saturday 9th December – North Haven Bowling Club, North Haven, NSW
Trouble In The Kitchen w/ Cat & Clint Thursday 14th December – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne, VIC
Ukulele Death Squad Friday 8th December – Pepper Tree, Aldinga, SA
Wifey w/ Garry David, Darren Cross Friday 15th December – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Yusuf / Cat Stevens Saturday 9th December – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD
Bluesfest is held just outside of Byron Bay from the 29th March to 2nd April. For more information including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.
The full announced so far is below:
Lionel Richie, Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, John Butler Trio, Tash Sultana, The New Power Generation, CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers, José González, First Aid Kit, Morcheeba, Gov’t Mule, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The California Honeydrops, Eric Gales, Bobby Rush, Dumpstaphunk, Joe Louis Walker, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Youssou N’Dour, Seal, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Jackson Brown, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Gomez, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, The Original Blues Brothers Band, Jimmy Cliff, The Wailers, Benjamin Booker, Hurray for Riff Raff, Canned Heat, Walter Trout, André Cymone, The Teskey Brothers, Kesha, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Ethridge, Afro Celt Sound System, William Crighton, Elephant Sessions, Newton Faulkner, Harry Manx, Juanes, Seu Jorge, Ziggy Alberts, Ásgeir, Harts, Holy Holy
The kings of contemporary Americana music, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, have already been announced as one of the most highly anticipated acts on next year’s Bluesfest lineup and now they’ve announced sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne while they’re in the country.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will be touring their amazing new album The Nashville Sound and have also announced country-infused rock and rollers Deer Tick as their supports.
Check out the full list of dates below:
Saturday 24th March – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 25th March – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
– NZ folk duo Great North released their new video “Better Days”. Details here
– We premiered the new live video from American folk-singer Rachel Baiman, “Something to Lose” ahead of her Australian tour with One Up, Two Down this January. Details here
– Melbourne alt-country band The Stetson Family released their new single “Brother”. Details here
Áine Tyrrell Friday 27th October – The Founders Room Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS
Saturday 28th October – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Sunday 29th October – The Jetty House, Southport, TAS
Alex The Astronaut Friday 27th October – Uni Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Jack Rabbit Slim’s, Perth, WA
Americana Music Association of Australia Birthday Bash feat. Anne Kirkpatrick, Gretta Ziller, Small Town Romance, The Ahern Brothers, Andrew Swift, Georgia State Line, Hana and Jessie-Lee, The April Family Friday 3rd November – Cronulla, NSW
Americana Music Association Conference Wednesday 1st November – Sydney, NSW
Andrew Swift, Peasant Moon Sunday 29th October – Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Angie McMahon Thursday 2nd November – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Anna Cordell Thursday 2nd November – Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Argyle Sun-Sets at Fred’s feat. Rebecca Hatch, Billsbry, Dom Diaz Sunday 29th October – Fred’s, Camden, NSW
Ashlea Reale Friday 27th October – Ravenswood Hotel, Ravenswood, WA
Australian Music Week Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Sydney, NSW
Belle Harvey Friday 27th October – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Saturday 28th October – Nannup Hotel, Nannup, WA
Sunday 29th October – The Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA
Ben Salter Friday 27th October – Marrickville Bowls Club, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Gooloogong Log Cabin Hall, Gooloogong, NSW
Sunday 29th October – The Grand Junction Hotel, Maitland, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – The Eastern, Ballarat, VIC
Friday 3rd November – The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Benny Walker Saturday 28th October – Bendigo Bank Theatre at The Capital, Bendigo, VIC
Bernard Fanning Friday 27th October – The Croxton, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 28th October – The Factory, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 29th October – The Factory, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 1st November – The Cambridge, Newcastle, NSW
Blackwood Festival of Music and Culture Friday 3rd to Monday 6th November – Blackwood, VIC
Bob Evans Saturday 28th October – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Brad Butcher Friday 27th October – Oodies Cafe, Bundaberg North, QLD
Thursday 2nd November – The City Sider Motel, Tamworth, NSW
Busby Marou Friday 27th October – The Burvale Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 28th October – Lorne Hotel, Lorne, VIC
Sunday 29th October – Riverlinks Westside, Shepparton, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
C.W. Stoneking Friday 27th October – Howler, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 28th October – Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 29th October – Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Candice McLeod Friday 3rd November – House Concert, Wakerie, SA
Cass Eager Friday 27th October – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Chris Jagger Thursday 2nd November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Friday 3rd November – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Claire Anne Taylor Friday 27th October – Illume at Killynaught, Boat Harbour, TAS
Clarence Town River Country Hoedown Saturday 28th October – Clarence Town Footy Oval, Clarence Town, NSW
Claude Hay Friday 3rd November – Family Hotel, Katoomba, NSW
Craig Woodward Sunday 29th October – Loretta’s, Melbourne, VIC
Clio Thursday 2nd November – Yarra Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Colin Lillie Friday 3rd November – El Sol, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Cronulla, NSW
Dashville Does the Monkey feat. William Crighton, Terra Lightfoot, Melody Pool, Magpie Diaries and Dave Wells Thursday 2nd November – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Devil Goat Family String Band Saturday 28th October – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo, NSW
Diana Anaid Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Eden Whale Festival Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Eden, NSW
Elbury Friday 27th October – The Brat Cave, Brisbane, QLD
Ella Belfanti, The Vectors Tuesday 31st October – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Emma Russack Saturday 28th October – The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 31st October – The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Fanny Lumsden Friday 3rd November – Giant Dwarf, Sydney, NSW
Fleurieu Folk Festival Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Willunga, SA
Foghorn Stringband Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Monday 30th October – Pitts House Concert, Barkers Vale, NSW
Tuesday 31st October – Boo Radley’s Hall, Glenreagh, NSW
Wednesday 1st November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – The Home Tavern, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Blackwood Festival of Music and Culture, Blackwood, VIC
Folk Alliance Australia Conference Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Cronulla, NSW
FolkSwagon feat. Mr Collins, Hollie Matthew, Alice Terry Wednesday 1st November – Cafe Lounge, Sydney, NSW
Four In The Morning Thursday 2nd November – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Garrett Kato Friday 3rd November – NightQuarter, Gold Coast, QLD
Gretta Ziller Saturday 28th October – Welcome to Morrisonville, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 29th October – Rochester Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 31st October – Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Geelong, VIC
Grizlee Train Friday 27th October – Long Jetty Hotel, Long Jetty, NSW
Harry Hookey Friday 27th October – House Concert, Clare Valley, SA
Hat Fitz & Cara Friday 3rd November – Upper Lansdowne Hall, Upper Lansdowne, NSW
Hermitage Green Wednesday 1st November – Prince Ballroom, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 2nd November – Finn McCools, Brisbane, QLD
High Tea feat. Snail Thursday 2nd November – House Concert, Sydney, NSW
Holly Throsby Friday 27th October – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
Inland Sea of Sound Festival Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th November – Mount Panorama, Bathurst, NSW
J M S Harrison & Cabin Inn, Sam Shinazzi, Key Out Sunday 29th October – Union Hotel, Sydney, NSW
James Kenyon Friday 27th October – Tanswells Commercial Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 28th October – Mita Pub, Mita Mita, VIC
Sunday 29th October – Wandi Hotel, Wandilagong, VIC
Friday 3rd November – The Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Jason Walker Saturday 28th October – Golden Barley Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Jed Rowe Friday 3rd November – Skylark Lounge, Upwey, VIC
Jess Ribeiro w/ Akubra, Jade Imagine Tuesday 31st October – The Tote Front Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Jo Jo Smith w/ Lucie Thorne & Hamish Stuart Sunday 29th October – Grainstore, Nathalia, VIC
John Butler Trio
Friday 3rd November – Corxton Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC
Joseph Tawadros Trio Saturday 28th October – Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula, NSW
Sunday 29th October – The Regent Cinema, Murwillumbah, NSW
Josh Pyke w/ Harrison Storm Friday 3rd November – Byron Bay Brewery, Byron Bay, NSW
Justin Townes Earle w/ Joshua Hedley, Ruby Boots Friday 27th October – Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, WA
Kasey Chambers Sunday 29th October – Gladstone Entertainment Centre, Gladstone, QLD
Tuesday 31st October – Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton, QLD
Wednesday 1st November – Farview Tavern, MacKay, QLD
Thursday 2nd November – Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville, QLD
Friday 3rd November – Tank Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Kaurna Cronin Friday 27th to Monday 30th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Ken Nicol Friday 27th October – House Concert, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th October – Fleurieu Folk Festival, SA
Kim Churchill Friday 27th October – Soundlounge, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 28th October – The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
Kristina Olsen Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Fleurieu Folk Festival, SA
Liam Gerner Friday 27th October – Royal Theatre, Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 29th October – The Dogs Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Lizzie Flynn Friday 27th October – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 29th October – Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh, VIC
Lloyd Spiegel Friday 27th October – The Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Sounds Delicious, Jervis Bay, NSW
Sunday 29th October – The Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
Lyall Moloney Friday 27th October – The Chippo Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
Friday 3rd November – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
Maldon Folk Festival Friday 3rd to Monday 6th November – Maldon, VIC
Mama Kin Spender Thursday 2nd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – Leadbelly, Sydney, NSW
Medusa’s Wake, Fleur Wiber, Kellie Lloyd, Manners Park, Married Man Sunday 29th October – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Mia Dyson Friday 3rd November – Inland Sea of Sound Festival, Bathurst, NSW
Mihka Chee w/ Martha Chess-Phelps, Black Iguana Friday 27th October – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Mile Twelve Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Tuesday 31st October – 63 First Avenue, Sawtell, NSW
Wednesday 1st November – Wauchope Arts Council, Wauchope, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney, NSW
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, NSW
Monique Clare Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October, Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Tuesday 31st October – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Sydney, NSW
Moonee Valley Drifters Saturday 28th October – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, VIC
Mr Alford Country Friday 27th October – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 2nd November – Newport Bowls Club, Newport, VIC
My Nightingale Friday 27th October – Illume at Killynaught, Boat Harbour, TAS
Nick Cunningham and Luke Morris Saturday 28th October – Port Lincoln Hotel, Port Lincoln, SA
Out of Abingdon Friday 27th October – Northern Illawarra Neighbour Aid Inc, Helensburgh, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Mechanics Institute, Lawson, NSW
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Eden Whale Festival, Eden, NSW
Paddy McHugh Friday 27th October – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Paper Mouse Saturday 28th October – Ballarat Mechanics Institute, Ballarat, VIC
Paul Kelly Friday 3rd November – Entertainment Centre, Darwin, NT
Peasant Moon Friday 27th October – Blue Bean, Daylesford, VIC
Saturday 28th October – Kangaroo Hotel, Maldon, VIC
Sunday 29th October – Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 1st November – Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – Orient, Newcastle, NSW
Ralway Bell Friday 27th October – Harvey Dickson’s Rodeo, Boyup Brook, WA
Rowena Wise Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Fleurieu Folk Festival, Willunga, SA
Tuesday 31st October – Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Sásta Friday 3rd November – Mick O’Malley’s, Brisbane, QLD
Save The Reef Tote Show feat. Zoë Fox and the Rocket Clocks, FERLA, Sugar Fed Leopards, Hollow Everdaze, Leah Senior, Forever Son, Davey Lane, Emma Russack, 19th Century Strongmen, If You See Her, Say Hello Saturday 28th October – The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Shaky Stills Saturday 28th October – Rainbow Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Shane Nicholson Friday 27th October – Lonestar Tavern, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday 28th October – Welcome to Morrisonville, Brisbane, QLD
Shelley’s Murder Boys Thursday 2nd November – The Temperance Society, Sydney, NSW
Simon Imre Sunday 29th October – Bar Open, Melbourne, VIC
Songbird – A Musical Tribute to Eva Cassidy Thursday 2nd October – Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne, VIC
Stella Donnelly Friday 27th October – Fremantle Festival, St John’s Church, Fremantle, WA
Friday 3rd November – Code Red Festival, Murdoch, WA
Stockley Friday 3rd November – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Tablelands Folk Festival Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Yungaburra, QLD
Tesse, Post Paint, CCXO Tuesday 31st October – Cobra Club, Sydney, NSW
Tex Perkins – The Man In Black, The Songs of Johnny Cash Wednesday 1st November – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 2nd November – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
The Austracana Travelling Revue feat. Carpenter Caswell, Smith & Jones, The April Family Friday 27th October – Rooty Hill RSL, Rooty Hill, NSW
The Black Sorrows Saturday 28th October – Harley Days, North Wollongong, NSW
Friday 3rd November – The Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay, NSW
The Bushwackers Friday 27th October – Gumbramorra Hall, Sydney, NSW
The Crooked Fiddle Band w/ The Mouldy Lovers Friday 3rd November – LazyBones Lounge, Sydney, NSW
The Excellent Smithers Saturday 28th October – The Drunken Poet, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 2nd November – Boilermaker House, Melbourne, VIC
The Gasoline Pony Forth Birthday Celebration Saturday 28th October – The Gasoline Pony, Sydney, NSW
The Gypsyjazz Project Tuesday 31st October – ANU, Canberra, ACT
The Harts Saturday 28th October – House Concert, Carrum Downs, VIC
The Loaded Dog Folk Club feat. Solidarity Choir, The Fossickers Saturday 28th October – Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Sydney, NSW
The Northern Folk Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
The Nukes Friday 3rd November – The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
The Snowdroppers Saturday 28th October – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
The Stetson Family Monday 30th October – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
The Teskey Brothers Thursday 2nd November – St John’s Anglican Church, Fremantle Arts Festival, Fremantle, WA
Friday 3rd November – Ravenswood Tavern, Mandurah, WA
The Village Festival Friday 27th to Sunday 29th – Edinburgh Gardens, Melbourne, VIC
Timberwolf Friday 3rd November – Secret Location, Adelaide, SA
TinPan Orange Friday 3rd November – Darwin Railway Club, Darwin, NT
Tom Dockray w/ Mitch Power Wednesday 1st November – The Paragon Theatre, Queenstown, TAS
Thursday 2nd November – House Concert, Hobart, TAS
Friday 3rd November – Red Velvet Lounge, Cygnet, TAS
Tom West Friday 3rd November – Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide, SA
Tori Forsyth Friday 27th October – Johnny Ringos, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday 28th October – Johnny Ringos, Brisbane. QLD
Tristen Bird Friday 27th October – The Taproom – Shedshaker Brewing, Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday 28th October – The Newsagency, Sydney, NSW
Sunday 29th October – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Monday 30th October – Streets Of Harlem, Noosa Heads, QLD
Tuesday 31st October – The Rails, Byron Bay, NSW
Wednesday 1st November – National Theatre, Braidwood, NSW
Thursday 2nd November – Oh Jean Records, Melbourne, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Willie Smith’s Organic Cider, Grove, TAS
Tullara Friday 27th October – Cambridge Hotel, Parkes, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Wambuul Macquarie Riverfest, Dubbo, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Tullamore Hotel, Tullamore, NSW
Sunday 29th October – Thomas Blamey Tavern, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Twin Peaks Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October – Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Vanishing Shapes Friday 27th October – House Concert, Sawtell, NSW
Saturday 28th October – Phoenix Rising Cafe, Nimbin, NSW
Sunday 29th October – Pacific Hotel, Yeppoon, QLD
Wambuul Macquarie Riverfest Saturday 28th October – Dubbo, NSW
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November – Wangaratta, VIC
Welcome To Morrisonville feat. Shane Nicholson, Henry Wagons & The Only Children, Tracy McNeil & The Good Life, Gretta Ziller, Jen Mize Saturday 28th October – Morrison Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
William Crighton and Terra Lightfoot Thursday 2nd November – Australian Music Week, Cronulla, NSW
Friday 3rd November – Central Bar, Newcastle, NSW
Z-Stay Delta Friday 27th October – Sound Feast @ The J, Noosa Heads, QLD
Thursday 2nd November – The Spa Bar, Daylesford, VIC
Friday 3rd November – Baha, Rye, VIC
Bluesfest is held just outside of Byron Bay from the 29th March to 2nd April. For more information including how to get your hands on tickets check out the official site here.
The full announced so far is below:
Lionel Richie, Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, John Butler Trio, Tash Sultana, The New Power Generation, CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers, José González, First Aid Kit, Morcheeba, Gov’t Mule, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The California Honeydrops, Eric Gales, Bobby Rush, Dumpstaphunk, Joe Louis Walker, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Youssou N’Dour, Seal, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Jackson Brown, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Gomez, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, The Original Blues Brothers Band, Jimmy Cliff, The Wailers, Benjamin Booker, Hurray for Riff Raff, Canned Heat, Walter Trout, André Cymone, The Teskey Brothers