Whether you missed out on tickets to Splendour In The Grass this weekend, or need to start planning your festival calendar to give yourself something to look forward to post-Splendour, Queensland has got the goods! Coming up in the second half of this year, are some of the State’s hippest festivals. Here’s the four you should be saving for…
BIGSOUND ( 7 – 9 SEPTEMBER)
Queensland’s biggest music industry networking and showcase night is back in 2016, and phwoar, what a line up it has! This September will see the return of BIGSOUND with a tonne of awesome artists and guest speakers taking over Fortitude Valley for three nights. Featuring guests and artists from Australia and the world, it’s definitely an event for aspiring musos and lovers of music, alike.
BIGSOUND SPECS + LINEUP
What: Bigsound Festival 2016
When & Where: Wednesday, 7 September – Friday, 9 September @ various venues, Fortitude Valley
Genre: Varied
Cost: Conference Pass = $450 – $650, Festival Tickets = $49 – $75 + bf
More event info here.
LINEUP
ARTISTS
30/70 | A.D.K.O.B | Ainslie Wills | Alex Lahey | Alice Ivy | Allan Smithy | Andrew Tuttle | Australia | B Wise | BANFF | Bec Sandridge | BEL | Birdz | Braille Face | Broadway Sounds | Chronolyth | Circles | Clairy Browne | Coda Conduct | Columbus | Confidence Man | DEN | Fait | Fascinator | Fazerdaze | FERLA | FLOWERTRUCK | FOREVR | Fountaineer | Fractures | Gabriella Cohen | Gideon Bensen | GL | Good Boy | Gregor | Groeni | HABITS | Heads of Charm | Hideous Sun Demon | Hot Spoke | Huntly | Ivan Ooze | Jack Grace | Jakubi | Jarrow | King Social | LANKS | LASTLINGS | Leah Senior | Loose Tooth | Luke Daniel Peacock | Mere Women | Middle Kids | Mosquito Coast | MOSSY | NAATIONS | Naked | Oh Pep! | Olympia | OWEN RABBIT | Prateek Kuhad | PYNES | Raised by Eagles | Rat & Co | Ribongia | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Rolls Bayce | Sampa The Great | Sarah Connor | Selahphonic | Shining Bird | SPARKSPITTER | Sydonia | Tapestry | Tash Sultana | Telling | Terrible Truths | The Outdoor Type | These New South Whales | Thigh Master | Tigertown | Tinpan Orange | Tiny Little Houses | Totally Mild | Totally Unicorn | Unity Floors | WALLACE | West Thebarton Brothel Party | Young Tapz + more TBA
GUEST SPEAKERS
Jaddan Comerford – UNIFIED (AUS) – Keynote
A.B. Original (Briggs & Trials) (AUS) – Keynote
Matt Ash – Raw Power Management (USA)
Alex Becket – Creative Artists Agency (USA)
Alex Bruford – ATC Live (UK)
Marcy Bulkely – Wild Card AV (USA)
Laura Byrne – Made In Katana / The Scouted (AUS)
Jon Coombs – Secretly Publishing (USA)
Dana Erickson – Grandstand Media & Management (USA)
Emmy Feldman – Canvasback (USA)
Jane Flynn – Songs For Children (Hong Kong)
Sebastian Freed – The Bowery Presents (USA)
Alastair Green – Maker (AUS)
Lawson Higgins – The Royalty Network, Inc (USA)
Zac Ives – Goner Records (USA)
Jeremy Maciak – Vagrant Records / BMG (USA)
Lindsay McDougall (AUS)
Dean Ormston – APRA AMCOS (AUS)
Jim Pitt – Conan (USA)
Josh Roth – Superfly (USA)
Katie Rynne – Select Music (AUS)
Jon Salter – ATO Records (USA)
Jackie Shuman – Good Ear Music Supervision (USA)
Chris Swanson – Secretly Group (USA)
Edwin Tehrani – New World Artists (AUS)
Taylor Testa – Universal Music Publishing Group (USA)
Roman Trystram – Creative Artists Agency (UK)
Marco Walzel – Avocado Booking (GER)
Tom Wironen – Post Hoc Management (USA)
+ more TBA
MAROOCHY MUSIC & VISUAL ARTS FESTIVAL (10 SEPTEMBER)
Kick off Spring the right way with this sweet as festival. Maroochy Music & Visual Arts Festival is returning in 2016 with a fantastic line up to boot! Boasting a natural amphitheatre, culinary delights, couches for chilling out, plus some of the coolest music and art from Aus, this sure looks to be something pretty special for festival-lovers.
MAROOCHY FESTIVAL SPECS + LINEUP
What: Maroochy Music & Visual Arts Festival
When & Where: Saturday, 10 September @ Old Horton Park Golf Course, Maroochydore
Genre: Indie/Rock/Acoustic
Cost: $118.35. More event info here.
LINEUP
ARTISTS
Matt Corby | Peking Duk | Allday | George Maple | Client Liaison | City Calm Down | Ngaiire | Boo Seeka | Bad//Dreems | Vera Blue | Pop Cult | Batz | Alice Ivy | The Francis Wolves | Christian Patey | Inigo | Mark Lowndes | FOREVR | Juju Bom | Chris Flaskas | Sommer RD
VISUAL ARTISTS
Amanda Parer | Bertie Blackman | Gus | Mic Black | Wintercroft | Wayne McFetridge
RED DEER MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL (22 OCTOBER)
Brisbane’s Red Deer Festival is back this October, and with a new partnership with Visit Moreton Bay Region (VMBR), it’s looking to be even bigger and better than last year! Held at the Mt Samson natural amphitheatre, and aiming to support as many local, emerging acts as possible, this festival is going to be community minded and a whole lot of fun!
RED DEER FESTIVAL SPECS + LINEUP
What: Red Deer Festival
When & Where: Saturday, 22 October @ 291 Foggs Rd, Mt Samson, Brisbane
Genre: Varied
Cost: $72.75 – $185.58. More event info here.
Line-up: TBA
JUNGLE LOVE FESTIVAL (25 – 26 NOVEMBER)
This boutique Sunshine Coast festival is back for another year, and boy are we keen! With a reputation of showcasing some of the best emerging and established acts from Brisbane and South East Queensland, this is sure to be a weekend not to be missed! Building upon 2015’s festival, this year will see Jungle Love have two stages, while also introducing a dance/electronic stage.
JUNGLE LOVE FESTIVAL SPECS + LINEUP
What: Jungle Love Festival
When & Where: Friday, 25 November – Saturday, 26 November @ Borumba Deer Park, QLD
Genre: Varied
Cost: $169 – $189. More event info here.
Line-up: TBA
Feature image courtesy of Jungle Love Festival.
Spot on! If RDF and Jungle Love keep a month apart they will give punters the break needed between festivals!