The West Coast Blues and Roots Festival has a fringe this year, full of local talent billed to get you in the mood for Sunday’s main event.

All week long you can immerse yourself in the Freo spirit starting on Monday through to Thursday with the heats and final for the Breakthrough to Blues and Roots competition; Then on Friday, depending on what takes your fancy, you can pack a picnic and head to the Freo Arts Centre for the opening party or over to the Xwray café for the Stripped Bare acoustic gig. Then rock up to Pioneer Park on festival day from 10-3 to be entertained with free music all day. Here’s the lists:

Breakthrough Blues and roots competition heats and final:
22nd March Heat 1 Xwray Café (acoustic heat)
23rd March Heat 2 The Swan Lounge
24th March Heat 3 Mojos Bar
25th March Grand Final Clancy’s Fish Pub

27th March: Grand Opening Party at Fremantle Arts centre on 27th (6pm)
Cal Peck and the Tramps
The Floors
Miche Suite
One Tiger Down
Ruby Boots

27th March Xwray Café Stripped Bare acoustic gig
Abbe May
Fall Electric
The Fancy Brothers
Khin Myint

28th March Pioneer Park
Isabel Quigley
Karin Page
Aiden Varro
Matt Cal
Storm Reeves
Dylan Olivierre
Trent Williams

VIP Tickets to the festival have sold out, but normal tickets are still available from moshtix and the playing times are here