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BLUESFEST tickets to next year's festival have gone on sale ahead of any line-up announcements ... "As always we are completely dedicated to the ideal that Bluesfest is not simply another multi-day event full of bands and crowds," he said.  

Opening the evening on Saturday is Rev. Raven and the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys from Milwaukee. Closing out this year’s festival is The Brooks Family Blues Dynasty. Led by Chicago Blues icon Lonnie Brooks and rounded out by his two sons, Wayne and ...  

Other highlights include Van Morrison, Tom Jones, George Benson, Robert Cray and renowned actor, turned pianist & singer, Hugh Laurie who will be making a highly anticipated homecoming in Manchester to perform music from his globally acclaimed 2011 debut ...  

John Mellencamp, LMFAO, Snoop Dogg, Skrillex and Iron Maiden are also among the scheduled performers at the festival, which runs July 4 to July 15. Other Canadian artists confirmed for the festival include Blue Rodeo, the Sheepdogs, Metric, Grimes and City ...  

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Edgar Winter headlines opening night at the 18th annual Bluesfest International on Windsor’s waterfront in July. The veteran blues rocker had major hits in the 1970s, including Frankenstein and Free Ride. Winter last appeared in Windsor ...  

Bluesfest 2012 will include Grammy award winners Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones, John Mellencamp and Seal ... will join A-Trak and Paul Oakenfold as high-profile disc jockeys joining the lineup. While the schedule has yet to be released, music fans should ...  

British crooner David Gray will perform. So will American jazz singer Norah Jones. Notable Canadian acts include Metric, The Weekend, City and Colour, Alan Doyle, Downchild Blues Band, The Sheepdogs, Sam Roberts Band and Our Lady Peace. Love-’em-or-hate ...  

The festival's director, Peter Noble, said the iconic music festival, whose headline acts this year include Cold Chisel, John Butler Trio and Earth Wind ... Byron Shire has received support from the Sydney Opera House's head of indigenous programming ...  

For August 11: JJ Grey & Mofro headline. Other acts include Lightnin' Malcohm; The Spark Plugz; The Imperial; The Organgrinders; Los Guys; and Steve Cohen. Advance tickets go on sale today. Through June 30, a single-day pass costs $10 and a two-day pass ...  

Legendary stage rock star Alice Cooper and emerging popular American rock band Mastodon are also on the lineup     Other big highlights is that world renowned Dutch Trance DJ Tiesto is headlining the first night. And world renowned English Trance DJ ...  

Nickelback, LMFAO, Skrillex, Snoop Dogg, John Mellencamp, Norah Jones and Iron Maiden are among the big names announced as part of Ottawa’s RBC Bluesfest lineup.  According to an article posted Wed (4/25/12) at OttawaCitizen.com, festival ...  

Tickets are on sale now. Check out the complete schedule below. June 26- The Robert Cray Band in London and John Hiatt in Manchester June 27- Eric Bibb and John Hiatt (two different venues in London) June 28- George Benson in London and Southside Johnny ...  

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who will be playing a set of Chess Records classics (think Chuck Berry, Little Walter etc). Among the other names announced are Mick Taylor (also of The Rolling Stones-fame), blues guitar maestro Robert Cray, Eric Bibb, George Benson, plus Matt Schofield ...  

CTV Ottawa's Michael O'Byrne interviewed Bluesfest executive Mark Monahan live during CTV News at Noon Wednesday. Viewers learned the price of a week-long festival pass will increase, the festival will aim to go cash free, and executives have hired an ...  

Alice Cooper, Lauryn Hill, David Gray and DJ Tiesto are among the headlining acts scheduled to play at Ottawa's annual Bluesfest music festival. For years the music festival, scheduled to run from July 4 to 15, has moved away from a traditional blues ...  

Prepare to rock, then, to LMFAO, City and Colour, Nickelback, Snoop Dogg, Sam Roberts, Our Lady Peace and rapper K’naan – to name but a few. And the burgeoning genre of electronica will not only be on the main stage, it’ll have its own side stage as ...  

Cody Allen Band; Cole; Conor Oberst; Current Swell; Damon Fowler; David Gray; David Maxwell; Deep Dark Woods; Deltron 3030; Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi; Detroit Cobras; Dirty Heads; Dirty Projectors; DJ Illo; Down With Webster; Downchild Blues Band ...  

The festival's theme this year is "electrofied" and includes several electronic acts and DJs, including Tiesto, LMFAO, Paul Oakenfold, A-Trak, Skrillex, MSTRKRFT, Chromeo and AWOLNATION, a solo project of multi-instrumentalist Aaron Bruno. The festival ...  

Audiences will enjoy over 250 musical performances featuring blues, world music, rock, jazz, and folk. The festival has a history of booking top-notch international acts and promoting Canadian artists. The average annual attendance of the RBC Royal Bank ...  

Dave Godfrey, of Mullumbimby, collected the prized Gibson Les Paul Studio guitar from members of the Cystic Fibrosis ... Dave's instrument is adorned with the signatures of some of the top acts at this year's festival, including the members of Cold Chisel ...  

Sam Roberts and buzz act the Weeknd. Tickets prices range from $40 to $65 for single day passes depending on the date, while from April 25-28 a Full Festival Passport is available for a special $250 presale price. After the early bird price the ...  

Fifty teams will compete next weekend for top barbecue honors at the fourth annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest. The event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, in Downtown Washington. The two-day, family-oriented festival features a barbecue ...  

“Last year we ran for six days with Bob Dylan headlining and drew 110,000,” festival founder Peter Noble told Pollstar. “So that was definitely a one-off. We were concerned because retail spending is down in Australia, and many festivals have cancele  

Starpulse.comBig names shine at Byron's BluesfestABC OnlineMusic has made Donovan wealthy, and his comments may well bring a tear to the eye of many of the other 60 bands at Bluesfest, who sometimes struggle to make ends meet. "We're blessed as songwriters. The money rolls in," he said.Fans say 2012 Bluesfest the best one yetGold Coast Bulletin Newsall 90 news articles »  

THE Easter bunny left plenty of musical treats for Bluesfest fans yesterday. The fourth day of the annual festival saw headliners The Pogues and John Butler Trio both attract big crowds despite their late-night closing sets. Pogues front man Shane MacGowan ...  

Photo: Doug Eaton/The Northern Star Dusty gumboots, pork pie hats, band-branded T-shirts and feathers everywhere. Bluesfest is, for many attendees, the great excuse to dress up. It's probably the festival that has the widest appeal, from puberty to ...  

The opening day closing act is Los Lonely Boys who cross over into multiple genres, while Saturday's closer is former Fabulous Thunderbirds lead guitarist Jimmie Vaughn. Sunday night's big finale goes to Texas roadhouse king Delbert McClinton who's been ...  

FORMER Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty closed the Byron Bay Bluesfest last night in dramatically different circumstances to Saturday night, when a fan died just before he came out on stage. A 49-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest ...  

THE driest Byron Bay Bluesfest in memory wrapped up on Monday night with prog rock pioneers Yes (of Owner of a Loney Heart and Starship Trooper fame) and funk master Maceo Parker (of Prince, James Brown, Michael Jackson fame) hitting the event's final ...  

Faithful to their blues roots, they’ve continued to play the rough and ready sounds that draw from the influences of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf. Nearly 30 years of performing have been marked with hits that include Bad To The Bone ...  

That's assuming notoriously unpredictable front man Shane MacGowan makes it on stage of course. But Bluesfest punters rest assured, he's nearly always "on form" these days according to Pogues guitarist Phillip Chevron. "Shane is a strong-willed person who ...  

Noise11Bluesfest Lures Earth Wind & Fire To AustraliaNoise11by Paul Cashmere on April 11, 2012 The Earth, Wind & Fire shows last week in Australia were the first ever for the US R&B/funk band. Earth, Wind & Fire formed in Chicago in 1969 and had global success with hits like 'September', 'Boogie Wonderland', ...and more »  

According to the report, the 49-year-old woman was sitting in the Mojo Stage tent when she went into cardiac arrest. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30pm, moments before Fogerty was due to begin his two-hour set. When paramedics arrived the woman ...  

Led Zep treasure John Paul Jones even pulled out some lap steel for Seasick Steve, who called ``incredible Australian man'' Andrew Stockdale and his Wolfmother bandmates to the stage to perform Shout, an anti-bank original they've been hanging out writing ...  

both endured what can only be described as unacceptable production problems during their sets in the Mojo Tent. Like Buddy Guy on Good Friday, both handled the dramas with grace and professionalism. These things happen -- but they're happening too often ...  

Trombone Shorty, Buddy Guy or John Hiatt? G3 or Steve Earle? Kim Churchill or Keb Mo? Good Friday was a day of decisions decisions. In the end, of course, Good Friday belonged to one Guy. Musicians' musician Buddy Guy. One of the last great bluesmen still ...  

New tracks HQ454 Monroe, which Walker penned with Troy Cassar-Daley, and Summer Moon, with vocals by Ian Moss, also made the set list. While it could have been louder, the sound was terrific, Moss's guitar lines piercingly precise and the band as tight and ...  

During the Easter weekend thousands of music lovers will convene at the Bluesfest Blues and Roots music festival in Byron Bay to listen to Cold Chisel, John Fogerty and the John Butler Trio. The Bluesfest Blues and Roots Music festival is one of Australia ...  

Although there is evidence of scattered Brythonic settlements in the area, the first major settlement was founded by the Romans in 43 AD. This lasted for just seventeen years and around 61, the Iceni tribe led by Queen Boudica stormed it, burning it to the ...  

“We’re hoping for the sunshine, but the forecast does have some rain in it,” said Aimee Frey, event coordinator for Downtown Washington Inc., festival sponsor. “We have a large tent so if people need to take cover it won’t be a problem,” said ...  

$80 per person. W: lovedalelonglunch.com.au. Byron Bay Bluesfest: For a longer trip, check out Byron Bay’s famous Bluesfest. This annual blues and roots music festival has featured musicians such as Bob Dylan, BB King, REM, James Brown and Sir Bob Geldof.  

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He did say he would encourage people not to smoke, "because second-hand smoking kills people, and smoking kills people". "We'd like to have a uniform policy, but that's one of the challenges when you have a lot of federal land," he said.  

The Washington music scene is just awful. Do not get me wrong. There are many fine local bands across various genres in the District, and a plethora of legendary acts for audiophiles in 31 flavors. It is not the music; it is the scene. I specifically mean all of you. Including myself. The reason I know this is that it is something I see myself and that people and bands from other towns tell me ...  

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When a hologram of late rapper Tupac Shakur appeared on stage with Snoop Dogg at the recent Coachella music festival, it stunned audiences by literally bringing the performer back to life - technologically, anyway. Reuters asked Los Angeles-based E-Poll Market Research, which surveys consumers about celebrities for Hollywood's major studios and TV networks, to pull ...  

LONDON (Reuters) - Record label XL was the big winner at the Music Week Awards late on Thursday, picking up four prizes mainly for its work on Adele's chart-topping "21". At a ceremony in central London, music business publication Music Week honored XL Recordings with the A & R Award, the artist marketing campaign prize for 21 and the best record company award. Richard Russell, XL Recordings ...  

LONDON (Reuters) - Sitar player Anouska Shankar, whose album "Traveller" takes a journey through the music of India and Spanish flamenco to explore their shared Gypsy roots, was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine's annual world music awards. At a time of political unrest in Mali, artists from there took two awards - veteran Sahara Desert bluesmen Tinariwen were named as Best Group while ...  

BluesFest Byron Bay – Day 3. posted April 8, 2012 by Katja Liebing / No Comments. Share on Twitter · Share on Tumblr · Digg This · Submit to reddit .... ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Katja Liebing. Bio, You can find Katja at one of Sydney's live ...  

Are you a changed person? Have you come out of the other side profoundly affected? Even if the answer's no, there's memories and pictures to be had. Courtesy of Stephen Booth and John Stubbs, here's our gallery from the event.  

Bio, You can find Katja at one of Sydney's live music venue most nights of the week with a camera in her hand and a smile on her face as music and photography are her biggest passions and combining the two is what she ...  

Bio, You can find Katja at one of Sydney's live music venue most nights of the week with a camera in her hand and a smile on her face as music and photography are her biggest passions and combining the two is what she ...  

RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest organizers today announced the line-up for the 2012 edition of the festival. This year, scheduling will run from Wednesday, July 4 through Sunday, July 15.  

And country-flavoured Seastick Steve and his bass player John Paul Jones, of Led Zeppelin fame, have been spotted around town with Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale and US rocker Lenny Kravitz.  

RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest presents George Thorogood & The Destroyers on June 3rd. Tickets are available beginning Saturday, April 14 at www.capitaltickets.ca  

Last year there was a celebrity cluster in front of the Melbourne Ska Orchestra: Los Lobos, Raul Malo, Tim Robbins, Elvis Costello, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi.  

Continuing its rich history of innovation, Canada's largest blues festival-ranked by Billboard Magazine as one of North America's top-ten most ...  

Last year there was a celebrity cluster in front of the Melbourne Ska Orchestra: Los Lobos, Raul Malo, Tim Robbins, Elvis Costello, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi.  

OTTAWA - Nickelback, K'naan and Norah Jones are among the artists who will be on the bill for this year's Ottawa Bluesfest.  

One of North America’s most successful music festivals continues to innovate with access control and cashless payment systems  

ST. LOUIS (AP) Two long-time have-not franchises that took off after switching coaches midseason are among the last eight standing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.  

The weather’s getting warmer and it can only mean one thing – months full of fun, outdoor festivals to enjoy and celebrate music, food, drinks and more.  

DUSTY gumboots, pork pie hats, band-branded T-shirts and feathers everywhere.  

Washington, Apr 26 (ANI): From rock to world beat, pop to blues, music has the power to do much beyond causing the toe to tap.  

The weeklong summer camp is run by Fernando Jones, a prominent blues musician and avid promoter of blues music.  

Carlton have scored an eight-point AFL victory over Fremantle at Patersons Stadium in Perth.