For their second artist announcement, Bluesfest released the names of 16 artists who will be performing at the 2018 festival.
These names are a brilliant mix of artists bound to delight any and all festival attendees. This release includes names such as Youssou N’Dour – a legendary African musician who comes with a 20-piece band which includes acrobats, Seal – who is considered a legend of soul music and is well known across Australia especially after being the winning coach on the Australian Voice, and Rag ‘N’ Bone Man – an artist with a powerful voice and who puts a new twist onto traditional blues music.
Other names announced include; Michael Franti & Spearhead, Jackson Browne, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, Gomez, The Original Blues Brothers Band, Jimmy Cliff, The Wailers, Benjamin Booker, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Canned Heat, Walter Trout, André Cymone and The Teskey Brothers.
The festival promises to have a mix of artists from differing backgrounds and experiences, and this announcement alone shows the diversity of the performers attending the festival.
New to the lineup:
YOUSSOU N’DOUR
SEAL
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD
JACKSON BROWNE
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT
GOMEZ
RAG ‘N’ BONE MAN
THE ORIGINAL BLUES BROTHERS BAND
JIMMY CLIFF
THE WAILERS
BENJAMIN BOOKER
HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF
CANNED HEAT
WALTER TROUT
ANDRÉ CYMONE
THE TESKEY BROTHERS
These artists join those already announced:
ROBERT PLANT AND THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS
LIONEL RICHIE
THE JOHN BUTLER TRIO
TASH SULTANA
THE NEW POWER GENERATION
CHIC FEATURING NILE RODGERS
FIRST AID KIT
JOSE GONZALEZ
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
Festival and Camping tickets are now on sale through bluesfest.com.au