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In a special 30th birthday celebration next year, the team at Bluesfest have announced that they will be holding the annual event at Bunnings Warehouse in Mermaid Waters.
The Easter celebration will see Bluesfest team up with Bunnings, along with Sportsbet, Crown Lager and Kirks’ Solo to host a bucks style celebration.
Festival boss, Peter Noble (sic), texted his mates Benji Harper, Big Jack Johnson, Richo Clapton and Tommy ‘Fingers’ Emmanuel, who never miss the boys weekender.
They’ll be bringing their acoustics with them too, so you can expect a few classics by the wood heater section.
Over at the power tools, you’ll be able to catch Russell Morris, “Perko” Perkins and Men At Work’s Colin Hay, which will be sure to leave you fanging for a snag out the front.
If these names don’t already scream The Blues, Peter has also arranged for a complimentary pork pie hat and a photo with Julia Zemiro upon entry, “for that real post-slavery Clarksdale vibe”.
We asked Pistol Pete about his decision.
“It was a no-brainer. The snags. The ample parking. The short distance from BCF”.
There was some uproar amongst some groups, though, as the first lineup announcement was lacking in acts which feature Micheal Franti doing yoga.
