Bluesfest 2021 cops an all-Aussie second announcement

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The next batch of artists for the 32nd annual Byron Bay Bluesfest have been confirmed

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After making history last month with the titanic 50-act first announcement, the team behind Bluesfest 2021 have now followed up with an all-Australian second dose, led by none other than Tash Sultana – with the world-exclusive live debut of their new full-band project, to boot!

In a statement given alongside the announcement, Sultana declared: "I've [gotten] to a point where the music I've written is beyond the capabilities of looping so I've decided to get a backing band to play the written parts live and I’m looking forward to performing them at Bluesfest next Easter.”

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Ellie Robinson
Ellie Robinson
Editor-at-Large, Australian Guitar Magazine

Ellie Robinson is an Australian writer, editor and dog enthusiast with a keen ear for pop-rock and a keen tongue for actual Pop Rocks. Her bylines include music rag staples like NME, BLUNT, Mixdown and, of course, Australian Guitar (where she also serves as Editor-at-Large), but also less expected fare like TV Soap and Snowboarding Australia. Her go-to guitar is a Fender Player Tele, which, controversially, she only picked up after she'd joined the team at Australian Guitar. Before then, Ellie was a keyboardist – thankfully, the AG crew helped her see the light…