Jun
21
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BIGSOUND 2018 // Drop First Massive Line-Up


It’s massive, it’s spectacular, it’s happening this September in The Valley: annual music industry festival BIGSOUND has dropped its first huge line-up and as always, heavy music is well represented.

The first round of announcements sees Gravemind, ARTERIES, Cast Down, Sleep Talk, Slowly Slowly, Wax Chattels, and Arse among the large vibration merchants.

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“In the first week of September, BIGSOUND Festival turns Fortitude Valley into a land of opportunity for artists and industry figures,” says BIGSOUND programmer Maggie Collins, via email to Hysteria. “We get to showcase the best, the most unique and the important up and coming acts that everyone needs to know about. A massive part of that is showcasing heavy music. Once again it’s our pleasure to ensure that the heavy music scene is being represented and respected at a market like BIGSOUND, where some of the world’s most sought after industry reps gather to make new partnerships happen.”

Organisers dropped a whopping 75 acts on us today, including The Chats, Eliott, Cable Ties, Asha Jefferies, yú yī, and many more (see below.) The three-day festival over 4th to the 7th of September in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley will feature industry seminars, panels, showcases, and of course, heaps of live bands and artists.

BIGSOUND is a big deal for bands, as it means they’ll be playing in front of labels, agents, festival bookers, and lowly journalists such as we. BIGSOUND is the place where “next big things” get the “next big thing” tag; WAAX and Pagan, anyone?

As with previous years, BIGSOUND Festival artists from 2018 become eligible for the Levi’s® Music Prize, which awards $25,000 in prize money, and $5,000 in travel from Stage and Screen to assist with breaking out internationally.

“The amount of BIGSOUND applications this year smashed last year’s record by another 70 to make up approximately 1,133 applications,” stated Collins. “That’s a lot of talent. Punters wanting to own the fact that ‘they discovered an artist first’, better get themselves across this massive list of acts, who are on the cusp of exploding worldwide.”

Applications for BIGSOUND’s tech showcase are still open, giving delegates opportunities to see the future of music technology. You can apply here.

The Queensland State Government is supporting BIGSOUND through Arts Queensland and Tourism and Events It’s Live! in Queensland calendar. Live music helps promote tourism, which is “worth $780 million to the state’s economy,” according to the Minister for Tourism Industry Development Kate Jones.

Passes for delegates and live music are on sale now.



FIRST BIGSOUND 2018 LINE-UP

A. Swayze & The Ghosts

Adrian Eagle

Alice Skye

ARSE

Arteries

Asha Jefferies

Bin Juice

Blank Realm

Bugs

Butterfingers

Cable Ties

Cast Down

CLYPSO

Cry Club

CXLOE

DEAN FOREVER

Dreller

Eat Your Heart Out

Eilish Gilligan

Eliott

Elizabeth

Ella Hooper

Emma Anglesey

Estère

Gabriella Cohen

Genesis Owusu

Georgia Mulligan

Good Doogs

GRAACE

Gravemind

Greta Stanley

Hachiku Hazlett

Hobsons BayCoast Guard

Imogen Clark

James Wright Trio

JEFFE

KAIIT

Kaitlin Keegan

Kian

Kota Banks

Kult Kyss

Kwame

MANE

Miss June

Moaning Lisa

MOOKHI

Oh Pep!

Olympia

Paces

Pink Matter

Pool Shop

Rachel Maria Cox

RAT!hammock

Riley Pearce

Ruby Gilbert

Samsaruh

Sleep Talk

Slowly Slowly

Stevie Jean

Sumner

Sunscreen

sweater curse SŸDE

T$oko

Tape/Off

The Chats

The Merindas

TOTTY

Triple One

Two People

Tyne-James Organ

Voiid

Wax Chattels

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