After the shocking news broke that Byron Bay Bluesfest headliners The Black Keys canceled their appearance and subsequent national tour due to a shoulder injury of drummer Patrick Carney, punters have been waiting anxiously for the festival’s last-minute replacement which is now here.
Aussie indie rockers, British India, are set to fill the shoes of the garage-blues two-piece at the five-day musical extravaganza that begins tomorrow and carries on over the Easter long weekend until Monday 6th April.
The Melbourne four-piece will be making their Bluesfest debut with an exploding bag of tunes from their brilliant 10-year career, as well as their killer brand-spanking new record, Nothing Touches Me that dropped this March.
Festival director Peter Noble spoke of the newest addition to the lineup, “Whilst I attempted initially to get an international artist to replace The Black Keys, who pulled out due to issues with drummer Patrick Carney’s shoulder injury less than 2 weeks before the festival, we weren’t able to get a suitable replacement in time and have the visas issued. We contemplated getting an International or Australian artist already performing to cover, and finally decided the artist should be one who is not already performing.
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“British India are achieving major interest right now as a result of their recent release, and they are fast becoming one of Australia’s foremost bands. We expect them to deliver a great show at Bluesfest. This major stage play will be an integral part of their rise to the top here” said Noble.
British India are one of the nation’s most exciting live bands with over 600 gigs to their name, there has been plenty of accolades along the way including; AIR Award for Best New Independent Artist early in the band’s career; J Award and ARIA Award nominations; and a support slot last year for The Rolling Stones.
British India will be launching into a massive national tour after Bluesfest to show their growing legion of fans their latest masterpiece, but you can catch them first at Bluesfest this Friday night on the Mojo Stage at 7.30pm, before Paolo Nutini and the Alabama Shakes.
BYRON BAY BLUESFEST 2015
British India
joining…
Angus & Julia Stone
Boy & Bear
Sticky Fingers
Jurassic 5 (second show)
Hozier
The Waterboys
Switchfoot
Hunter Hayes
Fly My Pretties
Music Maker Presents Super Chikan And Vasti Jackson
Diesel
Jeff Lang
Phil Wiggins & Dom Turner
Watussi Final Performances
Nikki Hill
The Rumjacks
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
Augie March
Donavon Frankenreiter
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Justin Townes Earle
Declan Kelly Presents Diesel n’Dub featuring Emma Donovan, Alex Lloyd, Pat Powell, Radical Son, Tony Hughes
Ash Grunwald
Blue King Brown
The Beautiful Girls
Steve Smyth
Karl S. WilliamsLenny Kravitz
The Gipsy Kings feat. Nicolas Reyes & Tonino Baliardo
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Jurassic 5
John Mayall
Keb Mo
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones
JJ Grey & Mofro
Tony Joe White
Jon Cleary
Trevor Hall
Serena Ryder
Jake Shimabukuro
Music Maker Foundation feat. Cool John Ferguson
Little Freddie King
Alabama Slim
George Stancell
Michael Franti’s Soulshine
The Black Keys
Zac Brown Band
Alabama Shakes
Train
Michael Franti & Spearhead
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions feat Dan Sultan, Kira Puru, & Vika And Linda Bull
Xavier Rudd and The United Nations
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Rebelution
Soja
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Beth Hart
Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls
Mariachi El Bronx
G. Love & Special Sauce
Pokey Lafarge
Band Of Skulls
Rockwiz Live
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Paolo Nutini
David GrayBen Howard
Counting Crows
Gary Clark Jr
Angelique Kidjo
Jimmy Cliff
Mavis Staples
Dispatch
Ruthie Foster
The Beat
Keziah Jones
Sheppard
Playing For Change
Thursday, 2nd April – Monday, 6th April 2015
Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Byron Bay NSW
Tickets: Byron Bay Bluesfest | Moshtix | Ticketmaster
