A3 Festival is Victoria's major new techno festival, with Amelie Lens, Adam Beyer, X CLUB., Patrick Topping, Bad Boombox, HE.SHE.THEY, Team Rolfes and more.
Cultivating an electronic music, design and art haven, A3 festival will be carefully curated over three days just 75 minutes from Melbourne, in Victoria’s West Gippsland Region.
An in-depth program of visual artists, architecture and electronic music awaits, including Amelie Lens, Adam Beyer, X CLUB., Patrick Topping, Bad Boombox, HE.SHE.THEY, Team Rolfes, and many more, from Friday, November 29 – Monday, December 2, 2024.
A3 offers three days of carefully fractious and rewarding programming as a conduit to open artistic expression, cross-cultural collaboration and boundless connection. At both its centre and its periphery, a series of innovations across aural, visual and spatial disciplines culminate – all as vital to the festival, as music itself.
A3 – Victoria’s new techno festival
- November 29 – December 2, 2024
- West Gippsland Region, Victoria
- 75 Minutes From Melbourne
- Presale Tickets On Sale – 12pm Tuesday, July 2
- GA Tickets On Sale – 12pm Wednesday, July 3
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A3 music lineup
- Adam Beyer
- Âme
- Amelie Lens
- Amity
- Argonaut
- Bad Boombox
- Bella Claxton
- Carmen Electro
- Casey Leave
- Chris Stussy
- CRTB
- dameeeela
- DAWS
- Demi Riquísimo
- Etapp Kyle
- Fafi Abdel Nour
- Farrago
- fka.m4a
- Gumm
- Hannah D
- Hasvat Informant
- HE.SHE.THEY.
- HUGEL
- I. JORDAN
- IMOGEN
- Innellea (Live)
- Ivory
- Jarred Baker
- Jimi Jules
- Jimi The Kween
- Juicy Romance
- Krystal Klear
- KSMBA
- Kyle Starkey
- Mabel
- Mano Le Tough
- Marie Malarie
- MARRØN
- Merve
- Mischluft
- Papa Smurf
- Patrick Topping
- POOF DOOF
- Rafael Cerato
- Sophie Forrest
- Sophie McAlister
- Stephan Bodzin (Live)
- Toman
- Vladimir Dubyshkin
- X CLUB.
- Yarra
From Amelie Lens to Adam Beyer
Novel have developed and created iconic electronic celebrations that mark the festival calendar, including starting and running Pitch Music & Arts for four years, Let Them Eat Cake, smalltown, B3, Days Like This and many more.
At the helm of the lineup is Amelie Lens, the stratospheric club-driven producer hailing from Belgium. Taking the world by storm since her beloved debut EP on Italian Lyase Recordings, Amelie hastens thumping techno baselines, sharp percussion and lo-fi melodies to draw the listener deeper into the night. Her catalogue has landed her on the world’s biggest stages, from Tomorrowland to Ultra Music Festival.
Adam Beyer also joins the lineup, the Swedish techno DJ/producer and Drumcode label boss, is recognised as one of the few techno pioneers who has remained at the top of his game since the 90s. Join him as he weaves three decades of electronic experience into a sensory tapestry, creating an unwavering, tantalising party experience.
The festival is adorned with techno heavy hitters, featuring mind-altering grooves delivered by Dutch tastemaker Chris Stussy, who expresses his delicate understanding of early house and raw production, defined by his signature style of deep grooves with soulful melodies. Find Ukrainian techno wonder Etapp Kyle under this same umbrella, granting an eclectic set of trademark experimental beats and thumping baselines.
Also joining the lineup is the electric Âme, distinguished Berlin club conductor fka.m4a, as well as a takeover from iconic inclusive international house and techno series HE.SHE.THEY., Vladimir Dubyshkin will unleash his beloved style of entrancing beats and hypnotic sharp vocals, while Naarm local Bella Claxton’s highly energetic sounds will be on full display as she ventures beyond genre boundaries.
Berlin’s distinguished clubbing sensation, Bad Boombox, will also be joining the lineup. With a dedicated following and known for his electrifying onstage presence, he has captivated audiences worldwide, solidifying his status as a celebrated figure and powerhouse in the techno scene today.
A3 visual arts lineup
- Akinori Goto
- CAPITAL WASTE
- Cr鉻
- DarÍo Alva and Diego Navarro
- Eek
- Farevader
- Harrison Hall
- Harrison Ritchie-Jones
- Karyn Nakamura
- Kevin Peter He
- Liquid Damage
- Luca Dante
- Mara Gallagher
- Natasha Tontey
- Naxs Future
- Nū
- Passive Kneeling
- PSEUDO
- Sarah Aiken
- Spisbah
- Team Rolfes
- Wendy Yu
- Xtrux
- Yiyang Cao
The program will present an array of immersive installations and visual art throughout the grounds, including the works of Team Rolfes, the pioneering virtual performance studio based in NYC who excel in boundary pushing visual experimentation. Experience the compelling works of Kevin Peter He, the Brooklyn-based artist who uses real and virtual cameras and bodies to create distinctly alive and emotional real-time cinema. 28 visual talents, teams and architecture studios will propel an epicentre that binds together artistic expression with cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Spatial lineup
- Colourblind
- ENCOR Studio
- Lachlan Turczan
- Merindah-Gunya & Rose Staff
- OCTA
- REELIZE.STUDIO
- Studio John Fish
- The Experience Machine
- XYZ Dimensions
A3 will have 3-day and 2-day festival tickets, transportation (buses, vehicle passes), glamping and more. Camping is included in the price of each festival ticket. To suit all fiscal policies A3 has a selection of payment options including ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ facilitated by Pay in 4 by PayPal. Head to a3festival.com to sign up for presale access, available from 12pm on Tuesday, July 2. Any remaining tickets will then be released at 12pm on Wednesday, July 3.
Immerse yourself in the entrancing aura of A3, a bewildering odyssey of sound and ideas over three unforgettable days. Find out more about A3 Festival here.
