Breakthrough to Blues 'n' Roots 2013

Three local Western Australian acts, via Sonicbids artists, will be chosen to play at a final on the 13th March, 2013. The winning Breakthrough band will open one of the stages at the West Coast Blues ‘n’ Roots Festival 2013 on Saturday!

Breakthrough to Blues ‘n’ Roots is a band competition offering one emerging artist the opportunity to play at the very special 10 year weekend edition of the West Coast Blues ‘n’ Roots Festival, 2013.

The West Coast Blues ‘n’ Roots Festival is WA’s largest celebration of Blues ‘n’ Roots music and is the ultimate festival experience. The annual musical extravaganza offers a wide range of music all day and into the night in front of thousands of fans. The festival attracts high profile international, national and local musicians, and incorporates arts projects, environmental projects and markets and food stalls from around the globe. Over 30 international, interstate and local acts will take to the stage to perform across the weekend, and you could be one of them!

Check out this year’s lineup on our website – http://www.westcoastbluesnroots.com.au

Previous artists include: Bob Dylan, Grace Jones, John Fogerty, Buddy Guy, Sinead O'Connor, Don McLean, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Ozomatli, Angus & Julia Stone, James Brown, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, The Pogues, Crosby Stills and Nash, Bo Diddley, Jackson Browne, Bernard Fanning, The Black Keys, Damian "Jr Gong" Marley, John Mayer, Wolfmother, Eric Burdon, John Butler Trio, Missy Higgins, Pete Murray, The Cat Empire, Angelique Kidjo and many, many more.