The Winter Blues Festival is set to return in 2026 for four days of blues and roots music in the Murray Region. Pictured are 19-Twenty at The Echuca Hotel.
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The Winter Blues Festival will return in 2026 for four days of world-class blues and roots music in the Murray region.
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The grassroots festival transforms Echuca-Moama into a live music hub each winter, filling venues, streets and the riverfront with performances from July 23 to 26, 2026.
Following another outstanding year of music and community connection, organisers have announced the first wave of artists for the 2026 festival.
The lineup includes 19-Twenty making their 11th appearance, alongside established acts Sweet Felicia and The Honeytones, Geoff Achison and The Souldiggers, Ray Beadle, Liza Ohlback and The Mercy Train and Frank Sultana Blues Band.
Emerging artists will also feature prominently, with Jack and The Axes, Elly Poletti, Kathleen Halloran and Otis Namrell Band joining the bill.
The festival will take place in Echuca-Moama from July 23 to 26, 2026, showcasing a mix of established and emerging artists like Kathleen Halloran (pictured)
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Other confirmed performers include Cam Walter Blues, Cass Eager, Eddy and the Exciters, The Honey Badgers, Jesse Redwing, Jesse Valach and The Testaments, Nathan Cavaleri, Oscar LaDell, Sam Buckley Band and Sammy Owen Blues Band.
Echuca Moama Winter Blues Festival music programmer Jon Howell expressed his excitement about his fifth year programming the event.
“I'm very excited to be programming my fifth Winter Blues Festival this year,” Mr Howell said.
“In that time, the event has grown to be the best place to catch great blues and roots artists from all over Australia.
“Australia is producing some of the best rootsy music in the world right now, and we want to be the event that best represents everything the scene has to offer.
“This first artist announcement is just a taste of what's to come, and we're planning some big surprises for our second announcement.
“I reckon we’re headed for our best lineup ever, and we hope to see everyone there this year.”
The lineup includes well-known acts like 19-Twenty, Sweet Felicia and The Honeytones (pictured) and Geoff Achison and The Souldiggers.
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