The 2014 Music Feast will run over 12 days and feature more than 150 events in over 15 venues throughout Westgarth, Northcote, Thornbury, Preston and Reservoir. This year’s festival aims to put greater focus onto artists and industry development opportunities. They’ve partnered up with Orkestra Glasso Bashalde for a new composition competition, The Push have been added on to bring a pop-up free access industry development space to life with speaker panels co-presented by Music Victoria and hands-on workshops.
The Bain Marie will once again serve as the festival hub bar, featuring free shows, music workshops and gigs for the whole family. This year’s lineup consists of a wide range of talent and includes Mojo Juju, Pugsley Buzzard, The Wilson Pickers, Christopher Coleman Collective, Cherrywood, Ruby Boots, The Davidson Brothers and Archer and Rowena Wise.
Other highlights include a curated program to be presented in the majestic Northcote Town Hall, with a selection of free and ticketed events. Iconic Darebin music venues such as the Northcote Social Club, Open Studio, The Wesley Anne and Tago Mago plus newcomers like Farouks Olive will run shows nightly including local and touring artists plus special events, and much more.
