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BYRON BAY BLUESFEST 2013

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Bluesfest 2013 Byron Bay banner Australia blues & roots music festival tickets
The Bluesfest 2013 Byron Bay banner ~ www.bluesfest.com.au

The 24th Annual BYRON BAY BLUESFEST starts today, Thursday the 28th March 2013 and goes for 4 fabulous days of Easter, until Monday the 1st April, jam packed with over 80 stage shows consisting of the best ever line up of music talent and legends that the Bluesfest has ever had!!.. checkout this incredible line up!!!…

2013 BLUESFEST LiNEUP: SANTANA ~ ROBERT PLANT presents Sensational Space Shifters ~ PAUL SiMON ~ STATUS QUO ~ STEVE MiLLER BAND ~ ROGER HODGSON (Supertramp) ~ iGGY POP & The Stooges ~ JOAN ARMATRADiNG ~ CHRiS iSAAK ~ BONNiE RAiTT ~ COUNTiNG CROWS ~ RODRiGUEZ ~ JASON MRAZ ~ BEN HARPER ~ MARK SEYMOUR & The Undertow ~ WiLCO ~ JiMMY CLiFF ~ RUFUS WAiNWRiGHT ~ The CAT EMPiRE ~ ROBERT CRAY ~ JON ANDERSON (YES) ~ TAJ MAHAL TRiO ~ XAVIER RUDD ~ LUKA BLOOM ~ SHAWN COLViN ~ KARiSE EDEN ~ JAKE SHiMABUKURO ~ BEASTS OF BOURBON ~ ROCKWiZ LiVE ~ The BREAK (feat. members of Midnight Oil, Violent Femmes, Hunters & Collectors) ~ Manu Chao La Ventura ~ Chris Smither  ~ Current Swell ~ Matt Andersen ~ The McMenamins ~ Go Jane Go feat. Kiern Kane ~ David Francey & Lucas Kane ~ Dropkick Murphys ~Tedeschi Trucks Band ~ Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue ~ Shuggie Otis ~ The Lumineers ~ Ben Howard ~ Kitty Daisy & Lewis ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama ~ Mavis Staples ~ Allen Toussaint ~ Fat Freddy’s Drop ~ Glen Hansard with The Frames ~ Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls ~ Fred Wesley & The New JB’s ~ Grace Potter ~ Playing for Change ~ Bettye Lavette ~ Ruthie Foster ~ Wanda Jackson ~ Sweet Honey in the Rock ~ Soja ~ Tony Joe White ~ Newton Faulkner ~ Michael Kiwanuka ~ William Elliott Whitmore ~ Royal Southern Brotherhood ~ Melbourne Ska Orchestra ~ The Bamboos ~  The Beards ~ Damien Dempsey ~ Tay Falco & The Panther Burns ~ JD McPherson ~ Busby Marou ~ Hat Fitz & Cara ~ The Snowdroppers ~ King Cannons ~ Seth Lakeman ~ Grey Ghost ~ The Duke Robillard Band ~ Saskwatch ~ Ben Caplan ~ Mason Rack Band ~ Round Mountain Girls ~ The Wilson Pickers ~ Wards Xpress ~ Lil Fi & The Dirty Rascals ~ The Songs of the Haight Ashbury Stage Show

BYRON BAY BLUESFEST 2012 Echonet YouTube Video:

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OFFiCiAL WEBSiTE: www.bluesfest.com.au

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/BluesfestByronBay

TWiTTER: www.twitter.com/BluesFestByron

 

 

MARCH in HiSTORY

MARCH 28 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

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0845 – Paris was sacked by Viking raiders on the 28th March in the year 845, under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collected a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.

1802 – Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovered 2 Pallas on the 28th March, known as the 2nd asteroid known to man.

1836 – Frederick Pabst the German-American brewer and founder of the Pabst Brewing Company was born on the 28th March 1836 (died 1904).

1910 – Henri Fabre became the 1st person to fly a seaplane on the 28th March 1910, after taking off from a water runway in the Fabre Hydravion, near Martigues, France.

1922 – Neville Bonner the Australian politician was born on the 28th March 1922 (died 1999).

1940 – Tony Barber the English-Australian game show host was born on the 28th March 1940.

1966 – Cheryl James the American rapper also known as Salt from Salt-n-Pepa was born on the 28th March 1966.

1970 – Vince Vaughn the American actor, screenwriter, and producer was born on the 28th March 1970.

1986 ~ Lady Gaga the American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress was born Stefani Germanotta in New York City on the 28th March 1986. Lady Gaga’s official website: www.LadyGaga.com | Lady Gaga’s verified Facebook page: www.facebook.com/LadyGaga | Lady Gaga’s verified Twitter: www.twitter.com/LadyGaga | instagram: www.instagram.com/LadyGaga

2006 ~ Pro Hart the Australian painter died on the 28th March 2006 aged 77 (born 30th May 1928).