8 Ball Aitken is a road seasoned swamp blues rocker with a slide guitar that bites and a voice made for late nights and loud rooms.
From Queensland to the world, he’s clocked more than a decade of relentless touring across 20+ countries, packing festivals and clubs with gritty storytelling, gravel toned vocals and a swampy groove that won’t quit. His release Ice Cream Man 2 (2023) hit #1 on the Australian Blues & Roots Charts, and for his latest project, NightBird, he has teamed up with powerhouse Taya Chani for a fresh soul-blues, Americana collaboration. 8 Ball’s All-Star Jam (first debuted at the festival in 2024) throws gasoline on the fire, uniting top tier players for a big hearted, high energy 2 hour set where the solos fly and improvisation is king.