Great Southern Blues Festival
CANCELLED FOR 2011
What? Narooma is by no means the biggest Blues Festival in Australia, but it has always delivered a stellar line up of International and National artists. This year looks no exception.
Part of the success over the years is the fact that they don't try to compete with other major Festivals throughout the country. An intimate, 3 stage site in the middle of beautiful Narooma on the NSW South Coast within easy walking distance of most accommodation is in itself something special.
Where? Batesmans Bay, South Coast NSW
When? September 30 - October , 2011
Who? In 2011 - John Butler Trio - Pete Murray - Kasey Chambers & Band - Blue King Brown
Booker T. Jones (USA) - Kenny Neal Band (USA) - Blues Caravan 'Girls with Guitars' (USA)
Renee Geyer - Bomba - Backsliders - Jeff Lang - Bondi Cigars - Chris Wilson - Graveyard Train
Shane Nicholson & Band - Sweethearts - Collard Greens & Gravy - The Detonators
Ali Penney & Her West Coast Money Makers - Brothers Grim - Mama Kin - St Peters Blues Band
Festival Website? http://www.bluesfestival.tv/index.html
Ticket Prices
2011 General Admission Tickets
Festival tickets will be available to the general public via the festival website, over the phone and at Brown Books in Batemans Bay.
Adult Tickets
| Weekend Ticket | $200 |
| Friday 1-Day Ticket (Limited Allocation!) | $70 |
| Saturday 1-Day (Limited Allocation!) | $120 |
| Sunday 1-Day (Limited Allocation!) | $120 |
Junior Tickets
Junior ticket(s) apply to those 4 years to 14 years of age (inclusive) as at September 29th, 2011.
Children 3 years and under enter for free. Junior ticket holders must be accompanied by a responsible adult ticket holder at all times on the Festival site.
| Weekend Ticket | $110 |
| Friday 1-Day Ticket (Limited Allocation!) | $50 |
| Saturday 1-Day (Limited Allocation!) | $60 |
| Sunday 1-Day (Limited Allocation!) | $60 |
Weekend Camping Ticket (Subject To Council Approval)
| 2-Person | $120 per site |
| 4-Person | $180 per site |
| 6-Person | $300 per site |
Group Bookings
Group Bookings of 11 or more tickets to the Great Southern Blues Festival are offered at a discounted price of $185 per ticket.
Group Bookings can only be processed over the phone from Friday 1 July. Please call (02) 8405 7532 to purchase.
Past Festivals?
- Court Yard Hounds - two thirds of the Dixie Chicks, sisters Martie Maguire & Emily Robson, bring to you their new age bluegrass and country rock sound.
- The Travellers - Darryl Braithwaite, Brian Cadd, Joe Camilleri and Russell Morris bring you The Travellers. In the time-honoured tradition of musical brothers combining forces, The Travellers bring together four of Australia's most successful live rock performers. With a cheeky nod to the Travelling Wilburys and more irreverence than Julia Gillard, they debut as a foursome especially for the Great Southern Blues Festival.
- Delta Spirit - straight from Long Beach, California come this alt-country group making music that softens our losses with a hybrid of rock and northern soul, incorporating unconventional instruments such as trash can lids.
- Floyd Vincent & The Childbrides - bringing a nuanced interpretation of South American dance rhythms and traditional rock and pop, this rock act is set to break some new ground at the festival this year.
- Swamphouse - with a history steeped in the rich tradition of old school R&B, Gary Lothian and Nicholas Churkin bring to you, Swamphouse. If roots, boogie, swamp and hard drivin' Delta suits your palette - we suggest you strap on your dancing shoes and brace yourself for one hell of a good time.
- Blue Murder - a powerful funky R&B group with a hard edge, this seven piece band is fronted by guitarist Peter Rich plus the talents of many Sydney and south coast musicians.
- Christian Power & Lonesome Train - having launched their latest album 'Cool Hand' at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, stand by as they bring their ultimate blend of Aussie rock, blues, country, honky tonk and rockabilly tunes to the South Coast.
- Tony Jaggers & Friends - this Australian roots stalwart will stagger audiences with his eclectic mix of acoustic tunes with a blues and roots twist.
- Penny & The Mystics - having built up a strong following on the South Coast with their high energy blend of reggae, folk/rock and new age roots since they formed in late 2008, Penny & The Mystics are set to shake the festival to its very core.
- Adam Hole & Marji Curran Band - this lightning bolt duo are getting audiences stirred up all over Australia and beyond with their high energy, foot stomping roots, blues and rock.
- St Peter's Blues Band - formed in late 2008 as a result of a core group of students expressing an interest in exploring the roots of modern music and playing 'the blues', see what they bring to the festival this year.
- Rail Jam - 2010 winners of the AAMPLIFY Battle of the Bands competition, Rail Jam comprises of Carroll College students playing their original songs.
Xavier Rudd, Charlie Musselwhite, Eric Sardinas & Big Motor, Ash Grunwald, Bob Malone, Diunne Greenleaf, Bridie & the Boogie Kings, Mal Eastwick, Collard, Greens & Gravy- The Bondi Cigars, Jim Conway's Big Wheel, Psycho Zydeco, The Detonators, The Backsliders, Candye Kane, The Badloves, Wes Pudsey and the Sonic Aces, Mark Easton
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