Jimi Hocking, Harts, Louie Shelton Bluesland & More Join Blues On Broadbeach Line-up

The annual Blues On Broadbeach festival on the Gold Coast has added more than 35 Australian and international artists to its line-up for this year's event, including standout drawcards Jimi Hocking's Blues Machine, Harts and Louie Shelton Bluesland, among others.

Joining existing must-sees such as Bonnie Tyler, Cold Chisel founder Ian Moss, Slim Jim Phantom Trio, Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, Hussy Hicks and tonnes more, the new crop of acts ensure an absolutely packed roster of world-class blues musicians — almost 70 acts on 20 stages — set to keep audiences happy this May.

Also entering the fray are the likes of Mojo Webb, the Darren Jack Band, Juzzie Smith, Asa Broomhall, Nick Charles, Phil Barlow & The Wolf, Johnson Stompers, Byron Short & The Sunset Junkies, Captain Dreamboat, Aaron West & The Custodians, Benny D Williams and more.

Broadbeach Alliance chief executive Jan McCormick said that the organisers of the festival are "extremely proud" of the crop of acts they've curated for the 2017 event, whose predecessor generated a boost of about $20 million for the Gold Coast economy.

"We have international stars performing, local home-grown talent, and I’m confident to say that when you come into the festival, you will be absolutely blown away with the artists on offer," McCormick said in a statement.

"Visitation numbers are increasing every year and we are expecting this trend to continue, with thousands of people already travelling from interstate and overseas for the event."

More than 160,000 visitors are expected to roll through the festival grounds over its four-day span from 18-21 May; perhaps the most surprising thing about the quality of the line-up is that Blues On Broadbeach is a free-entry event, meaning you're able to pull up a spot and treat yourself to some seriously excellent music at no nominal cost.

That's an insane proposition, in the absolute best way.

Check out an announcement video, and the full second-round announcement, below.

For more information, see the Blues On Broadbeach website.

Blues On Broadbeach 2017 - Second Line-up Announcement

Jimi Hocking's Blues Machine
Harts
Darren Jack Band
Louie Shelton Bluesland
Juzzie Smith
Mojo Webb
19 Twenty
Aaron West & The Custodians
Asa Broomhall
Nick Charles
Phil Barlow & The Wolf
Matt Stillert
Devils Kiosk
Tomcat Playground
Johnson Stompers
West Texas Crude
Byron Short & The Sunset Junkies
Wards Xpress
Mitch King
Bag O'Nails
BB Factory
Kenny Slide
Richie Langford
Pop Standen & Dave Hoffman
Captain Dreamboat
The James Street Preachers
River City Aces
Tim Griffin
Wet Fish
Johnny Devilseed
Kniki & Mike Beale
The Jacky Howellers
Mescalito Blues
Jason Delphin
Brad Palmer Blues Sessions
+ more to be announced