The already engorged lineup for Bluesfest 2016 has just ballooned out even more, with the addition of country rock sensation, Melissa Etheridge.
**Artist’s rendering of next year’s Bluesfest Lineup**
The architect behind such iconic tracks as Bring Me Some Water and Like The Way I Do will perform a set at the Byron Bay festival on Sunday, 27th March 2016, alongside UB40 and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
A statement from the Bluesfest organisers reads: “We are thrilled to be welcoming the iconic rocker, singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge for her This Is M.E. Australian Tour, including her long-awaited Bluesfest debut.”
Etheridge will also be performing three other headlining sideshow dates during her visit to Australia, in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
She joins fellow new addition Kendrick Lamar on the Bluesfest 2016 lineup, alongside previously announced acts The National, City And Colour, Tom Jones and tonnes more.
The award-winning five-day Bluesfest event is held annually over the Easter long weekend at the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, just north of Byron Bay.
Organiser Peter Nobel previously promised “THE best artists across a slew of genres” and it looks like he’s delivered.
Check out the full lineup so far below, along with venue and ticketing info for Melissa Etheridge’s headlining tour dates.
Tickets to her sideshows go on sale from Thursday, 29th October from 9am AEDT, with a pre-sale for fan club members on sale from Wednesday, 28th October at 9am AEDT.
Tickets to Bluesfest 2016 are on sale now.
UPDATE 5/11/15: The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson has been added to the bill alongside a handful of other names including blues and roots legend Taj Mahal.
UPDATE 26/11/15: Soul man D’Angelo has been added to the bill alongside Cold War Kids, Hitaus Kaiyote and a bunch more.
UPDATE 03/12/15: Even more artists have been added to the Bluesfest 2016 lineup including The “Original” Blues Brothers Band.
UPDATE 04/02/16: Eagles Of Death Metal plus a slew of other names have been added in the final lineup announcement.
Watch: Melissa Etheridge – Monster
This Is M.E. Tour Dates
Tickets on sale Thursday, 29th October from 9am AEDT. Pre-sale tickets for fan club members on sale from Wednesday, 28th October from 9am AEDT.
Wednesday, 23rd March 2016
Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Tickets: Ticketek
Sunday, 27th March 2016
Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016
Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, NSW
Tickets: Bluesfest (on sale now)
Wednesday, 30th March 2016
Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Tickets: Ticketmaster
Friday, 1st April 2016
Riverside Theatre, Perth
Tickets: Ticketek
BLUESFEST 2016 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT!Melissa Etheridge - This Is M.E - Sunday, 27 March at Bluesfest Byron Bay 2016!We... Posted by Bluesfest Byron Bay on Monday, October 26, 2015
