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News: Sounds Loud Festival lineup announced!
Think that you have filled up your summer festival calendar? Well think again... a new festival has launched in the way of Sounds Loud Festival 2010.
To be held in Queens Park, Moonee Ponds on Sunday the 11th of April, from 11am to 7pm, the Sounds Loud Festival boasts an impressive line up that includes some of Australia’s best music acts and next big things over three huge stages.
The first line up announcement includes:
Bluejuice Whitley Hungry Kids of Hungary Yacht Club DJs Polo Club 50 Lions
+ many more to be announced!
Formerly known as the Moonee Valley Youth Week Festival, last year’s event attracted 5000 young people from all across Victoria.
Event organiser Ella Mason said that it was only natural that the festival evolved in response to its growing popularity.
“The event has gained so much momentum over the past six years that we’ve decided to open it up to a wider audience, hence we’ve re-launched it as the Sounds Loud Festival”, Ms. Mason said.
“As an all ages, drug, alcohol and smoke-free music festival, we’re still catering to the young people in our community. However, by shedding the youth festival tag we’d like to be more accessible and appealing to a wider demographic”.
The festival will also include roaming performers, hip hop dancers, street art, market stalls and food vendors.
Stay tuned for the second announcement of artists coming soon!
Womadelaide 2010 The Armada, Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, Ethiopiques, Babylon Circus and Ojos de Brujo live @ Botanic Park, Adelaide, SA (5-8 March 2010)
Future Music Festival 2010 Empire of the Sun, Franz Ferdinard, Prodigy, Way Out West and more live @ Sydney, NSW (March 2010)
This year we were lucky enough to play at 3 Big Day out shows. It was great because we were friends with a fair few of the bands (Karnivool, Something With Numbers, Gyroscope, Hilltop Hoods) so it was such a great party vibe. Not only were we paid to get drunk and have fun with our friends we also got to see Rage Against The Machine play 3 nights in a row!!!
Ideal Lineup? Blink 182, Guns N Roses (circa 1988), Marilyn Manson, Knye West, Muse and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Fave artist you've seen at a Music Festival? Rage Against The Machine – Big Day Out 2008. I have been a fan of this band for so long and I thought that I would never get to see them. When I heard that they were confirmed for BDO I nearly shat myself!
Tips for attending Music Festivals? Alcohol is usually very expensive at festival! All you need is a hip flask, a roll of tape and your preferred beverage. Don’t go too hard too soon as festivals usually go for 6-8 hours and you don’t want to end up as one of those sunburnt, passed out, semi naked people that litter these events.
My Festival Experience
