The first BIGSOUND Live 2014 lineup has landed, with over 80 bands confirmed to bring all the crowdsurfing, taste-making, artist-breaking action to the annual Brisbane-based music industry conference this September.
The 4AD-signed D.D Dumbo, Bad//Dreems, REMi, Client Liaison, Milwaukee Banks, Yeo, DMA’s, Lanks, Holy Holy, Airling, Thelma Plum, Fractures, Jesse Davidson, The Phoncurves, Blank Realm – name an emerging Aussie artist, and chances are they’re on the BIGSOUND bill.
Other bands billed to play the festival’s two nights of live music, taking place the 10th and 11th September in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, includes Kingswood, Seekae, Deep Sea Arcade, Sampology, Ash Grunwald, The Murlocs, Bonjah, Baptism Of Uzi, Ernest Ellis, Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders, Gold Fields, Steve Smyth, Teeth & Tongue, Panama, Tkay Maidza – the list goes on. And there promises to be even more bands added to the BIGSOUND 2014 bill in future lineup announcements.
“The diversity and talent in BIGSOUND’s line-up gets richer and deeper each year,” says programmer Nick O’Byrne (who recently stepped down as AIR’s General Manager). “With more 80 artists still to be announced there’s no doubt that those two nights in September will be the single best festival of new Australian music we’ve ever had.”
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Helping to accommodate the huge live bill is the expansion of BIGSOUND to include more venues, such as The Underdog, Crowbar, The Elephant, The New Globe, and new outdoor venues located at Brightside and Magic City.
They’ll be joining the welcome return of the Triple J Unearthed stage as well as a new electronic music stage presented by inthemix, along with the usual Brisbane favourites like Alhambra Lounge, Black Bear Lodge, Ric’s Bar, The Zoo, The Tempo, and more.
While BIGSOUND event laminates will get priority access to all venues over the two nights, you don’t have to be an industry domo or in a band to attend the huge array of gigs and showcases on offer.
BIGSOUND LIve 2014 passes go on sale today, giving punters wrist-band access to the gigs at $69 a pop, one of the best valued tickets in the country. Tickets are available from OzTix while those looking for the full BIGSOUND experience including conference and party entry still have some time to grab special rate tickets from www.bigsound.org.au.
View the full lineup, dates, and ticket details, along with the epic list of BIGSOUND 2014 speakers, below.
Check out our Festival Guide to BIGSOUND as well as our 2013 coverage, including the 5 Things We Learned At BIGSOUND Day One, Day Two. Plus our photos of BIGSOUND Day One Part 1 | Part 2 & Day Two Part 1 | Part 2
Plus our BIGSOUND Quizzes with Amanda Palmer, Jeremy Neale, Elizabeth Rose, Spit Syndicate, Major Leagues, Chance Waters, Jackie Onassis, Tales In Space, The Peep Tempel, Bloods, and Rainy Day Women.
BIGSOUND Live 2014 Lineup
Airling
Alison Wonderland
APES
Ash Grunwald
Avaberée
BAD//DREEMS
Banoffee
Baptism of Uzi
Blank Realm
BONJAH
Brad Butcher
Caligula’s Horse
Client Liaison
Coach Bombay
Crooked Colours
D.D Dumbo
Deep Sea Arcade
Devon Sproule
DMAs
Ernest Ellis
Eves
Fieldings
Flyying Colours
Fractures
Fraser A. Gorman
Gold Fields
Halfway
Hayden Calnin
HITS
Holy Holy
I’lls
Indian Summer
Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders
Jane Tyrell
Jess Ribeiro and the Bone Collectors
Jesse Davidson
Jimblah
Karl S. Williams
KINGSWOOD
Klo
KLP
LANKS
Left.
L-FRESH The LION
Lia Mice
Little May
Lime Cordiale
LOWER SPECTRUM
Luca Brasi
LUCIANBLOMKAMP
Lurch & Chief
Major Leagues
Mansionair
Milwaukee Banks
Morning Harvey
Oisima
Okenyo
Olympic Ayres
Orphans Orphans
PACES
Panama
Pikelet
REMI
Ruby Boots
Sampology ft. Tom Thum & Jordan Rakei
Scenic
Steve Smyth
Step-Panther
Stillwater Giants
Sweet Jean
Sydonia
Teeth & Tongue
The Bennies
The Creases
The Harpoons
The Murlocs
The Phoncurves
The Tiger & Me
Thelma Plum
Thrupence
Tin Sparrow
Tkay Maidza
Tully On Tully
wordlife
Yeo
BIGSOUND 2014 Industry Speakers & Buyers
Tom Windish – The Windish Agency (US)
Kevin French – Paradigm (US)
Chris Sampson – Superfly / Bonnaroo / Outside Lands (US)
Sean Carlson – FYF Fest (US)
James Minor – SXSW (US)
Adam Ryan – The Great Escape / MAMA & Company (UK)
Avery McTaggart – The Windish Agency (US)
Michelle Cable – Panache Booking (US)
Josh Moore – The Bowery Presents / Cloud 9 Adventures (US)
Danny Rogers – Lunatic Entertainment / St Jerome’s Laneway Festival (AUS)
Jerome Borazio – Get Notorious / St Jerome’s Laneway Festival (AUS)
Jamie Wade – X-Ray Touring (UK)
Emily York – Penny Drop (AUS)
Ben Marshall – Sydney Opera House (AUS)
Justin Sweeting – Artist Voice Asia / Clockenflap Festival (HK)
Melissa Yong – Village Sounds Asia (SNG)
Josh Taylor – Cassette Entertainment / Sprung Hip Hop Festival (AUS)
Mario Stresow – FKP Scorpio (GER)
Henning Ahrens – Four Artists Booking Agentur (GER)
Grimur Atlason – Iceland Airwaves (ICE)
BIGSOUND 2014 Dates & Applications
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
September 10th – 12th, 2014
BIGSOUND 2014 Artist Applications open now at www.qmusic.com.au
Applications close Friday May 9.
To purchase earlybird tickets, visit www.bigsound.org.au
