Bittersweet with a bang: Meadow Music Festival deliver their tastiest lineup yet for their final festival.
A birthday celebration and a final farewell, Meadow Music Festival announces the lineup of their ten-year, last instalment at their home of the Bambra Bowl on Gulidjan, Gadubanud and Wadawurrung land.
With one last fight, the festival will be taking place on 21 – 23 March 2025 for a three day showcase of music and art. Having already announced American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist MJ Lenderman and his band The Wind as the ultimate drawcard, Meadow welcome headliners Hiatus Kaiyote and Pond to what will be a historic event, along with a huge lineup of local and national talent.
Meadow Music Festival
- When: 21 – 23 March 2025
- Where: Bambra Bowl, 180 Bambra-Aireys Inlet Rd, Bambra, 3241
Meadow Music Festival Lineup
- MJ Lenderman & The Wind
- Hiatus Kaiyote
- Pond
- Empress Of (US)
- Kaiit
- Floodlights
- Annie Rose Maloney
- ORB
- Eggy
- Miles Nautu
- Dameeeela
- Marcellus Pittman
- Chee Shimizu
- Osmosis Jones
- Armlock
- Big Yawn
- Empress
- Proto Moro
- Pop Filter
- Npcede
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The 2025 lineup boasts internationally renowned neo-soul favourites Hiatus Kaiyote stopping off in Bambra, Boorloo psychedelic rock staples Pond who will headline Meadow’s last Saturday night and an appearance from LA based American musician and producer Empress Of. Lovers and appreciators of local legends, the Meadow team are excited to welcome back Annie Rose Maloney who played the festival’s very first year, Geelong psychedelic heavyweights ORB, and the sound of Australia on record, Floodlights. The weekend getaway will host something for everyone, from the sweet honeyed vocals of Kaiit, to the rock bristling with fairytale warmth from Melbourne’s Eggy, or the effortless bars from First Nations hiphop artist Miles Nautu.
Playing throughout the whole weekend and after the starry night takes over the Bowl, a multitude of local and international DJs and curators will be delivering their sets including multi-hyphenate Meanjin based producer Dameeeela, Detroit house music staple Marcellus Pittman, revered record collector and tastemaker Chee Shimizu from Japan, and Osmosis Jones bringing the sounds of UK Garage to command the floor on Friday night.
It doesn’t stop there, and over the weekend, Armlock, Big Yawn, Empress, Proto Moro, Pop Filter, and Npcede will also bring their local magic to the Bambra Bowl, plus announcing the The Retreat Creek Hotel; an opportunity for rural artists to apply to perform at the 2025 Festival with applications opening on the Meadow website on Wednesday 11 December.
The Retreat Creek Hotel will cleverly capitalise upon the gathering of locals that annually congregate in front of the festival bar at Meadow; taking a demand for more performance spaces for regional musicians and offering a platform solely showcasing talent from rural areas surrounding the festival. Named after the waterway that winds through the valley below the event, the new stage adjacent to the bar is an opportunity for 10 local acts to perform in the pre-existing nurturing festival environment including offering one lucky act a feature spot on the main stage as part of the “Retreat Creek Hotel Presents” program.
Every vehicle attending the festival will require a car pass. All proceeds support replanting native trees and shrubs across the festival site and surrounding areas (via East Otway Landcare). Hundreds of baby trees from past plantings will be starting to mature by the time punters arrive in Autumn!
Tickets on sale now via www.meadowmf.com
