BLUES ON BROADBEACH
Kicking off next week
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One of Australia’s largest free music festivals announces 2018 line-up…featuring five international acts, along with all your Aussie favourites…
BLUES ON BROADBEACH 2018 (May 17-20)
Blues on Broadbeach driven by Frizelle Sunshine has revealed the acts who’ll perform at the free festival, which takes place on the stunning Broadbeach, Gold Coast foreshore from May 17-20th 2018. With more than 160,000 visitors last year and an injection of $20 million into the local economy, this year is shaping up to be a cracker for blues fans. The 2018 bill showcases five international stars and a treasure trove of local favourites.
Blues on Broadbeach caters to blues fans young and old, with over 150 live performances across the four days, combining blues, folk, soul, roots and rock, all right in the centre of the emerging hub of entertainment, the sunny Gold Coast. Better yet, the festival is completely free, making it the perfect holiday escape with friends or family.
With the event being held across more than 20 indoor and outdoor venues in the bars, restaurants, streets and parks of Broadbeach, the four days are set to be utterly packed with great music and good times. The full line-up features…
THE ROBERT CRAY BAND (USA)
THE SCREAMING JETS – ASH GRUNWALD
BACKSLIDERS – LLOYD SPIEGEL
EILEN JEWELL (USA) – CHARLIE A’COURT (CAN) SOUTHERN AVENUE (USA)
KID CONGO AND THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS (USA)
HAT FITZ AND CARA with The Brisbane City Gospel Choir
JAMES SOUTHWELL – DAVE HOLE – SHAUN KIRK
UPTOWN BROWN – KNiKi + MIKE BEALE
DAN DINNEN AND SHORTY – PC AND THE BIFFS GRIFFITH UNIVERSTIY SCHOOL YARD BLUES JAN PRESTON’S BOOGIE CIRCUS – EZRA LEE
KARL S. WILLIAMS – 19 TWENTY – KAREN LEE ANDREWS
JUSTIN YAP BAND – BLUES ARCADIA – THE SATELLITES
MASON RACK BAND – DREAMBOOGIE – PJ O’BRIEN BAND
CHRISTINA CROFTS BAND – TONI SWAIN – BENNY D WILLIAMS
STOMPING NICK AND HIS BLUES GRENADE (NZ)
TITAN PAYNE AND THE BIG ZYDECO EXPRESS
DANIEL CHAMPAGNE – DIAMONDS & THE BLUES – THE NEW SAVAGES BB FACTORY – DEZZIE D AND THE STINGRAYZ – FEVER 7Z – MIKE ELRINGTON LITTLE BILLIE – BLUESCORP – DOGGN IT BLUES – JASON DELPHIN GAVIN DONIGER AND HIS MESCALITO BLUES – THE ANGELA FABIAN BAND LUCKY LIPS – MIKE FROST AND THE ICEMEN – HELL AND WHISKY – JIMI BEAVIS THE WAVES – LS PHILOSOPHY – DARYL JAMES JESSE VALACH PRESENTS BLUE MOUNTAIN – SUNNY COAST RUDE BOYS
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“Blues on Broadbeach continues the tradition of fine crafted blues music, pumping from every corner of Broadbeach in May,” said Program Director Mark Duckworth. “The festival prides itself on covering all genres of the blues spectrum and the 2018 program is a balance of amazing artists and diverse sounds from Australia and the world’s best. We can’t wait.”
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The Robert Cray Band
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Five time Grammy Award winner and Blues Hall of Famer ROBERT CRAY will be returning to Australia after more than a decade for his only QLD show. During the 90s the Cray Band was featured in concert with artists like Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, BB King and Bonnie Raitt, who declared that the band puts on one of the best shows you’ll ever see.
“It’s been a while since we’ve been Down Under,” Cray said, “We’re really looking forward to coming back.”
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Broadbeach is ready to shine, showcasing world-class Blues acts for free.
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Included in this massive line-up, Blues on Broadbeach is pleased to present recent Stax Records signees SOUTHERN AVENUE, in partnership with Memphis Travel. Hailing from the home of the Blues, they have been lauded ‘the most talked about band in Memphis’, and are visiting Australia for the first time to perform exclusively at Blues on Broadbeach.
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Southern Avenue
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Check out their recently released single, Don’t Give Up, here.
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Another act visiting from the USA are blues infused rockers KID CONGO AND THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS. A founding member of The Gun Club, and erstwhile guitarist for legendary psycho-billy purveyors The Cramps, as well as Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, the legendary Kid Congo Powers has garage blues punk swagger in spades. After selling out rooms across the country on visits in 2015 and 2016, Kid Congo and the band are bringing their mix of fuzz guitars, New Orleans drum beats and bass lines dripping with soul to Blues on Broadbeach 2018.
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KID CONGO AND THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS
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The line-up also features the incredible ASH GRUNWALD, who in his 11-year career has been nominated for six ARIA awards and three APRA awards, winning two of the latter. Grunwald boasts global tours, remarkable collaborations with musicians both old and new, and critical acclaim as the bastion of traditional blues whilst being at the forefront of innovation. Off the back of his latest album NOW, fresh off his European Tour and with some big shows including the support slot with Midnight Oil on The Great Circle Tour under his belt, Grunwald is once again returning to Blues on Broadbeach with a hip-shaking new single in the bag.
“I can’t wait to get up to Blues on Broadbeach!” said Ash. “I’ve had a lot of great gigs there over the years. A couple of years ago I did a rocking gig on the main stage, surrounded by people looking down from the balconies of their apartments…It made the space into a amphitheater, and with the huge crowd in front, it was just a special way to play. This year we’re gonna make it a bit of a extravaganza, including a lot of special guests and a really big band. It should be a huge one!”
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Ash Grunwald
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Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) Chief Executive Officer Leanne Coddington said the event will host a world-class line up. “The announcement of the five international acts will have broad appeal for next year’s festival, as well as showcasing great quality local acts,” Ms Coddington said. “The atmosphere of this event is always fantastic and TEQ is proud to support it as part of our It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar.”
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Blues on Broadbeach combines a stunning holiday destination with world-class entertainment.
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