Melbourne music fans are getting a brand new addition to the festival calendar designed as a “celebration of Americana music, great food, and fine booze” set at a unique waterside location in the suburb of Williamstown.
Introducing Out On The Weekend, which has announced its inaugural lineup of local and international acts, dates, ticketing details – all wrapped and presented in promotional materials based on Neil Young’s 1972 classic, Harvest.
Fittingly the Out On The Weekend 2014 lineup features a fine array of influential singer-songwriters. Headlining is Justin Townes Earle, the talented prodigal son of Americana icon Steve Earle blessed with the namesake of Townes Van Zandt, joining him at top billing is Australia’s own wiley songsmith (and Bluesfest historian) Henry Wagons.
Also taking the stage will be Texan maverick Ryan Bingham, rising star Robert Ellis, Canadian fave Lindi Ortega, Nashville’s Nikki Lane, as well as The Delines, Jonny Fritz, Emma Swift, Chris Altmann, Raised By Eagles, and The Morrisons.
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The new one-day festival, staged at Seaworks in Williamstown, is the brainchild of Brian ‘BT’ Taranto, director of promoters Love Police, who describes the inspiration for staging Out On The Weekend in an open letter;
“I’ve always tried to bring the best of what I see, hear and discover to our fine shores for us all to experience the good shit,” he writes. “I’ve lately wondered at staging an event that celebrates these sounds. One that offers great food with alcoholic drops of liquid gold at a cool space. Not a huge festival, just somewhere to get into it for a day with friends and like minded folks.
“Well, a few months back I found a home for this event on the sunny shores of Williamstown, and with that, good connections, belief, trust, fear and a lot of work, Out On The Weekend was born,” writes BT.
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The event also promises “delicious music for your mouth” with culinary selections provided by Sydney chefs Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz of Porteño/Bodega fame, as well as Melbourne’s Raph Rashid – the brains behind food truck mainstays Beatbox Kitchen, Taco Truck, and All Day Donuts. The full gourmet food and beverage menus will be revealed soon.
Early bird tickets for Out On The Weekend 2014 will retail for $79 (+b/f) on sale from Friday 25th July. There’s also limited ‘Cripple Creek Ferry Packages’ available for $199 (inclusive all fees), offering festival-goers a return ferry trip from Docklands to and from the festival – complete with live entertainment – as well as food and beverage vouchers and special merchandise.
Out On The Weekend 2014 Lineup
Justin Townes Earle
Henry Wagons
Ryan Bingham
Robert Ellis
Lindi Ortega
Nikki Lane
The Delines
Jonny Fritz
Emma Swift
Chris Altmann
Raised By Eagles
The Morrisons
Out On The Weekend 2014 Dates & Tickets
Saturday 18th October – Seaworks: 82 Nelson Place, Williamstown VIC
Doors 11:30am. Free entry for kids under 12 years old.
Early Bird tickets $79 (inc. all fees) on sale Friday 25th July
Very limited Cripple Creek Ferry Packages available for $199 (inc. all fees) including:
– Return Ferry transfer from Dockland to the event with live entertainment aboard!
– Entry to Out on the Weekend
– 2 x meal vouchers (for main dishes)
– 4 x beverage vouchers
– Limited edition ‘Cripple Creek Ferry Package’ screen printed poster (distributed to you on the return ferry ride after the event)
Ferry departs Docklands at 11:00am and returns after the event.
Full tickets and info: www.outontheweekend.com.au
