From official Bluesfest website: We are thrilled to be bringing you our 3rd incredible Artist Announcement!
Headlining this announcement is ROBERT PLANT, the legendary front man of the band Led Zeppelin, presenting the Sensational Shape Shifters.
Led Zeppelin came to Australia in 1972 and a Robert Plant Tour of Australia has been long awaited by his Australian fans. He last toured in 1996 with Jimmy Page. Plant was voted in the Rolling Stone Readers Pick in 2011, ‘The Best Lead Singer of All Time’. Even greater is the news the he has been performing 8 Led Zeppelin songs on stage on his current South American Tour. Now the wait is finally over – Robert Plant is coming to our shores and will headline Bluesfest on Saturday 30th of March.
Other outstanding artists in the 3rd announcement include Roger Hodgson – The Legendary Voice of Supertramp, 70’s rock band Status Quo, former lead singer of the band YES Jon Anderson, as well as England’s Ska/Punk/Soul/Pop heroes – Madness.
The already super strong Bluesfest bill just keeps growing with the 2 previous announcements including Santana, Jimmy Cliff, Iggy & The Stooges, Ben Harper, Steve Miller Band, Chris Isaak, Wilco and many more.
For full Festival line up go to www.bluesfest.com.au
THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT:
ROBERT PLANT PRESENTS SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS
ROGER HODGSON THE LEGENDARY VOICE OF SUPERTRAMP
STATUS QUO The original barnstorming rockers
MADNESS The Working Man’s Pink Floyd
JON ANDERSON THE LEGENDARY VOICE OF YES
ARTISTS ALREADY ANNOUNCED:
SANTANA – BEN HARPER
IGGY & THE STOOGES
STEVE MILLER BAND – JIMMY CLIFF
CHRIS ISAAK – BONNIE RAITT
WILCO – RODRIGUEZ – ROBERT CRAY
JOAN ARMATRADING – DROPKICK MURPHYS
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – GLEN HANSARD WITH THE FRAMES
TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA – MAVIS STAPLES
FRANK TURNER AND THE SLEEPING SOULS
ALLEN TOUSSAINT – WANDA JACKSON
FRED WESLEY AND THE NEW JB’S – MICHAEL KIWANUKA
BETTYE LAVETTE – LUKA BLOOM – RUTHIE FOSTER
NEWTON FAULKNER – TONY JOE WHITE
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK – THE DUKE ROBILLARD BAND
WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE – SHAWN COLVIN – GRACE POTTER
PLAYING FOR CHANGE – SETH LAKEMAN – BEN CAPLAN
