Blues fest tunes into Nelson

Nelson Weekly

Locals Le Gumbo Combo and Trudi Wilson will be performing at this weekend’s Blues on the Point Festival. Pictured from left are Steve Mitchell, Paul Denny, Trudi Wilson, Alan Burden and Jak Karaitiana. <em>Photo: Supplied.</em>

The very best of New Zealand blues is coming to Nelson this weekend.

The Tasman Bay Blues Club is bringing the Blues on the Point Festival to The Honest Lawyer gardens on Saturday for eight hours of music.

The festival is being headlined by The Flaming Mudcats, who are celebrating 15 years of success both in New Zealand and the USA with a special show for their Nelson fans and a new ‘best of’ album, Black Limousine.

Christchurch’s sixteen-year-old rising blues guitar sensation, Lachlan Platt, will be making his first appearance in Nelson and his first at a festival, playing original songs with his band, The New Generation.

The best Tasman Bay Blues performers complete the line-up with Le Gumbo Combo and Trudi Wilson, Rich and The Poor Boys, Rinholio, The Rubber Biscuit Band and The West Coast Blues Band.

Ian Thomson from The Flaming Mudcats says they have close connections to the local music scene.

“It’s fantastic to be headlining the festival and we’re totally committed to putting on a memorable show. It’s over three years since we played in Nelson and we’ve always been really well received.”

Ian is a keen supporter of the Tasman Bay Blues Club and was one of its original members when the club formed in October 2021.

Gates open at 12pm with music from 1-8pm. Tickets are available here.

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