The Mane Event returns, raising funds and awareness for mental health support

Returning for its fifth year running, The Mane Event Music Festival is the local festival giving back to the community, with the aim of raising awareness to combat the growing rate of suicide through the power of music!
The festival, now a permanent date in Geelong’s music calendar, taking place during Mental Health Week each year, is the brainchild of directors Jon Gilchrist and Tristan Gall, who after enduring their own battles with mental health, acknowledged the need for a safe space to discuss the topic.
Mental illness affects 1 in 5 Australians every year, with the most common being depression and anxiety. Mental illness doesn’t discriminate. It affects people from all walks of life – it impacts individuals, families, workplaces and communities.
Taking place at The Barwon Club, the one-day event is set for Saturday, October 6. With yet another stellar lineup with more than 20 acts across three stages, including headliners All Our Exes Live in Texas and Jeff Lang, the event promises to boast a relaxed environment, along with information and merchandise on hand, to allow for open discussion surrounding mental health and suicide.
All funds raised from will go towards the work of the Black Dog Institute, an institute working to solve mental health problems – to lower mental illness, lower suicide risk and promote wellbeing.
If you or someone you know needs help or information regarding mental health, please contact Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14, or beyondblue on 1300 224 636.
Full line up below:
All Our Exes Live In Texas
Jeff Lang
Freya Josephine Hollick
Nathan Cavaleri
Anthony Snape
Rach Brennan & The Pines
John Flanagan Trio
The Drunken Poachers
Alister Turrill
Famous Will
Rick Hart
Matt Joe Gow
Weeping Willows
Swamp Creechers
The Louds
Nathan Seeckts
Sam Hanson
City at Midnight
The Hollow Majors
Bipolar Bears
Izzy Losi and the Auracles
Isabella Khalife
Connor Morel
Blue Sunday
Emily Suckling
Tickets can be purchased online or at the Barwon Club direct.