Overview
- Organisers confirmed the Easter long‑weekend event runs 2–5 April 2026 at Byron Events Farm, with tickets on sale now via the festival website.
- Parkway Drive will make their first Bluesfest appearance in a hometown homecoming, marking their first major Byron show since a 2014 high‑school gig.
- Erykah Badu returns to Australia for the first time in 14 years and is billed to perform back‑to‑back on the same stage with Earth, Wind & Fire on Good Friday, 3 April.
- The Wailers are booked for a three‑night residency featuring three distinct sets that draw from Legend, include selections from Natural Mystic, and celebrate 50 years of Rastaman Vibration.
- Festival director Peter Noble framed the additions as part of Bluesfest’s genre‑spanning ethos, with Parkway Drive joining a bill that already includes Split Enz, Sublime, The Black Crowes and more.