The 2023 edition of Half Strange will visit outback and metropolitan locations across South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria between late September and mid-October. The event sponsors, Heaps Normal, are giving away a trip for two to the outback and back, which includes a three-night stay in the Priscilla Suite at Broken Hill’s Palace Hotel.
Half Strange will reach the Palace Hotel on Saturday, 7th October, with the likes of Simona Castricum, bodies, Punko and Elmo Aoyama on the lineup. The winners of the Heaps Normal giveaway will be flown from Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide to Broken Hill on Friday, 6th October, and receive tickets to the 7th October show, as well as the 8th October Half Strange show in neighbouring Silverton.
Win a Trip for Two to the Outback and Back
To enter, simply follow Heaps Normal, Half Strange and Dinosaur City Records on Instagram, and tag yourself and a travel buddy in the comments on the relevant post. Entries close on Monday, 25th September.
Half Strange launches this Saturday, 23rd September with a house show on Kaurna Land in the Adelaide Hills. Snowy, Workhorse, Danika and Nathalie Pavlovic are on the lineup. The tour arrives in the outback next weekend, with a trio of shows in the Flinders Ranges featuring Emma Russack, Punko, Workhorse, Danika and more.
Half Strange reaches outback NSW the following weekend, landing in White Cliffs before travelling onto Broken Hill and Silverton. The tour’s final show is happening at Thornbury Bowls Club on Wurundjeri country on Saturday, 14th October. Bodies of divine infinite and eternal spirit will be launching their debut album, all the songs i know about fire. Find all the details below.
Half Strange 2023
Saturday, 23rd September – House Show, 3 Tembys Road, Norton Summit, Adelaide Hills/Kaurna Land SA
- Snowy
- Workhorse
- Danika
- Keeskea
- Nathalie Pavlovic
- Purr
- Jess Johns Band
Thursday, 28th September – Railway Hotel Motel, Jamestown/Ngadjuri Country SA
- Scraps
- Punko
- False Colours
- Great Statue
Friday, 29th September – Jacka Brothers Brewery, Melrose/Ngadjuri Country SA
- Emma Russack
- Workhorse
- Danika
- Nika Mo
- Silvia
- Jess Johns Band
Saturday, 30th September – Flinders Food Co, Hawker/Adnyamathanha Country SA
- Emma Russack
- Workhorse
- Danika
- Jess Johns
Friday, 6th October – White Cliffs Hotel, White Cliffs/Barkindji Country NSW
- Simona Castricum
- bodies of divine infinite and eternal spirit
- Punko
- Scraps
- Elmo Aoyama
Saturday, 7th October – Palace Hotel, Broken Hill/Wilyakali Country NSW
- Simona Castricum
- bodies of divine infinite and eternal spirit
- Punko
- Scraps
- Elmo Aoyama
- Great Statue
Sunday, 8th October – Silverton Hotel, Silverton/Wilyakali Country NSW
- Emma Russack
- Workhorse
- Danika
- Silvia
Saturday, 14th October – Thornbury Bowling Club, Thornbury/Wurundjeri Country VIC
- bodies of divine infinite and eternal spirit
- Troth
- 00__
- The Garbage & the Flowers
- Ripple Effect Band
- Simona Castricum
- Scraps
Further Reading
Simona Castricum Added to Half Strange 2023, A Music Tour from the City to the Outback and Back
bodies’ ‘song for new light’ is an Intimate Love Song for Many Voices
Ripple Effect Band Release ‘Loving and Caring’, An Emotional Tribute to a Departed Loved One