Bluesfest’s nostalgic 2011 lineup already boasts Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Ben Harper, Elvis Costello, ZZ Top and Jethro Tull but to ensure ALL of our parents attend with us next April, organizers have just announced proto-Diva, former Dolph Lundgren lover and enduring 80s icon, Grace Jones. The last time I saw Jones was when she opened the 2009 Sydney Festival to 250,000 people and let me tell you, she’s the most limber sexagenarian I’ve seen in my life. Watch this woman/alien at all costs.
Full Bluesfest lineup below…
Bob Dylan
B.B. King
Ben Harper & Relentless7
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Cat Empire
Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Aaron Neville
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Fistful of Mercy
Mavis Staples
Xavier Rudd
Trinity Roots
Kate Miller-Heidke
Washington
Little Bushman
Tony Joe White
Indigo Girls
Eric Bibb
Ash Grunwald
Ruthie Foster
C.W. Stoneking
Jeff Lang
Saltwater Band
RocKwiz Live
Jethro Tull
ZZ Top
John Legend
Gurrumul (Bluesfest exclusive)
Toots & the Maytals
Funky Meters
Irma Thomas
Booker T
Los Lobos
Kasey Chambers
Pete Murray
Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band
The Dingoes
Diesel
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
B.B. & the Blues Shack
Joe Louis Walker
Phil Jones & the Unknown Blues
The Snowdroppers
Ray Beadle
Nat Col & the Kings
Barrence Whitfield
Grace Jones
