The inaugural Playground Weekender festival promises a select group of Australia and the world's finest indie and electro artists.
Yet another festival in the seemingly never-ending Australian summer of sound, Playground Weekender will be held at the Del Rio Resort at Wiseman's Ferry in New South Wales, 90 minutes north of Sydney. The rolling hills alongside the Hawkesbury River will provide a perfect enclave for the March 9-11camp-out.Punters will be treated to a classy blend of swooning indie rock and left-field electronica. Manchester's cherubic indie pop act Elbow headline, alongside Canada's feted orchestral pop rockers The Dears. Fans also get the cult alt-country of Arizona's Calexico, punk-funk assemblage !!!, and Sydney's low-fi indie popsters Dappled Cities Fly and shuddering new wave group The Valentinos.
On the danceable side, New Zealand dub party collective Fat Freddy's Drop are bound to entertain. Sharam of Washington's Deep Dish brings his prog house, Sydney's Presets play sinister retro electro, Mancunian DJ Mr Scruff will funk it up, eclectic UK DJ Tom Middleton brings his mishmash and Bugz In The Attic will get you dancing.
Once again, that's just the beginning. Playground Weekender is one for the discerning festival fan.
