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Perth MusicWest Coast Blues ‘N’ Roots Festival Returns Over Two Days
The West Coast Blues ’n’Roots Festival is returning to Fremantle with its finest line-up to date over an expanded two-day format, presented by Sunset Events and Bluesfest and supported by Triple J.
Having set a new benchmark for metropolitan music festivals with its peaceful ambience and succession of superb line-ups, the fourth annual West Coast Blues ’n’ Roots Festival will welcome the man who single handily re-shaped the blues and roots genre to make it the omnipresent force it is today. Indeed, the international treasure that is Ben Harper returns to Western Australia for one very special performance with his band The Innocent Criminals.
2007’s festival will also feature two of the United States’blues and roots marvels in John Mayer and the Dave Matthews Band. Both true heroes and bona fide mega stars in the US, Mayer and Matthews will join a sublime bill that features Australia’s own princess of
piano, Missy Higgins.
Add the brash blues-rock of recent multi ARIA winners Wolfmother, the folk mastery of The Waifs (the band’s first show in two years), the superb Indigenous rock of The Pigram Brothers, the Delta flavours of The Fumes and the addictive groove of Blue King Brown and you have truly pooled some of the finest talent in the country.
As if this wasn’t enough the West Coast Blues ’n’ Roots Festival humbly welcomes two musical greats into its ranks. Blues genius and statesman Bo Diddley will make a very special appearance at this year’s festival, along with reggae and dub pioneer Lee ‘Scratch’Perry who will be dropping some of his revolutionary grooves.
They’ve got it all. They are Philadelphia’s acclaimed hip hop connoisseurs The Roots – and they are bringing their blend of rap, jazz, soul and rhythm to the West Coast Blues ’n’Roots Festival.
Having recently released his self-titled gem, folk indie sensation Ben Kweller will make a long-awaited return to WA. Folk, experimental, rock and unpredictable, the collective that is Gomez has given its life to the pursuit of music. And that pursuit now brings the UK outfit to Fremantle.
He is known by many as the Swamp Fox. But Tony Joe White is best known as one of rock’s greatest pioneers. He joins Sierra Leone’s mesmerising collective The Refugee All Stars at the fourth annual West Coast Blues ’n’Roots Festival.
Add US jazz and soul great Amos Lee and a weekend of musical bliss is but a few short months away.
This unprecedented line up will see the festival spread over two momentous days of blissful music on Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1, spanning sounds from blues to jazz, roots to reggae, rock and rhythm.
As well as these world class artists there will be loads of other attractions making this day the ultimate in good vibes, including market stalls and a food market offering a range of culinary flavours from around the globe.
The event will also remain a fully licensed event, allowing patrons to freely stroll between stages unrestricted by drinking fences. This year the festival welcomes families, with patrons under 18 permitted if they are accompanied at all times by their parent.
As a very special offer, early bird tickets are available from Monday, December 4 until midnight on Thursday, December 7 for the reduced price of $100 for single day passes and $160 for weekend passes. These tickets are available exclusively through the Sunset Events website and Ticketek (see below).
General public tickets go on sale on Friday, December 8. Single day passes are $105 + booking fee or purchase a weekend pass at the discount price of $170 + booking fee.
Tickets for The West Coast Blues and Roots Festival are available from www.sunsetevents.com.au (no booking fees) or through Ticketek on 132 849 and www.ticketek.com.au(.)
