FIRSTLINE-UPANNOUNCE

FIVEINTERNATIONALACTSSETTOPERFORMATBLUESONBROADBEACH(May17-20,2018)

17yearsafteritshumblebeginnings,themulti-awardwinningBluesonBroadbeachMusicFestivaldrivenbyFrizelleSunshinehasgrowntobecomeaneventofinternationalstanding,boastingastellarlocalandinternationalline-up,andwhat’smore...itdoesn’tcostacenttoattend.That’sright–it’scompletelyFREE!

TheMay2018eventfeaturesapackedline-upincludingfiveinternationalactsandmorethan20Australianfavourites,withmorestilltobeannounced:

THEROBERTCRAYBAND(USA)THESCREAMINGJETS

BACKSLIDERS–LLOYDSPIEGEL

JONSTEVENS

(SPECIALSHOWATTHESTARGOLDCOAST)

EILENJEWELL(USA)–CHARLIEA’COURT(CAN)SOUTHERNAVENUE(USA)

KIDCONGOANDTHEPINKMONKEYBIRDS(USA)KARLS.WILLIAMS–19TWENTY–KARENLEEANDREWSJUSTINYAPBAND–BLUESARCADIA–THESATELLITES

MASONRACKBAND–DREAMBOOGIE–PJO’BRIENBAND

CHRISTINACROFTSBAND–TONISWAIN–BENNYDWILLIAMSTITANPAYNEANDTHEBIGZYDECOEXPRESS

JESSEVALACHPRESENTSBLUEMOUNTAIN–SUNNYCOASTRUDEBOYS–HELLANDWHISKY

…ANDMANYMORESTILLTOBEANNOUNCED

TheRobertCrayBand(USA)SouthernAvenue(USA)

EilenJewell(USA)CharlieA’Court(CAN)

KidCongoandthePinkMonkeyBirds(USA)FivetimeGrammyAwardwinnerandBluesHallofFamerROBERTCRAYwillbereturningtoAustraliawithhisbandaftermorethanadecade.Duringthe90stheCrayBandwasfeatured

inconcertwithartistslikeEricClapton,TheRollingStones,JohnLeeHooker,BBKingandBonnieRaitt,whodeclaredthatthebandputsononeofthebestshowsyou’lleversee.

ClickheretoseeTHEROBERTCRAYBAND’Sclassichit,SmokingGun.

Andhislatestrelease,YouMoveMe.

“It’sbeenawhilesincewe’vebeenDownUnder,”Craysaid,“We’rereallylookingforwardtocomingback.”

Includedinthismassiveline-up,BluesonBroadbeachispleasedtopresentrecentStaxRecordssigneesSOUTHERNAVENUE,inpartnershipwithMemphisTravel.HailingfromthehomeoftheBlues,theyhavebeenlauded‘themosttalkedaboutbandinMemphis’,andarevisitingAustraliaforthefirsttimetoperformexclusivelyatBluesonBroadbeach.Checkouttheirrecentlyreleasedsingle,Don’tGiveUp,here.ChrisIngram,DirectorofMemphisTravel,said,"FromthehomeoftheBluesandbirthplaceofRock‘n’Roll,IamproudandexcitedthatwewillbepartneringwithBluesonBroadbeachin2018andlookforwardtobringingtoAustraliafromBealeStreet,Memphis,thesoundsofSOUTHERNAVENUE.Thecityisanauthenticandvibrantdestinationcharacterisedbymusicandmouth-wateringbarbecue,andisfullofoneofakindexperiences.WelookforwardtosharingwithyouthesoundandflavourofMemphis."

AnotheractvisitingfromtheUSAarebluesinfusedrockersKIDCONGOANDTHEPINKMONKEYBIRDS.AfoundingmemberofTheGunClub,anderstwhileguitaristforlegendarypsycho-billypurveyorsTheCramps,aswellasNickCave&theBadSeeds,thelegendaryKidCongoPowershasgaragebluespunkswaggerinspades.Aftersellingoutroomsacrossthecountryonvisitsin2015and2016,KidCongoandthebandarebringingtheirmixoffuzzguitars,NewOrleansdrumbeatsandbasslinesdrippingwithsoultoBluesonBroadbeach2018.

TourismandEventsQueensland(TEQ)ChiefExecutiveOfficerLeanneCoddingtonsaidtheeventwillhostaworld-classlineup.“Theannouncementofthefiveinternationalactswillhavebroadappealfornextyear’sfestival,aswellasshowcasinggreatqualitylocalacts,”MsCoddingtonsaid.“TheatmosphereofthiseventisalwaysfantasticandTEQisproudtosupportitaspartofourIt’sLive!inQueenslandeventscalendar.”The2018festivalisalsohostinganotherspecialevent,withproudpartnerTheStarGoldCoastofferingbluesfansafreeandexclusiveconcert,withthechancetogetup-closeandintimatewithmusiclegendJONSTEVENS.TheNewZealandstar,formerlyofNoiseworks,JesusChristSuperstarandINXSfame,hasrecentlyteamedupwithDaveStewartfromEurythmicstorecordhisnewalbum,Starlight.

FollowingpackedoutconcertsforDieselandRussellMorrisforthe2016and2017festivals,TheStarisexcitedtoonceagainbehostingthefreeeventwithJONSTEVENStakingthestage

intheTheatreonFridayMay18.Whiletheconcertisfree,seatingwillbeallocatedwithticketinginformationtobereleasedinthenewyear.

Theline-upalsoincludesiconicAustralianrockbandTHESCREAMINGJETS,playingontheSurfParadeStageontheSaturdaynightofthefestival.ThebandboaststhreeARIAtopfivealbums,aswellasfeaturingoneofAustralia'smosttalentedandbest-knownguitarists,JimiHocking.

FestivalDirectorMarkDuckworthsaid,“It’sgreattoseehowmuchtheBluesonBroadbeachMusicFestivalhasprogressed.Theprogramcontinuestoexpandwithmoreinternationalacts,andvenueslikeTheStarcontributingtothefestival’sgrowth.”

Withmorethan161,000visitorslastyear,theeventprovideda$20millioneconomicboosttotheregion,aswellaswinning‘BestRegionalEventQLD’and‘BestTourismEventQLD’in2017.

Checkoutthefestivalsizzlereelhere.

BroadbeachistheperfectsettingtoenjoyallofyourBluesfavourites.

EachyearBluesonBroadbeachisahighlightonQueensland’scalendarofevents,andwithboththeCommonwealthGamesandTheLogiessettobeheldthereinthecomingyear,theGoldCoastisfastbecomingoneofAustralia’spremierentertainmenthubs.ThefestivalhighlightsthebestpartsoftheSunshineState,with20performanceareasbothonthe

stunningbeachfrontandthroughoutthevibrantstreetsofBroadbeach,amazingfoodatlocalbarsandrestaurants,andactivitiesforallagesthroughoutthefestivalprecinct.Thefirstannouncementoftheline-upalsofeaturesfiveactsfromtheGoldCoastandsurrounds,showcasingAustralia’sbestlocaltalenttoitsthousandsofdailyvisitors.

Thefestival’sfamousSurfParadeStagealwaysdrawsahugecrowd.

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