Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival is a four day event of Blues and Roots performances, Open mic opportunities, Jam sessions and workshops at more than 40 venues throughout Bendigo and surrounding towns. The centerpiece of the program is a day-long family-friendly concert featuring more than a dozen acts over two stages in picturesque Rosalind Park.
This year’s line-up is another treasure trove of discovery, regardless of your musical persuasions. The full program will soon be available via our website and our all-new app, along with the list of confirmed artists and ticketing links to our marquee events.
Just some of the 150 artists confirmed to be appearing on our 2018 program from Thursday 8th through Sunday 11th of November:
The Badloves
Collard Greens & Gravy
Tennyson King (Canada)
Guyy & The Fox
Backwood Creatures
Pat Tierney
Hailey Calvert
Alister Turrill
Jess Fairlie
Grim Fawkner
The Northern Folk
The Deans
Tullara
Catfish Voodoo
Geoffrey Williams
Blue Sunday blues band
Lily & King
Jo Jo Smith
Erik Parker
Liz Frencham
Joel Havea (Germany)
Chubby Rae & The Elevators
Elena B Williams
Bill Barber
Karrie Hayward
Kafoa McCoy
Graciana Holland
Dr Crask and His Swingin’ Elixir
T.K. Reeve
Jess Parker & the Troubled Waters
Charlie Bedford
Mezz Coleman
Bluestone Junction
Jarrod Shaw
Harry Coulsons Blue Dogs
David Blight with Mick Kidd
Pat Ward
White Lightning
Melbourne Singers of Gospel
The Barren Spinsters
Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood
The Bean Project
The Hollands! (USA)
Dave Diprose Blues Trio
Smoke Stack Rhino
Ben J.Carter
Cat Canteri
The Django Fretts
Jimmy Williams Xperience
The McNaMarr Project
The Humbuckin’ Pickups
Byron Siren
The Royal High Jinx
Jarrah Thompson
Jimmy Davis
The Blue Darts (a.k.a. The Ellroys)
Two Tears in a Bucket
Aaron Pollock
Cat and Clint
Mast Gully Fellers
Sarah Wilkinson
Andrea Robertson Trio
Rhyley McGrath
Union Street Blues Club.
Nardia Rose Band
Courtney Robb & Snooks La Vie
The Seduceaphones
Quadrifid
Tomcat Playground
Doggn it Blues
Sherri Parry
Midweek Blues
SAVANNAH ROSE & THE BORROWED BOYS
William Alexander
Uke Joint Jumpers
WILSON & WHITE
Steph Bitter
Messin’ ‘Round
Erica Hawkey Band
Sean Orr
Luke Harrington
Mariah McCarthy
Heath Robertson & Band
The Flannos
Bellwethers
Highway 79
Amigos Trios
Funk Junkies
Andy Garlick
SONS OF THE BLUES
Honk Tank
Urban Creatures
Daniel Aaron
Orange Whip
Spiritus
Moonlighting Jug Band
OUT of ABINGDON
PHIL & TRUDY EDGELEY
The Eclectic Ukelectix
Greg Steps
the King & the Easy… trio
Nina and The Cad
Tom Heenan
…and more to be announced!
We are excited to share all the amazing musical experiences in store. We’ve got acts from the US, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and from all every Australian state and territory participating this year. As usual, many of this year’s acts have never played our festival before, some have never played Bendigo before; so we hope you’ll help us make them all feel welcome and appreciated.