Meredith Music Festival is happening from Friday, 8th to Sunday, 10th December 2023 at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, just outside of the small Victorian town of Meredith. West German techno-pop pioneers Kraftwerk lead the lineup, alongside pop aesthete Caroline Polachek, indie rockers Alvvays, veteran grime MC Flowdan and shamanic dance duo Eris Drew & Octo Octa.
There are plenty of locals on the bill too, including rhythm and soul band 30/70, singer-songwriter Hannah Cameron, noughties club favourites Sneaky Sound System, plus Bumpy, dameeeela, Floodlights, Telenova, Miss Kaninna and Gut Health. Read our review of Meredith 2022 here.
Gut Health – ‘Juvenile Retention’
As ever, all of the performances are happening on one stage, with a DJ booth to its left for sounds in between sets. The stage will run from 3:15 PM Friday until 4 AM Saturday; 10 AM Saturday until 7 AM Sunday; and 10 AM until 3 PM on Sunday.
The festival gates open at 8 AM on Friday, 8th December and everyone must be off the festival grounds by 4:30 PM on Sunday, 10th December. It’s a camping festival and the campgrounds are contiguous to the amphitheatre. Each ticket comes with two nights camping included.
The Meredith Gift is a nude or partially clothed footrace that happens at 2 PM on the Sunday. Comedian Zoë Coombs Marr is the MC for this year’s Gift. Find all the playing times below.
Meredith 2023: Playing Times
Friday, 8th December
- 03:00 – 03:25 PM: Smoking Ceremony
- 03:25 – 03:30 PM: Welcome to Country
- 03:30 – 03:50 PM: Meninyan
- 04:00 – 04:40 PM: Gut Health
- 05:00 – 05:40 PM: Miss Kaninna
- 06:00 – 06:40 PM: Pigs x7
- 07:05 – 07:45 PM: Floodlights
- 08:15 – 09:00 PM: Alex G
- 09:30 – 10:10 PM: Souls of Mischief
- 10:40 – 11:40 PM: Caroline Polachek
- 12:10 – 12:50 AM: 30/70
- 01:10 – 01:40 AM: Flowdan
- 01:50 – 02:50 AM: Dameeeela
- 03:00 – 04:00 AM: Blawan
Interstitial DJs: Clara, DJ Earl Grey
Saturday, 9th December
- 10:00 – 10:40 AM: City of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band
- 11:00 – 11:40 AM: Mary Lattimore
- 12:00 – 12:40 PM: Watty Thompson
- 01:00 – 01:40 PM: Bumpy
- 02:00 – 02:40 PM: Ali
- 03:00 – 03:40 PM: C.O.F.F.I.N
- 04:00 – 04:40 PM: They Hate Change
- 05:00 – 06:00 PM: Kuniyuki
- 06:25 – 07:05 PM: Telenova
- 07:35 – 08:25 PM: Alvvays
- 08:55 – 09:40 PM: Cable Ties
- 10:10 – 11:25 PM: Kraftwerk
- 11:55 – 12:40 AM: Sneaky Sound System
- 01:05 – 02:50 AM: Milo Eastwood
- 02:50 – 04:35 AM: Moktar
- 04:35 – 07:00 AM: Eris Drew & Octo Octa
Interstitial DJs: DJVM, Mothafunk, Gavin Campbell
Sunday, 10th December
- 10:00 – 10:40 AM: Andrew Tuttle
- 11:00 – 11:40 AM: Hannah Cameron
- 12:00 – 12:40 PM: No Fixed Address
- 01:00 – 01:40 PM: Pachyman
- 02:00 – 02:30 PM: The Meredith Gift
- 02:30 – 03:00 PM: Dragnet
Interstitial DJ: Lloyd Briggs
Further Reading
30/70, Hannah Cameron, Zoë Coombs Marr Added to Meredith Music Festival 2023
Meredith Music Festival Review – Doofsticks, Neapolitan Disco and Pop Royalty
