Byron Bay Bluesfest
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The Byron Bay Bluesfest, formerly the East Coast International Blues & Roots Music Festival, is an annual Australian music festival that has been held over the Easter long weekend in the Byron Bay, New South Wales, area since 1990. The festival features a large selection of blues and roots performers from Australia and around the world and is one of the world's leading contemporary music festivals.
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Genre | Blues, roots |
Dates | 6–10 April 2023 |
Location(s) | Byron Bay, New South Wales |
Years active | 1990–2019, 2022– |
Founded by | Keven Oxford |
Organized by | Peter Noble |
Website | bluesfest.com.au |
The festival was founded by Dan Doeppel and Kevin Oxford in 1990 and is run by Peter Noble who joined Oxford for the 1994 event. It has been held at several locations in and around Byron Bay and is currently held at Tyagarah, 11 km (6.8 mi) north of Byron Bay town. Originally running for four days, it now[when?] runs for five days, from Thursday to Monday.
The Boomerang Festival is an event within the festival dedicated to Indigenous Australian performance, art and culture.
Bluesfest 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.