Byron Bay Bluesfest, held over Easter weekend since 1990, has long been regarded as Australia’s premier roots music festival, as well as being one of the world’s leading destination festivals. Reduced from five to four days (April 17-20, 2025) this year, Bluesfest still attracted the third largest crowd in its history, with more than 100,000 attendees.
Once again, our loyal and enthusiastic Australian correspondent Steve Ford was there. Here is his report:
