Slew of Aussie acts included in festival announcements

Splendour In The Grass might be dropping their artist announcement tomorrow, but there’s plenty of festival excitement today already. Five major Australian events have made artist line-up announcements – from early teasers, to local cherries on top of already stacked lineups.

Sydney’s Curve Ball, held at Carriageworks on June 11 as part of Vivid, released the first artists this afternoon, with the promise of more:

• Safia (right)
• Client Liaison
• Tkay Maidza
• Motez
• Confidence Man
• Thandi Phoenix
• Made In Paris
• Nyxen

The Blurst Of Times is returning to Fortitude Valley, Queensland for another year. After selling out in 2016, the event has hit back again with an abundance of top Australian names across punk, garage and jangly pop for its 2017 edition.

Byron Bay natives Skegss lead the bill along with Ngaiire and recent SXSW graduate Alex Lahey (right). 

• Skegss
• Ngaiire   
• Royal Headache  
• The Creases   
• Alex Lahey   
• I Know Leopard  
• Good Boy  
• Jarrow  
• Columbus  
• Green Buzzard
• Horror My Friend  
• Morning Harvey  
• Bris 182   
• Planet
• Evan Klar  
• Hot Spoke  
• MEZKO  
• RACKETT
• 100%  
• Machine Age
• Concrete Surfers  
• Top Dollar  
• Sweater Curse  
• Body Type
• Ruby Fields  
• IVEY  
• Wolver  
• Royal & The Southern Echo  
• Nice Biscuit  
• VOIID

25 super impressive country music acts have been added to the 2017 Broadbeach Country Music Festival lineup. Featuring on this year’s bill is Australia’s Got Talent stars The Wolfe Brothers, award-winning songstress Sara Storer along with Caitlyn Shadbolt, Tomato Tomato and Drew McAlister.

They will join a healthy batch of previously announced artists including America, Kasey Chambers (right), Troy Cassar-Daley and more. 

• The Wolfe Brothers
• Sara Storer
• Caitlyn Shadbolt
• Tomato Tomato
• Drew McAlister
• The Viper Creek Band
• The Wilson Pickers
• Roo Arcus
• Col Finley Band
• Round Mountain Girls
• Jetty Road
• Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes
• The Weeping Willows
• Aleyce Simmonds
• Ben Ransom
• Freya Josephine Hollick
• Georgia Fall
• Benn Gunn Band
• Dana Gehrman
• Alex & Bec Crook
• Rex G Miller
• Neillyrich
• Tori Forsyth
• Thor Phillips
• Whistle Dixi
• Brooke Lambert
• Hayley Jensen

Boutique electronic and dance festival Subsonic is currently drip-feeding the 2017 lineup on their Facebook page. They’ll keep coming, but at the time of writing, the acts announced are:

• Andrew Weatherall (UK, right)
• tINI (Germany)
• Daniel Bell (USA)
• Julia Govor (Russia)
• Dub FX
• Fred P (USA)

And finally, touring regional festival Grooving The Moo have added yet more local acts to its Fresh Produce lineups in each city. Deep breath, now:

HILLTOWN - Wayville, SA
CATS DJS | DANCESPACE | FAINT ONE | LL COOL DRE
MERYL CREEP | SEÑOR ROAR | SO FAR GONE DJS
TIGERILLA (DJ set) | TXNK

THE PLOT - Maitland, NSW
AUDIOPAXX DJS | DJS MATT SAXON, SURIAN AND TIMMY COFFEY | MUTO
RUNNING TOUCH | SACHI (NZ) | TORI PEPPER | WILLARIS. K

STRANDED - Townsville, QLD
AMBVSH | BLOOD.SPORT | BRAE vs EVENING OFFICER | DECKFLIX
 HIGHLIFE | HOOD RICH vs CONSTANTINE | THEOUTDOORZ (live)
VERY CASUAL DJS | WONGO

THE PLOT - Bendigo, VIC
ALICE IVY | GAMBIT | HARRIS ROBOTIS | JAMO | JVMANJI | PON CHO
SET MO | SLICK SLAZENGER | THROTTLE

THE PLOT - Canberra, ACT
AMASTRO | ANNIE BASS | THE ANSAH BROTHERS | BLANKE
CODA CONDUCT | GENIE | MIA | RYAN FENNIS | SOUL CRANE

MOOTOWN and SILENT DISCO - Bunbury, WA
50 HURTZ | BOBBY CHANCE | BOSTON SWITCH | COMMAND Q | CVBBY
DISKÛR | DJ MUZZ | DJ ROH | DR PACKER | FIELD TRIP | THE HOUSEJUNKIE
J WATTS | JNK | JUDDY AUS | LIQUID CULTURE DJS | LMC. | MEXO 
NATE D | PILERATS DJS | PRINCI AND MACSHANE | RANDO | SCOTT
TOKEN BLACK GUY | ZEZIMA