Over 50 participating venues in Fitzroy, Collingwood, Richmond, Abbotsford, North Carlton, Clifton and North Fitzroy will showcase more than 300 events featuring around 900 performances over two weeks in July.
Melbourne-based South Sudanese born hip hop collective Together Like Brothers (TLB) lead off an announcement also featuring 90s indie legends Dave Graney ‘n’ the Coral Snakes, eclectic songbird Georgia Fields supported by art pop collaborator Phia, Aboriginal singer/songwriter L J Hill as well as You Am I guitarist Davey Lane.
Elsewhere, the Living Legends showcase will bring together iconic local musicians paying tribute to Deborah Conway and Phil Kalkulas; the Brunswick Soul Fiesta will take over Brunswick Street with a slew of live soul, funk and jazz; Bus Tours with Bruce Milne; To The Nines – a selection of nine classic albums recreated by nine current day artists, a shoegaze vs. psyche showdown and a whole lot more.
Other program highlights an Old Bar set from Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk on opening night, PBS 106.7FM will be broadcasting their longest running program Acid Country live from The Rainbow Hotel in Fitzroy, a live series from Bakehouse Studios, a performance from King Parrot, The Hard Ons and Camp Cope at The Tote and a closing party at Yah Yah’s.
