East Coast Blues & Roots Festival 2003

The 14th Annual East Coast International Blues & Roots Music Festival is less than a month away and these artists are confirmed as starters for this years festival at Byron Bay on Thu 17th, Fri 18th, Sat 19th, Sun 20th and Mon 21st of April, they include - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals (Mon), Michael Franti & Spearhead (Sat) (Mon), Kasey Chambers (Fri), Jimmie Vaughan (Fri) (Sat), Ozomatli (Fri) (Sun), The Violent Femmes (Sun), Shane MacGowan & The Popes (Sun), Angélique Kidjo (Fri) Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Fri), Michelle Shocked (Thur), Sly & Robbie featuring Michael Rose (Sun) (Mon), Yothu Yindi (Sun) (Mon), The Blind Boys Of Alabama featuring Clarence Fountain (Sun), G. Love & Special Sauce (Sat) (Mon), Gordon Gano (Sat), Alvin Youngblood Hart (Fri) (Sat), Robert Randolph & The Family Band (Sat) (Sun), Johnnie Johnson (Fri), Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm (Fri), Love with Arthur Lee, (Sat), Terry Callier (Sun) (Mon), Eric Sardinas (Thur) (Sat), Grant Lee Phillips (Sun), Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses (Sun), Diesel (Sat), Tommy Emmanuel (Fri), Eric Burdon & The New Animals (Sat) (Sun), Marva Wright & The BMW’s (Thur) (Sun), Terrance Simien(Thur) (Sat), The Backsliders (Fri) (Sun), Jeff Lang (Thur) (Fri), Bill Chambers (Fri), Tuck & Patti (Fri) (Sat), Harry Manx (Fri) (Sat), Bob Brozman (Thur) (Fri), Mose Scarlett (Thur) (Fri), Sam Carr’s Delta Jukes (Thurs) (Sat), Donavon Frankenreiter (Sun) (Mon), Resin Dogs (Mon), Gelbison (Mon), Augie March (Thur), Mental As Anything (Fri), Gyan (Fri), The Wild Women Revue (Sun),featuring Australia’s finest Blueswomen, Lil’ Fi, Fiona Boyes, Alison Penney, Kaz Dalla Rosa, Sweet Felicia & Paula Dowes, Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers (Fri) (Sun), Steve Edmonds Band (Sun), Harper (Thur), Xavier Rudd (Thur) (Sat) (Mon), Doug Williams LR Mix (Sun), Lisa Miller (Fri) (Sat), Afro Dizzi Act (Mon), The Vegas Kings, Bomba (Sun), The Cat Empire (Sat) (Mon), Carus (Thur) (Sat), The Beautiful Girls (Sun) (Mon), Derrin Nauendorf (Thur), Mia Dyson (Fri) (Sat), iOTA (Sat), Jerome Smith & Ronimo (Thur) (Fri), Johnny Green’s Blues Cowboys (Sat) (Sun), Dirty Lucy (Thur) (Fri), Acre, Airborne Blues Virus, Jez, Jodi Martin, Manuhiri, Ragweed, Remains, Ross Ward’s Express, Slim Pickens & Dr Baz, Wild Zinnias.

Ticket Prices are as follows: * Season Tickets: (Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun only) Adult Season: $230 Junior Season: $155 Child Season: $40 * 3 Day Tickets: (Fri, Sat & Sun only) Adult 3 Day: $215 Junior 3-Day: $135 Child 3-Day: $30 * 1 Day Tickets: (Thu, Fri, Sat or Sun) Adult 1 Day: $80Junior 1-Day: $50Child 1-Day: $10 * One Price Ticket Monday 21 April: All tickets: $88 Tickets now on-sale by calling the Bluesfest Box Office on: 02 6685 8310, alternatively from the following locations: Soundwaves Music - Byron Bay: 02 6685 6762, Choppers Music - Lismore: 02 6621 6660 ABC Centre - Ballina: 02 6686 2436, Buzz Bar - Murwillumbah: 02 6672 4766.

For more information concerning exact location, accomodation etc visit the website @ http://www.bluesfest.com.au

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