BIGSOUND Live 2013 Lineup Adds 80 More Artists

The details for BIGSOUND, widely regarded as the biggest and most important gathering of the Australian music industry, were first announced last May, with Bill Bragg, Amanda Palmer, Kasey Chambers, and Regurgitator just a few of the names leading the list of speakers and musicians set to appear over the three-day conference this September.

Complementing the flocks of industry talks, workshops, conferences, and panels is BIGSOUND Live, an enormous selection of band and artist showcases taht take over Brisbane’s renowned entertainment hub, Fortitude Valley, during the conference; while May’s announcement revealed a handful of the acts locked into appear from September 11 – 12 this year, that list just got a whole lot bigger.

Another 80 acts have joined the BIGSOUND Live 2013 lineup, presented by Oztix and taking place across 12 stages over 2 nights with performances from some of the world’s most exciting emerging acts. Leading the list are Melbourne rock heroes Kingswood, the super-sized Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Antipodes-via-South Africa beatmaker Jonti, former Powderfinger guitarist Darren Middleton, refined songstress Gossling, Blue King Brown’s Natalie Pa’apa’a, Canada’s Yukon Blonde, the crafted art-rock of The Trouble With Templeton, rising hip hop star Chance Waters, Regular John – and that’s just a selection. “The quality and quantity of applications for BIGSOUND increases each year and our second artist announce is truly mind-blowing.” – Graham Ashton, BIGSOUND

There’s also Eagle And The Worm, Tigertown, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, Grey Ghost, Elizabeth Rose, Cub Scouts, Buchanan, Them Swoops, Jess Ribeiro and the Bone Collectors, Damn Terran, The Love Junkies, Money For Rope, Zeahorse, The Demon Parade, and many, many more.

They all join the previously announced bands that includes Xavier Rudd, Megan Washington, The John Steel Singers, Stonefield, Bleeding Knees Club, The Jungle Giants, Spit Syndicate, Dune Rats, Clubfeet, Thelma Plum, Citizen Kay, and Little Bastard. BIGSOUND organisers also promise that there’s another 24 artists still to be announced for the already heaving lineup.

“BIGSOUND has cemented its place as the week that Australia’s music industry come out to play and for anyone looking for reasons to join in the party, this list is a pretty good place to start,” said BIGSOUND Executive Programmer Graham Ashton in a statement issued today.

“The quality and quantity of applications for BIGSOUND increases each year and our second artist announce is truly mind-blowing. It’s wonderful to see the value the artist community places on showcasing at BIGSOUND. It’s just a shame that we’ve only got 120 spots because there are more artists than ever who are worthy to be part of the event,” he added.

BIGSOUND has a long history of being the place to see the hottest new artists. The likes of Flume, The Temper Trap, Kimbra, Seth Sentry, The Naked and Famous, Ball Park Music, Bertie Blackman, Emma Louise and Last Dinosaurs all became BIGSOUND alumni on their journeys to international success.

BIGSOUND full passes – which include entry to panel sessions, parties, and priority entry to all BIGSOUND Live events – are available now from the BIGSOUND website and disappearing quickly, while individual BIGSOUND Live passes to shows are on sale today at OzTix.

BIGSOUND Live 2013 Lineup

Xavier Rudd
Megan Washington
The John Steel Singers
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Darren Middleton
Natalie Pa’apa’a of Blue King Brown
Gossling
The Trouble With Templeton
Yukon Blonde
The Jungle Giants
Calling All Cars
Stonefield
Chance Waters
Bleeding Knees Club
Regular John
Clubfeet
Jonti
Thelma Plum
KINGSWOOD
Dune Rats
Eagle And The Worm
Hey Geronimo
Tigertown
The Toot Toot Toots
The Griswolds
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard
Grey Ghost
Diviney
Halfway
Spit Sydnicate
Elizabeth Rose
Dubmarine
Davey Lane
Feelings
Sheppard
The Audreys
Cub Scouts
Surecut Kids
Tales in Space
Songs
Buchanan
Citizen Kay
Cosmo’s Midnight
Them Swoops
Jess Ribeiro and The Bone Collectors
Way Of The Eagle
Jeremy Neale
Little Bastard
Band of Frequencies
Lime Cordiale
Breaking Orbit
Eden Mulholland
Electric Horse
The Walking Who
Damn Terran
MT WARNING
Glass Towers
The Lazys
Bored Nothing
The Guppies
The Love Junkies
Spender
Rainy Day Women
BLOODS
JONES Jnr
Clap Clap Riot
Gay Paris
SHE REX
Money For Rope
Lanterns
The Starry Field
Patrick James
Simone and Girlfunkle
Bec and Ben
Sidney York
Mining Boom
Your Favorite Enemies
Fun Machine
The Peep Tempel
The Orbweavers
Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys
Saidah Babah Talibah
Good Oak
Tkay Maidza
Clowns
Two Cartoons
Born Lion
Zeahorse
Mr Cassidy
Ride Into The Sun
The Sinking Teeth
Karl S. Williams
The Demon Parade
Slip-on Stereo
Willow
New Brutalists
Mustered Courage