Bluesfest has invited the Boomerang Festival to provide a First Peoples experience like no other. It aims to attract and increase community support for the important cultural initiative for the Northern Rivers and Australia, in order for it to grow back into an independent, stand-alone festival, and will include talks and ideas, workshops, healing practices and dance.
The first round of artists announced for the collaboration include the likes of the Rako Dancers, Jannawi Dancers, Excelsior, Malu Kiai Mura Buai Dance Troupe, Going Wanhurr And East Journey, Arakwal Dancers, Archie Roach, Tenzin Choegyal and Getano Bann. Bluesfest 2016 will take place from Thursday March 24 until Monday March 28, just north of Byron Bay.