Yesterday, The Raconteurs released their first new music in over a decade. Bluesfest have just announced that they will be bringing the legendary band down under for the 30th edition of the festival.
This will mark the bands’ debut appearance in Australia. The Raconteurs released their seminal debut record Consolers of the Lonely in 2008. They are currently working on the follow-up record set for release next year.
The Raconteurs will play on Easter Monday, 22nd of April. There has been no word yet as to whether they’ll be playing shows outside the festival, but we can only hope.
Bluesfest Festival Director, Peter Noble has shared:
“It’s not every day you get to have a simultaneous worldwide announcement of one of the world’s great bands, The Raconteurs, known in Australia as The Saboteurs. The members include Jack White, who is someone I have wanted to present at Bluesfest for a very long time. In fact, this began as a Jack White headline performance, but literally morphed into The Saboteurs when the guys decided to get back together again after 10 years, and Bluesfest has the ONLY announced show in the world currently.”
Stream The Raconteurs two latest singles below. Full tour dates and ticket information at the bottom.
Bluesfest 2019 Lineup
Iggy Pop
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Paul Kelly
David Gray
Julia Stone
Kasey Chambers
Gary Clark Jr.
Snarky Puppy
Colin Hay
Imelda May
Keb‘ Mo’
St. Paul and The Broken Bones
Shakey Graves
Arlo Guthrie
Tex Perkins
Ruthie Foster
Richard Clapton
Flogging Molly
Backsliders
Fantastic Negrito
Samantha Fish
Deva Mahal
Larkin Poe
Vintage Trouble
Pierce Brothers
Trevor Hall
Irish Mythen
Anderson East
Hussy Hicks
Thando
Elephant Sessions
Little Georgia
Dallas Woods
With even more artists yet to be announced…
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Thursday, April 18th – Monday, April 22nd, 2019
Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Byron Bay, NSW
Tickets: Bluesfest
