Mona Foma Adds Amanda Palmer, Death Grips

Innovative Tasmanian festival Mona Foma has added to the 2013 festival today, with Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman set to join already announced David Byrne and St Vincent – who will be performing their creative collaboration.

As well as Dresden Doll and cabaret darling Palmer, and husband Gaiman, controversial performance rapper Death Grips, Robin Fox and Nick Tsiavos have been added to the bill.

Scroll down for more info on the acts.

The festival is curated by Violent Femmes member Brian Ritchie, with the arts curated by Nicole Durling and Olivier Varenne, and will run Wednesday 16 to Sunday 20 January in Hobart.

 The free opening night on Wednesday 16 – at Princes Wharf 1 – will feature Los Coronas (Spain), Bickram Ghosh (India), locals Tania Bosak & The Barefoot Orchestra and Pretty Lights (USA). The after-hours festival club Faux Mo has also been expanded for 2013, to be held at Princes Wharf 1 every night of the event.

Also lined up for free performances during the festival are: Adam Simmons, Elizabeth Anderson, Jenny M Thomas & The System, Douglas Lawrence, Anna McMichael, Nick Tsiavis, Colin Offord, Dylan Sheridan, Richard Gilewitz (USA), Tina Stevens, Wade Marynowski, Tricky + Mish and Susan Philipsz (UK).

Tickets are available here.

Amamda Palmer
Has come under a bit of scrutiny recently after accusations of her not paying her backing musicians, despite attracting $1 million through crowd funding. One of the most enigmatic and unpredictable performers going around, she's a no-brainer for this crowd.

Death Grips
Also courting controversy recently, they allege that their label shut down their website after the band leaked it to fans – before they'd even presented it to the label. Coming for Big Day Out, they'll bring their hurricane of a live show down south as well.