Having boasted some of the world’s biggest names in music like AC/D, Abba and Neil Diamond, Moomba has made a name for itself as one of Australia’s greatest live music festivals Add to its legacy that the lineups are still stellar and that the entire festival is free and it’s not hard to see why punters keep coming back to the weekend festival.
After an amazing lineup last year which featured Owl Eyes,The Paper Kites, Tex Perkins, Josh Pyke and The Panics it seems things are only getting better.
In 2013, the three stages at Moomba, which will take place at Alexandra Gardens on the Yarra River, will boast some of Melbourne and Australia’s biggest acts including Brisbane’s Ball Park Music, who are fresh from their national tour for which they received amazing praise on their live shows.
Along with the indie-rockers will be country music chanteuse Kasey Chambers, Hunters & Collectors frontman Mark Seymour, and the Glastonbury-playing Electric Empire and so many more.
Along with a full program of diverse music on the Cultural Quarter stage which includes energetic orchestral pop band Vaudeville Smash, fiery folk-jazz fusion Flap! and tropical reggae seven-piece Jaspora.
Moomba Program Director Ros Abercrombie said that the free music program has significant appeal to music lovers over the busy festival season.
“Last year we showed fans that you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars to enjoy a full weekend of quality live music. This year we’ve put together a program of high calibre Australian acts across an even more diverse range of genres.
“Rather than building towards the headline acts, we arrange our program specifically so that Moomba goers can enjoy quality local and national music on any of our three stages, at any time of day.
“We will also be announcing our special opening and closing night concerts in early 2013 so I’d
recommend all music fans mark Moomba in their diaries for the Labour Day long weekend,” she
added.
Over the long Labour Day weekend 49 diverse acts will play across three stages. Considering the varied lineup of up-and-coming and established artists, you’d better get down to the free concerts early to get a good spot.
The full lineup will be released in mid-February.
2013 Moomba Main Stage Lineup
Saturday
Winter People
All the Colours
Yung Warriors
Battleships
Strange Talk
Ball Park Music
Sunday
Jackson McLaren
Mark Seymour
Hey Geronimo
The April Maze
Dubmarine
One additional act yet to be announced
Monday
Bob Evans
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
Ruby Boots
Jordie Lane
Electric Empire
Event Information
Moomba 2013 Festival
8-11 March 2013
Alexandra Gardens & Birrarung Marr on the Yarra River
All concerts and events are free.
For more information on the Moomba 2013 program, including latest announcements, visit:
melbourne.vic.gov.au/moomba
