Jebediah, San Cisco To Headline WA's Free State Of The Art Festival

20 April 2016 | 11:22 am | Staff Writer

The fifth annual event will be held as part of WA Day festivities this June

The fifth annual State Of The Art Festival returns to Western Australia this June, with celebrated locals Jebediah and San Cisco sitting atop the list of high-profile acts set to provide punters with a smorgasbord of free entertainment at Elizabeth Quay.

Also signing up for the festivities are acclaimed WA-bred acts Ta-ku (in his first WA performance with a live band), Koi ChildThe Love JunkiesMathasMosquito CoastMorgain BainVerge Collection and more, with the full line-up providing a healthy dose of both nostalgia and newness aplenty to please fans of all ages.

For the first time, the festival will be held on WA Day Monday, 6 June, as part of the wider WA Day Festival, allowing SOTA attendees to experience a broad array of activities including sports clinics, circus skills workshops, pop-up performances, tours and community artwork.

Not only is the nine-hour festival totally free, but if you take the event up on registration, you'll go into the running to win a trip for two to the UK, courtesy of Etihad Airways, to see Methyl Ethel light it up at England's End Of The Road Festival in September.\

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The 2016 State Of The Art Festival opens from midday on Monday 6 June at Elizabeth Quay. The festival is fully licensed, and under-18s will need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, though there will be a non-licensed viewing area for unaccompanied under-agers to watch main-stage peformances. The final act will finish at 9pm.

For further details about the festival, see the event's FAQ page.

state of the art 2016 — full line-up

  • Jebediah
  • San Cisco
  • Ta-ku (live)
  • Koi Child
  • The Love Junkies
  • Mathas
  • Mosquito Coast
  • Morgan Bain
  • Verge Collection
  • The Merindas
  • Jacob Diamond
  • Our Man In Berlin
  • Riley Pearce
  • The Tommyhawks
  • Galloping Foxleys
  • Joel Barker
  • Hussy
  • Jennifer Renee