Jezabels, Dan Sultan, Tkay Maidza, Models, among 60 acts announced to entertain 400,000 at St. Kilda Festival

The Jezabels, Dan Sultan, Tkay Maidza, Models, Mia Dyson, Bustamento, Architecture in Helsinki (DJ set), Bustamento and the 2017 New Music Stage competition winner That Gold Street Sound are confirmed to play the Main Stage at the St Kilda Festival in Melbourne.

Presented by the City of Port Phillip, the 38th edition of the festival is held on Sunday February 11.

The event calls itself “Australia’s largest free music festival”, and is expecting 400,000 to attend as in previous years.

Altogether 60 all-Australian acts will perform over seven stages – the O’Donnell Gardens Stage, the Alfred Square Stage, the New Music Stage, the Push Stage (which features the FReeZA Push Start comp Grand Final at midday), the Live’N’Local Stage, the Songwriters Collective Stage and Kidzone Stage.

Other acts playing on these stages include Baker Boy, Electric Fields, Kira Piru, POW Negro, Mallrat, 30/70, Paces, The Bennies, Maddy Jane, Caiti Barker, Vulgargad, Benny Walker, Japanese Wallpaper, The Senegambian Jazz Band and Horns of Leroy.

A dedicated Kidzone area features performances and meet and greets with Hi-5, a kids carnival and cricket workshops with the Melbourne Stars.

There will also be a dancezone, parades, carnival rides, food trucks, market stalls and special events hosted by local bars and restaurants.

City of Port Phillip Mayor, Cr Bernadene Voss observed, “St Kilda Festival has been a part of our community for over 35 years and is an integral part of our summer celebrations.

“The event has been the first step towards successful careers for many of Australia’s most loved artists, and provided a platform for others to be discovered.

“We are proud to work with and celebrate so much Australian talent and live music in the heart of St Kilda.”

The full 2018 St Kilda Festival program is at www.stkildafestival.com.au / @stkildafestival and join the conversation.