Teenage Dads, Joe Camilleri headline massive Melbourne foreshore festival

Mordi Fest is back for another year, bringing Teenage Dads and Joe Camilleri to Mordialloc’s foreshore this February.

Mordialloc’s foreshore is about to get loud. City of Kingston’s annual Mordi Fest returns to Peter Scullin Reserve on 28 February and 1 March, transforming the beachside strip into a two-day music marathon across three stages. Expect non-stop tunes, roving performers, boutique Melbourne beers, gourmet food vans and enough good vibes to keep the whole family entertained from morning through to night.

Mordi Fest 2026

• When: Saturday 28 February 2026, 11am–10pm and Sunday 1 March 2026, 11am–10pm
• Where: Peter Scullin Reserve, Mordialloc
• Tickets: $5 per person, $10 per family (available at the gate)

Full lineup

Saturday 28 February

Pier Stage

• 11:15am – Ben Trillado
• 12:15pm – Mika James
• 1:05pm – Official Welcome
• 1:30pm – Waliens*
• 2:30pm – Maddy Jane
• 3:30pm – Squid The Kid
• 4:30pm – Five Buck Kid
• 5:30pm – Suzi
• 6:30pm – Holly Hebe*
• 7:45pm – Velvet Bloom*
• 9pm – Teenage Dads

Beach Stage

• 12pm – Charlie Needs Braces
• 1pm – Hot Glue
• 2pm – Nick Keogh
• 3pm – RARIA*
• 4pm – PRETTY BLEAK
• 5pm – Jewel Owusu
• 6pm – DJ Retro Red>
• 7pm – Moopie>
• 8pm – Foura>

The Dock

• 12:30pm – Kaiyah Mercedes
• 1:30pm – Pepper La Floyd*
• 2:30pm – Emma Yue
• 3:30pm – Paper St*
• 4:30pm – MONROE*
• 5:30pm – The Masons*
• 6:30pm – Franjapan*
• 7:15pm – Des Cortez

Sunday 1 March

Pier Stage

• 11:15am – Franky
• 12pm – CJ Commerford and The Supertones*
• 1pm – Seb Szabo
• 2pm – Suneden
• 3pm – Queenie
• 4pm – Kee’ahn
• 4:45pm – Cookin On 3 Burners
• 6pm – Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows

Beach Stage

• 12pm – Brad Keeghan
• 1pm – Sadie Mustoe*
• 2pm – Fur Blossom
• 3pm – Meisie
• 4pm – Eaglemont
• 5pm – Erica Avenue

The Dock

• 12:30pm – Mark Howard
• 1:30pm – Battle of the Bands
• 2pm – Acidic – Patterson River Secondary*
• 2:30pm – Hangman – Cheltenham Secondary*
• 3pm – The Knick Knacks – Kilbreda*
• 3:30pm – Sometimes Forever – St Bede’s*
• 4pm – Minor Delays – Mordialloc Secondary*
• 4:30pm – Battle of the Bands results
• 5pm – Ramsey
• 5:30pm – Savage The Girl

*Local act | >DJ set

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Melbourne’s Teenage Dads are leading the charge on Saturday night. Since dropping Devil’s Jam and Sunburnt, the four-piece have carved out their own lane, blending early-2000s NYC indie grit with ’80s energy pulled from Devo and Talking Heads, plus a hit of Two Door Cinema Club’s explosive pop sensibility. Sharp melodies, tight rhythms and a refusal to play it safe have made them one to watch.

Sunday’s headliner is the legendary Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows, delivering more than 40 years of soul, roots and genre-defying songwriting. Fresh off a double-album release and a nationwide tour, Camilleri and his band continue to prove why they’re one of Australia’s most enduring live acts, mixing raw energy with the kind of sophisticated musicianship that only comes from decades on stage.

Saturday’s Pier Stage lineup runs deep with Maddy Jane, Squid The Kid, Five Buck Kid, Suzi, Holly Hebe and Velvet Bloom building up to Teenage Dads’ closing set. Over on the Beach Stage, catch Charlie Needs Braces, Hot Glue, RARIA, PRETTY BLEAK and Jewel Owusu before DJ sets from Retro Red, Moopie and Foura take things late. Sunday sees Cookin On 3 Burners, Queenie, Kee’ahn and Suneden hit the Pier Stage ahead of The Black Sorrows.

Local talent gets the spotlight too, with The Dock stage showcasing homegrown acts both days. Sunday afternoon brings a Battle of the Bands featuring high school crews from Patterson River Secondary, Cheltenham Secondary, Kilbreda, St Bede’s and Mordialloc Secondary going head-to-head for bragging rights.

Food vans, restaurant pop-ups and licensed sites will be scattered across the reserve, so you can fuel up between sets without missing a beat. At just $5 per person or $10 for a family, it’s hard to argue with a full weekend of live music by the water.

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