Get ready to be rocked by the tower of power that is Australia’s loudest one-man band. L.R. Marsh, bringing his wall of sound to the Agnes Blues Roots & Rock Festival Marquee Stage in February 2025.
L.R. Marsh captures the heart and soul of early 20th century delta blues and delivers it through raw slide guitar work on a classic steel resonator and cigar box guitar, directly into the 21st century by way of multiple guitar amps, earth-shaking guitar tones, and thundering foot drum grooves.
Classics such as Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson are apparent in L.R.’s sound, however it is the foot-stomping wall-of-sound that really demands attention onstage, with influences such as Gary Clark Jr, The Black Keys, 20 Watt Tombstone, The White Stripes, and 90’s stoner rock legends Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, and Fu Manchu making a solid presence in L.R.’s stage show.
L.R. has been touring the country almost non-stop for the past four years, releasing two albums and appearing at festivals such as Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues, Wolvi Stomp, Brisbane Festival, and Port Adelaide Blues Festival. His performances involve raw soulful vocals paired with heavy guitar riffs, simultaneously playing drums with his feet and without a single loop pedal or backing track in sight, creating what punters have described as “a sound that would put a five piece band to shame”.
L.R.’s career has seen him tour nationally and internationally, including headline shows all over Australia and Europe, and he has recorded with world renowned producer Sylvia Massy (Johnny Cash, Prince, Tool, System of a Down, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more) in the USA. More recently, his latest studio album Inside Outlines garnered national and international recognition, with single “Devil & the Black Dog” reaching number 9 on the Amrap Charts in its first week.
“Inside Outlines is a beast of a blues rock album from guitarist, singer/songwriter L.R. Marsh… exploring a big, brash sound with a nod to Queens of the Stone Age and early Led Zeppelin”
Matthew Trainor, Upside News Australia
“Gritty and powerful” Happy Mag
Get ready for the L.R. Marsh wall of sound on the #AgnesBluesFest Marquee Stage at 12.00pm Saturday 22 February 2025. This will be an earth-shaking, foot-stomping tower of power experience that will ring in your ears long after the last chord has rocked out.
#AgnesBluesFest 2025 Pre-NYE Tickets are currently on sale for $169pp, until 31 December 2024. RRP is $184pp from 1 January 2025, so get your tickets now at this final discounted price via www.agnesbluesandroots.com.au/tickets
Rocking out since 2008, the Agnes Blues, Roots & Rock Festival is a 3 Day Annual Event held in the Great Barrier Reef’s Sensational Deep South. Follow @AgnesBluesFest on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Each and every year the #AgnesBluesFest is not only focused on delivering a fantastic live show for ticket holders, it also ensures a positive impact on the local community and environment. In 2025, profits will go directly to local community groups, including the Agnes Water SES, Discovery Coast Environment Group, local Lions Club and the annual community event established in 1992, the 1770 Festival, held every May.
