Bluesfest 2024 Adds 11 New Artists to Lineup

11 new artists have joined the Bluesfest 2024 lineup.

The first lineup was announced for the festival – which will celebrate its 35th birthday next year – in August, featuring international stars such as Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, and Drive-By Truckers, as well as The Teskey Brothers, Matt Corby, and more.

15 more artists were then added to the bill, including Dan Sultan, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Cruel Sea, Tim Finn and recent Rolling Stone Aotearoa Awards winners Coterie.

And now a further 11 new artists have been unveiled, led by Thursday night headliners, US pop-rock favourites Portugal. The Man, Australian singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts, and jazz-funk fusion collective Snarky Puppy.

“We are incredibly excited to have Portugal. The Man headlining Thursday night. This is a prolific band that creates amazing music. Their record-breaking song “Feel It Still” has had almost 1.2 billion listens on Spotify and over 350 million views on YouTube. The rest of their catalogue is equally as good, and we’re absolutely delighted to have them play Bluesfest for the first time,” says Festival Director Peter Noble OAM.

“Ziggy Alberts is also a fan favourite, having played Bluesfest back in 2018 and recently sold out The Green Room here on the Bluesfest site. We are excited! Thursday is looking good, so now, watch out for Monday!”

You can view the full Bluesfest 2024 lineup, including all newly announced artists, below. Tickets to Bluesfest 2024 are on sale now via the official website.