As of 30 minutes ago, Bluesfest just announced the first line up for their festival on March 24-28 next year. Featuring in the early announcement are; The National (exclusive), City and Colour, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue (exclusive), Joe Bonamassa (exclusive), Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Cat Empire, Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real, The Word, Rhiannon Giddens, Janiva Magness, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Allen Stone, The Selecter, Shakey Graves and Songhoy Blues with many more to come.
Tickets are on sale now via the website.
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