🎸Joe Camilleri and the Wilbur Wilde Rock Royalty Revue - BALLARAT BLUES FEST 2026🎸
The Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts, 1220 Howitt Street, 3355 Wendouree Directions
Sun 16.08.2026 15:00
🎸 BALLARAT BLUES FEST 2026 – THE MAIN EVENT 🎸 Sunday 16 August 2026 📍 Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts 1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree ⏰ 3pm – 6pm EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ON SALE NOW! Ballarat, are you ready? The cream of the Australian blues scene is coming together for a one-off spectacular like never before! Headlining this feel-good event are Australian music legends Joe Camilleri and the Wilbur Wilde Rock Royalty Revue, featuring Brett Garsed, Angus Burchall, James Black and Craig Newman. Also appearing: international blues legend Dave Hole, plus incredible tribute performances from Geoff Achison, Nina Ferro, Jimi Hocking, John McNamara, Andrea Marr, Brett Garsed and Sammy Owen. Expect the music you know and love, powerhouse musicianship, and a blues jam that has to be seen to be believed. 🎟 Book your seat today: https://share.google/lXIbbfd8kwv3fGtHG Ballarat Blues Fest 2026 Live music at its best! #BallaratBluesFest #WilburWilde #JoeCamilleri #DaveHole #AustralianBlues #LiveMusic #BallaratEvents #BluesMusic
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Wilbur WildeWilbur Wilde is an Australian saxophonist, television personality and radio presenter. He is best known for his work on Hey Hey It's Saturday. He rose to prominence with the bands Ol' 55 and Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons.
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Joe Camilleri
Joseph Vincent Camilleri,[1] (born 21 May 1948) aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician.[2][3] Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows.[2][4] Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons' highest-charting single was "Hit & Run" from June 1979, which peaked at #12;[5] Jo Jo Zep's "Taxi Mary" peaked at No. 11 in September 1982;[5] and The Black Sorrows top single, "Chained to the Wheel", peaked at No. 9 in March 1989.[6]
Camilleri has also produced records for The Sports, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Paul Kelly & the Dots, The Black Sorrows, Renée Geyer, and Ross Wilson.[4] Australian music journalist, Ian McFarlane, described him as "one of the most genuinely talented figures in Australian music",[3] and, as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Camilleri was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2007.[7][8]
The Black Sorrows' Saint Georges Road (2021) represented Camilleri's 50th career release.[9]
