Dom Turner
Grand Junction Hotel, 88 Church St, 2320 Maitland Directions
Sat 22.08.2026 16:30
For the first time ever, two giants of the Australian roots scene are joining forces to create new music on stage together on a national tour in what promises to be an electrifying collaboration, this isa show not to be missed for fans of roots, blues and virtuoso guitar playing and exquisite song craft.
Jeff Lang has released 32 albums, published one book and won three ARIA awards across a storied career of over 3 decades. He’s delivered show-stopping performances across the globe, including The Dublin Blues Festival, Philadelphia FolkFestival, Quebec City Music Festival,Rajasthan International Folk Festival, Winterhawk Bluegrass Festival, Fuji Rock, Glastonbury, Echo Park China and Ottawa BluesFest and he’s shared the stage with Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Richard Thompson, Bonnie Raitt, Ani DiFranco, Chris Whitley, Albert Collins, Loudon Wainwright III, Greg Brown, John Butlerand Bob Geldorf, among many others.
Voted Traditional Blues Artist of the Year 2022, 2024 and 2025 by the Sydney Blues Society Dom Turner is a guitarist, vocalist, and founding member of the legendary Australian blues group Backsliders performing with other acts including The Rural Blues Project, The Turner Brown Band and with US blues legends Phil Wiggins, RL Boyce, and Sunpie Barnes. Dom has toured the Australian and international festival circuit since the 1980s, and has been invited onstage with various guitar legends, most recently in Sydney by DerekTrucks (The Tedeschi Trucks Band) at the State Theatre and The Allman Betts Family Band at the Metro Theatre.
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Dom TurnerDom Turner is best known as guitarist/ vocalist of the Australian group, Backsliders. Dom also performs as a solo artist as well as in collaboration with a number of international artists.