Legion Festival has followed up yesterday’s and the previous day’s line up additions by today announcing the venue for the Melbourne leg of the festival – The Melbourne Showgrounds.
Taking to Facebook, organisers wrote that to “keep the festival scene alive in Melbourne, Australia, this is your chance. Please support this event in your city by pledging now”, and directing people to the festival’s pozible campaign.
We here at Legion HQ are super proud to announce that the legendary Melbourne Showgrounds is the selected venue for the…
Posted by Legion Music Fest on Thursday, January 7, 2016
Speaking of the pozible campaign, it’s not exactly looking promising as with only 17 days to go the festival has only raised $174,000 of their ambitions $3 million target. Sad as it is to say, it seems the organisers caveat of “should the event proceed” may turn out to be prophetic.
However, as headliners Devil Driver were only announced this week, and with potentially more bands to come there is still hope. Although you know what’s better than hope? Pledging some cash.
Anyway whether it does or doesn’t go ahead, you can check out the full line up here, with the event details below.
Legion Festival 2016 Line-Up (so far)
DevilDriver (USA)
Front Line Assembly (CANADA)
Aversions Crown (AUS)
Devil You Know (USA)
Darkest Hour (USA)
Battlecross (USA)
Caligula’s Horse (AUS)
Darkc3ll (AUS)
Rick Dangerous And The Silkie Bantams (AUS)
Dream on Dreamer (AUS)
28 Days (AUS)
My Secret Circus (AUS) *Mel only
Horrorwood Mannequins (AUS) *Syd only
MofoIsDead (AUS) *Bris only
Saturday, 26th March 2016
Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne
Tickets. Pozible
Sunday, 27th March 2016
Venue TBA, Sydney
Tickets. Pozible
Monday, 28th March 2016
Venue TBA, Brisbane
Tickets. Pozible
Friday, 1st April 2016
Venue TBA, Adelaide (Club mini-festival)
Tickets. Pozible
Saturday, 2nd April 2016
Venue TBA, Perth (Club mini-festival)
Tickets. Pozible