Multi-award-winning blues. Electrifying guitar. Soul-stirring vocals. Stories that move you.
Following an exciting year of international performances and award-winning music, Melbourne's
Kaliopi & The Blues Messengers
bring their highly anticipated
A Day at Woodstock
Album Preview Tour
to the
Baroque Room, Carrington Hotel, Katoomba
.
Led by powerhouse guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
Kaliopi Stavropoulos
, the five-piece ensemble delivers a captivating blend of original contemporary blues, soul, jazz, funk and imaginative interpretations of timeless classics.
Fresh from representing Greece at the
2026 European Blues Challenge in Poland
with her European band Lava Blues, Kaliopi returns to Australian stages with renewed inspiration and a musical journey that connects cultures, generations and the enduring spirit of the blues.
Award-winning music
2026 InterContinental Music Award Winner
– Best Australasian Blues & Roots Song,
How The Caged Bird Sings
2024 VIC/TAS Blues Music Award Winner
– Best Emerging Artist, The Blues Messengers
2025 VIC/TAS Blues Music Award Nominee
– Best Blues Song
Recorded live in a single day at Melbourne's legendary Woodstock Studios, the forthcoming third album
A Day at Woodstock
captures the spontaneity, musical chemistry and raw energy of musicians creating together.
Audiences will hear music from the album, including
How The Caged Bird Sings
,
One Woman One Love
and a blues-fuelled reimagining of Herbie Hancock's
Watermelon Man
, alongside beloved blues classics.
Expect blistering guitar solos, rich Hammond grooves, soulful saxophone, infectious rhythms and compelling stories exploring the roots of the blues, its social history and its continuing influence on contemporary music.
“Sizzling guitar with howling vocals.”
— Steve Jones,
Blues Blast Magazine
Experience the band live
Kew Court House – Concert, Storytelling & Visuals
https://youtu.be/bMz4Fp-4MzE
Panton Hill Festival – Live Performance
https://youtu.be/pXaM_rPrNKs
Live at BEAST – 2025
https://youtu.be/1Uu74vKbzgo
Discover more
Australian Musician – 2026 Feature Interview
https://australianmusician.com.au/kaliopi-the-blues-messengers-2026-interview/
Revista Soundloop – Watermelon Man Review
https://www.revistasoundloop.com/2026/10/kaliopi-and-the-blues-messengers-watermelon-man.html
Artist Website & EPK
https://kaliopi.com.au/epk
Come for the blues. Stay for the stories. Leave with the music in your soul.
7pm Doors/Restaurant
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