Editorial Note
Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas my enthusiastic Forte readers for our special Summer edition is upon us and we’ve been busy pulling together the freshest content to keep you cool all summer long.
While 2022 has disappeared faster than the last slice of Pavlova at the Christmas spread, 2023 is rolling around, bringing with it a bunch of festivals, events and gigs to get excited about.
One we’re particularly keen on welcoming back is the surf coast’s beloved Meadow Festival. Taking over the lush farmland hamlet of Bambra for three stacked days of live music this Autumn, the BYO camping festival will come to life with an unmissable lineup headlined by Philadelphia’s lo-fi rocker Kurt Vile and his band The Violators, London’s post-punk revivalists and noise rock band Black Midi, plus local favourites in Jen Cloher, Kučka, Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, Big Scary and more. A ticket to this little gem for Christmas would be pretty spesh, just sayin’.
Speaking of spesh, we’re pretty spoiled for choice when it comes to summer festivals to hit up, with the likes of Festival of Sails, Great Australian Beer Festival, Midsumma, SummerSalt, Apollo Bay Seafood Festival and more. We also chat with New Zealand-born DJ/producer and big-time dreamer Jolyon Petch, Melbourne duo Big Scary, Melbourne indie folk wonder Breckin, and the Scientists, arguably one of Australia’s most influential underground rock bands.
There’s heaps more too so take a flick through my friends, it’s our Christmas gift to you.
