Once a year for the past few years, when the universe comes together in perfect harmony, when enemies become friends, when there is no bad but only good, when everything tastes like chicken, Arockalypse takes place at The Loft in Warrnambool. It is a time when things are truly at their most excellent. This year you have three days, two stages and 29 bands. June 7 is the biggest day of them all, welcoming over 20 performers. Take a deep breath and take in Melbourne blues-rockers Smoke Stack Rhino, locally connected indie-pop group The Infants (pictured), one-man music machine Harts, Mildura hard-rock duo Jackson Firebird, stoner rock trio Dead Letter Blues, Melbourne rock quintet Palace of the King, Otways/Great Ocean Road band Brother James, Sunshine Coast groovers The Dawn Chorus, Warrnambool alt-country quartet The Alamo, jazzy Melbourne trio Sunnyside, Cobden rockers Crossfire Hurricane and Melbourne rock band Them Bruins. A second, local stage will feature Mick Ferguson, Ben Cue, 2 Dudes, Luke Burns, Daniel Unwin, Stannard, Andrew Swift, Talen Galbraith, Jess Skye, Cooper Lower and Adam Molan. Another highlight of the event is local trio Piffen Yonnies playing their first gig in 15 years. Full dates for the fourth instalment of Arockalypse are June 5 through June 7. Take a look at facebook.com/theloftwarrnambool for further information.
