BLUESFEST TOURING BRINGS THE PEACE

BLUESFEST TOURING BRINGS THE PEACE
THE WAILERS TOUR ANNOUNCED
SPECIAL GUESTS ADDED: SLY & ROBBIE AND THE TAXI GANG TO THE WAILERS IN SYDNEY
WAR TO KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND IN SYDNEY & MELBOURNE
BEN CAPLAN SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED

Bluesfest Touring is spreading the peace and love to Brisbane, Cairns and Sydney when The Wailers continue on their mission to keep Bob Marley’s music alive next April. It’s impossible not to groove along to their sunshine and good-feeling classics: ‘Jammin’, ‘Is This Love’, ‘Exodus’, ‘Lively Up Yourself’, ‘I Shot The Sheriff’, ‘One Love’, ‘People Get Ready’, ‘Redemption Song’, ‘Get Up, Stand Up’, ‘No Woman, No Cry’ and so many more. The iconic Wailers were formed in 1969 when Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh recruited the Barrett brothers - bassist Aston “Family Man” and drummer Carly from Lee Perry’s Upsetters, to play on hits such as ‘Lively Up Yourself,’ ‘Trenchtown Rock,’ ‘Duppy Conqueror,’ and many more. This line-up, inspired by Rastafari, pioneered and powered-up Roots Rock Reggae, making it a worldwide phenomenon. The history of the band during Marley’s lifetime is well known – their music has sold in excess of 250 million albums worldwide.

Joining The Wailers in Sydney are special guests Sly & Robbie and The TAXI Gang. Sly Dunbar (drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (bass), the arrangers, producers, songwriters, session musicians and developers of raw talent, are widely acknowledged as ‘the world’s greatest rhythm section’. ‘The Riddim Twins’ have been together for over 35 years....between them they are estimated to have played on or produced over 200,000 recordings. Their list of collaborators is a veritable who’s who – there’s every prominent Jamaican artist from Beenie Man to Sean Paul to Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, IniKamoze ; and they have played with and produced artists such as Ben Harper, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Grace Jones, Paul McCartney, Carlos Santana, Sinéad O'Connor just to name a few.
Bitty Mclean known for his astonishing voice and an unnerving ability to pen a great song, as well as his string of UK pop hits will be joining them.

THE WAILERS TOUR DATES:
The Tivoli, Brisbane – WED 16 APRIL 2014 ticketmaster.com.au 1300 111 011 Onsale: 9am WED DEC 18 2013
Tanks, Cairns QLD – THUR 17 APRIL 2014 ticketlink.com.au 1300 855 835 Onsale: Mon 16 DEC 2013
Enmore Theatre, Sydney – SAT 19 APRIL 2014 ticketek.com.au 132 849 With Special Guests Sly & Robbie and the TAXI Gang feat. Bitty McLean Onsale: 10am MON DEC 16 2013

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--Also appearing at Bluesfest, Byron Bay & DENI Blues & Roots 2014--

MELBOURNE VENUE CHANGE FOR KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND
The venue for the previously announced KC & The Sunshine Band show at The Palace in Melbourne on Friday 18th April 2014 has changed to the Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall. The show will still take place on Friday 18th April as previously announced. For customers who have already purchased tickets please note: Ticketmaster will contact Palace Theatre patrons within 7 business days to offer an exchange/upgrade. Tickets for the Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall will go onsale from Tuesday 17 DEC at 12noon.

WAR ADDED TO KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND SYDNEY & MELBOURNE SHOWS
Special guests WAR have been added to KC & The Sunshine Band’s Sydney and Melbourne dates, it will be WAR’s first ever Australian tour. Originally led by Eric Burdon, WAR’s unique mix of Funk, Jazz, R&B and Rock & Roll has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. Their hits ‘The World Is A Ghetto’, ‘Lowrider’, ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends’, ’All Day Music’, ‘Slippin’ Into Darkness’, ‘Summer’ continue to inspire generation after generation of fans.

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KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND TOUR DATES:
Enmore Theatre, Sydney with WAR – THUR 17 APRIL 2014 ticketek.com.au 132 849
Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall with WAR – FRI 18 APRIL 2014
artscentremelbourne.com.au 1300 182 183
Tivoli, Brisbane – SAT 19 APRIL 2014 ticketmaster.com.au 1300 111 011
--Also appearing at Bluesfest, Byron Bay 2014--

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BEN CAPLAN SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED
Castlemaine’s D.D Dumbo a.k.a. Oliver Perry and Melbourne based troubadour Harry Healy has been announced as the special guests for Ben Caplan and The Casual Smokers show at The Northcote Social Club on the 3rd of January 2014. D. D Dumbo has just replaced Vance Joy on the Meredith Music Festival lineup and is one to watch "What makes [him] all the more exciting is that it also sounds like nothing else being made in Australia right now” The Guardian UK. Harry Healy has spent the last 15 years playing countless shows in venues up and down the East Coast (with the odd overseas adventure) and gaining many adoring fans along the way.
Special guest Allon has been added to the Newcastle show at Lizottes on Tuesday 7th January 2014.
For full tour info visit: http://bluesfesttouring.com.au/events/?EventGroupID=85

ALSO TOURING:
BEN CAPLAN & THE CASUAL SMOKERS (JANUARY)/AARON NEVILLE & DR JOHN AND THE NITE TRIPPERS / ALLEN STONE/ BOOKER T JONES & VALERIE JUNE / BUDDY GUY & THE JAMES COTTON BLUES BAND & CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE /GREGG ALLMAN + GOV’T MULE& DEVON ALLMAN / JIMMIE VAUGHAN AND THE TILT A WHIRL BAND & NIKKI HILL/KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND/KT TUNSTALL/LARRY GRAHAM AND GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION/MORCHEEBA & CHALI2NA & HOUSE OF VIBE / NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS / ROBBEN FORD & WALTER TROUT / SUZANNE VEGA & SETH LAKEMAN / THE MAGIC BAND & GRANDMOTHERS OF INVENTION /THE SOUL REBELS / STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES & KASEY CHAMBERS /

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