Australian blues legends The Backsliders, will play The V Room at Villa Noosa on Friday 7th October 2016 as part of the Making of Midnight Oil exhibition at the Noosa Regional Gallery. Their latest album Heathen Songbook, released to critical acclaim, is a collection of driving Delta and Mississippi Hill country blues sounds with original 21st Century new blues anthems with Australian overtones.

Dom Turner, Rob Hirst and Ian Collard will play tracks from the new album as well as songs from their critically acclaimed 30-year history.

"An album that both shimmers and grinds. Something truly special, yet again." Rhythms Magazine

"It is no wonder that The Backsliders are regarded as Australia's greatest blues outfit: they consist of four world-class exponents of their respective instruments." Glam Adelaide 2015   Catch The Backsliders, performing with nationally touring Blues Rock act Transvaal Diamond Syndicate and another local opener, at the new V Room for one of the Blues shows of the year.     Doors at 8.00pm.