The full Deni Blues & Roots Festival 2014 lineup has been announced, bringing a selection of the mammoth Bluesfest 25th Annivesary bill to the regional town of Deniliquin, NSW.
Launching last year to great success with the backing of a new partnership between promoters Michael Chugg and Rob Potts, the Deni Blues & Roots Festival is making a storming comeback for April next year, with early bird tickets already flying out the door.
Having already announced a handful of artists, including John Mayer, Dr Jon with his band The Nite Trippers, The Doobie Brothers, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Gary Clark Jr, and more, the second round of artists announced for the 2014 edition have been revealed, completing the full lineup.
Leading the pack is Elvis Costello, the incomparable singer-songwriter performing a catalogue of influential classics with his band The Impostors. Boz Scaggs also joins the Deni bill with his Grammy winning mix of RnB, soul, and jazz. There’s also soulful, spiritual Michael Franti and Spearhead, the rocking Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, and reggae legends The Wailers.
Also added to the Deni Blues & Roots Festival 2014 lineup is one of America’s greatest living storytellers, Steve Earle, returning with his road-hewn band, The Dukes, along with The Soul Rebels, Neil Murray, Harry Hookey, Peter McWhirter, Jackson Firebird, Owen Campbell, Shaun Kirk, Joel Sulman, Michael Gorham and Frank Macias.
The two day Deni Blues & Roots Festival is unique for southern NSW and provides a great festival for music fans in the Southern States utilising the massive Deni Ute Muster site which is just three hours from Melbourne, four hours from Canberra and less than five hours by road from Adelaide.
The purpose built site has had millions of dollars of permanent staging and lighting infrastructure, toilets and showers and bar facilities installed in recent years. Both events have been underpinned by overwhelming community support with an army of volunteers, contributions from many local businesses and great vision from the steering committee that established and built the site at Deniliquin.
Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris said, “The NSW Government is pleased to support the Deni Blues & Roots Festival, which last year attracted many visitors to the region, and contributed more than $1 million to the local economy.
“Testament to the calibre of the event, the inaugural Deni Blues & Roots Festival was winner of the Festival & Events Category at the 2013 Inland Tourism Awards.”
Member for Murray-Darling, John Williams, said, “I’m delighted that the NSW Government’s investment in Regional tourism has increased and remains a firm commitment, last year delivering around 73 million nights of accommodation and $9.3 billion in tourism expenditure.
“This year, the Deni Blues & Roots Festival continues to showcase world-class entertainment, which will attract heightened tourism into our community and help boost the local economy.”
Deni Blues & Roots Festival 2014 Lineup
JOHN MAYER | ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS | THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
GARY CLARK JR | STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES | BOZ SCAGGS
DR JOHN & THE NITE TRIPPERS | MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD
EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS | GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS
THE SOUL REBELS | RUSSELL MORRIS | THE WAILERS | NEIL MURRAY
CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS | SHAUN KIRK
JACKSON FIREBIRD | HARRY HOOKEY | OWEN CAMPBELL | PETER McWHIRTER
FRANK MACIAS |JASMINE RAE | JOEL SULMAN | MICK GORHAM
Deni Blues & Roots Festival 2014 Dates, Tickets
Conargo Road, Deniliquin, NSW
Saturday, 19 April & Sunday, 20 April 2014
Tickets available from www.denibluesfestival.com & the Deniliquin Blues & Roots Office or 03 5881 8259
