Born of a love of both the blues and St Thrillda, the St Kilda Blues Festival is a venue-based showcase of local blues talent with a sprinkling of international acts.
With over 20 venues and 35+ bands and street performances throughout St Kilda from bands such as Hoodoo Mayhem 2nd line parade, The International Dishwashers, The Black Molls, Justine Jones, Steve Colebrook Trio, Out of Abingdon, Alex Burns, Joshua Batten, Jasmine Mahon Trio, plus lots more!
St Kilda has a unique group of venues of all sizes that champion music and entertainment. For these three days, it’s all about the blues.
St Kilda Blues Festival 2024
- Dom Turner & The Rural Blues Project
- Buddy Knox Blues Band
- Voodoo Preachers
- Heavy Medicine
- Andy Baylor
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ander up and down the iconic Acland Street, peruse Fitzroy Street and pop into all the local watering holes that St Kilda has to offer throughout the weekend. It’s the perfect opportunity to explore the streets of St Kilda and discover some undiscovered gems, all the while enjoying the best blues live music.
“Live music is in St Kilda’s DNA – so the Blues Festival is a great way of supporting local venues and musicians,” Mayor Louise Crawford said before this year’s iteration. “We’re very grateful for the sponsorship from Fitzroy Street Traders Association and Acland Street Traders, and City of Port Phillip,” added founder Gavan Breen.
“New Orleans-style street parade gets a lot of attention, people love it. 70 gigs over the weekend across 20-plus venues with over 30 acts, and loads of street performers – this will make for a very exciting weekend in St Kilda. We’re a not-for-profit organisation and the main reason why we created St Kilda Blues Festival is to bring people together, St Kilda’s precinct and boost the support for local venues, bars, businesses, community and create a fun weekend in St Kilda. Music everywhere for everybody.”
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