Rodrigo Y Gabriela, San Cisco Join Falls Festival

10 October 2012 | 12:03 am | Sally Anne Hurley

Selection of comedians also added to the bill

The Falls Music & Arts Festival 2012 have added some more talent to their already impressive lineup, with Mexican guitar maestros Rodrigo Y Gabriela, new indie favourites San Cisco and melodic rockers Loon Lake now on the bill.

Rounding out the extra music acts to the event are DJs Jaguar Skills and Nu Mark, quirky songstress Bertie Blackman, alt.pop outfit Oh Mercy and newcomers The Jungle Giants.

Comedy lovers will also be happy with the announcement of funny guys Jason Byrne, Nazeem Hussain, Sammy J & Randy, Ronny Chieng, Luke Heggie, Matthew O'Kine and funny lady, Felicity Ward to the event.

The festival already boasts names like Angus Stone, The Flaming Lips and Hilltop Hoods on its bill, making it one of the most anticipated Falls.

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The event takes place in Lorne, Victoria, from Friday 28 December to Monday 31 December and in Marion Bay, Tasmania, from Friday 29 December to Tuesday 1 January. Tickets to the Lorne leg of the festival have sold out, but there are still some left for Marion Bay.

Grab them here.

So, the full line-up, in alphabetical order, so far:

Main Program:

Angus Stone
Ash Grunwald
Ball Park Music
Beach House
Bertie Blackman
Best Coast
Bombay Bicycle Club
Boy & Bear
Coolio
Cosmo Jarvis
DJ Nu Mark Toy Set
Django Django
First Aid Kit Set
Hilltop Hoods
Hot Chip
Jaguar Skills
Jinja Safari
The Jungle Giants
Lisa Mitchell
Loon Lake
Matt Corby
Maximo Park
Millions
Oh Mercy
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Sampology (Presents A Falls Anniversary Live AV Show)
San Cisco
SBTRKT Live
Sharon Van Etten
The Flaming Lips
The Hives
The Vaccines
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Two Door Cinema Club
Willis Earl Beal

Boogie Nights:

Anna Lumb and DJ Lazer Ferrari
Chris Gill & Mohair Slim
DJ Manchild & Russ Dewbury
Furnace & The Fundamentals
Legs Akimbo
Muscles
The Bamboos
The Cuban Brothers

Comedy:

Felicity Ward
Jason Byrne
Luke Heggie
Matthew O'Kine
Nazeem Hussain
Ronny Chieng
Sammy J & Randy

Rodrigo Y Gabriela
This musical duo specialises in playing fast, rhythmic guitars and they are pretty damn good at it. The pair, who both hail from Mexico City, have sold over a million albums worldwide and have featured at some of the globe's biggest festivals including Glastonbury. Will be here at Falls to mesmerize you.

San Cisco
Hands up who hasn't had the song Awkward stuck in their head atleast once? Disn't think there would be anyone. Indie faves San Cisco probably formed for the sole purpose to make pop-rock gems. They will be expected to bring the fun to the stage at Lorne and Marion Bay.

Loon Lake
These three brothers make you want to dance with their simple, melodic rock. They will no doubt get the crowd up with their hits Bad To Me and Cherry Lips. And we're expecting an epic crowd singalong with the latter track.

Jaguar Skills
The British DJ knows how to mix genres. He's released countless of mixtapes since first appearing on the scene in 2002. Note that he'll be the guy wearing a ninja mask on stage too.

DJ Nu Mark
You may know this guy as one of the members of alternative rap collective Jurassic 5. He's been DJing since his early teens and is known for experimenting with children's music toys on his tracks. Yes, children's toys, which you will think is very cool when you watch this clip.

Bertie Blackman
This Aussie songstress is a favourite on the local scene with her quirky style. Her fourth album Pope Innocent X has just been released and here's one of its singles Boy for you to get excited about her performance at Falls.

Oh Mercy
Chances are you have been singing along to their very slick track Cool as of late. We don't blame you. It's been getting stack of radio play and it's catchy as hell. These guys will be a must see at Falls.

The Jungle Giants
Another impressive new band on the scene with an already large following, these guys cap off a great list of indie bands on the lineup. Their infectious, melodic rock is sure to be a hit at the festival.