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  • Musician Xavier Rudd looking relaxed in a forest with a guitar on his lap, a wide-brim hat and his shirt unbuttoned.
  • Members of The Doobie Brothers in a bush setting beside an old tree.
  • Musician and singer Casey Chambers posing casually in front of a recycled timber wall.
  • Singer and musician Paolo Nutini, playing a guitar next to an old-fashioned yellow telephone.
8 – 9 Apr

Bluesfest Melbourne

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  • Dance

Australia’s premier contemporary blues and roots music festival is coming to Melbourne for the very first time in 2023.

The award-winning Bluesfest in Byron Bay has been showcasing the biggest names in music from around the world every Easter long weekend since 1990 and now it’s Melbourne’s turn.

For two days only this Easter, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre will be transformed into a fully weather-proof festival precinct to ensure that the first ever Bluesfest Melbourne will be spectacular.

Across two incredible days, Bluesfest Melbourne will feature performances from international superstar acts and the cream of Australian talent including Ash Grunwald, Buddy Guy, the Doobie Brothers, Greensky Bluegrass, Henry Wagons, Kaleo, Kasey Chambers, Keb Mo’, Lucinda Williams, Paolo Nutini, Robert Glasper, Steve Earle and so many more.

Dates and times

Date Times
Sat 8 Apr
  • 1pm - 11pm 1:00pm - 11:00pm
Sun 9 Apr
  • 1pm - 11pm 1:00pm - 11:00pm

Location

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
1 Convention Centre Pl
South Wharf 3006

Open in maps location for Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)

Price and bookings

Adult / general $168
Children $66
Book online for Bluesfest Melbourne

Contact details

  • telephone number: 1300 446 925
Visit website for Bluesfest Melbourne
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