This February will see the return of Australia’s largest free music festival. St Kilda Festival 2016 will kick off Saturday, 6th February and run all week, culminating with the always exciting Festival Sunday, which this year falls on Valentine’s Day (14th February).
Punters making their way to the scenic landscape of the St Kilda foreshore will witness performances from the likes of The Beards, The Bombay Royale, Client Liaison, Gurrumul, Hayden James, The Grates, Tuka, and more, all of whom will grace the festival’s Main Stage.
Over on the O’Donnell Gardens Stage, revellers will be treated to sets from Bad//Dreems, Broadway Sounds, Furnace and The Fundamentals, The Harpoons, Ivan Ooze, Jaala, Mighty Duke & The Lords, and triple j favourite Montaigne.
The Cat Empire’s Felix Riebl, Immigrant Union, Jakubi, Jess Ribeiro, Jericco, Lepers And Crooks, Owen Rabbit, Rita Satch, Mangelwurzel, Baro, The Pretty Littles, and many more will all be helping St Kilda Festival celebrate its 36th year.
The New Music Stage, a yearly highlight of the festival, will once again feature ten of Australia’s best emerging acts, with the audience favourite awarded a $5,000 cash prize and the honour of playing at the 2017 Festival on the Main Stage.
St Kilda Festival is an annual mix of live music, performance, carnival rides, sports, market stalls, activities, and entertainment for all ages. Check out the full lineup below or head on over to the St Kilda Festival website for more details.
St Kilda Festival 2016
Main Stage
The Beards
The Bombay Royale
Client Liaison
Echo Drama
Gurrumul
Hayden James
The Grates
Tuka
O’Donnell Gardens Stage
Bad//Dreems
Broadway Sounds
Furnace and The Fundamentals
The Harpoons
Ivan Ooze
Jaala
Mighty Duke & The Lords
Montaigne
Alfred Square Stage
Burundian Drummer Group Of Victoria
Felix Riebl
Immigrant Union
Jakubi
Jess Ribeiro
Robbie Miller
Yarwah
New Music Stage
Jericco
Lepers And Crooks
Mitch King
Neighbourhood Youth
Owen Rabbit
Reika
Rita Satch
Ry
Ryan Downey
The Tommyhawks
Live N Local Stage
Eloquor
Hey Frankie
High Nights
Jackjackjack
Kings.
Mangelwurzel
Mcrobin
The Pretty Littles
The Romeo Knights
The Ugly Kings
Belford Street Sounds
India Jade
Jake Fehily
Leanne Kingwell
The New Savages
Rebecca Cardamone
Simon Phillips
Timmy Knowles
Zac Goldberg
The Push Stage
Alice Ivy
Baro
Dex
Louis
Moss
Mother Culture
Songwriters Collective Stage
Alice Ivy
Baro
Dex
Louis
Moss
Mother Culture
Gojam Stage
Alma Danza
BK Rogers
Cocoa Noire
Flexi J
Jolyon Petch
Mood Machine
Teon Jay
Remastered Myths Stage
Tjupurru, Efiq Zulfiquar, Ebony Moncrief, Abdul Hammoud
Skomes Ft. Saharnaz Kia, Amadou Suso & Amir Kaven
Amaru Tribe & Lalibelas Ft. Nhatty Man
Saturday, 6th February – Sunday, 14th February 2015
St Kilda, Melbourne VIC