FBi Radio, Sydney’s leading community station and lifeblood of its creative culture, is turning 10.
On Sunday September 8, FBi will celebrate a decade of loving Sydney by hosting the biggest event in the station’s history. Iconic Sydney venue Carriageworks will host over 35 acts across 4 stages, as well as a plethora of other sensory treats. The festival will sprawl across the entire site with its heritage buildings and unique industrial atmosphere. It will be the first time Carriageworks has presented an event of this scale.
FBi commenced broadcasting on August 29, 2003 as the first community radio station dedicated to playing 50% Australian music, half of that from Sydney. FBi’s sound and authenticity has connected with the people of Sydney and the station now boasts a weekly audience of 250,000 listeners.
FBi Turns 10! doubles as a fundraiser for the not-for-profit, volunteer-run station. It will allow FBi to further its mission of making Sydney one of the most vibrant and culturally interesting cities in the world, through grassroots support for local music, art and culture.
The line-up features FBi favourites from the past ten years and emerging favourites that will define the next ten. It includes musicians that FBi is proud to have championed since their first demos, who are now killing it on an international scale. There are FBi SMAC Award winners (Hermitude, Seekae), ARIA winners (The Presets) and nominees (Decoder Ring, Urthboy) plus many, many more.
FBi would like to thank all of the artists, who have waived their usual fees in order to support FBi. This is the greatest recognition of the important role FBi has played in fostering the development of the Australian music scene over the last decade.
FBi 10th Birthday Lineup
The Presets
Hermitude
Urthboy
Seekae
Decoder Ring
Spit Syndicate
The Laurels
Thundamentals
The Preatures
Sampology (AV Show)
World’s End Press
Straight Arrows
Collarbones
Naysayer & Gilsun (AV Show)
Zeahorse
Movement
Citizen Kay
HOOPS
Ro Sham Bo
Joyride
Simon Caldwell
Kato
Shantan Wantan Ichiban
Mike Who
Mealo & Space Junk
FBi DJs
SECRET GUESTS
and more FBi favourites to be announced.
FBi 10th Birthday Tickets
On sale: Mon June 24, 9am
Tickets through Ticketmaster
First release: $49 or $39 for FBi Supporters
This is an 18+ event.
