Blues Arcadia
2024 Byron Bay Bluesfest
Byron Events Farm
35 Yarun Rd
Mar 30, 2024
2:00 PM GMT+11
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About this concert
Bluesfest 2024 will mark the 35th anniversary of this all-time favourite festival and will take place across the Easter Long weekend from Thursday, 28 March to Monday, 1 April 2024. The five days festival is held on the beautiful grounds of the Byron Events Farm, Tyagarah, NSW, Australia.
From humble beginnings in 1990 with crowds of 6000 people, Bluesfest now regularly attracts an audience of 100,000.
Bluesfest hosts artists such as Buddy Guy, Bob Dylan, BB King, Bonnie Raitt, John Fogerty, Mary J Blige, Santana, Kendrick Lamar and Tom Jones, thus securing itself as Australia’s favourite music festival. It’s also the most awarded festival, being nominated up to nine times as Best International Festival by Pollstar, the music industry publication. Pollstar also listed Bluesfest as one of the TOP 10 Festivals of the Decade.
Bluesfest 2024 promises to be another amazing festival. With extensive site upgrades at Byron Events Farm, the experience is only getting better and better.
In terms of location, Bluesfest is well-situated and surrounded by the charming village of Mullumbimby and the beach towns of Byron Bay and Brunswick Heads. So come along; you can expect the best festival vibes ever!
For more info on the festival, artist line-up and more head to www.bluesfest.com.au
Bluesfest 2024 is being held from Thurs 28 March – Mon 1 April 2024.
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Annie
May 7th 2023
Great really loved the energy !
Very professional musicians.
Surprised by the venue it was intimate
and cozy, very friendly staff too, a bonus.
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Byron Events Farm is the home of Bluesfest.
Bluesfest attracts over 100,000 music fans and is proudly the premier festival in Australia as a safe, fun, family-friendly e...
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Blues Arcadia Biography
Blues Arcadia combines the legendary soul of Stax and Motown with the heat and power of the Chicago and Memphis blues to create a unique dirty-soul sound delivered with swagger, style and sensitivity.
Three-time Australian Blues Music Award winners and Australian Roots Music Award nominees, the song-writing partnership of vocalist Alan Boyle and guitarist Chris Harvey is completed by collaborators and partners-in-crime Jeremy Klysz (bass), Paula Girvan (keys) and Casper Hall (drums).
Reviews include 4.5 stars from The Australian Weekend Review, 5 stars from the Sunday Mail, a #5 debut on the AIR Independent Charts and a #1 debut on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Charts for their last studio release Carnival Of Fools.
Performing at venues and festivals along the east coast of Australia, Blues Arcadia continue to forge their reputation as dirty-soul heroes by injecting fresh new energy into 21st century rhythm and blues while channelling the passion and urgency of the old-school soul revival shows, with US magazine Blues Blast claiming that “with them, the future of blues is secure”.
Nobody in this band is just along for the ride. These are five strong individual personalities working together to create something uniquely exciting. It’s almost impossible to choose which of them to watch and engage with during a show, where each player directs their energy into the most important thing – the Song, making it the best it can be. That is the power of Blues Arcadia.
“A well-oiled soul-machine” – Blues Magazine (Netherlands)
"This is what a 21st century blues band should sound like - a howling celebration of what it is to make music now" - 4ZZZ 102.1FM
“Enough chemistry for a lab explosion” – The Sunday Mail (AUS)
"Impressively accomplished... Blues Arcadia exudes all-round excellence" - Weekend Australian Review
"Damn good songwriting across a range of styles, allied to some quality musicianship from all concerned."- Blues Matters Magazine (UK)
"A highlight of the performance is the interplay between main songwriters Alan Boyle and guitarist Chris Harvey" - COURIER MAIL QWeekend
“Next time they’re playing, make sure you see them.” SCENESTR Magazine
Read MoreThree-time Australian Blues Music Award winners and Australian Roots Music Award nominees, the song-writing partnership of vocalist Alan Boyle and guitarist Chris Harvey is completed by collaborators and partners-in-crime Jeremy Klysz (bass), Paula Girvan (keys) and Casper Hall (drums).
Reviews include 4.5 stars from The Australian Weekend Review, 5 stars from the Sunday Mail, a #5 debut on the AIR Independent Charts and a #1 debut on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Charts for their last studio release Carnival Of Fools.
Performing at venues and festivals along the east coast of Australia, Blues Arcadia continue to forge their reputation as dirty-soul heroes by injecting fresh new energy into 21st century rhythm and blues while channelling the passion and urgency of the old-school soul revival shows, with US magazine Blues Blast claiming that “with them, the future of blues is secure”.
Nobody in this band is just along for the ride. These are five strong individual personalities working together to create something uniquely exciting. It’s almost impossible to choose which of them to watch and engage with during a show, where each player directs their energy into the most important thing – the Song, making it the best it can be. That is the power of Blues Arcadia.
“A well-oiled soul-machine” – Blues Magazine (Netherlands)
"This is what a 21st century blues band should sound like - a howling celebration of what it is to make music now" - 4ZZZ 102.1FM
“Enough chemistry for a lab explosion” – The Sunday Mail (AUS)
"Impressively accomplished... Blues Arcadia exudes all-round excellence" - Weekend Australian Review
"Damn good songwriting across a range of styles, allied to some quality musicianship from all concerned."- Blues Matters Magazine (UK)
"A highlight of the performance is the interplay between main songwriters Alan Boyle and guitarist Chris Harvey" - COURIER MAIL QWeekend
“Next time they’re playing, make sure you see them.” SCENESTR Magazine
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