Strawberry Fields Festival Drops Juicy AF 2018 Lineup

Strawberry Fields is turning 10 this year and they’ve just unveiled a juicy AF lineup to celebrate.

The 2018 instalment of the fruity fest will feature performances from dancefloor experimentalist and top Detroit techno producer Carl Craig in the headliner slot, alongside fellow US acts Hoj, Lonely C of Boston’s DJ and production duo Soul Clap, Oona Dah, Oakland Americana group Dirtwire, and previously announced Chicago artist Honey Dijon.

Leading the crop from the UK is veteran Sasha, Hessle Audio co-founder, Pearson Sound and South London artist Henry Wu, also performing as part of Kamaal Williams, house producers/DJs Jimpster, techno producer Third Son, DJ and producer Willow, Ryan Lee West’s alias Rival Consoles, the Radio 1 house DJ and queen of the Jackathon empties Heidi and HAAi.

From Europe, there’s ambient techno artist Move D,Sydney-turned-Berlin export Bella Sarris, fellow Berliner Max Graef, electro producers Township Rebellion and Teutonic DJ odd couple Andhim, Belgian electronic music producer, composer and DJ Peter Van Hoesen, Lo-fi house superstar DJ Seinfeld, Scandinavian melodic Techno music group Minilogue and Red Light Radio co-founder Orpheu The Wizard.

Rounding up the international selects is one of Japan’s best and most respected deckhands DJ Nobu, Argentine Pedro Canales aka DJ producer Chancha Via Circuito, Canada’s Jayda G and Anstascia D’Elene Corniere and Vivie-ann Bakos’ Blond:ish, and from closer to home, New Zealander’s Out of Sorts.

Which brings us to the homegrown harvest, of which there’s a ripe crop including future-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote, CC:DISCO!, Melbourne beatsmmiths 30/70, the krautback discoteque of Wax’o Paradiso and Jazz Hip-Hop Fremantle WA Rock Funk 6 piece, POW! Negro and loads more.

Strawberry Fields 2018 will hit the banks of the Murray River in NSW’s Tocumwal, from November 16-18, with Final Round tickets on sale from Tuesday, June 26.

But hurry, because early bird tix sold out in less than an hour!

The festival made headlines recently for being the first ever Australian festival to introduce a scheme that would allow certain low-income earners discounted tickets.

Catch the Strawberry Fields 2018 lineup below.

UPDATE 29/08/18: Strawberry Fields Festival Adds 64 Final Acts To 2018 Lineup

Strawberry Fields 2018 Lineup

Aaron Choulai & Daichi Yamamoto
Adi Toohey
Amaru Tribe
Barney Mcall’s Empathy Chip
Billie-Jean
Cazeaux O.S.L.O
Charles Eddy
Claps
Close Counters
Cool Out Sun
Dan Bentley
Danika Smith
Digital Afrika
Danny OSX & Paul Gorrie
Duncographic
Echo Drama
Edgework
Feema
Funk D’Void
Godtet
Handsdown & Leighboy
Harmony Byrne
Inga Mauer
Jess Zammit
Jesse Brown
Kalala & The Round Midnights
Kurt Paradise
Lori
Louis McCoy
Luke Vecchio
Manchild & Miss Goldie
Midnight Tenderness
MIguel Moves South
Mike Guerrieri
Mitchell Gee
Moontide
Muska
MXXWLL
Nick Biggins
NIINE
Nomadic Rhythms
OJ Kush
OKA
P-Unique
Philosophia
Photograph your Aura (Nelson Dialect & Alnitak Kid)
Pounce DJ’s
Relaen
Setwun & the Soulstranuts
Shio Otani
SIMONA
SO.Crates
SQL & Child
Surprise Chef
Swellnet
Tall Paul Plays Acid Piano
The Foxymorons
The Journey
The Rookies
TomGirl
Turner Street Sound
Uone
Wild Marmalade
WVRBVBY

Joining…

30/70
Andhim
Andy Garvey
Bella Sarris
Blond:ish
Carl Craig
CC:DISCO!
Chancha via Circuito,
Dirtwire
DJ J’NETT
DJ Nobu
DJ Seinfeld
HAAi
Heidi
Henry Wu
Hiatus Kaiyote
Hoj
Honey
Dijon
LUNA-EXCHANGE (Horatio Luna & Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange)
Jaala
Jayda G
Jimpster
Kaiit
Kamaal Williams
Lonely C
Max Graef
Minilogue
Move D
Nicola Cruz
Oona
Dahl
Out of Sorts
Orpheu The Wizard
Pearson Sound
Peter Van Hoesen
Pjenné
POW! Negro,
The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra
Rival Consoles
Sasha
The Senegambian Jazz Band
Third Son
Township Rebellion
Wax’o Paradiso
Willow