Already the fabulous Playground Weekender has announced an awesome lineup for the 2012 festival and here are the most recent to be announced.
New Zealand’s SHAPESHIFTER, will be bringing their monstrous live grooves and pounding rock to Sunday night’s main stage, guaranteed to be one of the many highlights of the festival.
The 26-piece MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA will be rolling into the festival with their bigband goodtime stylings busting out a repertoire spanning from the golden ska period of 1963, right through to modern day classics, expect to hear the likes of Wailers, Madness, and the Specials amongst original tunes, reggae and Latin based ska.
Germany's STEVE BUG will make a return to the festival this year, hitting the decks with his well known "hands in the air moments" thta make him one of the most sort after festival DJ's in the world.
FBi Radio, hosts of ‘The Shack’ stage, will be presenting the best emerging talent Australia has to offer including indie rockers CAMERAS, THE PAPER SCISSORS and raw punksters FAIT ACCOMPLI. GUERRE, PLUTO JONZE, LOON LAKE and an array of other new and exciting artists will also be putting on show-stopping performances over the course of the weekend.
Unfortunately, as previously announced Fat Freddies Drop will not be making an appearance due to a change in the bands personal schedue with key members not being available for festival dates.
Here is the full lineup so far, with more to be announced very soon.
PLAYGROUND WEEKENDER 2012 ARTISTS CONFIRMED:
Chic Feat Nile Rogers, Boy & Bear, Roots Manuva,UNKLE Sounds, Manchester Orchestra, Shapeshifter, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti, Bonobo Live, Black Lips, Neon Indian, Lanie Lane, The Orb, Bomb The Bass, Seekae, Greg Wilson, Damian Lazarus, The Cuban Brothers, Canyons, Hudson Mohawke, LTJ Bukem, Lee Burridge, Art Department, Steve Bug, Amirali (LIVE), Rustie, Danny Daze, Kirk Degiorgio, Toucan, Nantes, Russ Yallop, Northeast Party House, Millions, Elizabeth Rose, Cameras, Paper Scissors, Rufusm Fait Accompli, Guerre, Pluto Jonze, Loon Lake, Cat Call, Catcall, The Walking Who,
Bomb the Music Industry, March of the Real Fly, The Bennies, Bitrok, Murat Kilic, Robbie Lowe, Jimmy 2 Sox, Will Styles Dubrave Sound System, Cardinal Sin vs The Right Honourable Reverend Doctor Gooveshoes, Dark Horse, Tokoloshe, Gabriel Clouston, Pitty The Kid, Wordlife, Morgda, Brenton Catz, Brahn, Mia Lucci, Le Brond, Sam Roberts, Matt Wier vs YokoO, The Smith Street Band,Danny La Ru (official fancy dress opening set), Diskoid Manoevures, Stephen Ferris, Johnny Croft, Adam Lyndsay, Big Tiny, DJ Koolaide, Benji Booth, DJ Tricky and Nick Law, Trent Rackus, Jona Ma, Inner West Soul, Soft War, Slowblow, Ben Peterson. Phil Toke, Marky T, Frames, Nic Scali, Steven Sullivan & Christian Verlaan, Henry von Achten, Patrick Curda, Ying Yang, Craig Tariq Wilson, Bentley, Benji Booth, Danny Bass, Unkle Ru, Richie Edwards, Tom Bereton, Kerry Wallace, DJ ShaneSOS, Stuart Balfour, Mando, The Fighting League, Milhouse, Coolhand Luke, Jimi Polar, Omegaman, Nicc Johnson, Frenzie, Lachlan Cuthbert, Mr Chombee.
Playground Weekender 2012
March 2nd, 3rd and 4th 2012
The Del Rio Riverside Resort, Hawkesbury River, NSW
Get your tickets here http://www.playgroundweekender.com.au/
