64 acts announced for BIGSOUND 2017 – and they’re all playing twice

The massive first artist lineup for BIGSOUND has just dropped, and it’s a doozy.

Organisers shouted out Winston Surfshirt, Hatchie, Alex the Astronaut, Polaris, Mansionair and Ruby Fields as some of the buzziest names on the list, but there’s an overwhelming amount of buzz and potential in the lineup as a whole, from the future-freakout apocalypse jams of Party Dozen (AKA Jono Boulet and Kirsty Tickle) to the understated folk of Daggy Man (AKA The Trouble With Templeton frontman Thomas Calder) and mega-hyped NE Arnhem Land rapper Baker Boy.

The good news is, every act playing twice over the course of BIGSOUND – so while the standard agonising clashes will no doubt be on the cards, the 7000+ industry figures and punters who’ll descend upon Brisbane from September 5-8 will have extra chances to catch some of the most exciting artists in Australian music.

Fans who are skipping the industry conference (which features keynotes from Archie Roach and Tina Arena amongst a wealth of speakers and key industry personalities from all over the world) can purchase an $85 Rainbow Pass for all four nights of music, or one-night passes for $45 each.

First lineup announcement in full:

Alex The Astronaut
Alexander Biggs
ALTA
Aurelia
Baker Boy
Bespin
BOAT SHOW
Body Type
Brightness
Clowns
Daggy Man
DOBBY
Donny Benét
Dream Rimmy
ELKI
Endless Heights
Fanny Lumsden
Good Morning
Haiku Hands
Hatchie
Hayden Calnin
Hockey Dad
Horace Bones
INTROVERT
Isabel
Jess Locke
Jim Lawrie
Joyride
Kardajala Kirridarra (Sandhill Women)
Kylie Auldist
Lonelyspeck
Maddy Jane
mama kin spender
Mammals
Mansionair
Maribelle
Merk
Miss Blanks
nyck
Obscura Hail
OKBadlands
Pagan
Pandamic
Party Dozen
Peter Bibby
Polaris
Polographia
POW! Negro
RUBY FIELDS
Seavera
Sloan Peterson
Spirit Bunny
Splashh
The Cactus Channel
The Creases
The Teskey Brothers
Tigerilla
TOTAL GIOVANNI
WHALEHOUSE
Willaris. K
Winston Surfshirt
Yoste
Ziggy Ramo