The Winter Blues Festival is delighted to unveil the final artist line-up and announce that the full program for the 25th anniversary edition is now live at www.winterblues.com.au.
This final wave of artists headed to Echuca-Moama over the last weekend of July adds even more depth and energy to what’s already shaping up to be one of the biggest celebrations of Australian blues and roots music in recent memory. From chilled acoustic sets and traditional blues, to soul, blues rock and electric blues – the 2025 program is stacked with new discoveries, returning festival favourites and something for everyone.
Third Artist Announcement (in alphabetical order)
Ally Row
Anna Scionti
Bag O’ Nails
Charlie Bedford
Corey Legge
Geoff Achison
The Heavy Kicks
Jarrod Shaw
Jungle Jim Smith
The Locky Ukers (Homegrown Artist)
Luke O’Connor
Kane Vincent (Homegrown Artist)
The Maskell Love Band
Oh Babe!
Ozone Street
Sammy Owen Blues Band
Shane Pacey Trio
Silent Voices (Homegrown Artist)
Sarah Mackenzie-Ross (Homegrown Artist)
Silent Voices (Homegrown Artist)
Still Bileve
Zevon Lee Trio
They join a first-class program of previously announced artists including 19-Twenty, Sweet Talk, 8 Ball Aitken, Checkerboard Lounge, and Sweet Felicia & The Honeytones, as the 2025 festival delivers wall-to-wall live music over four massive days and nights.
As always, the Winter Blues Festival remains free to attend, taking place across more than 20 venues and drawing thousands of music fans to Echuca-Moama each year.
This year also sees the return of two key festival features:
The Homegrown program, showcasing outstanding local and regional artists as part of the main line-up.
The Sherridon Homes Family Space in Hopwood Gardens, offering free family entertainment and activities on Saturday and Sunday — perfect for music lovers of all ages.
Music programmer Jon Howell says the 25th edition will be one to remember:
“This year’s line-up is a true showcase of the incredible depth and diversity in Australian blues and roots music and selecting just 60 artists from over 300 has been a difficult task. The talent on display is world-class — from emerging voices such as Kathleen Halloran, FOOLS and Sweet Talk, to seasoned performers like Geoff Achison, Liza Ohlback and Phil Para, every artist brings something amazing to the stage. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with the Echuca-Moama community to bring this program to life. The way this town gets behind the festival is what makes Winter Blues so special.”
Proudly supported by local businesses, community partners, and national initiatives like Revive Live, the Winter Blues Festival continues to deliver economic, cultural, and social benefits to the region — all while keeping live music front and centre.
Explore the full program and plan your festival weekend now at: www.winterblues.com.au
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Full Artist Line up:
19 Twenty | 8 Ball Aitken | Ally Row | Anna Scionti | Bag O’ Nails | Bek Jensen | Bill Barber & The Holding Cell | Cass Eager | Charlie Bedford | Checkerboard Lounge | Claude Hay and The Kung Fu Mustard | Collard, Greens and Gravy | Corey Legge | Doc Halibut | Eddy & the Exciters | FOOLS | Geoff Achison | George Macfloyd Blues Band | Glenn Skuthorpe | Ingrid and the Ministers | Jarrod Shaw | Jimi Hocking | Jimi Hocking’s Blues Machine | Jungle Jim Smith | Kane Vincent | Karl S. Williams & Sally Wiggins | Kathleen Halloran | Liza Ohlback | Louise MacGregor | Luke Harrington | Luke O’Connor | Madi Colville Walker | Marshall and the Fro | Mike Elrington | Nathan Cavaleri | Nick Charles | Oh Babe! | Oscar LaDell | Ozone Street | Paul Buchanan’s Blues Xpress | Pete Cornelius | Phil Coyne and The Wayward Aces | Phil Para | Rambal | Rod Paine and the Fulltime Lovers | Salt & Steel | Sammy Owen Blues Band | Sarah Mackenzie-Ross | Shane Pacey Trio | Silent Voices | Smoke Stack Rhino | Still Bileve | Sweet Felicia | Sweet Talk | Taya Chani | The Heavy Kicks | The Locky Ukers | The Maskell Love Band | The Mojo Corner | The Rory Phillips Trio | The Windsavers | Zevon Lee Trio