The NYE On The Hill lineup has been announced with an impressive list of local talent hitting up the inaugural launch of the music festival, a New Year’s expansion from the organisers of the boutique invite-only The Hills Are Alive.
After successfully running for five years, organisers are now opening up their picturesque setting in regional Victoria to a wider audience while gifting music fans with a brand new addition to the music festival calendar.
Hitting up the new, three-day/two-day event is Melbourne’s Loon Lake, six-piece rock outfit Money For Rope, the ethereal delights of Haden Calnin, the shimmering ambient-laced alt-rock of I, a Man emerging hip hop hero Remi, electro-soul collective Sietta, Perth rockers The Love Junkies, The Hello Morning, and the Sydney group with a passion for garage rock (and live nudity) Palms.
Also on the inaugural NYE On The Hill lineup are Wagons, Lurch And Chief, Grizzly Jim Lawrie, Animaux, Playwrite, Olympia, The Pierce Brothers, Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, The Evening Cast, and more. With 23 acts already lined up, the organisers have promised that there’s more to come.
The first-ever NYE On The Hill will be located at the same site as the ‘friends of friends’ The Hills Are Alive festival, an “incredibly picturesque site… 10mins from Loch Village, 20mins from Wonthaggi, 95mins from Melbourne,” according to the mysterious, benevolent owner known only as ‘The Farmer’ (no relation to Aunty Meredith).
Running from Monday 30th December through to the afternoon of Wednesday 1st January, general public tickets go on sale this Sunday 19th August at $169 a pop for full 3-day passes.
Rumours abound that a benevolent figure known only as ‘The Farmer’ (no relation to Aunty Meredith) has already begun preparations to ensure the first ever NYE On The Hill is filled with great people (and zero party-poopers), or as ‘The Famer’ simply puts it: ”freedom to hang out with great people, in an amazing location, listening to awesome live-music.”
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So if you’re looking for an awesome alternative to the newly expanded Falls Festival for your New Year’s celebrations on a unique, more intimate scale, then this is your ticket; or as ‘The Famer’ simply puts it: ”freedom to hang out with great people, in an amazing location, listening to awesome live-music.” As anyone who’s been lucky enough to visit the Hill before will tell you, that’s exactly what you get.
NYE On The Hill Lineup
Loon Lake
Wagons
Money For Rope
Hayden Calnin
Sietta
The Love Junkies
Remi
Quarry Mountain Dead Rats
Animaux
The Pierce Brothers
Palms
Playwrite
The Hello Morning
I, a Man
Lurch and Chief
Grizzly Jim Lawrie
Olympia
The Evening Cast
I am the Riot
Damn Maroda
The Horns of Leroy
The Real Slinger (DJ set)
Big Seal and The Slippery Few
NYE On The Hill Dates & Tickets
WHEN:
Gates open 2pm Monday the 30th December.
Gates close 2pm Wednesday the 1st January.
WHERE:
NYE on the Hill takes place on “the Farm”.
Located 10mins from Loch Village, 20mins from Wonthaggi, 95mins from Melbourne
TICKETS:
On sale Sunday 18th August 2013 at 7 pm at http://www.nyeonthehill.com.au/
3 day adult ticket: $169.00 AUD.
Under 16 years ticket: $80.00 AUD (must be accompanied by an adult).
Under 12 years ticket: free (must be accompanied by an adult).
