A new punk and heavy festival called New Bloom will officially launch in 2024. The touring festival will land in three cities on the east coast on one weekend in March – Brisbane will be the first cab off the rank on Friday, 15th March, with events in Sydney and Melbourne following.
The touring lineup features a bunch of international talent, including mid-west outfit Citizen, LA’s Movements and Touche Amore, Canadian grunge duo Softcult, Fleshwater, and more. To round out the lineup, each festival stop will host a different roster of local acts, including No Brainer, Amends, Better Half, and Bad Neighbour. See the full lineup an dates below.
Citizen: ‘If You’re Lonely’
It’ll be the first trip to Australia for a bunch of the bands, including Fleshwater and Softcult. Fleshwater will be here off the back of their critically acclaimed debut 2022 album We’re Not Here To Be Loved.
Headliners Citizen, meanwhile, have just released their fifth studio album Calling The Dogs, and Movements have just dropped a brand new album called RUCKUS!
New Bloom Fest 2024
- Citizen
- Movements
- Touche Amore
- No Pressure
- Fleshwater
- Softcult
- Blindgirls (Brisbane Only)
- Eat Your Heart Out (Brisbane Only)
- Bad Neighbour (Brisbane Only)
- Sunbleached (Brisbane Only)
- No Brainer (Sydney)
- Amends (Sydney)
- Peace Ritual (Sydney)
- Born Free (Melbourne)
- Better Half (Melbourne)
- Post Heaven (Melbourne)
Dates & Venues
- Friday, 15th March – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
- Saturday, 16th March – Roundhouse, Sydney
- Sunday, 17th March – Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne
Sign up for pre-sale access here. General tickets will go on sale Wednesday, 8th November.
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