The 10th annual Bendigo Blues & Roots Summer Showcase fundraiser will take place across two stages at the Rifle Brigade Hotel on Sunday, 1 March.
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The packed list of acts will serenade music fans on the glorious balcony, with bands of all shapes and sizes to keep you dancing thanks to the Rifle's renowned car park stage.
The event features some of Bendigo's best musical acts, along with fresh faces from the wider blues, soul, jazz, folk and original music circuits.
The artists are donating their talents to help kick start the kitty to pay for November's Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival, which will take place from November 5 to 8.
In addition to a bunch of artists playing their first showcase event will be one of Melbourne's hottest properties on the live music circuit, Blues Roulette.
The brainchild of bassist Ben Wickets, who along with regular session drummers and keyboard players plays backing band and host to an ever growing lost of top class front men and women from the Australian blues scene.
On any given night, Blues Roulette might feature Geoff Achison, Andrea Marr, Ian Collard, Lloyd Spiegel or combinations of Melbourne's best or touring interstate artists.
The Blues Roulette formula is one that involves no set lists or charts.
That's where it gets its vibe. A wheel is spun and everything happens live and raw in the moment.
The Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival's social media pages will be the place to go to find out who will be Blues Roulette's guest artists at the showcase fundraiser.
Showcase coordinator Colin Thompson said he is stoked about the event's lineup.
"We've got some great additions to the program, with a number of Melbourne acts part of the fundraiser for the first time," Mr Thompson said.
Summer Showcase first timers include young phenom Rory Philips from Tumut, New South Wales, who created a legion of fans after his festival debut in 2019.
Melbourne folk and blues master Matt Katsis, the sublime Melbourne-based singer and songwriter Maja, young jazz duet Strawberry Jamz and Union Streets Blues Club are just some of the acts set to grace the stage.
Returning to lend their support to the fundraiser again will be local legends Bill Barber & The Revelators, Grim Fawkner, Erica Hawkey Band, Patrick Lionel and Jess Parker.
Tickets to the showcase will be on sale at the door, with adults $20, under-18s $5 and under-12s free.
The live music will take place from 11.30am until 9pm at the Rifle Brigade Hotel, 137 View Street, Bendigo.
For the full program, subscribe to Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival social media channels.