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Live Review: Byron Bay Bluesfest 2025 – Day 3 and 4

Review by Wanda Hill

Miss Kaninna

Shake up your juju, power up your mojo, get your stars aligned and come for the ride that is Bluesfest 2025. Saturday and Sunday were full tilt jammed up with people loving the weekend offerings. What a way to spend a precious few days of holiday being surrounded by artists who have found their voice, internal fire and instruments of choice with which to share their insights for all to be grooved and enlightened by. Thousands came to have their hearts soothed, vibes raised, joints loosened and greased by this musical manna for the body and soul.

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Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2025 – Sunday 20 April 2025

Photography by Ant Ritz Photography

Featuring 19-Twenty, Allison Russell, Bill Chambers, BJ The Chicago Kid, Chaka Khan, Cimafunk, Hussy Hicks, John Butler, Kasey Chambers, Kim Churchill, Missy Higgins, Miss Kaninna, Neal Francis, Rag’n’Bone Man, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Roshani, WILSN

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Allison Russell
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Live Review: Gary Clark Jr. + Hamish Anderson at Enmore Theatre, Sydney – 17 April 2025

Review and photos by Peter Coates – https://www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography

Back in Australia for BLUESFEST once more, Gary Clark Jr also managed to throw in a few sideshows in Australia, and Sydney got the third of these the night before he played the festival.  I was lucky enough to see this astonishing bluesman play the Factory Theatre and the Corner Hotel in 2013, and those two shows will long remain burned into the brain.

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Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2025 – Saturday 19 April 2025

Photography by Ant Ritz

Featuring Allison Russell, BJ The Chicago Kid, C.W. Stoneking, Clarence Bekker, Gary Clark Jr., Marc Broussard, Melody Angel, RY X, The Cat Empire, The Memphis Three – Fiona Boyes, The Memphis Three – Frank Sultana, The Memphis Three – Jimi Hocking, Vance Joy, WILSN, Xavier Rudd

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C.W. Stoneking
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Live Review: Byron Bay Bluesfest 2025 – Day 1 and 2

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This is not the last Bluesfest after all, much to the relief of the thousands upon thousands of people who have enjoyed the festival so far. Who would want to give up this magic event that brings the world of incredible musicians to the most eastern edge of Australia while also shining light on our magnificent local talent.

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Photo Gallery: Byron Bay Bluesfest 2025 – Friday 18 April 2025

Photography by Ant Ritz

Featuring Ash Grunwald, Brad Cox, Budjerah, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Christopher Cross, Fanny Lumsden, Gary Clark Jr., George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Maoli, Marc Broussard, Melody Angel, Taj Farrant, The Beards, Pierce Brothers, Tom Morello, Toto

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Fanny Lumsden
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Live Review: Sex Pistols (feat Frank Carter) + Civ1c at The Hordern Pavilion, Sydney – 8th April 2025

Review and photos by Peter Coates – https://www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography

CIVIC are an Australian old-school rock’n’roll punk band, formed in 2017 in Melbourne.  The band currently consists of founder Jim McCullough out front, guitarist Lewis Hodgson, bassist Roland Hvlaka, and with new drummer Eli Sthapit.  

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Tour News: MIDGE URE – AUSTRALIAN TOUR – 2025

Photo Credit _ Andy Siddens

Acclaimed musician and songwriter MIDGE URE is set to bring his extensive catalogue to Australia for an unmissable national tour this October; with all the hits from his accomplished solo career, as well as his work in bands such as Ultravox, The Rich Kids, Thin Lizzy and Visage. Touring Australia for the first time since 2020, Midge Ure’s return is an overdue one for longtime fans; for those who have yet to experience this globally revered musician perform, it is the perfect time to become initiated into the fold.

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