The Bluesfest 2014 playing times have been revealed for the event’s 25th Silver Anniversary Edition.
With nearly 90 artists playing across six stages to help celebrate the iconic Byron Bay music festival’s quarter-century birthday, there’s a lot of logistics to account for in putting together the timetable.
The playing times for Bluesfest 2014, taking place at the the multi-award winning Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm over five days during April’s Easter long weekend, features two headline sets from Dave Matthews Band on the Mojo stage on the third and fifth nights of the festival, as well as closing performances from Erykah Badu, Jack Johnson, and John Mayer.
The Crossroads Stage features headline sets from Buddy Guy, Doobie Brothers, Jeff Beck, Michael Franti, and Elvis Costello & The Imposters, while the likes of Gary Clark Jnr, Morcheeba, and Govt Mule star over on the Jimbalaya stage. Plus there’s the return of the fabled Juke Joint stage and its raft of ‘pure’ Blues artists.
Despite announcing the Bluesfest 2014 playing times overnight, organisers note there are still a few ‘Not Yet Announced’ gaps in the schedule, which will be plugged in the next few weeks in the lead-up to the event kicking off.
In the meantime, there’s plenty of ways to navigate your own course through the massive 25th Anniversary bill, which also features such high-profile names as John Butler Trio, Joss Stone, Iron & Wine, India.Arie, Dr. John, Steve Earle, Jake Bugg, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, Ozomatli – the list goes on.
Bluesfest 2014 Playing Times
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According to a recent Bluesfest 2014 lineup announcement – inviting a further acts to the birthday bash – tickets to Bluesfest’s 25th Silver Anniversary edition are already “84% sold out” according to organisers, and “VIP 5 day VIP 3 day and VIP Friday and Saturday tickets are also no longer available,” with remaining passes expected to sell out soon.
The event has also won a ream of awards in the last year, its multiple gongs include scoring Silver in the ‘Best Major Festival & Events’ category at the NSW Tourism Awards, an eco-minded nod from UK not-for-profit A Greener Festival, and is also in the running for the International Music Festival of the Year award (for the second year running) from Pollstar.
The same US stats trackers also ranked Bluesfest’s Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm home at #44 on their list of 2013′s top selling venues in the Festival/Outdoor sites category, selling a combined 104,244 tickets from the site’s flagship Bluesfest and the inaugural launch ofIndigenous arts, music, and culture festival, Boomerang, last October.
Bluesfest 2014 Dates & Tickets
25th Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest
Thursday 17th – Monday 21st April, 2014
All Single Day, Camping, Festival tickets are on sale now through www.bluesfest.com.au and Bluefest office on 02 6685 8310
Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster on www.ticketmaster.com.au
Bluesfest playing schedule is available on www.bluesfest.com.au
