Sister festivals Meredith and Golden Plains are both looking better and better each day, with the sold out Meredith Festival line up now complete, but Golden Plains lying just a few months behind for fans who missed out (or those who want to go twice).
At Meredith, Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls), The Galvatrons, Root!, Black Pony Express, Ooh-ee, Andee Frost, Paul Williamson's Hammond Combo and Angus Sampson taking care of M.C. duties finish off the lineup.They join the already announced bands The Gossip, Little Red, The Black Lips, Gotye, Muscles, Andrew W.K. (Special solo performance), Clutch, Cut Copy, Art Brut, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Crystal Castles, Dr. Dog, Junior Reid, Ned Collette Band, Lady Strangelove, Sarah Blasko, DJ MuGen, King Brothers, The Smallgoods, Paris Wells and Thief, Combo La revelacion, The Devestations, Hoodoo Gurus, Andee Frost and the Midnight Juggernauts.
If you're kicking yourself for missing that lineup, well Golden Plains still has tickets available, and many would argue that the list of bands is even BETTER than that!
There you can see the amazing Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and the incomparable Ween, making it worth it already.
They join The Vines, Iron and Wine, Beirut, Bang Gang Deejays, Buffalo Tom, British India, Optimo, The Dirtbombs, The Bamboos, Future of the Left, Jay Reatard, South Rakkas Crew, Scientists of Modern Music, Pikelet, Kamikaze Trio, Jane Badler and SIR, The Sea and Cake and more to be announced.
Remember, Meredith is sold out and tickets to Golden Plains are currently on sale from http://www.goldenplains.com.au. Dates are:
The Meredith Music Festival 2007.
At the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith, Victoria.
December 14, 15 and 16.
Golden Plains 2008
At the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith, Victoria
March 8 - 10, 2008
