From what I saw, I feel that Bluesfest is at a “crossroads” and to survive and prosper, they have some tough decisions to make in the next couple of years and the survey that was ever present on every festival day, will hopefully provide the organisers with the clues they need to get it right. If so, weren’t Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Dr John, Charlie Musselwhite, Magic Band, Grandmothers of Invention, Doobies, Garland Jeffries, Booker T, Black Sorrows, Jeff Beck, Steve Earl, among many others, enough for you? With the sixth announcement, Bluesfest 2014 welcomes Joss Stone, The Beards, Chain, and more. Must admit, we did wonder how they’d top 2013 lineup. Still, that was then. Byron Bay Bluesfest 2013; Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014; Byron Bay Bluesfest 2015; Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016; Byron Bay Bluesfest 2017; View all Byron Bay Bluesfest setlists. I have met some great younger people at the festival and last year when The Pogues were on I met some great Irish kids backpacking. We the ‘Engaged Neighbours’, on behalf of the Suffolk Park pump track’s affected neighbours and 300–400 petitioners and letter writers, request Council NOT to continue to bulldoze the large fenced in section of Linda Vidler Parkland adjacent to Baz and Shaz’s shop, close to the houses on three sides. (Not that the food is bad, I actually enjoy some of them, but a different variety wouldn’t go amiss) Same goes for the market stalls. most of the blues acts like BB King etc are really just too old to make it anymore god bless them ..christ i only just made it myself and i live in Byron.. logistically..absolutely incredible ..again well done and thank you, …just think you were all lucky to be there. and wasnt Grace Potter special too? I feel the festival appealed to all generations and was run excellently. • Maybe you need to take a leaf from Woodford Festival. 2014-07-09 21:29:45 Identifier JBT2014-04-19 Lineage Roland R-05 Internal mics>24bit/48hz>sd card>harddisk>audacity declick, inc levels>cdwave editor track split &-->16bit/44.1hz>tlh flac level8 Location NSW, Australia Taped by mgwfall Type sound Venue Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm -Byron Bay Bluesfest Year 2014 There was a full agenda late tonight so we delayed our arrival until around 3pm. I have been a regular for over 14 years and travel nearly 1000 kilometres (one way) every year to be part of the fun. Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014: the video Video Sharon Shostak In something of a break with tradition, this year’s annual You have entered an incorrect email address! Do we really have to have the same every year? In something of a break with tradition, this year’s annual Bluesfest, the 25th, focused more on artists appealing to a younger crowd, hence John Mayer, Devendra Banhart and perennial busker Passenger. Like all businesses we are struggling to keep food on the table of all our local and hard working journalists, artists, sales, delivery and drudges who keep the news coming out to you both in the newspaper and online. I wasn’t disappointed. We came on the Friday and saw an amazing line-up. No big blues acts on main stages. One should realize that this festival will not survive on Blues alone. I’m 62 and there was more than enough for me… admittedly I’m a fan, but Elvis Costello, despite being a bit looser than usual, still put on an excellent show. Bluesfest presents over 200 performances with up to 7 stages over 5, 12 hour days, as well as camping for up to 6,000 people, 5 licensed bars, over 100 food and market stalls, undercover food courts, beer gardens, and children's entertainment. Looks to me like something went seriously wrong in the planning this year. I did laugh out loud at the “Mystery Guest” performance at Jambalaya… it was CHOCKERS as the hour neared… and when Saskwatch hit the stage, the tent emptied as if vented to deep space. Bluesfest Byron Bay, formerly the East Coast International Blues & Roots Music Festival, is an annual Australian music festival that has been held over the Easter long weekend in the tropical surrounds of Byron Bay, NSW. Both had some of the standout performances and we would have enjoyed the music even more if we could have seen more than the back of the people in front of us. For 25 years, the small town of Bangalow on the north coast of NSW has hosted the Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival.What began as a bit of fun and a good idea, has grown into an international, award winning event that has seen legendary artists such as Bob Dylan, B.B. Byron Bay Bluesfest celebrates its 25th birthday with hundreds of back-to-back performances by musicians from around the world. The ghost in the archives #3 – In which a former Echo drudge dives into the crypt and comes up covered in dusty memories. I've seen photos of the 5-day musical festival and have started reading online reviews, some of the best are at the Bluesfest message broad, and from what I can gather Peter Noble and his marvelous crew have done it again and delivered yet another outstanding festival. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Byron-Bay-Bluesfest-2014/release/12742582 What’s with the super low resolution? More than ever we need your help to keep this voice alive and thriving in the community. Tour Update Close Video. As a regular, older punter I noticed the difference this year. Some blues in the smaller tents which was a little strange but would have been ok if you weren’t getting muffled noise from both juke joint and cavanbah at whichever you were at. He was amazing, great fun and again another top entertainer; LARRY GRAHAM & GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION – I first heard Larry and his band on a Warner Brothers Sampler Album in the 70s and wanted to see him/them. Pace yourself and by the 3rd and 4th day you can put in 12 hour days. The best weather since 2006!!! The weather was perfect, the crowds were amicable, the new screens enabled us shorter fans to see the performances, the coffee as ever, was much needed for those of us that don’t drink alcohol and the site and staff were awesome. Everybody could see her amazing talent. I met so many people who were there for only one band ( Erykah Badu) and arrived after 5pm or were wandering aimlessly or met while eating and didnt know what to see next.. Atypically, the traffic was very slow on the way and it took the better part of an hour to drive from our Suffolk Park beach house to the festival site at Tyagarah. 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Sounds like there are a bunch of sad faced whingers commenting here and it would be best if you didn’t come to tarnish the great atmosphere of the Bluesfest. Highlights were Beth Hart, North Mississippi Allstars, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Booker T, KT Tunstall, Grace Potter, Passenger, John Butler, Boz Scaggs playing The Juke Joint in acoustic mode for the ABC and the Rockwiz guests. Since declaring her interest in running for Lismore Council, local woman Sally Flannery has been subjected to sustained attacks, both online and upon her property. You’re probably right D’Urban Poisson And yes, the acts that I enjoyed the most were those I hadn’t planned to see in advance… Valerie June, Backsliders, North Mississippi Allstars, CW Stoneking, Nikki Hall, Claude Hay etc. Performance & security by Cloudflare, Please complete the security check to access. I rather saw old farts sitting on their camp chairs with their stone faced wives, I think if they had even tapped their foot to the beat it would be such a shock to their sad, sorry bodies and unhappy faces. Very happy with our week. Joe Camilleri of The Black Sorrows performs live for fans at the 2014 Byron Bay Bluesfest on April 17, 2014 in Byron Bay, Australia. I love the variety of music and it would be a very stupid person to think that one was going to like each and every artist featured. The award-winning Byron Bay Bluesfest is celebrating a quarter century this year and following on from its blockbuster 24th edition over the Easter Weekend in April this year, organisers have teased that the first round of artists announced for the Bluesfest 2014 lineup is due “very soon.” Matt Taylor summed it up down at the Juke Joint on Sunday night when he said “nobody buys Chain anymore”… and more’s the pity…. You can always check me out for next year Peter!! Musical Name-Dropping ~ Bluesfest 2014, Byron Bay-April 19, 2017 - 7:14 am […] started our fourth festival morning with some choice Australian acts (Homegrown Favourites) before sampling performers from around the world in an assortment of musical […] I will not be back. Thank you so much for putting on a fabulous show (again). In closing, Happy Birthday Bluesfest. Sharon replies: Youtube has a low res default setting and you can change it via the settings icon – small wheel third from the right at the bottom of the screen. Yes there were some great acts there but even those were slim pickings. I have no idea why D’Urban poisson states that the young people in the Mojo tent were looking for a punch in the head….sounds like you had the aggressive attitude, not anyone else, because I saw nothing of the sort. Names drop like musical notes – and me, once again, am caught without an umbrella… Apologies for the paraphrase, but when I envisioned dropping the names of some of the musical heavy-weights we had the good fortune to listen to at the Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014, I “saw” the names coming down like rain; like the tears in the old Michael Franti song: Caught Without An Umbrella. Please elevate the stages in The Juke Joint and Kavenbah (and it would hurt to make the tents a little bigger as well). Look to the left look to the right..Hi would you be Mason rack?..Is that Cameron Diaz I see? I drive a few hours and go to the Bluesfest by myself and sometimes meet up with friends; I dance like crazy and absolutely love it. After 25 years one would think you would get it right. Thanks to all comments, positive and negative because your heartfelt comments keep us in the loop. Don’t dawdle... get to Byron Bay Bluesfest! Apr 17 - Apr 21 2014. But Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association say that the impact on residents and business is too high a cost to pay. Not an event that will be known for its Dylan or Plant, this year's festival didn't boast an achingly awesome name, but what it did have was stages full of world class talent all weekend, says Echonetdaily photographer and entertainment guru Eve Jeffery. I missed Jack Johnson (as The Doobies took preference) .. and I would have loved to have seen Elvis Costello on the Monday but we flew back to the UK that day. Interesting that organisers chose to focus on a younger crowd – I would have thought they were already well catered for with festivals. Volunteers needed a attitude check. Mojo offered anyone to pick his guitar we were all that close. But festival regulars were not overlooked, with the likes of Buddy Guy, Dr John and the closing-night act Elvis Costello to choose from. The festival features a large selection of blues and roots performers from Australia and around the world and is one of the world's leading contemporary music festivals. This was my first BluesFest as my wife and I were over from England visiting our son Russ who lives in Byron Bay and works at St Elmo’s Bar & Restaurant. Bluesfest presents music from noon to midnight for the next four days, but today is a shorter one (as it is a working day here) with the first performances commencing at 4pm. I think Bluesfest is an iconic landfall for myself and many others in the world and I thank you for the enduring memories , diversity of Acts and the quality of my experience. Finish off the night –weave your way through on sunday and monday night and Dance to Saskwatch or Ozomatli. Gareth W R Smith, Palestine Liberation Centre – Byron Bay I have been coming on and off for 20 years and consistently for 3 to 5 days for the last 10 years. Select from premium 25th Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014 of the highest quality. This lady is pure class and has matured into a wonderful entertainer without seemingly any airs and graces. For the most part they worked a treat. Same same same….and don’t even get me started on the several km hike to the van at the end of the day!!! Find the perfect 25th Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014 stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. The Byron Bay Bluefest is Australia’s multi-award winning five day festival, held at the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm over Easter weekend April 17 – 21, 2014. Bluesfest showcases music from around the world annually on the Easter long weekend on 120 hectares at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, just north of Byron Bay, NSW. If you can spare a few dollars a week – or maybe more – we would appreciate all the support you are able to give to keep the voice of independent, local journalism alive. My 4 other When local musician Lisa Hunt arrived for a meeting with police last Thursday she was hoping for a somewhat friendlier reception than she had received on the last occasion. Eventually playing Long Train Running, Listen to the Music and Black Water. This was just an acceleration of a trend we’ve been seeing for some years. one said Sweden others said newcastle or mackay or Oz. I don’t get it, I know Sharon uses proper cameras, am watching on a 3.5ghz MacBook Pro…the vid looks [low res], what’s going on? Population growth in this Shire is inevitable like it or not. A sneak peak at the Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014 in front and behind the scenes by browndog and bluesfest tv. For those of you who haven’t been living under a rock, I’m sure you are aware of the ever-increasing housing shortage crisis in... Patricia Warren, Brunswick Heads Very, very impressive line-up.I’m personally glad there were some bands that appealed to the younger audience, as it enabled us ‘older’ crowd to enjoy the established acts without any interference from drunken ‘boofheads’. Interesting, and a ploy that probably didn’t pay off all that well… I thought that a Silver Jubilee event would’ve had some bigger “established” blues and roots names than it did… while you won’t get better than Buddy Guy, or Jimmie Vaughan (and Jeff Beck was quite the coup, I thought), and while I did enjoy JBT’s Saturday night set, the lineup didn’t excite me as much as 2012 and 2013 did. LOL, Tim Fleming, I had thought that at least half the name you mentioned were there for auld fahts like me! just arrive early for a full hot shower. While angling at the “yoof” market might boost sales of drink tickets, the atmosphere of the festival will ultimately suffer… most of the young’uns I saw at Mojo once the sun set had no idea where they were, and were not looking for much more than a punch in the head, rather than a good time. Unlike this year. What a voice!! 25th anniversary? It’s a long time since it was a Blues Festival. I sorely missed the Big brass bands with energetic front men like Fishbone OR Trombone Shorty of past years. We bought tickets for next year, but given that there weren’t actually all that many in the “big” tents that caught my imagination, I may well be taking my disposable income elsewhere in 2016 if we struggle to find interesting bands in 2015. Hope the Pogues come back again, they were the best. Byron Mayor, Simon Richardson (Greens), is again remaining mute over questions around Council’s court loss, this time over a fencing dispute in Suffolk Park. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. A lot of us were there in spirit – circumstances kept us away. Kingscliff property developer Gales Holgins is seeking to increase truck movements by bringing in fill from the M1 road works rather than using fill from the development site. I feel that I get value for money and I buy a 5 day ticket each year for the next year at pre-early bird prices, which is brilliant, as far as I am concerned. Dear Peter and all the Bluesfest staff, In the Pogues mosh pit last year, shoulder charging and head butting was the norm. It’s become untenable for me to continue working in hospitals. Dave Matthews Band at Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014 // April 20th, 2014 Another chocolate covered Easter has come and gone, and with it another successful delivery, the 25th, Silver Anniversary edition no less, of the Byron Bay Bluesfest . I only have a couple of minor ‘whinges’, and these are, with the exception of Grill’d and The Aztec, that the food stalls were the same again. Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014 Music Queen Erykah Badu (USA) Erykah Badu’s show at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne earlier in the same week of the festival was simply divine. Accordingly there’s time for a walk to the beach and a swim in our beach house pool before a … If you are passionate about Blues and soul then arrive on thursday and get the Rythym magazine (Free for years, but $3 for first 3 days this year and then given away or online), study the programme in the morning and arrive at midday,get the free water fill, get up front between midday and 5pm. Your IP: 91.210.225.22 Thanks for a wonderful week. Local concert series organiser hit with $5,000 fine, Byron Shire Mayor, staff mute over Council court loss. My partner drove while I conducted reconnaissance for that elusive parking spot. On several occasions people who had been regulars told me that it was going down hill. where were they?….you could find them in the smaller stages but on Monday they were delegated and hidden in a secret hideway -called the Juke joint. Read our take on day five at Byron Bay’s Bluesfest 2014. Her festival show, somehow was even more divine again – and for me the top highlight of Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014. The extra screens this year were a bonus. I must say everyone behaved them selves this year. However the service was dismal. Tears are a measurement of what’s truly good at the 2014 Byron Bay Bluesfest. Byron Bay Bluesfest; Citadel Festival; Eutropia Festival; Island Vibe Festival; Johnston St Fiesta; La Feria de las Flores; Melbourne International Jazz Festival; Mullum Music Festival; Reggae Sumfest; Rock … But the worst of the traffic trouble was, and continues to be, on the Pacific Highway, where two lanes have been reduced to one coming down St Helena and at the Ewingsdale on-ramp. and a cool breeze down the Bangalow valley. Keeping the community together and the community voice loud and clear is what The Echo is about. I have been going for 4 years and it is always the best fun, great music and friendly people. I did get to see some great acts though. • Another great day out at Tyagarah on Sunday for the 2014 Bluesfest with punters putting on their glad rags for Blues bunny day. I will be deregistered soon by my own choice. I have quit. 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