BIGSOUND 2012 – First Artists + Speakers Announced

BIGSOUND 2012 have announced the first live artists and speakers for this year’s event to be held at Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Live Music Precinct from September 12th to 14th.

The artist lineup is led by Kate Miller-Heidke and other acts including Violent Soho, Eagle & the Worm, The Paper Kites, King Cannons, The Cairos, Oliver Tank and more. Around 90 extra acts will be revealed soon.

At tonight’s launch party in Melbourne, it was announced that Ben Lee, EMI Chairman Mark Poston and award-winning artist and activist David Bridie will be on the podium in September, along with overseas guests like Jack White’s Third Man Records MD Ben Swank, Spotify’s Rene Chambers, C3 Presents’ Aly Ehlinger (Lollapolooza, Austin City Limits) to name a few. Local speakers will include Nick Findlay from triple j, Ian Haug from Powerfinger and Jessica Ducrou (Village Sounds- Splendour in the Grass).

Tickets for BIGSOUND 2012 Are on sale now from http://www.bigsound.org.au at the early bird rate of just $295 for Q Music members, and $395 for non-members.

BIGSOUND Speakers 2012

Ben Lee – Artist

Ben Swank – Third Man Records

Rene Chambers – Spotify

Aly Ehlinger – C3 Presents

David Jimenez-Zumalacarregui – Heart of Gold

Mark Poston – Emi

Charles Caldas – Merlin

Nick Findlay – Triple J

Jessica Ducrou – Village Sounds

Ian Haug -Powderfinger /Producer

Nicky & Ben Berger – Berger Management

Richard Moffat – Way over There

Lisa Hresko – Cmj

David Bridie – Artist

BIGSOUND Live 2012

Kate Miller-Heidke

Violent Soho

Eagle & the Worm

the Paper Kites

King Cannons

the Cairos

Oliver Tank

Kira Puru & the Bruise

the Trouble With Templeton

the Preachers

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