Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival
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Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival

Bendigo once again embraces upwards of 17,000 music lovers when the city hosts the seventh annual Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival on November 9 – 12.

The four-day event sees a musically diverse collection of over 140 artists converge in Bendigo. From the mellow charm of young local singer-songwriter Sherri Parry, to the foot-stompin’ garage-blues-rock of one-man whirlwind Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood, the Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival appeals to a broad range of tastes.

This year, more than 50 artists and acts will be playing the festival for the first time, including Chris Jagger and Charlie Hart, Sol Nation, The Hi-Boys, and Shane Howard.

Alongside these acts, the lineup also includes many festival favourites such as Alister Turrill, Hailey Calvert, Grim Fawkner, and Genevieve Chadwick. Heavy rockers King Of The North are also scheduled to deliver a thunderous evening set.

A highlight of the Festival is Saturday’s all-day, family-friendly concert in Rosalind Park in the heart of Bendigo’s CBD. Sixteen acts will grace two stages from late morning.

Most of the events are free, and the festival is spread over 50 venues throughout the town, from small bars and cafes to the 950-seat state-of-the-art Ulumbarra Theatre which opened in 2015.

Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival has become a “must do” weekend for thousands of Victorians.

For more info visit www.bendigobluesandroots.com.au.