One of the most highly anticipated acts on the lineup for the forthcoming Byron Bay Bluesfest 2015, Lenny Kravitz, has announced that his tours of Australia and South East Asia have been cancelled, including all Bluesfest dates, due to unforseen scheduling issues.
The veteran rocker was scheduled to perform at Bluesfest this April, in addition to a series of dates around Australia, including Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Monday, 6th of April and the Qantas Credit Union Arena in Sydney on Wednesday, 8th of April.
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“It is sad for all of us here at Bluesfest, when anyone cancels, as we know it must be for Lenny’s fans right now. Please be assured we are now attempting to find someone else to come and play,” said Bluesfest Director Peter Noble.
“We still have such an amazing line-up this year featuring The Black Keys, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals… and the amazing George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic doing their full show with all 22 musicians to close out the Festival on Easter Monday, of which we have been reliably told they will play all night if we don’t drag them off stage by our curfew at Midnight.”
“Although we are going to miss Lenny when we take off on Thursday 2nd of April, I am sure it’s going to be one of our greatest Bluesfests ever.” Also included on the Bluesfest 2015 lineup are Hozier, Paolo Nutini, David Gray, Counting Crows, Alabama Shakes, and Gary Clark Jr.
Meanwhile, Kravitz has released his own statement, writing, “Unfortunately, due to contractual scheduling conflicts beyond my control I will not be able to come to Bluesfest to perform this year. I have been looking forward to coming to play for my fans and I’m deeply sorry that my concert had to be cancelled.”
“My ability to come play for you all is a huge concern to me and while I am unable to confirm another time right now, I’m looking forward to rescheduling so I can perform for you in Byron Bay as soon as possible. Love and Respect… Lenny.”
Bluesfest are offering refunds for punters who purchased single day tickets for Thursday, 2nd of April. “A replacement for Lenny Kravitz will be sought after but should ticket holders wish to refund their Thursday single day ticket, they are able to do so from today until Thursday, 19th of March 2015 by calling the Bluesfest office on 02 66858310,” organisers write.
