St Kilda beach club, nine loud bands and one very big day out by the bay. Here's who's coming.
Surf’s Up! Festival 2027 lands at Riviera Beach Club, St Kilda on 20 February.
The four members of Thornhill have chosen the bill themselves, with Stand Atlantic, Alpha Wolf, Sace6 (USA), Justice For The Damned, Varials (USA), Headwreck, Bloom and Blinder joining them.
Thornhill dropped their debut album The Dark Pool in 2019, and it peaked at number 20 on the ARIA albums chart. Heroine followed in 2022, reaching number three and scoring an ARIA Award nomination.
Their third record, Bodies, arrived in 2025, debuted at number four and won the ARIA Award for best hard rock or heavy metal album, as well as best independent heavy album or EP at the AIR Awards.
Surf’s Up! Festival 2027 – St Kilda
- Where: Riviera Beach Club, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC (18+)
- When: 20 February
- Lineup: Thornhill, Stand Atlantic, Alpha Wolf, Sace6 (USA), Justice For The Damned, Varials (USA), Headwreck, Bloom and Blinder
- Tickets here
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Alpha Wolf‘s 2020 album A Quiet Place To Die debuted at number six, while 2024’s Half Living Things reached number two and picked up a Grammy nomination for best boxed or special limited edition package. They’re also booked for Froth and Fury Fest and Hellbound 2 Cruise in 2027.
Further down the poster, Sace6 are an American duo who mix pop melodies, r&b and metal.
They released their debut album brutalist this year, made their Australian debut supporting nothing, nowhere. and will be back in 2027 to support Dayseeker on a national run.
Sydney’s Justice For The Damned have been touring since 2017, and their 2025 album Stay Relentless reached number 13 on the ARIA chart. They’ll wrap up 2026 supporting Guilt Trip in Europe and the UK. Philadelphia’s Varials blend hardcore and nu metal, and put out their fourth album, Where the Light Leaves, this year.
They recently toured Australia supporting Spite and are currently on the road in North America with Wage War.
Brisbane’s Headwreck made their name with the EP Glamorise Demise, which won triple j Unearthed’s Feature Artist of the Week. Their 2025 album Attitude Adjustment debuted at number 43, and they play Good Things in December.
Sydney’s Bloom play melodic hardcore and have been to North America, sharing stages with Silverstein, Bad Omens and Make Them Suffer, after appearing at the first Hellbound Cruise.
Adelaide’s Blinder round things out with guitar-driven music that touches on grungegaze, nu metal, shoegaze and alternative rock, and they recently toured Australia with Ocean Grove.
Tickets for Surf’s Up! Festival 2027 go through DAL and Oztix, with presale opening on 5 November at 10am AEDT and general sale kicking off on 6 November at 11am AEDT.
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