BLUES AT BRIDGETOWN announces more acts

Shane | 7 August 2015 | Reply

BLUES AT BRIDGETOWN announces more acts

The 23rd annual Blues at Bridgetown Festival announces second round of artists and WA State Blues Challenge opens! After already dropping a solid list of names set to play at this years Blues at Bridgetown, the team behind WA’s longest running blues and roots festival are pleased to announce more additions to the line up.

Adding to the likes of Diesel, Harts and Jeff Lang, this three day celebration of all things blues and roots, will also play host to these stellar artists:

The beautiful surrounds of Bridgetown play home to this community-focused festival that takes place over three ticketed venues and close to ten ancillary free venues. This year’s line up has been designed to offer something for everyone, spanning decades and showcasing emerging to established artists.

These acts are just the icing on the cake as they round out the incredible lineup to make it truly something special. From the heart of Mississippi comes Old Gray Mule, whose goal is for the audience to leave happy but tired after non-stop dancing. Local legends, Mama Kin, Zydecats, Boom! Bap! Pow!, Ivan Zar and up and comer Morgan Bain will delight both your ears and eyes! And there’s still more to be announced.

The WA State Blues Challenge returns to Blues at Bridgetown for the third year. The winners of this competition will go on to represent Western Australia and the festival at the International Blues Challenge to be held in Memphis, Tennessee in January 2016 – an annual competition held by the Blues Foundation.

The Blues Foundation, founded in 1980, is an organization dedicated to preserving blues music history, celebrating recording and performance excellence, supporting blues education and ensuring the future of the blues art form. It is undoubtedly the international centre of blues music – with prestigious honours and signature events such as the Blues Music Awards, Blues Hall of Fame and of course the International Blues Challenge. The Foundation has over 200 affiliated local blues societies around the world representing 50,000 fans and professionals. Blues at Bridgetown is proud to be an affiliated member of the Blues Foundation, the only one in Western Australia and only one of seven in Australia. It is as an affiliate that Blues at Bridgetown can hold a local challenge and sponsor an artist to compete in the International Blues Challenge.

The Challenge will take place on Saturday during the Festival on its very own dedicated stage as part of the free Street Party with heats during the day and finals in the evening. To take part in the competition, download the Application Kit from the website – it has all the information you need to know about how the competition runs and everything you need to apply. Applications close Friday, September 11th, 2015.

Blues at Bridgetown: 13th – 15th November, 2015 in Bridgetown, Western Australia

TICKETS
Weekend Festival Tickets are now on sale, available from www.bluesatbridgetown.com.au(.)
Adults (18+) are $195.00 (incl GST + $0.30 booking fee)
Youth (aged 14 – 17 at time of event) are $75.00 (incl GST + $0.30 booking fee)
Free entry for children aged 13 and under

Blues at Bridgetown is a licensed all ages event. Under 18s must be accompanied by and in the care of a parent or guardian at all times.

Blues at Bridgetown is managed by a non-profit community association, who has delivered an annual music festival since 1993. Held on the second weekend of November each year, the three-day festival showcases blues music and roots attracting visitors throughout WA, interstate and overseas.

The continued success of the festival is, without question, due to the dedicated volunteers who keep the organisation running day-in day-out, year after year to deliver the annual event along with local community groups, organisations and businesses. Blues at Bridgetown just doesn’t happen to be in Bridgetown – Bridgetown presents the Blues at Bridgetown. The distinction may be subtle, but it makes a world of difference.