The Great Escape (festival)
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The Great Escape was a music festival held at Newington Armory, located within Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Olympic Park is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....

 that took place in 2006 and 2007. Initially held over the Easter long weekend for the first two events, in 2008 it was announced the festival would take place on the Labour Day
Labour Day
Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for...

 weekend, however the event was cancelled 2 months from the date due to poor ticket sales http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24147814-1702,00.html. It evolved from the 2005 Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island festival
Cockatoo Island Festival was a music festival held on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour, over Easter of 2005, organised by Mixed Industry and The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. See the section below on 'Progress' for details of more recent events...

 Music Festival. The music and other attractions run over three full days (Good Friday to Easter Sunday in 2006-07), with some patrons camping from Thursday evening to Monday morning. Punters could attend either for the full weekend camping, purchase a 3 day pass and commute each day or attend a single day. Many acts also played the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival
East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival
The East Coast International Blues & Roots Music Festival, also known as Byron Bay Bluesfest, is an annual music festival held for five days over the Easter long weekend at Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia...

 the same weekend, however The Great Escape line-up is more diverse featuring pop, hip hop, electronic and rock acts that would not fit into a Blues and Roots line-up. In addition to musical acts, there is also a wide range of other features such as comedy acts, bingo and trivia
Trivia
The trivia are the three lower Artes Liberales, i.e. grammar, rhetoric and logic. These were the topics of basic education, foundational to the quadrivia of higher education, and hence the material of basic education, of interest only to undergraduates...

, conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theory
A conspiracy theory explains an event as being the result of an alleged plot by a covert group or organization or, more broadly, the idea that important political, social or economic events are the products of secret plots that are largely unknown to the general public.-Usage:The term "conspiracy...

 talks and yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...

. There is no immediate future for the Great Escape at this point, but organisers are confident it will be resurrected in the near future.

Artist lineups

Friday April 16, 2006
The Village Green The Grove Riverside Big Top The Tin Shed, Bunker 8 Cabaret, Ping Pong Club
  • Sigur Rós
    Sigur Rós
    Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...

  • Silverchair
    Silverchair
    Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...

  • Something for Kate
    Something for Kate
    Something for Kate are a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Members include songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Paul Dempsey, drummer Clint Hyndman and bassist Stephanie Ashworth...

  • The Beautiful Girls
    The Beautiful Girls
    The Beautiful Girls are an Australian band, predominantly playing roots music. They have released three EPs, Morning Sun, Goodtimes and Weight Of The World. Plus four full length albums, Learn Yourself, We're Already Gone, Ziggurats and Spooks. They played at Dusty Days on 15 March 2008 in Wagga...

  • Wolf & Cub
    Wolf & Cub
    Wolf & Cub are a band from Adelaide, Australia. Three of the original members hail from Port Augusta, South Australia. Their music is predominantly psychedelic with elements of Rock. The four-piece were signed to record label 4AD. An aspect of the bands music that makes them unique is their use of...

  • Slightly Stoopid
    Slightly Stoopid
    Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, who describe their music as "a fusion of acoustic rock and blues with reggae, hip-hop, and punk". As a band, they have released eight albums with their sixth studio album, entitled Slightly Not Stoned Enough To Eat...

  • Afro Moses
  • Waiting For Guinness
  • Blue King Brown
    Blue King Brown
    Blue King Brown are a Melbourne-based, Australian urban roots band. They have released a self-titled EP and a full length album, Stand Up . They released their follow-up Worldwize Part 1 - North & South on 20 August 2010...

  • Mia Dyson
    Mia Dyson
    Mia Dyson is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She shot to fame with her 2003 album Cold Water and her subsequent follow-up album, Parking Lots, which won "Best Blues & Roots album" at the 2005 ARIA Awards....

  • Hawksley Workman
    Hawksley Workman
    Ryan Corrigan , better known by the stage name Hawksley Workman, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released eleven full length albums throughout his career...

  • Dave Graney
    Dave Graney
    David John "Dave" Graney is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter from Mount Gambier, South Australia. Since 1979, Graney is generally accompanied by drummer, Clare Moore...

     & Clare Moore
    Clare Moore
    Clare Christina Moore is an Australian musician, songwriter, arranger, producer and performer whose principal instrument is the drums. She has also performed as a keyboard player, singer and vibraphone player...

  • Hat Fitz
  • Tim Ireland
  • Melanie Horsnell
    Melanie Horsnell
    Melanie Horsnell is a singer-songwriter from New South Wales, Australia.-Musical career:Melanie first picked up a guitar at the age of five, learning the classical and flamenco styles of play, and began busking at Manly Beach at the age of ten...

  • Stephen Cummings
    Stephen Cummings
    Stephen Donald Cummings is an Australian rock singer-songwriter and writer. He was lead singer of Melbourne-based rock band, The Sports, during 1976–1981, followed by a solo career which has met with critical acclaim but has had limited commercial success...

  • Martha Wainwright
    Martha Wainwright
    Martha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle...

  • The Darling Downs
  • Dobacoracol
  • Arabesk
  • Declan Kelly
  • Freeway
    Freeway (band)
    Freeway is a Dutch rock group from Amersfoort, founded by Wim Bos and Dick Visser in 1967. Their rock & roll-like style of music is broadly comparable to the Rolling Stones...

  • Angus and Julia Stone
  • Sam Shinazzi
  • The Herd
  • DJ Skoob
  • TZU
    TZU
    For the ancient chinese military strategist and author, see Sun Tzu.TZU are an Australian hip hop group, originating from Melbourne, Victoria. They are known for live shows with significant crowd involvement, at festivals such as Big Day Out, Falls Festival, MS Fest and the Meredith Music Festival,...

  • Koolism
    Koolism
    Koolism is an Australian hip hop duo originating from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.The members are lyricist Hau Latukefu and producer/DJ/musician Danielsan Ichiban .-History:Koolism started out in 1992 when Elleson joined a group by the name...

  • Def Wish Cast
    Def Wish Cast
    Def Wish Cast are an Australian hip hop group originally from around Penrith, Sydney. Currently they reside in a few areas around the City of Sydney.-Biography:...

  • DJ Prince V
  • Hermitude
    Hermitude
    Hermitude are an Australian hip hop group, originating from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales.- Biography :The two multi-instrumentalists Luke Dubber and Angus Stuart have been in bands together since 1994, at the ages of 16 and 11 respectively...

  • Combat Wombat
    Combat Wombat
    Combat Wombat are an Australian hip-hop group from Melbourne. The group comprises Monkey Marc, DJ Wasabi, Elf Tranzporter and MC Izzy.-Biography:...

  • Local Knowledge
    Local Knowledge (band)
    Local Knowledge were an Indigenous hip-hop group from Newcastle, New South Wales.They were formed in 2002 by brothers Abie and Wok Wright and Joel Wenitong with DJ Jay Tee joining later. They disbanded in 2006...

  • The Fumes
  • The Camels
    The Camels
    The Camels are an Australian rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in late 1999 by brothers Jamie Holt and Tim Holt , along with Matt Smedley and Dave Springer .-History:...

  • Leanne Paris Band
  • Botanics
  • The Pedestrians
  • DJ Jack Shit
  • Uncle Ho
  • Toydeath
  • Layer
  • The Zion Band
  • The Hauntingly Beautiful Mousemoon
  • Garry Who
  • Gary Bradbury
  • Bruce Griffiths
  • Mickey Gee
  • The Red Paintings
    The Red Paintings
    The Red Paintings are an Orchestral art rock band originally formed 1999 in Geelong, Victoria but have been based over the last few years in Los Angeles, USA. The band consists of lead vocalist and songwriter Trash McSweeney on guitar, sequencing and samples, Trash also is the brainchild behind all...

  • The Dawn Collective
  • Joel Plaskett
    Joel Plaskett
    Joel Plaskett is a Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now resides across the harbour in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia...

  • Pony Club Massacre


  • Saturday April 17, 2006
    The Village Green The Grove Riverside Big Top The Tin Shed, Bunker 8 Cabaret, Ping Pong Club
    • The Black Keys
      The Black Keys
      The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....

    • Femi Kuti
      Femi Kuti
      Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician and the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti....

    • Juan De Macro's Afro Cuban Allstars
    • Eskimo Joe
      Eskimo Joe
      Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band formed by Stuart MacLeod on guitars, Joel Quartermain on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia in 1997....

    • Daara J
      Daara J
      Daara J are a Senegalese rap trio that consists of N'Dongo D, Aladji Man, and Faada Freddy. Their music takes influence from hip hop, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and reggae and is performed in English, French, Spanish, and Wolof....

    • Slightly Stoopid
  • Kid Confucius
    Kid Confucius
    Kid Confucius were an eight-piece Australian band from Sydney, Australia. They formed in 2001 and have since played well over 400 live shows around the country, including major festivals as well as their own headline shows at venues such as The Annandale Hotel and The Metro Theatre...

  • Rastawookie
  • Entropic
  • Andy Clockwise
    Andy Clockwise
    Andy Clockwise is an Australian born musician, performer, writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Andy currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Clockwise likes to describe his style as “Schizo Pop”, while his musical genre is Indie/Pop. Andy has headlined his own tour as well as...

  • Liz Martin
  • Joel Plaskett
  • Jesse Younan
  • Watussi
  • Brain Campaeu
  • Hawksley Workman
  • Rodrigo Y Gabriela
    Rodrigo y Gabriela
    Rodrigo y Gabriela , also known as "El Rodri y La Gabi", are a Mexican musical duo who specialize in playing fast, rhythmic acoustic guitars...

  • The Girls From The Clouds
  • The Audreys
    The Audreys
    The Audreys are an ARIA Award-winning Australian five-piece blues/roots band who formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 2004.-Biography:The pre-cursor to The Audreys started in Melbourne as a duo consisting of lead singer Taasha Coates and guitarist Tristan Goodall...

  • Blue King Brown
  • The Hauntingly Beautiful Mousemoon
  • Panda
    Panda (band)
    Panda is a Mexican alternative rock band formed in Monterrey, Nuevo León in 1996 as part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia...

  • Durbeyfield
  • Laura Imburglia
  • Paul Mac
    Paul Mac
    Paul Mac is a musician, producer and music remixer from Sydney, Australia. He was classically trained at Sydney's Conservatorium of Music. Paul Mac formed the bands Smash Mac Mac, Itch-e And Scratch-e, The Lab, and The Dissociatives, as well as releasing two records under his own name...

  • The Bird
  • The Red Eyes
  • Endorphin
    Endorphin (Australian band)
    Endorphin is the stage name of Eric Chapus, an electronic act from Kuranda, near Cairns, Australia.-Albums:* Embrace * Skin * AM:PM * Seduction * Shake It... * Soon After Silence...

  • Butterfingers
    Butterfingers
    Butterfingers were an Australian hip hop group from Ipswich, Queensland. Most of their releases are on their own label, Valley Trash Records.-History:...

  • The Vasco Era
    The Vasco Era
    The Vasco Era is an Australian three piece rock/blues band based in Melbourne, Australia.-Brief history:Originally from Apollo Bay, but now based in Melbourne, the band's members are brothers Sid and Ted O'Neil and Michael Fitzgerald...

  • The McMenamins
  • Those Bloody Mckennas
  • Casual Projects
  • Johnny G & The E Types
  • Lordz Of The Fly
  • DJ Jack Shit
  • Rica Tetas
  • Coda
  • Jackie Loeb
  • Jason Ryder
  • Mark My Words
  • Adam Moulds
  • Zombie Ghost Train
    Zombie Ghost Train
    Zombie Ghost Train was an Australian psychobilly and gothabilly band located in Sydney, NSW, Australia. The band formed with Stu Arkoff , Azzy T , and Captain Reckless . In 2007, Azzy T left to pursue other musical ventures and was replaced by JM...

  • Mr Bamboo
  • Lucie Thorne
  • Fondula
  • The Afterset


  • Sunday April 18, 2006
    The Village Green The Grove Riverside Big Top The Tin Shed, Bunker 8 Cabaret, Ping Pong Club
    • Donovan Frankenreiter
    • Bernard Fanning
      Bernard Fanning
      Bernard Joseph Fanning is a musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and frontman of Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger from its formation in 1989 to its dissolution in 2010....

    • Xavier Rudd
      Xavier Rudd
      Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He attended St. Joseph's College, Geelong....

    • Lior
      Lior
      Lior is a male, independent Australian singer-songwriter based in Melbourne.-Career:In early 2005, Lior independently self-released his debut album Autumn Flow, certified gold by ARIA...

    • Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set
  • Neville Staples' Specials
    Neville Staples
    Neville Eugenton Staple is a singer for the two-tone ska band, The Specials as well as his own combo, The Neville Staple Band. Along with Ranking Roger, he also sings in Special Beat.-Early life:...

  • Cornerstone Roots
    Cornerstone Roots
    Cornerstone Roots are a successful contemporary New Zealand reggae band from Raglan/Whaingaroa in the Waikato.Formed in 2001 after a session at the infamous local Raglan Musicians Club, the original three-piece outfit singer/songwriter/guitarist Brian and drummer Turongo Dixon and bassist Naomi...

  • King Tide
    King tide
    King tide is the popular name for an especially high tide. The phrase is used mostly in Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific nations.In the lunar month, the highest tides occur roughly every 14 days, at the new and full moons, when the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun are in line...

  • Josh Pyke
    Josh Pyke
    Josh Pyke is an Australian singer-songwriting musician.-Beginnings and Feeding the Wolves :Josh Pyke was in his first band by age 12 and played his first performance in front of 650 parents and students at his primary school graduation. Playing guitar and initial song writing efforts came aged 14...

  • Paul Greene
    Paul Greene (athlete)
    Paul Haydon Greene is a professional musician and was an Australian athlete who competed in the 1996 Olympics in the 400m and 4 x 400m relay...

  • Perry Keyes
    Perry Keyes
    Perry Keyes is an Australian singer-songwriter He is based in Sydney, Australia. Former singer-songwriter with Sydney band the Stolen Holdens...

  • Lucie Thorne
  • Matt Englebrecht
  • The Paper Scissors
    The Paper Scissors
    The Paper Scissors are an Australian rock band consisting of members Jai Pyne, Xavier Naughton and Ivan Lisyak.Their sound has been described as "a combination of garage-punk, rock and soul".-The Paper Scissors EP:...

  • Nardo
  • Bob Evans
    Kevin Mitchell (musician)
    Kevin Edward Mitchell , is an Australian musician, known for his role as the vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Jebediah and also his solo work under the stage name of Bob Evans....

  • Joel Plaskett
  • Butterfly 9
  • Ash Grunwald
    Ash Grunwald
    Ash Grunwald is an Australian radio announcer and blues musician.-Early career:...

  • Jackie Orszacky
  • Andrew Morris
  • The Devoted Few
  • Brendan Welsh
  • Tecoma
  • Decoder Ring
    Decoder Ring
    Decoder Ring is an experimental electronic-rock crossover group from Australia.-Biography:Decoder Ring was formed in 2001, in Sydney, Australia. The original line-up consisted of Matt Fitzgerald Geoff Towner , Pete Kelly , Kenny Davis Jr &...

  • The Mountain Goats
    The Mountain Goats
    The Mountain Goats is an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle himself, despite the plural moniker....

  • Expatriate
    Expatriate (band)
    Expatriate is an indie rock band based in Australia. The band formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2005 and currently consists of vocalist Ben King, drummer Cristo, keyboardist Damian Press and bassist David Molland....

  • Hawksley Workman
  • Epicure
    Epicure (band)
    Epicure are an Australian rock band from Ballarat, in regional Victoria. Triple J radio helped bring Epicure to the Australian consciousness when they added "Feet From Under Me" and "Johnny Venus" to their playlists in 2000. Both songs are featured on the Fold album...

  • Old Man River
  • Wallspace
  • British India
    British India (band)
    British India are an Australian indie rock and garage rock band. The band formed in Melbourne in 2004, comprising lead vocalist, lyricist and guitarist Declan Melia, guitarist Nic Wilson, bassist Will Drummond and drummer Matt O'Gorman...

  • The Van
  • Superheavyweights
  • True Live
    True Live
    True Live is an Australian jazz rap band formed in Melbourne, Australia. They had chart success with "TV" reaching #76 on the ARIA Single Chart and The Shape Of It reaching #85 on the ARIA Albums Chart...

  • DJ Jack Shit
  • Showa 44
  • Zombie Ghost Train
  • Bev Killick
  • Chris Radburn
  • Jonas Holt
  • Dave Jory
  • Holidays On Ice
    Holidays on Ice
    Holidays on Ice may refer to:*Holidays on Ice , a collection of Christmas stories and essays by David Sedaris*Holidays On Ice, an Australian indie pop band*Holiday on Ice, a touring ice skating show...

  • The Sins
    The Sins
    The Sins is a television series from 2000. It was directed by David Yates, Sallie Aprahamian and Simon Curtis and written by William Ivory. It centres on Len Green , a former bank robber and getaway driver, who has retired from the criminal life and joined the undertaker's run by his uncle...

  • The Handsome Young Strangers
  • Ollo
  • Dane Tucquet


  • Friday 6 April 2007
    The Village Green Riverside The Terrace The Tin Shed Bunker 8 Cabaret, T-Bar
    • Wolfmother
      Wolfmother
      Wolfmother is an Australian rock band from Erskineville, Sydney. Formed in 2000, the group was originally a trio composed of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett. Wolfmother released their self-titled debut album in October 2005,...

    • Hilltop Hoods
      Hilltop Hoods
      The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...

    • The Vines
      The Vines
      https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:LandingCheck?landing_page=L11_1121_WMUK_Jimmy_DDOptimised&utm_medium=sitenotice&utm_campaign=C11_1121_WMUK_DDvOneOff&utm_source=B11_1121_WMUK_Jimmy&language=en&country=GB...

    • Ben Kweller
      Ben Kweller
      Ben Kweller is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.-Early life:Ben Kweller was born in San Francisco, CA in 1981. In 1982, his family relocated to Emory, Texas, where his father, Howard Kweller, became the town's first doctor. In 1986, the Kwellers moved to a much larger city,...

    • Amos Lee
      Amos Lee
      Amos Lee is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock and soul. Lee has four albums on Blue Note Records and has toured as an opening act for Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Norah Jones, Paul Simon, Merle Haggard, Van Morrison, John Prine, Dave Matthews Band and Adele. In...

  • Waiting For Guinness
  • Blue King Brown
  • Rastawookie
  • Kaki King
    Kaki King
    Kaki King is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar, and her diverse range in different genres.In February 2006, Rolling Stone released a list of "The New Guitar...

  • Dan Kelly
    Dan Kelly (musician)
    Daniel "Dan" Kelly is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the second oldest of six children and the nephew of Paul Kelly. He grew up in Queensland and learnt the guitar at thirteen, studying Environmental Science at University, in Brisbane, in 1990...

     & The Alpha-Males
  • Damien Dempsey
    Damien Dempsey
    Damien Dempsey is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk with contemporary lyrics to deliver social comment on the positive and negative aspects arising from Ireland's Celtic Tiger society.-Early life:...

  • Nibs Van Der Spuy
  • Fourplay
    FourPlay Electric String Quartet
    FourPlay String Quartet is a four-piece rock band from Sydney, Australia, formed in 1995. It should not be confused with a smooth jazz group in the United States also known as Fourplay....

  • Angus & Julia Stone
  • The Sins
  • Holly Throsby
    Holly Throsby
    Holly Throsby is a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and pianist from Sydney, Australia. Throsby was nominated for an Australian Recording Industry Association 'Best Female Artist' Award in 2006 for Under the Town and in the same category in 2008 for A Loud Call.- Career :Holly Throsby was raised...

  • Joel Plaskett
  • Melanie Horsnell
  • Genevieve Maynard & The Tallboys
  • The Exploders
    The Exploders
    The Exploders are an alternative rock band from Lake Bolac, Victoria, Australia.-Biography:The Exploders formed in 2004 and were picked up by the label Rubber Records in 2005, appearing at the Falls Festival the following year. They released their self titled debut album on 21 March 2006...

  • Expatriate
  • Deerhoof
    Deerhoof
    Deerhoof is a musical group consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier.-Origins:In 1992, Greg Saunier, having recently graduated with a degree in music composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, joined a short-lived San Francisco quartet called Nitre Pit, on...

  • The Mares
  • Iain Archer
    Iain Archer
    Iain Denis Archer is a singer–songwriter from Bangor, Northern Ireland, who was once a secondary lyricist for the indie band Snow Patrol. Archer comes from a musical background and released several solo albums in the mid 90s on the small Scottish independent label Sticky Music...

  • Ooh La La
  • Wallspace
  • Bertie Blackman
    Bertie Blackman
    Bertie Blackman is an Independent Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame with her debut album in 2004, entitled 'Headway' which came after years of prolific performances around Sydney's Inner city venues, where she developed a dedicated following.-Early life and...

  • Toydeath
  • Emergency! Emergency!
    Emergency! Emergency!
    "Emergency! Emergency!" is the first single released from Adelaide band The Hot Lies debut album Ringing in the Sane-Track listing:-External links:*...

  • Vulgargrad
  • Spooky Mens Choral
  • Aleks & The Ramps
  • Greta Gertler & The Extroverts
  • DJ Jack Shit
  • Regal
  • Frenzie
  • Trevor Parkee


  • Saturday 7 April 2007
    The Village Green Riverside The Terrace The Tin Shed Bunker 8 Cabaret, T-Bar
    • John Butler Trio
      John Butler Trio
      The John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots and jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums and Gavin Shoesmith on bass guitar...

    • Missy Higgins
      Missy Higgins
      Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in...

    • Ziggy Marley
      Ziggy Marley
      David "Ziggy" Marley is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. He is the oldest son of famed reggae musician Bob Marley...

    • Little Birdy
      Little Birdy
      Little Birdy are an Australian indie rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue...

    • Bob Evans
  • The Bird
  • Lee "Scratch" Perry
  • The Magic Numbers
    The Magic Numbers
    The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005...

  • Bliss N Eso
    Bliss n Eso
    Bliss n Eso are an ARIA Award-winning Australian hip hop band based in Sydney, and were originally known as Bliss N' Esoterikizm for their debut EP The Arrival...

  • King Tide
    King tide
    King tide is the popular name for an especially high tide. The phrase is used mostly in Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific nations.In the lunar month, the highest tides occur roughly every 14 days, at the new and full moons, when the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun are in line...

  • The Flairz
    The Flairz
    The Flairz were a garage rock band from Perth, Western Australia.-History:All three founding members were 10 years old and already writing their own songs when they started to get their first press in 2003. The Flairz then played their first show in December 2003...

  • Kaki King
  • Kaki King
  • Blue King Brown
  • Waiting For Guinness
  • Coda
  • Damien Dempsey
  • Joel Plaskett
  • Donna Hewitt + Julian Knowles
    Julian Knowles
    Julian Knowles is an Australian composer and performer, specialising in new and emerging technologies. His creative work spans the fields of composition for theatre, dance, film and television, electronic music, sound and new media arts, popular music and record production...

  • Astronomy Class
    Astronomy Class
    Astronomy Class are an Australian hip-hop / reggae group from Sydney. The group comprises Ozi Batla , Sir Robbo and Chasm ....

  • Macromantics
    Macromantics
    Macromantics is the stage name used by the Melbourne-based hip hop artist Romy Hoffman.-Biography:In 1995 Hoffman started performing with her high school classmate Ben Lee's pop/punk band Noise Addict as a 15 year old guitarist."I just did the last tour with them, which was great because I got to...

  • The Panda Band
    The Panda Band
    The Panda Band are an indie pop band originating from Perth, Western Australia. They have a reputation for combining numerous musical genres. They have toured nationally as support acts for bands such as The Sleepy Jackson, Little Birdy, The Grates and Evermore.-Biography:The band originally...

  • Children Collide
    Children Collide
    Children Collide is an Australian indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of drummer Ryan Caesar, bassist Heath Crawley, and vocalist/guitarist John Mackay...

  • Sparkadia
    Sparkadia
    Sparkadia is the project of alternative pop musician Alexander Burnett. Originally a band, Sparkadia formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2004. Up until 2009, Sparkadia was a four-piece band.-History:...

  • The Paper Scissors
  • Whiskey Go Gos
  • Wons Phreely
  • Cuthbert & The Nightwalkers
  • Vulgargrad
  • Spooky Men's Choral
  • Aleks & The Ramps
  • Greta Gertler & The Extroverts
  • DJ Jack Shit
  • Jamie Lloyd
    Jamie Lloyd
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    , but it was called off on the 8th of August, just days after single day passes were sold in addition to weekend passes. http://www.thegreatescape.net.au/blog/

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