The award-winning Byron Bay Bluesfest is celebrating a quarter century this year and following on from its blockbuster 24th edition over the Easter Weekend in April this year, organisers have teased that the first round of artists announced for the Bluesfest 2014 lineup is due “very soon.”
A post on the official Bluesfest website only teases that the first details of the lineup “will be the earliest announcement in the history of Bluesfest” for its 25th Silver Anniversary edition, which promises “to be enormous, vibrant plus unique and as always, a perfect blend of legendary, modern, up and coming and straight down famous artists.”
The 25th Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest promises over 200 performances across seven stages as its held at the regular Tygarrah Tea Tree Farm site over the traditional Easter Long weekend, taking place from Thursday 17th to Monday 21st April in 2014.
The first round of this year’s 24th Bluesfest lineup – featuring the likes of Ben Harper, Santana, Wilco and many more – was first revealed in September last year, before several later announcements bulked up the 2013 bill with Paul Simon, Robert Plant, Rodriguez, Jimmy Cliff, Mavis Staples, Rufus Wainwright, Counting Crows, and countless more. “…Enormous, vibrant plus unique and as always, a perfect blend of legendary, modern, up and coming and straight down famous artists.”
Judging by that time frame and organisers teasing the announcement is due earlier than usual, we could be seeing the first names for the Bluesfest 2014 lineup as early as this month; even without the lineup, the festival notes they have already sold out most of their full 5 Day Season Tickets after early bird specials went on sale for the event in June.
Bluesfest 2013 reached “capacity crowds” of 17,000 per day for its enormous star-studded lineup; bringing the total attendance rate to 85,000, topping records from previous years, marking it as one of Australia’s biggest music festivals as it generated millions for the local economy. It also scored a Helpmann Award last month, beating out the likes of VIVID, and the newly expanded Falls Festival and Laneway in the music festival category.
“It has been a long 7 years since we last won – and in that time we have been nominated 5 times as a finalist,” said Bluesfest Director Peter Noble of the Helpmann win in a statement. “I was beginning to think it would NEVER happen again. I will do a report next week on Bluesfest and our artist announcement(s). All I will say is, it is beginning to look like a VERY special 25th coming up.”
The Bluesfest forums have already kickstarted the rumour mill for the 2014 lineup, as FasterLouderpoints out, with Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, The Black Keys, Black Crowes, Steve Earle, Willie Nelson, and Gary Clark Jnr mentioned by hopeful fans.
Before the 25th Annual Bluesfest, the festival’s Tygarrah Tea Tree Farm site will host the inaugural Boomerang Festival, the newly launched event celebrating Indigenous music, arts, and culture, The full Boomerang program reveals a deep, diverse array of arts, theatre, film, panels, speakers, and special events as well as a musical lineup that includes Gurrumul, Archie Roach, Busby Marou, The Medics, Casey Donovan and many more.
Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014, 3 Day Early Bird Tickets
25th Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest
Thursday 17th – Monday 21st April, 2014
All tickets below will be available to purchase direct through the Bluesfest website or by calling the Blues office on 02 6685 8310
*3 Day ticket options are Thu/Fri /Sat or Fri/Sat/Sun or Sat/Sun/Mon
3 Day Festival Adult: $325 – save at least $120 off full price ticket
3 Day Festival Child: $70 – save at least $20 off full price ticket
3 Day Season Camping Adult: $165 – save at least $20 off full price ticket
3 Day Season Camping Child: $60 – save at least $15 off full price ticket
3 Day VIP Lounge (18+ Only) $225
*VIP Lounge Entry * In addition to your festival ticket 18+ Only
Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014, 5 Day Early Bird Tickets
All tickets below are available to purchase direct through the Bluesfest website or by calling the Blues office on 02 6685 8310
5 Day Festival Adult: $475 – save $50 off next price tier coming very soon
5 Day Festival Child: $110 – save $10 off next price tier coming very soon
Buddy Package: $1,390 – save $100 off next price tier coming very soon
5 Day Season Camping Adult: $260 per person
5 Day Season Camping Child: $90 per person
5 Day VIP Lounge (18+ Only) $300 per person
* VIP Lounge Entry * In addition to your festival ticket 18+ Only
Tent Motel 2 Beds*: $375 per tent – selling fast!!!
Tent Motel 3 Beds*: $450 per tent
*Tent Motels are available to 5 day ticket holders only. You need to purchase a Buddy Pack or a 5 day festival and 5 day camping ticket in order to purchase a tent motel.
