Byron Bay Bluesfest is Australia’s Premier Contemporary Blues & Roots Music Festival.
It showcases music from around the world annually on the Easter long weekend on 120 hectares at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, just north of Byron Bay, NSW.
Bluesfest presents over 200 performances with various stages over 5, 12 hour days, as well as camping for up to 6,000 people, 5 licensed bars, over 100 food and market stalls, undercover food courts, beer gardens, and children’s entertainment.
Bluesfest presents the biggest names in music to Australian audiences each year including Bob Dylan, Hozier, Paul Simon, Gary Clark Jr., Angus & Julia Stone, Robert Plant, Alabama Shakes, John Mayer, Jurassic 5, James Brown, Zac Brown Band, Joss Stone, David Gray, Trombone Shorty, Angelique Kidjo, John Legend & BB King, to name but a few.
From a modest crowd of 6,000 when it began in 1990, Bluesfest now attracts an audience of over 100,000.
It is regarded as the foremost destination festival in Australia & renowned for being a safe, fun, family-friendly event.
BLUESFEST IS
A number of under cover and open air Performance Stages.
A number of licensed bars
CAR PARKS: car parking for day festival holder.
SEATING: yes you can bring your own portable chairs.
Food stalls
Market stalls
Merch Shop
Artist signing
Undercover food courts with seating
Undercover coffee tent with seating
Child Activities daily
Breastfeeding and Nappy Change Area
EFTPOS Facilities
First Aid
Disability Access- parking, toilets and camping (more information on our info page here )
Cloak Room
Information stall
On site Camping with shower and toilet facilities. Click HERE for Camping info
Shuttle bus services from town centre and surrounding towns
Phone charging facilities
Big screens in both the Mojo and Crossroads areas
Ben Harper / Colin Hay / George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic / I'm With Her / Jack Johnson / Kurt Vile & The Violators / Larkin Poe / Ray LaMontagne / SNARKY PUPPY / The Black Sorrows / Vintage Trouble