The southern-hemisphere’s music conference Mecca that is BIGSOUND has today revealed the first batch of home-grown talent set to populate the LIVE component of the festival.
Pieced together using some of our greatest up and coming talent as well as some more established acts, the first batch of artists will leave you short of breath just scrolling through it. From A.D.K.O.B to BANFF, Gideon Bensen, Tigertown, Totally Unicorn and Sydonia, a thorough cross section of Australian music culture will be on display at the conference from September 7th – 9th, and bloody hell is it diverse.
Also announced are a number of international acts who will be making the mission down including NAATIONS from Stateside, Fazerdase, Greoni and Young Tapz from NZ and Prateek Kuhad from India. Co-programmer Maggie Collins says of the line up thus far:
“Nick and I thoroughly reviewed every single act on this lineup so far. All the acts make compelling music in their own style and are in a position to use BIGSOUND to make their mark either nationally or globally. What an honour it is to facilitate that process and further strengthen the economy of contemporary Australian music.”
Speakers appearing at the conference counterpart of the festival have already been announced, and the line up there is equally as impressive. Tickets are now available with various bundles including options to attend but the live and conference elements.
BIGSOUND Live 2016 first line up announcement:
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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 (NZ)
FERLA
FLOWERTRUCK
FOREVR
Fountainee
Fractures
Gabriella Cohen
Gideon Bensen
GL
Good Boy
Gregor
Groeni (NZ)
HABITS
Heads of Charm
Hideous Sun Demon
Hot Spoke
Huntly
Ivan Ooze
Jack Grace
Jakubi
Jarrow
King Social
LASTLINGS
Leah Senior
Loose Tooth
Luke Daniel Peacock
Mere Women
Middle Kids
Mosquito Coast
NAATIONS (USA)
LANKS
MOSSY
Naked
Oh Pep!
Olympia
OWEN RABBIT
Prateek Kuhad (INDIA)
Raised by Eagles
Rat & Co
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Rolls Bayce
Sampa The Great
Sarah Connor
Selahphonic
Shining Bird
SPARKSPITTER
Tapestry
Tash Sultana
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 (NZ)
PYNES
Ribongia
Sydonia
Telling
Wednesday, 7th September – Friday, 9th September
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Tickets: BIGSOUND
