The first line-up announcement for the West Coast Blues and Roots Festival, held in Fremantle on Saturday 18 April 2009, has been made!

The John Butler Trio
Missy Higgins
Zappa Plays Zappa (USA)
Paul Kelly
Easy Star All-Stars (USA)
Ben Kweller (USA)
Tony Joe White (USA)
Blue King Brown
Seasick Steve (USA)
Eric Bibb (USA)
The Special Beat (UK)
Luka Bloom (Ireland)
Blues Traveler (USA)
C.W. Stoneking & The Primitive Horn Orchestra
Little Red
Ruthie Foster (USA)
Kev Carmody
Rodney Crowell (USA)
Whitley
Kora (NZ)
Mama Kin
and more to be announced!

Tickets go on sale Monday, December 15 for $119 + booking fee and available from Moshtix – 78 Records (Perth), CD Warehouse (Perth), Dirt Cheap CDs (Perth), Mills Records (Fremantle), Planet Video (Mt Lawley), Groove Music (Mundaring), Red Stripe Clothing (Northbridge), Rokeby Records (Subiaco), Dirt Cheap CDs (West Perth), The Spot @ Curtin (Bentley), Jumbo Video (Bicton), Galaxy Entertainment (Como), Leading Edge (Albany), Collins Music (Bunbury), Evolution Surf (Bunbury), Evolution Surf (Dunsborough) and Swell Sounds (Margaret River).

However, from 9am Monday 8 December to midnight Sunday 14 December, you can secure a special Early Bird ticket price of $99 + booking fee. Head to Moshtix.
We encourage you to contribute the Optional Green Fee for an extra $3, which will be used to offset your carbon emissions to and from the festival.

See the Sunset Events website for further information.