Australia's Largest Female-Fronted Music Festival Drops Two Killer Lineups

The Sad Grrrls Fest lineups for this year have been announced and they’re set to bring Australia’s largest female-fronted music festival back to Sydney and Melbourne in a big way, with the likes of Jaala, Jess Ribeiro, Camp Cope, and more.

The festivals are organised by DIY record label and booking agency Sad Grrrls Club with a view to promoting gender diversity, offering female and non-binary musicians one of Australia’s biggest platforms to showcase their music.

With three stages, market stalls, food, and DJs, this year’s events will build upon the success of last year’s tour and Sydney festival, keeping the focus on local talent in each city, with a diverse range of acts running the gamut of genres.

As event organiser Rachel Maria Cox notes, one of the biggest successes of last year’s events was “not only that women and non-binary people felt comfortable being on stage, but that we implemented safer spaces policies to help the audience feel safe as well”.

“Sad Grrrls Fest is as much about the audience as it is the people up on stage. Music needs to be safe and inclusive for people of all genders, sexual orientations, races, religions and socio-economic status if we want to really make meaningful change to representation by the numbers.”

Sad Grrrls Fest 2016 – Melbourne

Jaala
Jess Ribeiro
Camp Cope
Simona Castricum
Miss Destiny
Dark Fair
KT Spit
Claws & Organs
Beloved Elk
Beatrice
The Girl Fridas
Chelsea Bleach
Shiny Coin
Denim Owl
Dogood
Stellar Addiction (NSW)
Rachel Maria Cox (NSW)
Samara Cullen
Sandy Hsu
Eli Cash
Jo Neugebauer

Saturday, 1st October 2016
The Reverence Hotel, Melbourne
Tickets: Sad Grrrls Club

Sad Grrrls Fest 2016 – Sydney

Le Pie
Coda Conduct
Twin Caverns
Missing Children
Julia Why?
DJ Claire Knight
Bad Bitch Choir
Bow And Arrow
Dawn Laird
Ego
Jackie Brown Jr.
Morning TV
Clews
Astrid Zeman
La Vif
Annais Paris
Yon Plume DJs
Emma Dean
Stellar Addiction
Hannah Robinson
Ess-Em
Fruit
Fingermae
Tess Killalea
Dog Dirt