It’s not like the Byron Bay Bluesfest 2017 lineup wasn’t already huge, but organisers have just made it that much bigger by adding the legendary likes of Santana and The Doobie Brothers to the bill – it doesn’t get much bigger than that.

Folks heading down to the iconic Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm this Easter were already set to be treated to performances from the likes of R&B legend Mary J Blige, punk rock icon Patti Smith, the immortal Buddy Guy, and the timeless 
Jethro Tull.

“When you hear the first note of ‘Black Magic Woman’ by Santana – you KNOW who it is you are hearing and the same with dozens of other songs. His signature guitar sound is unlike any other, it simply is his and his alone,” said festival founder Peter Noble.

“It’s the same with everything he creates. Santana is music royalty – one of the greats. A hero to Latin people worldwide, and everyone else who loves his music too. Santana last played Bluesfest in 2013, this performance now legendary.”

“The Doobie Brothers blitzed when they last played Bluesfest. They are simply a brilliant live band. They perform hit after hit, leaving their fans both old and new in raptures.”

“This is the announcement, along with those which came before, which shows that Bluesfest is serious about 2017 being its best line up yet. And there is plenty more to come. It is not a year to hold back on buying tickets. We have gone all out to present our best festival yet…..come join us.”

Best of all, this is only the third of many lineup announcements. There’s still plenty more acts to be announced in the upcoming months and organisers are once again promising a “five day Easter extravaganza” delivering 12 hours of music daily across multiple stages.

Bluesfest 2017

Santana
The Doobie Brothers

joining…

Mary J Blige
Corinne Bailey Rae
Michael Kiwanuka
Nako and Medicine For The People
Gallant
The Suffers
Zac Brown Band

Patti Smith And Her Band Perform Horses

The Lumineers

Buddy Guy (Exclusive)

Bonnie Raitt
Mavis Staples (Exclusive)
Billy Bragg

Jethro Tull
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Gregory Porter
Snarky Puppy

St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Beth Hart (Exclusive)

Laura Mvula
Roy Ayers

Booker T Presents The Stax Records Revue

Andrew Bird

Rickie Lee Jones
Joan Osborne

Turin Brakes
The Strumbellas

Jake Shimabukuro

Dumpstaphunk
Nikki Hill
Irish Mythen

Thursday 13th, April – Monday, 17th April 2017
Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm NSW
Tickets: Bluesfest

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