If there was one act Bluesfest Festival Director Peter Noble was desperate to secure, it was PAOLO NUTINI. It had been eight years since the Scottish singer songwriter had toured, so when word got out that Paolo may be touring, the Bluesfest booking team went into overdrive to secure him.
And secure him they did! PAOLO NUTINI is one of seven new artists announced today to play at Bluesfest 2023 on the Easter weekend in Byron Bay.
PAOLO NUTINI has scores of fans around the world, including none other than powerhouse songstress Adele. When PAOLO NUTINI unveiled an Abbey Road live recording session, Adele wrote of Nutini ‘This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen in my life hands down.’
With this Bluesfest announcement for Bluesfest 2023, our 34th event, it is becoming clear that the return of international live artists mixed with great Aussie and Kiwi talent will be seen for the first time in Australia, at the level it was before the covid years. The line-up is one that I am immensely proud of and 2023 is becoming one of the great Bluesfests. Thank you so much everyone for your support through the hard years, please now come and join us for the celebration.
Peter Noble OAM, Festival Director
Other artists announced today include: THE ANGELS, ASH GRUNWALD, BACKSLIDERS, THE BROS. LANDRETH, EUGENE ‘HIDEAWAY’ BRIDGES, TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE and YIRRIMAL.
THE BROS. LANDRETH are also an incredibly exciting act with voices that stop you in your tracks. Also performing is TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE, who have been the closing band on the Main Stage at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. They are a huge deal! And then we have EUGENE ‘HIDEAWAY’ BRIDGES, who calls on his gospel past and mixes it with contemporary blues in a spectacular way.
Bluesfest fans will get to hear YIRRIMAL’S superb voice on Thursday and Monday and Aussie favourites THE ANGELS return for another year after being lauded as one of the best acts at Bluesfest 2022.
And it wouldn’t be a Bluesfest without festival favourites ASH GRUNWALD and the BACKSLIDERS. They are part of the family.