John Legend, Raphael Saadiq, and Rickie Lee Jones for Bluesfest 2019

first acts announced

By Neil Greenway | Published: Tue 30th Jul 2019

BluesFest 2019

Wednesday 23rd to Sunday 27th October 2019
The O2 Arena, Millennium Way, Greenwich, Greater London, SE10 0AX, England MAP
varies by event

Daily capacity: 20,000

The first acts have been revealed for BluesFest, which returns to the various venues at the O2 Arena, London, this time from Wednesday 23rd to Sunday 27th October 2019.

The first of this year's headliners and headlining the O2 Arena on the Friday will be 10-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Legend, who will be making his first London appearance for 2 years for his only UK show of the year. John Legend said "I'm really happy to be returning to London to perform at The O2 for this year's BluesFest. My shows in London are always extra special and I look forward to seeing everyone in October!"

Also on the line-up and performing a headline set at Indigo on the Saturday is Neo-soul star Raphael Saadiq, while on the Sunday the Indigo hosts a headline set from iconic American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones.

More acts will be announced over the coming weeks.

Tickets for the shows above will go on sale at 9am on Friday 2nd August.

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