There had only been two cancellations since then - in 2009 the Lionel Richie concert was abandoned due to heavy rain and in 2015 when efforts to find an artist failed to eventuate.
Mr Craft said tying in potential concert schedules with artists' touring and other commitments was often difficult - as it had been that year.
Mission Estate chief executive Peter Holley agreed, and paid tribute to Mr Craft's successful pursuit of an act he said was "very exciting".
"It has been months and months of hard work and we've got it."
He added that while crowd numbers had been down at the past few concerts he was confident the numbers will be up next April.
"This is going to attract a larger crowd - definitely."
He said the later timeslot of the fourth month of the year, rather than the traditional February, had been determined by the availability of the act.
Mr Craft said he had no problems with the April date and said changes in weather patterns over the past decade had provided event management groups with an extended window of open-air concert options.
"Ten years ago the weather would have been close to winter in April but the weather patterns have changed - Aprils have been fantastic."
He also predicted the concert would attract a big crowd.
The artist and supporting acts will be announced around noon on October 13 and tickets would go on sale shortly after that.
Mission Concert Club members would get first dibs on tickets with general public sales likely to be two days afterwards.
