Aaaaaarghhhhh!!!! TURBONEGRO are playing Meredith!!!! I know all Turbonegro fans are as excited as I am, will there be sideshows?!!! If you are not a fan there is plenty of other awesome acts to make you go Aaaaaaaargh with joy and maybe shed couple of tears.
Primal Scream will host a very special Satdee Nite Happening amongst the Ghost Gums and giant Cypress Pines. Bringing the churches of dance and rock together in holy harmony, the Primals will give out hymns like Movin' On Up, Come Together, Rocks, Loaded, Country Girl and masses more. Their acid-rave rock masterpiece Screamadelica is a true landmark of modern music. Testify.
One of the planet's most transformative live experiences: a laser-guided sermon delivered from on high by the almighty lord of space-rock Jason Spaceman aka Spiritulized. Another ultimate dream come true for Postcode 3333.
Four Tet. His evolution as an artist has seen seven classic albums of his own and collaborations with the likes of Burial, Thom Yorke, Aphex Twin, Madlib & J Dilla. He will be live in The Sup' late Friday night.
Omar Souleyman began his career in Syria recording his style of traditional Arab dance music onto cassettes which were then only available to the married couple whose weddings he would perform at. The tapes attracted a cult following and soon enough he was touring the world, feted as exotic party-starter supreme.
The Gurg.
Big Jay McNeely had his first hit back in 48 and six decades later, in his mid-80s is still one of world’s hottest live acts. Big Jay's brutal blurt and horny honking horn will blow the roof off da sucka even though Meredith don't got one.
Chet Faker is 23-year-old Melbournian Nick Murphy. His bedroom rendition of No Diggity was the internet's biggest song for a while there. Followed up with some killer originals.
Rahzel & DJ JS -1 the human beatbox. A former member of The Roots, has worked with everyone from Ol' Dirty Bastard to Bjork. After he slays the Amphi there'll be a thousand attempted mimics in the campgrounds confusing the cicadas.
Pond : a sprawling, shamanistic-wigout-with-pop-chops-to-boot. An impulsive, unrestrained rock'n'roll decadence thing. So good you'll follow them home across the Nullarbor.
One of The Garden States finest Twerps play tuneful, clever pop music.
The hardest wirkinbg soul band in Australia Saskwatch.
San Diego hot sauce bottles made up of Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Night Marchers and Off! HOT SNAKES go VVRRROOOOOOOMMM. And sssssssssssss.
SNAKADAKTAL WILL BE THERE TOO!
DJ YAMANTAKA EYE, bandleader of Japan's unexplainable Boredoms, dada art proponent and one of the freakiest DJs to do it.
Earthless are a psychedelic power trio free of Earth's gravitational pull charging off beyond time and space. They will show you how it's done on Friday.
TOOT TOOT TOOTS bring their thigh slappin, spagetti western rock n roll stylings.
The super talented Sophia Brous will perform as Brous and captivate you more than the stars in a Meredith sky.
Melbourne rock & roll naughties Bitter Sweet Kicks will show ya'll what the wrong side of the tracks looks like with a guitar.
Special Gift Mistresses The Town Bikes have been marshalling The Meredith Gift spectacularly for nearly a decade. This year there is talk of the Gift running track going AROUND the crowd in the Amphitheatre.
AROUND it! Controversial.
Running Melbourne's early hours discotheques of late. Harvey, Sweeney and now Otologic. There is a great lineage there and the late late late show is this duo's speciality.
Angus Sampson will do something.
Fraser A Gorman & Big Harvest finally get a guernsey after delivering free pizza to someone in the know three years ago.
Sydney's Royal Headache return for their second Supernatural appearance.
City of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band Now over 125 years old, and a popular fixture at Meredith since 2005. Starting with a march through the campsite, incorporating the Bugle Corp, then onto stage for a romp through old and new hits. Those magnificent men and women in their almost-flying machine.
Don't forget the already announced legends The Sunnyboys WILL BE A HIGHLIGHT!!!!!! plus GRIMES.
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