With so many acts and so much blues action taking place over four days, it’ll pay to plan your days and nights.
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For more information on the artists: Australian Blues Festival 2018: Everything you need to know
Venues
- The Hibernian Hotel at 145 Auburn Street – (02) 4821 3668
- Workers Club – 236 Auburn Street – (02) 4821 355
- Tatts Hotel – 76 Auburn Street – (02) 4823 6134
- 98 Chairs Restaurant – 98 Auburn Street – (02) 4821 1155
- Railway Bowling Club – 271 Sloane Street – (02) 4821 2782
- Goulburn Club – 19 Market Street – (02) 4821 3300
- Belmore Park Apra- Amcos Stage, Aubrun Street
- Southern Railway Hotel – 188 Sloane Street – (02)4821 2782
Program
Day 1 – Thursday, February 8
Goulburn Club – Youth in the Blues 7.30-10.30pm
Day 2 – Friday, February 9
Hibernian Hotel
Julian James 8.30-10.30pm, Minnie Marks 10.30pm-1am
Workers Club Lounge
Dave Diprose 5-7pm, Nick Charles 7-9pm, Geoff Achison 9-11pm, Jan Preston 11pm-1am
Tatts Hotel
Moondog Blues Band 6.30-8.30pm, The Excellent Smithers 8.30-10.30pm, Justin Yapp Band 10.30pm-12.30am
98 Chairs Restaurant
Doggn It! 8-11.30pm
Southern Railway Hotel (formerly The Coolavin)
Bill Barber 4-5.30pm, Jarrod Shaw 5.30-7pm
Astor Hotel upstairs
500 Pounds of Joy 6-8pm, Lloyd Spiegel 8-10pm, 8 Ball Aiken 10pm-midnight, Dan Dinnen and Shorty midnight-2am
Astor Hotel downstairs
Ali Penney and the Money Makers 6-8pm, Greg Dood and The Hoodoo Men 8.30-10.30pm, Jesse Valach presents The Blues Mountain 10.30pm-1.30am
Railway Bowling Club Lounge
Iseula 7.30-9.30pm, Lemon Squeezin’ Daddies featuring Pearl Noire 9.30pm-midnight
Goulburn Club
Open Mic 6-10pm, Blues Jam 10pm-2am
Belmore Park Apra-Amcos Stage
Moondog (solo) 3-5pm, Mike Baker Organ Trio 5-5.30pm, Morningside Fats 5.30-7.30pm
Day 3 – Saturday, February 10
Hibernian Hotel
Julian James 8.30-10.30pm, Minnie Marks 10.30pm-1am
Workers Club Lounge
Dave Diprose 12.30-3pm, Jarrod Shaw 3-5pm, Bill Barber 5-7.30pm, Nick Charles 7.30-10pm, Geoff Achison 10pm-12.30am
Tatts Hotel
Minglewood Blues Band 12.30-3pm, Morningside Fats 3-5.30pm, Moondog Blues Band 5.30-8pm, The Excellent Smithers 8-10pm, Justin Yap Band 10pm-12.30am
98 Chairs Restaurant
Doggn It! 1-3.30pm and 8-11.30pm
Southern Railway Hotel (formerly The Coolavin)
500 Pounds of Joy noon-2.30pm, Spike Flynn and The Open Hearted Strangers 2.30-4pm, Paul Renton (duo) 5.30-7.30pm, Sugar Bowl Hokum 7.30-9.30pm
Astor Hotel upstairs
500 Pounds of Joy – 6-8pm, Dan Dinnen and Shorty 8-10pm, Lloyd Spiegel 10pm-12.30am
Astor Hotel downstairs
Morningside Fats 12.30-3pm, Ali Penney and The Money Makers 3-5.30pm, Jesse Valach presents The Blues Mountain 5.30-7.30pm, Tomcat Playground 7.30-10pm, Greg Dood and The Hoodoo Men 10pm-12.30am
Railway Bowling Club Lounge
Iseula 1.30-3.30pm, Sugar Bowl Hokum 3.30-5.30pm, Bonnie Kay and The Bonafides 5.30-7.30pm, Jan Preston 7.30-9.30pm, Lemon Squeezin’ Daddies featuring Pearl Noire 9.30pm-midnight
Goulburn Club
Open Mic 2-8pm, Australian Blues Music Awards 8-9pm, Blues Jam 9.30pm-2am
Belmore Park Apra-Amcos Stage
Spike Flynn and The Open Hearted Strangers 11am-noon, Bonnie Kay and The Bonafides 12.30-2pm, Bill Barber 2.30-4pm, Goulburn Regional Conservatorium Baby Blues 4.30-6pm
Day 4 – Sunday, February 11
Tatts Hotel
Sugar Bowl Hokum 11.30am-1.30pm, Minglewood Blues Band 1.30-3.30pm, The Excellent Smithers 3.30-5.30pm, Justin Yap Band 5.30-7.30pm
98 Chairs Restaurant
Doggn It! 1-3.30pm
Southern Railway Hotel (formerly The Coolavin)
Julian James 10am-1pm
Astor Hotel downstairs
Jarrod Shaw noon-1.30pm, Tomcat Playground 1.30-3.30pm, Jesse Valach and The Blues Mountain 3.30-5.30pm, Greg Dood and The Hoodoo Men 5.30-7.30pm, All Star Jam 7.30-10.30pm
Goulburn Club
Open Mic 2-5pm
Belmore Park Apra-Amcos Stage
Dan Dinnen and Shorty 10.15-11.45am, Dave Diprose 12.15-1.15pm, Ali Penney (solo) 2.15-3pm, 500 Pounds of Joy 3.30-5pm
Note: In wet weather Belmore Park performances will move to Workers Club Auburn Lounge.
Related Coverage
For under 18’s
Minors are welcome in all venues when accompanied by a guardian.
See below:
- Tattersalls Hotel - must be accompanied by own parent or legal guardian
- Astor Hotel (upstairs & down) – must be accompanied by own parent or legal guardian
- Hibernian Hotel – accompanied by an adult 25+years of age who is not consuming alcohol. 10.00pm curfew
- Southern Railway Hotel -must be accompanied by a responsible adult
- Goulburn Club – ppermitted anywhere in the Club under supervision of a responsible adult, except in the bar area
- Belmore Park Stage – All ages
- Workers Club Auburn Lounge – must be accompanied by a legal guardian at all times, not to enter restricted areas as signposted and curfew 10.00pm
- 98 Chairs Restaurant -permitted in authorised areas of the restaurant (live music is in authorised areas)
- Railway Bowling Club – TBA