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A Tribute ACDC: We Salute You
Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre's Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2008 in association with Savage Events. Come back in black and pay tribute to high...
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From pub to indie to experimental - celebrate a choice sample of the elements of rock. Rock reigns supreme around the world - in bedrooms,...

Andy Salvanos AUS

Swedish-born Andy Salvanos has worked as a session musician in Los Angeles, studied bass with renowned teachers like Jeff Berlin and Gary Willis, and performed The...

Angry Anderson AUS

Gary (Angry) Anderson first came to the attention of Australian rock music fans as the singer with Buster Brown. After touring the country with Buster Brown he joined...

Lior AUS

Sydney singer-songwriter Lior seemed to emerge from nowhere back in 2005 with his stunning debut album Autumn Flow, but it was in fact the culmination of years of hard...

Backsliders AUS

Australian blues group Backsliders are leaders and virtual pioneers in their own genre. As a three piece, they can lift the roof off any venue, moving from in-your-face...

Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup AUS

Adelaide born Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup began his involvement with the Australian music industry as a 14 year old drummer in the now legendary Fahrenheit 451. From 1976...

Diana Anaid

From her self financed debut to her second release in 1999 I Don’t Think I’m Pregnant being lauded as ‘one of the best rock records of the decade’ (Revolver...

Cal Williams Jr & The Hushes AUS

Three times winner of the ‘South Australian Songwriter of the Year’ and Bank’s Music ‘Best New Music’ Award winner, Cal Williams Jr recently released his debut...

Dallas Frasca AUS

Dallas Frasca and guitarist Jeff Curran are fast spreading an epidemic of down-and-dirty roots rhythms around Australia. Dallas first came to prominence in 2005, nailing...

Dave Evans AUS

Born in Wales, Dave Evans’ family emigrated to North Queensland when he was five. Dave is the original singer and founding member of AC/DC, which he formed with...

Grinspoon AUS

Grinspoon came to prominence when in 1995 they were crowned winners of Triple J’s very first ‘Unearthed’. They quickly become favourites across the country and the...

GT Stringer AUS

Founding members Jim Redgate and Trevor Ramsay formed GT Stringer after a request was made by Australian publisher Steve Mcparland for some earlier recorded material...

The Derek Trucks Band USA

The Derek Trucks Band has been a work in progress for over 10 years and takes a progressive approach to roots music, blending rock, blues, jazz, and world music. The...

Derek Trucks - USA

Adelaide International Guitar Festival is proud to announce Derek Trucks as our International Artist In Residence for 2008. Derek began his musical career at the age...

Jeff Lang AUS

Adelaide International Guitar Festival is delighted to bring Jeff Lang back this year after his extensive involvement as Artist In Residence in the inaugural festival in...

Jimmy Little AUS

Jimmy Little began entertaining Australians in 1956, working as a singer and actor before his 1963 chart-topping hit Royal Telephone saw him named 1964 Australian Pop...

Tawadros Brothers AUS

The Tawadros Brothers is comprised of brothers Joseph Tawadros on oud, James Tawadros on req’ (Egyptian tamborine), and Ben Rodgers on bass. The trio performs...

Hoodoo Gurus AUS

For two and a half decades the Hoodoo Gurus have been one of the most inventive, lyrically smart and exciting rock’n’roll bands Australia has ever produced. Along...

Adrian Belew USA

“A wizard of sonic manipulation and texture, Belew has been the guitarist of choice for the art-rock crowd, playing with Frank Zappa, Talking Heads, David Bowie,...

Mongrels of Passion AUS

Mongrels of Passion are Tim Gaze and Vince Lovegrove. Both are stalwarts of Australian music and have been pivotal, intimate and pro-active associates of the following...

Matt Walker and Ashley Davies AUS

Roughly twelve years ago Matt Walker and Ashley Davies first met and started playing impromptu shows in Melbourne. Matt’s resonating acoustic, slide and lap steel...

Magic Dirt AUS

Australian rock band Magic Dirt has been blasting ear drums at pubs and festivals across Australia for many years. Three gigs into their budding career, Magic Dirt were...

Redhead AUS

Following 10 years on the international circuit with vocal powerhouse Fruit, the fiery redhead of that superbly acclaimed group now brings Redhead to the stage. SA band...

Peter Denahy AUS

Peter Denahy is a talented multiinstrumentalist, singer and songwriter. His songs range from the serious to humorous, and transcend musical boundaries. It’s difficult...

The Shiny Brights AUS

Adelaide indie kids The Shiny Brights were born in early 2008 in the scintillating environs of a riverside warehouse stocking used whitegoods. Their soon to be released...

Sara Storer AUS

At the 2004 Tamworth country music festival Sara Storer took home a record seven Golden Guitars for her second album Beautiful Circle. The album was a hit with fans,...

The Party Boys AUS

The Party Boys were “born” in 1982 when Mondo Rock bassist Paul Christie assembled a group of Australia’s most recognised rock players for a “fun band” that...

Rockin' Rob Riley AUS

Recognised as a mighty fine guitarist, mandolin player and pedal steel player, Rockin’ Rob Riley is perhaps best known as the guitarist from Rose Tattoo. After...

SHIHAD NZ

SHIHAD is an alternative rock and metal band from Wellington, New Zealand. Formed in 1988 by Jon Toogood and Tom Larkin, who were still in school at the time, in 1999...

Swanee AUS

John Swan (aka Swanee) is a true legend of Australian rock music who has enjoyed a string of hit singles. After arriving in Adelaide from Glasgow in 1961 with his family...

Stevie Wright AUS

Former Easybeats frontman Stevie Wright is fondly regarded as Australia's first international pop star, with The Easybeats widely recognised as the greatest Australian...

The Yearlings AUS

Roots/alternative country duo The Yearlings combine warm boy-girl harmonies and sparse country blues to create songs that are at once haunting and soothing: a living,...

Tice & Evans AUS

Mark Evans is the bass player from the original and classic AC/DC line up (featuring his best mate Bon Scott) that was nominated for induction to the American...

William Barton AUS

William is one of Australia’s leading didjeridu players and composers. At just 17 years of age, he played his first classical concert with the Queensland Symphony...

Troy Cassar-Daley AUS

Troy Cassar-Daley has earned the reputation as one of Australia’s finest country performers honing his craft over 20 years and 6 studio albums and culminating in an...
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