Baker Boy, Something for Kate
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Baker Boy, Something for Kate to Play Free Melbourne Festival Illuminate the River

Baker Boy and Something for Kate lead the lineup for the new free, all-ages festival, Illuminate the River, which is to be held on the banks of Melbourne’s Maribyrnong River next month. Taking place on Saturday, 19th November in the Boulevard in Aberfeldie, the bill also includes Art vs Science, Montaigne, Mia Wray and Teeny Tiny Stevies.

A number of local acts round out the bill with two additional stages. There’ll also be tons of family-friendly activities like an inflatable regatta and carnival rides plus food trucks, a beer garden, and a festival-closing laser and water show on the river.

Illuminate the River to Take Place in Aberfeldie this November

The announcement of Illuminate the River comes one day after headliner Baker Boy was revealed as part of the bill for new First Nations music festival First & Forever. Taking place next month, at Hanging Rock (on the lands of the Dja Wurrung, Taungurung, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples), the festival – co-curated by Briggs and Paul Kelly – will also feature performances from Jessica Mauboy, Budjerah, King Stingray, Sycco, Thelma Plum and many more.

Meanwhile, Something for Kate, along with Amy Shark, will support The Killers in Adelaide in early December, when the Las Vegas rockers headline the Adelaide 500’s concert series. “We always love coming to play in Adelaide and we are especially excited to be a part of this huge event with this incredible line-up of bands,” SFK frontman Paul Dempsey said in a statement about the upcoming performance.

Illuminate the River

  • Baker Boy
  • Something For Kate
  • Art Vs Science
  • Montaigne
  • Mia Wray
  • Teeny Tiny Stevies
  • MC – Aysha Buffet
  • Norwood
  • Seamus McCorry and the Televised Mind
  • Max Lawrence
  • Soli
  • The Seven Ups
  • Tahlia Eve
  • Team Dream
  • Tony Lukav
  • Cooper Jack
  • Crushed Lavender
  • Yara
  • Chaotiic Good

Date and Venue

  • Saturday, 19th November – The Boulevard, Aberfeldie
  • Free entry

Further Reading

Watch Baker Boy and Bernard Fanning Play a Last-Minute Show in ‘Wish You Well’ Video

Baker Boy, King Stingray Lead National Indigenous Music Awards Winners

Love Letter To A Record, Special Edition: Something For Kate On Their Album ‘Echolalia’

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