Gibson Guitar and Byron Bay Blues Festival 2008...A Mighty Fine Weekend of Music!
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Monday, March 31, 2008 — Over the Easter weekend it has become tradition for lovers of music to migrate to the beautiful Byron Bay on the New South Wales North coast for the Annual Byron Bay East Coast Blues & Roots Festival. Now in it’s 19th year it continues to shine as one of the most outstanding and must play and see Music festivals in the world.
The 2008 line up was huge with the likes of The John Butler Trio, Keith Urban, Wilco, Mavis Staples, Buddy Guy, Eskimo Joe, Sinead O’Conner, Don Mclean, Jason Mraz, John Hammond, Kasey Chambers, Troy Cassar-Daley, John Hiatt, John Fogerty, Jools Holland, KT Tunstall, Patty Griffin plus many more trading musical blows across 5 stages and 4 days of music.
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson in the Gibson Backstage area.
Gibson Guitar’s presence at the event included an exclusive backstage artist area with a complete range of both Gibson and Epiphone guitar models where performing artists were encouraged to drop by and sample a selection of the Gibson guitars on offer.
Additionally Gibson Guitar also partnered with APRA (Australian Performing Rights Association) on a number of on-ground initiatives and provided the major prize for Rhythms Magazine’s on-site campaign. Gibson and Epiphone guitars were also be used across a number of key Bluesfest charity platforms including an onsite event for the critically important Cystic Fibrosis foundation.
The 2008 line up was huge with the likes of The John Butler Trio, Keith Urban, Wilco, Mavis Staples, Buddy Guy, Eskimo Joe, Sinead O’Conner, Don Mclean, Jason Mraz, John Hammond, Kasey Chambers, Troy Cassar-Daley, John Hiatt, John Fogerty, Jools Holland, KT Tunstall, Patty Griffin plus many more trading musical blows across 5 stages and 4 days of music.
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson in the Gibson Backstage area.
Gibson Guitar’s presence at the event included an exclusive backstage artist area with a complete range of both Gibson and Epiphone guitar models where performing artists were encouraged to drop by and sample a selection of the Gibson guitars on offer.
Additionally Gibson Guitar also partnered with APRA (Australian Performing Rights Association) on a number of on-ground initiatives and provided the major prize for Rhythms Magazine’s on-site campaign. Gibson and Epiphone guitars were also be used across a number of key Bluesfest charity platforms including an onsite event for the critically important Cystic Fibrosis foundation.
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