Weekend At The Wonk is Australia’s newest mini-festival, set to take over The Wonky Donkey in Forrest, Victoria this March, with a lineup topped by The Smith Street Band and Jeff Rosenstock and a big supporting cast.
A stack friends will be showing up for the inaugural Weekend At The Wonk, including The Hard Aches, Antarctigo Vespucci direct from the US, The Sugarcanes, Camp Cope, and Worm, who’ll be making the normally quiet town of Forrest very loud indeed.
Situated in the Otway Ranges, Forrest played host to The Smith Street Band and Jeff Rosenstock when they showed up nearly two years ago to record an album together, putting curious local townsfolk through a cacophonous few months.
The “jewel in the crown” of Forrest is the Wonky Donky hotel, a must-see attraction for any locals passing through made all the more so when Jeff and The Smith Street Band were in town, with Jeff, Will Wagner, and Georgia Maq collaborating on an acoustic live set.
Forrest holds a special place in the history of The Smith Street Band, with the acoustic collab followed by a few beers around a bonfire, a moment that would be immortalised on the front cover for the band’s Forrest recordings, which you may know as Throw Me In The River.
Meanwhile, Weekend at the Wonk promises to be a night of camping and music amongst friends in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Tickets are on sale 9am Monday, 8th February. Check below for details.
Weekend At The Wonk
Tickets on sale 9am Monday, 8th February
The Smith Street Band
Jeff Rosenstock (USA)
The Hard Aches
Antarctigo Vespucci (USA)
The Sugarcanes
Camp Cope
Worm
Saturday, 5th March 2016
The Wonky Donkey, Forrest VIC
Tickets: Oztix
