Following December’s curveball announcement that popstar Kesha was locked in as a headliner in 2018, Bluesfest has just pulled another rabbit out of its hat: R&B icon Lauryn Hill.

The Grammy Award-winning artist will be performing exclusively at Bluesfest — sorry, rest of Australia — which will be her first show in the country since she toured here back in 2014.

It’s a significant year for the singer: 2018 marks 20 years since her groundbreaking record The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill was released, meaning that Bluesfest audiences will almost certainly be treated to a special anniversary performance.

Hill joins artists such as Seal, Robert Plant, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge and Jackson Browne on the 2018 line-up. Check out the full bill below.

Bluesfest takes place over the Easter long weekend at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm near Byron Bay. Tickets are on sale now.

Bluesfest 2018 Line-Up

Lauryn Hill

…joining

Kesha
Sheryl Crow
Melissa Etheridge
Juanes
Seu Jorge
Ziggy Alberts
Ásgeir
Newton Faulkner
Afro Celt Sound System
Harry Manx
Harts
Holy Holy
William Crighton
Elephant Sessions

…joining

Youssou N’Dour
Seal
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Jackson Browne
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
Gomez
Rag ‘N’ Bone Man
The Original Blues Brothers
Jimmy Cliff
The Wailers
Benjamin Booker
Hurray For The Riff Raff
Canned Heat
Walter Trout
Andre Cymone
The Teskey Brothers
Robert Plant And The Sensation Space Shifters
Lionel Richie
The John Butler Trio
Tash Sultana
The New Power Generation
Chic featuring Nile Rodgers
First Aid Kit
Jose Gonzalez
Morcheeba
Gov’t Mule
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
The California Honeydrops
Eric Gales
Bobby Rush
Dumpstaphunk
Joe Louis Walker
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats