Hold onto your butts friends because Australian live music has just turned another corner with the arrival today of a fully-fledged summer festival announcement in the form of the THIS THAT Festival 2021 lineup. Never has the phrase “it’s been a long time between drinks” been more applicable.
As well as hosting its sixth appearance in Newcastle, the 2021 festival will also expand to Queensland for the first time, kicking off on Saturday 13 February at the Sandstone Point Hotel, QLD followed by Wickham Park in Newcastle, NSW on Saturday 20 February.
Featuring on the all Aussie This That festival lineup will be the likes of Dune Rats, Hayden James, Mallrat, Client Liaison, WAFIA, Jack River, San Cisco and more.
Each of the legs will also feature some exclusive appearances with The Presets, The Rubens and Haiku Hands all locked in for Queensland sets. While the likes of WHAT SO NOT, The Chats, Confidence Man and ChillinIT set to tear up Newcastle stages.
Organisers also have a plan to make up for the vacuum of festivals in 2020 with a double for of THIS THAT in 2021. They as they plans to hold the festival in both February and October/November next year.
Last week the festival released a COVID 19 ticketing plan with information on how ticketholders will be affected in the event of capacity restrictions and/or postponement.
“The festival team is working with all levels of Government to ensure the February events can happen as planned in a COVID-19 world,” they say in a statement. “Safety measures will be in place and with the health safety of ticket holders the number one priority. ”
Catch the full lineup and dates below.
THIS THAT Festival 2021
THIS THAT MEMBERS PRE SALE: WED 11 NOV, 9AM LOCAL TIME
GENERAL ON-SALE: THU 12 NOV, 9AM LOCAL TIME
SATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY
SANDSTONE POINT HOTEL, QUEENSLAND
Tickets: This That
SATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY
SANDSTONE POINT HOTEL, QUEENSLAND
Tickets: This That
Lineup (in alphabetical order):
ALLDAY
BADRAPPER VS LUUDE
CHILLINIT (NSW only)
CLIENT LIAISON
CONFIDENCE MAN (NSW only)
CROOKED COLOURS
THE CHATS (NSW only)
DUNE RATS
ENSCHWAY
HAIKU HANDS (QLD only)
HAYDEN JAMES
JACK RIVER
KOTA BANKS
MALLRAT
THE PRESETS
THE RUBENS (QLD only)
SAN CISCO
SIPPY
SYCCO (NSW only)
WAFIA
WHAT SO NOT (NSW only)