8 Ball Aitken
8 Ball Aitken has toured twenty countries performing his blues, soul, swamp-rock and slide-guitar. He’s earned a loyal fanbase from his live shows and internet videos, while paying his dues as a guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer.
8 Ball Aitken represented the Blues Association of South East Queensland at the 2026 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, USA with his band ‘8 Ball Aitken & Taya Chani’. The event was held over several nights on Beale Street and attracted 130 acts from around the world. 8 Ball Aitken & Taya Chani made the semifinals.
8 Ball Aitken won second place in the 2021 International New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival. He has also taken home two Queensland Song Awards for blues and country album of the year from his album ‘Rebel With A Cause’.
8 Ball has lived on the Sunshine Coast for the last five years where he runs a recording studio in the Glass House Mountains. 8 Ball regularly tours Australia and USA. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, USA between the years of 2012 to 2020 and worked with many of the best in the blues music business today.
8 Ball is back with a brand-new collaboration album ‘Nightbird’. He wrote and produced the recording with soul singer Taya Chani. The title-track ‘Nightbird’ immediately hit #1 on the Australian AMRAP Regional Charts in March 2025 for two weeks in a row as did their second single ‘Miss You The Most’ in May. 8 Ball & Taya’s signature harmonies and groovy guitars have proved to be a winning combination making them festival favorites.
8 Ball’s previous two self-produced albums ‘Ice Cream Man’ & ‘Ice Cream Man 2’ both hit #1 on the Australian Blues & Roots Charts.
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8 Ball Aitken represented the Blues Association of South East Queensland at the 2026 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, USA with his band ‘8 Ball Aitken & Taya Chani’. The event was held over several nights on Beale Street and attracted 130 acts from around the world. 8 Ball Aitken & Taya Chani made the semifinals.
8 Ball Aitken won second place in the 2021 International New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival. He has also taken home two Queensland Song Awards for blues and country album of the year from his album ‘Rebel With A Cause’.
8 Ball has lived on the Sunshine Coast for the last five years where he runs a recording studio in the Glass House Mountains. 8 Ball regularly tours Australia and USA. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, USA between the years of 2012 to 2020 and worked with many of the best in the blues music business today.
8 Ball is back with a brand-new collaboration album ‘Nightbird’. He wrote and produced the recording with soul singer Taya Chani. The title-track ‘Nightbird’ immediately hit #1 on the Australian AMRAP Regional Charts in March 2025 for two weeks in a row as did their second single ‘Miss You The Most’ in May. 8 Ball & Taya’s signature harmonies and groovy guitars have proved to be a winning combination making them festival favorites.
8 Ball’s previous two self-produced albums ‘Ice Cream Man’ & ‘Ice Cream Man 2’ both hit #1 on the Australian Blues & Roots Charts.
Multiple Ticket Prices + BF
Friday 30 October 2026 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM (UTC+10)
Location
George Lane
1, George Lane, St Kilda VIC 3182
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