The Victorian surf coast retreat returns with international acts from March 31 - April 2 next year.
Cherished Victorian surf coast festival Meadow is back in Autumn for its ninth instalment and has just lifted the lid on its mammoth lineup, promising yet another three-day two-night exploration of genre-expanding local and international live music in Bambra on Gulidjan, Gadubanud and Wadawurrung land.
From Friday 31 March – Sunday 2 April, the festival will see the iconic Bambra Bowl come to life by an unmissable line-up headlined by Philadelphia’s lo-fi rocker Kurt Vile and his band The Violators, Jen Cloher, Kučka, Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, Big Scary, Agung Mango and many more. These acts join previously announced headliners in London’s post punk revivalists and noise rock band Black Midi.
In the wake of this year’s homegrown celebration including Tropical Fuck Storm, Methyl Ethyl, and Maple Glider, this next chapter of Meadow is sure to cover every inch of the music spectrum and is one for the history books.
Meadow Festival 2023
- The ninth edition of Meadow Festival is headed up by Kurt Vile & The Violators, Black Midi, Jen Cloher, Kučka, Cash Savage & The Last Drinks
- The music, camping and BYO festival returns to the Surf Coast from March 31 – April 2: Autumn 2023
- Tickets on sale now, right here
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For a more in depth look at what Meadow 9 offers, we’ll be welcoming back to Australia Kurt Vile & The Violators (US) who are set to treat crowds to old classics and new gems from Vile’s vibrant yet meditative 2022 album Watch My Moves. Joining Vile, from abroad, is Black Midi (UK) who are limbering up to explode onto the stage with their carefully curated chaos, equal parts intense, absurdist and theatrical.
Amongst this expansive lineup there is something for everyone, whether it’s the taut terse brand of rock charged by Jen Cloher’s incisive generous songwriting or tracks that will shake the gum trees from electronic producer Kučka who is no stranger to festivals having shared the stage with Flume at Coachella and multiple headline sets at Dark Mofo and Vivid in 2022 alone.
Bringing the entrancing and stomping energy is local heavyweights Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, alongside songs from the raw and restlessly innovative indie duo Big Scary or the unapologetic free flowing bars of underground rapper Agung Mango. For those that flourish in the deepest parts of the night, Meadow’s stage will host some of Australia’s finest selectors and producers after dark. From Sydney, Mall Grab collaborator Loods will bring his series of 2022 dancefloor hits from a European summer stint straight to the Bambra Bowl alongside local favourite Rona and the eclectic sonic stylings of Ayebatonye.
But, that’s not all, other local mover and shakers, Daine, Mirasia, Ruby Gill, Komang, Gena Rose Bruce, Delivery, Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice Workhorse, Way Dynamic, Wildfire Manwurrk will all be hitting the Meadow stage with DJs to be announced in February.
Live Review: Meadow is the Victorian boutique music festival that gets it right
Capacity is very cosy 1500 tickets making this one of the most intimate environments to experience many artists. Every vehicle attending the festival will require a car pass. All proceeds from car passes will support replanting native trees and shrubs across the festival site and surrounding areas (via East Otway Landcare). Hundreds of baby trees from our 2021 planting will be starting to mature by the time punters arrive in Autumn!
“Bambra Express” bus passes are available for the 2023 event. A $55 + BF return pass will get you from Melbourne (Brunswick or Richmond pickup locations) to Bambra and back again. There’s also a Geelong route collecting punters from the central train station for $45 + BF per return trip.
General Release tickets are now on sale for $285 + BF, teenagers accompanied by adults can join the festivities but require a full ticket, while children under 12 enter for free
MEADOW 2023
Kurt Vile & The Violators (US)
Black Midi (UK)
Jen Cloher
Kučka
Cash Savage & The Last Drinks
Big Scary
Loods
Daine
Rona.
Agung Mango
Ayebatonye
Mirasia
Ruby Gill
Komang
Gena Rose Bruce
Delivery
Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice Workhorse
Way Dynamic
Wildfire Manwurrk
Tickets can be purchased via www.meadowmf.com
