Tag: Adelaide Music Festivals
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Global star Chappell Roan leads Laneway lineup
“Your favourite artist’s favourite artist” Chappell Roan – who was shot into superstardom after her breakout hit ‘Good Luck Babe!’ – will headline the indie-music festival in February. Chappell spurred a ‘Femininomenon’ with her drag-inspired artistry and bold hooks, taking home the 2025 Grammy for Best New Artist and going viral with her performance of…
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Adelaide instalment of touring music festival canned
Single day music festival Wildlands, usually held in Ellis Park/Tampawardli in January, won’t return to Adelaide in 2026. Organisers Untitled Group announced the snub on Friday morning, saying the event is unviable given the economic landscape of festivals in SA. “This isn’t a call we wanted to make, especially after three strong years in South…
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Run the night: Poppin Out festival reveals lineup
DJ Havana Brown will headline this year’s Poppin Out, the street party that spills out of Mary’s venue into the east end’s Synagogue Place. The Billboard-charting DJ is joined by headliners Joanne, behind the Australian dance track “Jackie”, and UK drag queen Tiara Skye. It’s Tiara’s first time in Australia, while Joanne returns to the…
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Vintage Vibes announce secret headliner
Ball Park Music has been announced as Adelaide Hills music festival Vintage Vibes’ secret headliner. The ARIA-nominated Brisbane band formed in 2008 and created five albums including Puddinghead and their latest,Weirder & Weirder. Joining the five-piece indie-rock band on January 27 and 28 are popular UK drum and bass band Rudimental and 90s house legends Groove…
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Half Strange Festival hits the road
Country towns generally overlooked by major touring festivals are in for a treat when Half Strange rolls into towns across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales with an eclectic lineup of acts. Half Strange Various locations From 23 September – 14 October Tickets, lineup, and more info here Ranging from Simona Castricum’s syrupy synth-pop…
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WOMADelaide 2022
The world turns, and WOMADelaide returns to its spiritual home of Tainmuntilla Botanic Park for its 30th anniversary.WOMADelaide 2022 11—14 March Tainmuntilla Botanic Park, Adelaide 5000 Tickets and more info From 11—14 March, among the Moreton Bay Fig trees, experience a cultural adventure for all ages, with a captivating program of more than 100 performances…
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How to throw a music festival in your hometown with Courtney Duka
Throughout the first half of 2020, Courtney Duka found therapy in perhaps not the healthiest of habits. “I got drunk a lot,” she says, laughing. Courtney is the events manager of Adelaide-based music event company Five Four Entertainment, which is responsible for alt-indie music festival Spin Off and the local leg of Laneway Festival. As…
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Mic check: What’s happening with Adelaide’s boutique music festivals?
SPECIAL REPORT: COVID-19 ADELAIDE Spin Off Festival co-organiser Craig Lock says “it’s a given” that when you’re running your own music festival, you often put your house and livelihood on the line. “Anyone that’s running a live music festival is risking everything they have because the costs and risks of doing it are so great,”…
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Alana Jagt’s picks for November Nights at Woodville Town Hall
With the refurbishment of the Woodville Town Hall, launched earlier this year, venue coordinator Deanna Howland hoped to create a diverse and inclusive music venue and community space.November Nights Woodville Town Hall 74 Woodville Road, Woodville 5011 8 & 9 November Tickets More info Friday lineup: Mojo Juju Ella Hooper Alana Jagt Saturday lineup: Thando…