BACK IN BLUE

It’s been a long and bumpy ride to the next edition of the Byron

Bay Bluesfest – especially after its attempt in April got nixed a day out from opening, with the site and its stages already built – but lo and behold, Bluesfest 2021 is finally (finally!!!) happening.

Taking the form of an exclusive special edition, sporting an all-Australian lineup, the four-day celebration of all things blues, roots, rock and beyond will take place at its established home of the Byron Events Farm (formerly Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm) across the long weekend of Friday, October 1st through Monday 4th.

And although the usual suite of international icons are sitting this one out – y’know, travel bans and all that fun stuff – the lineup couldn’t be more enormous: headliners include Midnight

Oil, Paul Kelly, Tash Sultana and Jimmy Barnes, with over 50 of Australia’s biggest and best names set to raise the barn over four epic days.

To get ourselves prepped for what is undoubtedly going to be the most exciting weekend of the year for any Aussie music fan, we’re catching up with handful of the acts we’re beyond keen to see. Over the next few pages, you’ll find exclusive, one-on-one interviews with Tex Perkins, Hiatus Kaiyote, The Living End, Hussy Hicks, Ross Wilson, Jeff Lang and All Our Exes Live In Texas.