Falls Festival 2018/2019 Lineup Announced

UPDATE: Falls Festival 2018/2019 Set Times Announced

ORIGINAL STORY: The lineup for the 26th annual Falls Festival is finally here, a few months out from the return of the touring summer shindig.

Headlined by R&B group Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, English rockers Catfish And The Bottlemen, Aussie folkster Vance Joy and indie heroes CHVRCHES, the lineup is set to make its way through Lorne (Victoria), Marion Bay (Tasmania), Byron Bay (New South Wales) and Fremantle (Western Australia) between December and January.

The roster also features international acts like ‘Africa’ legends Toto — who have come good on their promise to bless the rains down in Australia — and post-punk stalwarts Interpol, who recently teased Aussie tour plans off the back of their new album Marauder.

Meanwhile, Asian hip-hop collective 88rising, Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit and Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat will also all perform exclusively at Falls this year.

On the local front, Falls’ Australian contingent features Hilltop Hood, Flight Facilities, Amy Shark, DMA’S, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Golden Features, Ocean Alley and Hockey Dad, just to name a few.

Organisers say 48 per cent of the 40 acts announced on this year’s lineup contain at least one female member, and there are still more to be announced.

The 48 per cent milestone comes after a number of Falls acts backed Camp Cope’s calls for gender equality on festival lineups during last year’s Falls Festival.

Earlier this month, Falls organisers also announced a range of new safety measures for this year’s events, after a number of alleged assaults occurred at last year’s festival.

Aside from all of this year’s musical acts, organisers are also promising creative installations, visual arts, pop-up bars and beer gardens, “thoughtful” camping facilities, comedy clubs and more.

Peep the full 2018/2019 Falls Festival lineup, below.

UPDATE 23/10/18: Falls Festival Adds Dizzee Rascal, Cut Copy & More To 2018/2019 Lineup

Falls Festival 2018/2019 Lineup

THE BABE RAINBOW (LORNE ONLY)
SET MO (LORNE ONLY)
RUNNING TOUCH (LORNE ONLY)
TORREN FOOT (LORNE ONLY)
LO’99 (LORNE ONLY)
CERES (LORNE ONLY)
KINDER (LORNE ONLY)
GODLANDS (LORNE ONLY)
MOANING LISA (LORNE ONLY)
LOSER (LORNE ONLY)
EBONY BOADU (LORNE ONLY)
COP ENVY (LORNE ONLY)
BELL CITY SQUARE (LORNE ONLY)
SWEATER CURSE (LORNE ONLY)
LEX DELUXE (LORNE ONLY)

Joining…

BAKERS EDDY
SUMNER
SAN MEI
SPACEY JANE

Joining…

JUICE WRLD
DIZZEE RASCAL
LPX
CUT COPY (LORNE, MARION BAY & BYRON BAY ONLY)
SLOWLY SLOWLY (LORNE ONLY)
LITTLE MAY (LORNE & BYRON BAY ONLY)
AMYL & THE SNIFFERS (LORNE & MARION BAY ONLY)
HAYDEN JAMES (MARION BAY ONLY)
ZIGGU ALBERTS (MARION BAY ONLY)
HERMITUDE (DJ SET) (BYRON BAY ONLY)
GARETT KATO (BYRON BAY ONLY)
DEAN LEWIS (FREMANTLE ONLY)
CARLA GENEVE (FREMANTLE ONLY)

Joining…

ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS
CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN (ONLY AUS SHOWS)
VANCE JOY
CHVRCHES
HILLTOP HOODS
TOTO
INTERPOL
88RISING FEAT. RICH BRIAN, JOJI, NIKI & AUGUST 08 (ONLY AUS SHOWS)
FLIGHT FACILITIES
AMY SHARK
DMA’S
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
GOLDEN FEATURES
FIRST AID KIT (ONLY AUS SHOWS)
OCEAN ALLEY
HOCKEY DAD
CASHMERE CAT (ONLY AUS SHOWS)
THE VACCINES
CUB SPORT
RUEL
JACK RIVER
BISHOP BRIGGS
MALLRAT
BRIGGS
TOUCH SENSITIVE
TKAY MAIDZA
DERMOT KENNEDY
TIRED LION
HOBO JOHNSON & THE LOVEMAKERS
SOCCER MOMMY
ODETTE
MAHALIA
HATCHIE
WEST THEBARTON
SAM FENDER
TIA GOSTELOW
KOTA BANKS
TRIPLE ONE
ALICE SKYE
HEAPS GAY DJS & FRIENDS